Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. In the early Nineties, a young Maxwell was enraptured by, music around as a songwriter, Maxwell recalls. The song was my interpretation of what he told me. I was so engrossed in the process of reading. Fair Play with Stuart Matthewman 11,735 views Aug 9, 2015 Filmmaker Clive Williams hangs out with music artist / producer Stuart Matthewman (Twin Danger /Sade) to discuss Stuart's. What changes were they? Its great being the only female in there, so [laughs]. Matthewman has discussed diverse musical influences including Junior Walker, King Curtis, Art Pepper, Ernie Isley, Steve Jones, Wah Wah Watson, Issac Hayes, Bill Withers, Lee Perry, Tony Iommi and Gustav Mahler.[12]. Stuart: Oh yeah, absolutely. [1] With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the band Sade. The record label found the idea of starting an album in this way baffling. He says that fail fast and fix problems doesnt mean be loose and make careless errors, but be empowered to try things: understand what success looks like and if it doesnt work, move on, and try something different. As a result, his advice to other marketers is this: Dont be afraid. Do they think youre some kind of sad poet walking around dressed in all black? [laughs] Youre nervous? Stuart Matthewman: We knew that we were going to have to play a lot of the old songs but we didnt want to make it into like a Greatest Hits Tour or anything like that. I was like, Thats the point it starts with an instrumental and ends with a slow version of the same instrumental. It opens with The Urban Theme, a vocal-less funk workout that bleeds wah-wah guitar; the track is reprised later on the album in slightly different form, a trick that Gaye used twice on I Want You. Not just people hanging out with their parents! Some of the things I write down, theyll never be on a record. L+T: Have you encountered any crazed Sade fans? After releasing her album Lovers Rock in 2000, Sade wasnt heard again until 2010s Soldier of Love. I possess a strong community focused outlook, serving as a long-term executive member of . We wanted to make sure that we really covered songs that werent expected as well for us to do. It was good, though, because it was a distraction. In the years since Urban Hang Suite was released, its frequently been name-checked, along with DAngelos Brown Sugar (1995) and Erykah Badus Baduizm (1997), as a foundational album for the neo-soul movement. Stuart Matthewman, also known as Cottonbelly, is an accomplished writer, composer, producer, and of course, Sade's right-hand man; playing saxophone and guitar alongside her since their band, Sade's inception in 1983, releasing ten albums and collecting four Grammy awards along the way. No, I wouldnt say that, but Im not a real jazz buff. As for me, I was always Mrs. When did you first became interested in music and thought it was something that you could do professionally? INTERVIEW: Stuart Matthewman and Vanessa Bley are Twin Danger | The Couch Sessions INTERVIEW: Stuart Matthewman and Vanessa Bley are Twin Danger July 9, 2014 by adamascarnegie The past two decades have seen an increase in musical collaborations with artists from seemingly opposing genres. That seems like a marketing ploy thats obvious in todays world, but I was actually scared that something would happen. (Ive experienced that before with Sade when theyre scared of putting things out, Matthewman says sympathetically. The singer started her first disappearing act after she took eight years to release a follow-up to 1992s Love Deluxe. Stuart Matthewman will celebrate 63rd birthday on a Friday 18th of August 2023. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. When were going back into the studio, I dont know. Try to find people who help you. Or Love Deluxe, which was maybe more R&B. A hands-on leader, who loves the challenge of developing new market and business opportunities. Days. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, record producer and musician. If I were somebody else, Im not sure I would like Sade. Sade: They are getting younger and older. So I think that its like oh wow! to the younger people who maybe didnt know about Sade are discovering her, which is great. And they dont even speak English! ' (No.) is more subdued, a series of Quiet Storm ballads. JMR31 Information (Nov. 11-13, 2022) The record label found the idea of starting an album in this way baffling. ' (No.) We just do what sounds right to us at that time. She is best known as front woman for haze-pop band Beast Patrol, noted "Band to Watch" by Rolling Stone, and the band Twin Danger, described by Jazziz magazine as "the brainchild of vocalist-pianist-guitarist Vanessa Bley and saxophonist-guitarist Stuart Mathewman, is . L+T: Is there anything you would change about your career? See also. She did, however, tease us with an original song (Flowers in the Universe) contribution to Disneys A Wrinkle in Time soundtrack. When were happy, then well let everyone else hear it., Like his comment in a previous interview with Rated R&B, It might sound funny but we write and do music to please ourselves and just hope that [we] have good taste and other people will like it.. Between Sade albums and tours, Stuart stays quite active in the music world: composing film scores for the Polish Brothers' TwinFalls Idaho (1999),Northfork (2003),The Astronaut Farmer (2006), and Nelson George's TV movie,Life Support(2007) as well as producing and co-writing with various artists, notably Maxwell on his first three albums, and with English singer/songwriter Paloma Faith. Sad, happy, makes you want to dance, makes you feel elated. $4 Million Stuart Matthewman net worth: Stuart Matthewman is an English songwriter, musician, and record producer who has a net worth of $4 million. Having that local knowledge gives you something intrinsic in how you approach what youre doing. Stuart: Almost like watching a theater production or an opera or something where you can just completely change the stage. Can you talk a little about you and the band working on this album after not being in the studio for a few years? re-igniting peoples passion, internally, for the brand, and the role employees play in making sure that the brand values are presented outwardly and consistently. I wasnt so sure that I really wanted to be in the front. The things that most depress you are often the things that you write about. I think its really quite deep, but at the same time its a love song. That was with the group I started off in; I was the backing vocalist and one night we played at this little club, which was basically a pub with a DJ. How long does that formulation of ideas take? Stuart has been with Sade since before they were signed - playing guitar, playing sax and co-writing many of the biggest hits in their 50+ million album selling career. I saw in the media how people are mocked and destroyed I didnt have that kind of thick skin., He also worried that he wasnt supposed to make the type of R&B he loved. We love it. L+T: What still keeps you so passionate about making music? I mean theyre not like, dangerous. Sometimes we can work together without any talking, and thats the best. As beautifully sweet as she was wickedly talented, Sade was the anti-diva Diva. In the early Nineties, a young Maxwell was enraptured by Marvin Gaye, Prince, Graham Central Station, and the warmth of studios with Neve mixing consoles, but he wasnt sure he wanted to be a singer. He is known for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Sea of Love (1989) and Spanglish (2004). There are the fans of course, the always organic no-formula formula, and how a little Drake goes a long way to brighten Sades day. Solo transcription.Transcription sheet you will find on http://solojunkie.wix.com/solojunkie Theres one that we found out about. I think that children arent naturally racist at all. Yeah. Matthewman is tentatively optimistic about the brand update because it has passed the pub test (a concept that the Americans he works with find very amusing), but one thing is clear: his is no ordinary approach to marketing its an evolutionary approach. Unsurprisingly, as head of marcomms, a lot of his answers have to do with good communication. But no I mean yeah, the audience has always been really appreciative and very vocal with it. Whenever Wherever Whatever, a drum-less Matthewman co-write that sets Maxwell against tense acoustic guitar, is the sets most blatant Sade homage. Stuart Matthewman: We knew that we were going to have to play a lot of the old songs but we didn't want to make it into like a Greatest Hits Tour or anything like that. Matthewman reflects that as a young marketer he was very afraid of making a mistake or a campaign not working. I dont think I was, you know. And obviously over the years our tastes have grown and we just try different things. I had an older brother who was always very protective of me. The record company knows theres no point in nagging us or giving us deadlines. Therell be no more messaging, people are going to bed. "Lost" and "Listen Hear" from blackSUMMERS'night, "Taste My Own Tears" & "It's the Not Knowing" from A Perfect Contradiction, "Downdeep: Hula," "Know These Things: Shouldn't You" & "Gravity: Pushing to Pull" from Embrya, "Lonely's the Only Company (I & II)," "Welcome" & "Whenever, Wherever, Whatever" from Urban Hang Suite, "Tonight Is the Night" Stuart Matthewman Remix. At IR, our corporate campaigns are developed here on a global level but we rely heavily on our colleagues in the regions to run those programs. In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. It opens with The Urban Theme, a vocal-less funk workout that bleeds wah-wah guitar; the track is reprised later on the album in slightly different form, a trick that Gaye used twice on, . Send us a tip using our anonymous form. In a recent interview with GQ Magazine, the renowned band revealed they are wrapping up the follow-up to 2010's Soldier of Love. Honestly, were a little bit amateur in the studio, the way we work. I always see it as a compliment. Stuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric in conversation. I dont remember really, but it was two guys from my village that I ran into when I went to see Misty in the Roots, a lovers rock band that was big in England. There was a station called Radio Caroline. Flanked by Sweetback, Sade has crafted a sound that not only withstood the test of time, but arrived better with each return. It may be a bit more subdued with this tour, I mean from the very first date we did in Francethey just went insane! Risk takers with an appetite for the unknown." But we were accepted and there were no problems, no questions or conflicts because we were different. Stuart Matthewman is also known as. As Matthewman says, If youre looking at truly business-changing programs not just focused on lead gen but on enabling the business thats truly a successful marketing team. Joining Latin funk band Pride, Matthewman met singer Sade Adu and they began writing songs together. So the way that we did that instead of just playing the songs we really wanted to do it visually so we wanted every song or every couple of songs to have its own visual theme. Its like musical recycling. L+T: Over the years with creating this Sade sound, what have you done from a production standpoint to kind of tweak the music as you continue with the times? Were a lot of things, but when youre singing, when youre presenting yourself, you dont give everything away. ', Maxwell follows that intro with four gently danceable cuts, including the Ware co-write Sumthin Sumthin' originally titled Hot Chocolate, the track has, the albums most aggressive bass line, whipping and wriggling and popping and the single Ascension (Dont Ever Wonder), co-written by Shur and originally titled XXX., Ascension sold more than a million copies, and its not hard to understand its allure: Theres the gliding economy of the groove, which seems to walk on water; the reckless falsetto run from Maxwell that opens the song; the strangely sticky lyrical construction of the hook, which swings from questioning to emphatic (Shouldnt I realize/Youre the highest of high/If you dont know, then Ill say it/So dont ever wonder); the subtle tumble of drums that precedes the chorus every so often. Stuart: Well we absolutely loved doing the tour. Im just a girl who likes to party. I told them I would try. Its about how people in different regions like to be communicated to, learn and educate themselves that impacts marketing.. We carry a pipeline and a revenue target. They were sweet blokes, because if it wasnt for their blind faith in me, I wouldnt be singing. Its been eight years now, and Sade still hasnt fully emerged from her music slumber to bless us with a new full-length album. We dont consciously say I want this song to sound like that one, but it creeps in there. I would have asked JAY Z to rap on Soldier Of Love in 2010. Now I collect books, but I never have time to read them. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. I know that sounds a bit odd. There are more licensed stations now, but when I was growing up, there werent many options. As Matthewman puts it, When you live and work somewhere, you understand the nuances between the people in different cities and states. Stuart: Its quite amazing! L+T: Amazing! 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I enjoyed all the answers and details. In the fall of 1992, I received a call from the Epic Records press department in New York City. The band features instrumental songs and songs with guest vocalists. Weve managed to get that right. Its not that the song makes you feel sad, the sadness is already there. ' Matthewman recalls. Urban Hang Suite is really just soul, with a lineage that reaches back to Keni Burkes Risin to the Top, Sades Haunt Me, the English group Loose Ends we both loved their mix of drum machines and live stuff, Matthewman says and Shuggie Otis, among others. So glad I found this. And it just seemed like the right song to lead with on that album [Lovers Rock], to go with first. After coming back to marketing a few years later, he's now looking after a team of marketers for a global software company founded in Australia in 1988 with offices in Sydney, Denver, Washington, London, Dusseldorf and Singapore. Whatever book I was reading, that would become my entire life. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. But, your songs have meant so much to so many. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. Whether its messing with guitar or reggae bass line or some strange keyboard thing that Andrew might do or snare drums on a song that Sade might want to try. Their self-titled album was released on Decca/Universal in 2015. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-'90s and actually changed careers half way. We were just kind of writing. One in particular was Like a Tattoo. That song is about a man who has been in Vietnam, but its not really about Vietnam. If I had to pick one it would be Cherish the Day, but I dont know why. We do have those metrics at IR, but we largely use them as leading indicators. I mean it sounded very different from what we usually did. Its funny, most of the songs I cant tell you if I really like them or not; its really hard to be objective about it. When you make a record its so concrete, you know? Intelligent questions and a wonderful conversation. Sades longtime collaborator and famed British musician Stuart Matthewman who is an original member of the band exclusively tells Rated R&B, Were working on a new album., Matthewman says Sade and their creative team currently have a bunch of songs, that eager fans will hear once theyre satisfied with the final product. After coming back to marketing a few years later, hes now looking after a team of marketers for a global software company founded in Australia in 1988 with offices in Sydney, Denver, Washington, London, Dusseldorf and Singapore. I met a guy in a bar in New York years ago. Did you start listening to jazz at that time? The song just makes you recognize it. He doesnt put in so much when were composing; its more Andrew and Stuart. Matthewman co-wrote, performed, and produced tracks on Santessa's 2000 trip-hop album Delirium released on Sony. But we pretty much approached the album in the way that we always do. In 2018, Stuart Matthewman, a famed British musician and longtime bandmate of the Grammy-winning group Sade, exclusively revealed to Rated R&B that the legendary band was "working on a new album." . I was peddlingmusic around as a songwriter, Maxwell recalls. Recently, Stuart teamed up with singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Vanessa Bley, daughter of Jazz legend Paul Bley, to form the band, In 2016, Stuart has kept busy back in his recording studio with several projects underway: co-writing and producing two songs on Maxwell's latest album earlier this year and composing the film score for the movie. Stuart has been with Sade since before they were signed - playing guitar, playing sax and co-writing many of the biggest hits in their 50+ million album selling career. In addition, the bass-heavy rhythmic engine for DAngelo and Badu was hip-hop both their debuts were co-produced in parts by Bob Power, who helped mix and engineer A Tribe Called Quests The Low End Theory. That would come up a lot inside of myself and of course from people when I was trying to do what I was trying to do., Editors picks I got into that later. As Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album. Maybe Stuart [Matthewman] or Andrew [Hale] will come from a bassline and then we build on that. You know, theyve kind of grown older but theres a lot of younger people in the audience this time as well. I spoke to various people in the organisation who use the brand: people in the UX team, people in the culture team, solutions engineers who have to build technical documentation using our branding, salespeople who have to deal with PowerPoint slides and finding things on the internet, the product group I spoke to people far and wide, had workshops with people globally: got input from all parts of the world it has gone through many iterations to get to where we got to.. In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. Register for a Program; Jewish Men's Retreat. And thats partly why Stuart and I gathered these insights, and are sharing them with you, readers: because we believe that success comes from learning and sharing. In 1996 Matthewman composed the music the short movie 'Bajo del Perro' by LA based film makers Mike Polish and Mark Polish. I kept moving my foot, but it wouldnt budge. Late for sound check, late to get ready Thats my defense. Were you aware then that your family was different? Sure, not in the conventional sense, but the elusive artist has remained a name drop by the rap connoisseurs for ages now. So He Built His Own, A Breath of Fresh Air: How Giveon Became R&Bs King of Warmth, It Started as a College Project. Having a mom from Haiti and a father from Puerto Rico, being from Brooklyn and not the South, I felt like, did I deserve to be part of this tradition? Maxwell says. It depends on each song, really, how it comes to be. But it just didnt work. Good questions. Some of the songs on here are things I wanted to write about a long time ago. [8] Vanessa Bley was killed in a car crash on 25 October 2019 in California.[9]. In speaking with Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman, Life+Times learned a lot about what makes this legendary outfit tick. Theyve been friends and worked together since the beginning of our careers. I guess we should start off talking about the new album, Love Deluxe. Cookie Notice Everything changed around. Maxwell: Towards a New Definition of the Elegant Soulman. Thank you Eric. Theres not much else I would change-the mistakes Ive made have made me grow braver. How did he do it? I wanted the cover to not be my face, Maxwell says. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-90s and actually changed careers half way. Two hearts beating as one. And also, if we leave it ten years, well never be able to get up on the side of the stage anymore. If someone tries to say, It wasnt my fault, call that out. Those steep steps, well be too old. His influences include Jr. Walker, King Curtis, Art Pepper, Gato Barbieri, Ernie Isley, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Wah Wah Watson, Issac Hayes, Bill Withers, Lee Perry, and Gustav Mahler. So, however long it takes; sometimes the songs come really quickly, they just fall into place. It doesnt matter. In the early 1990s, Stuart Matthewman, the writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work in Sade, heard a remarkable demo: a ballad that stretched out over nearly seven minutes, making room for daredevil falsetto and a bass line as elegant as a spiral staircase, building to a description of a sexual liaison so ecstatic that it lasts for days and eventually brings police to the door. His most vital album. His niche is seasoned R&B acts, along with radio stats on urban and R&B formats. There was one kid who jumped out of the bushes once and insulted me, but I told my big brother, and the next day my brother jumped out at him. Thanks for this! But we kind of had to, you know, to do events and various things. [laughs] I think now, Im less open than I used to be sometimes, because I have to protect myself. Stuart has. Although, official solo music could be coming soon. You wont be in trouble. I always do that, start talking about something else. I am an entrepreneurial, customer-centric and results focused marketing and consulting professional with extensive experience across diverse industries. It doesnt work when one is dictating to the other. L+T: So now whats next for the band? Hes a really important member of the band. L+T: When you finished recording By Your Side, did you have any idea that it was going to be so gigantic? Sade Adu is hip-hop. Sade: Yesterday I was in my car. After coming back to marketing a few years later, hes now looking after a team of marketers for a global software company founded in Australia in 1988 with offices in Sydney, Denver, Washington, London, Dusseldorf and Singapore. Sade & Stuart Matthewman Discuss Music, Hip-Hop and Longevity. Years ago, I think it was when By Your Side, the song came out, and big posters were stuck around New York. He knows that if its easier for them to use it and understand it, the brand gets used properly more often, and. Its not an incredibly professional way of working, the way that we work, so its always going to come out a little quirky. I learned more during that time than at any other time in my life. I like to leave what weve already done behind. What I could immediately grasp, I took in. Stuart is an avid cyclist, and races with New York race team RBNY. Sade released their Bring Me Home Live 2011 DVD a short while ago, which was a homecoming of sorts for the band and their leader, having toured for the first time in a decade. I was pretty much one of the lads, but I was an old soul even when I was a child. We talk about the earliest days, go record by record through the Sade catalog, Live Aid, hit some of Related Stories You know were open for anything. These guys had a band, but their singer had left. He says, That often led to people fudging results or trying to put gloss on campaigns where they probably could have taken learnings out of things where they didnt work or try to understand why they didnt work, instead.. Making music is like life: you never really know whats round the next bend in the river. Stuart Matthewman, also known as Cottonbelly, is an accomplished writer, composer, producer, and of course, Sade's right-hand man; playing saxophone and guitar alongside her since their band. The internet and content have had a huge part to play in this you have to be up front about how youre educating people and helping them with a buying decision. You know like the smooth jazz stations and the R&B stations werent quite sure at first but soon, once the actual fans and people actually just liked it for what it was, they kind of had to play it really by demand. Although Im proud of them, it was the most that we could do at that time; at that moment in time, we did our best. Nobody knows all the answers. I collect ideas. Sade signed with Epic Records U.K. division in 1984. Being a musician and fans of music, were obviously influenced by whats going on, but we never make a conscious decision to go oh we should do a track with more hip-hop or we should do a track thats kind of more reggae. We just do what we do and it comes out in some way. I was a 22-year-old kid flying to meet guys who were 50, 60 years old, Maxwell says. But he doesnt look, hes nothe doesnt look very feminine. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. The more input you get from smart people, the more success youll have.. Basically I found him very easy to work with because to me he is really like a beautiful facilitator. The two men ended up working together on multiple tracks that appeared on Maxwells Urban Hang Suite, the singers debut, which turns 25 this week; Maxwell is honoring the birthday with a reissue and a performance at the NAACP Image Awards. During his teens, he picked up sax and began playing guitar. He says, The key things to me are consistency, flexibility and collaboration with your key stakeholders: thats the rest of your marketing team around the globe as well as sales, service and people speaking to your customers and enablement. He adds that its critical to listen to the people in the regions for the nuances that happen locally and to work with them to make sure the campaign is actually going to land and work. I just sat and waited., Some of his ambivalence about his path remained even when Urban Hang Suite finally hit stores in April 1996. I mean its amazing going towe played in South America that we hadnt done before. I mean youd think as we get older, I guess our audience kind of grows with us. (The Roots also helped out extensively on Baduizm.) You cant run around and change it once its on vinyl. Required fields are marked *. I loved that song; I cant remember liking anything else I heard on standard pop radio. SYDNEY, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IR (ASX:IRI) a leading global provider of performance management and analytics for unified communication and collaboration, IT infrastructure, and payment. You dont have all the answers. Updated today Mix - Tonight Is the Night (If I Had You) (Stuart Matthewman) Sade, Sade Adu, The Isley Brothers, and more Mix - The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers, Bobby Womack, The O'Jays,. ' Matthewman recalls. Matthewman was born on 18 August 1960 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. We never think about the record company, we never think about friends or fans, we never think about radio. Even more unusual was that she had two black kids and the village was pure white as the driven snow. We had the rises so the band could come up and down on, which meant that we could leave Sade completely on her own on an empty stage with no equipment, no drums, no amplifications, no monitors, anything to sing songs like Pearls or Morning Bird. So very early on when we were thinking of the idea of the tour, we wanted to be able to make it a little bit more theatrical, but as in the sets and using screens and curtains and the lighting. tuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric of Pods \u0026 Sods in conversation. 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