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From Death Metal Drummer to Folk Artist: San Francisco’s David Benson (aka Said Sara) Releases New Single “Then There You Are”

David Benson wears many hats. He’s a drummer for longtime death metal outfit Acephalix when he’s not a special education teacher at a high school in his native San Francisco. Now Benson, under the moniker Said Sara, ventures out into eclectic but effective musical territory with his latest single “Then There You Are,” out now.

The musician, who describes the song as “emphatic but affectionate,” says the single pays tribute to those who passed on but still “might be monitoring you.” You might not see them visually, but could they be present and “listening in” whether “showing themselves in nature or in the air?” For Said Sara, the contemplative track acknowledges the departed’s presence through these signs.

The song — recorded at The Guest Room and Yosemite Studios in San Francisco and …