Sure, not in the conventional sense, but the elusive artist has remained a name drop by the rap connoisseurs for ages now. They have released two albums, Sweetback (1996) and Stage 2 (2004). Sade: I dont want to be a one trick pony. I wish I could take it out on other people. ' Matthewman recalls. Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 12:40, "Maxwell Wasn't Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. "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. So I think that its like oh wow! to the younger people who maybe didnt know about Sade are discovering her, which is great. It doesnt work when one is dictating to the other. Ive never been so nervous in my life. What we were doing was programmed, but it sounded live because we allowed other instruments to breathe and play around the vocals. 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? I think the history is we got kind of the nod of approval from various hip-hop luminaries and R&B stars. Teaming with bandmate Paul S. Denman and keyboardist Andrew Hale, they formed the band Sade. Press J to jump to the feed. My father is totally into music and surrounds himself with music, but I didnt grow up with him. Sade & Stuart Matthewman Discuss Music, Hip-Hop and Longevity. ' Maxwell recalls. Its great; its this guy from Germany, who I guess hes a cross-dresser. Maybe Stuart [Matthewman] or Andrew [Hale] will come from a bassline and then we build on that. Stuart is also a member of Sweetback, and was one half of Twin Danger. Working with Paloma Faith on her third studio album, Stuart Matthewman co-wrote two songs on her album A Perfect Contradiction released March 2014. Stuart is also a member of bands, Sweetback and Twin Danger. Sadness in songs is positive because it brings it out of you; it brings the sadness out. I know theyre out there but are there any that are kind of over the top? As Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album. All Rights reserved. But everything was very programmed-sounding, Matthewman explains. Sade's Stuart Matthewman has revealed in a new interview with Rated R&B that the band have begun working towards a new album. 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. And thats why we decided to have a completely empty stage. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. You cant craft a message in Australia that will resonate all around the world., Matthewman understands the pain of working for US-based companies where head office would come up with a plan, give it to the Australian team, and it just wouldnt fly. You will receive an email confirmation for the Life + Times newsletter shortly. About. Stuart: Almost like watching a theater production or an opera or something where you can just completely change the stage. Its the people in the company when were at an event, talking on the phone, sending emails its everything! So, in his brand evolution he has focused on two key things: We are custodians of the brand, many of us wont be here for our entire career, says Matthewman. Sydney - March 9, 2022 - IR (ASX:IRI) a leading global provider of performance management and analytics for unified communication and collaboration, IT infrastructure, and payment ecosystems, today announced the appointment of Stuart Matthewman as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). How did he do it? You get some perspective on why youre making a record. I was like, Its amazing, but it sounds like its already done. The song was my interpretation of what he told me. We were no threat to anybody, but it mightve been different if we had grown up in the city. He says, Typically, the problems people are trying to solve are the same. There are more licensed stations now, but when I was growing up, there werent many options. 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. Stuart: Well we absolutely loved doing the tour. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-'90s and actually changed careers half way. You just try to make a record that you like, that you would buy yourself. Yeah. JMR31 Information (Nov. 11-13, 2022) Stuart: Well we have very odd ones. It was a good day. ' Maxwell recalls. Urban Hang Suite Left Him No Choice, Russ Doesnt Trust Other Labels. But, your songs have meant so much to so many. It may be a bit more subdued with this tour, I mean from the very first date we did in Francethey just went insane! Many love affairs have begun to a Sade album. Its good. He just wears like latex dresses and hell film himself getting ready for the concert like putting on these dresses at home and then kind of films himself arriving at the concert and then hell film himself at the concert. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, record producer and musician. What do you think the biggest misconception about you would be? We all had so much fun. That and we all listen to a lot of music. Theres a bunch of YouTube clips. I know that sounds a bit odd. 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. I also liked the heavier stuff as well, like Gil Scott-Heron. By Michael A. Gonzales on July 17, 2015, Interview: Wen on Forgotten Female Grime MCs and Gothic Architecture, Dancehalls Assassin on Maintaining the Genres Resurgence in Mainstream Sounds. We have no rules in the studio so anyone is, you know, always open to try anything. A guy from the record company said, Its from a new artist, would you meet him? The lead A&R was like, Whats the deal with the instrumental? A guy from the record company came in and said, Its, really beautiful, have you got drums coming in? There is always a new story to tell. But today in the B2B space its more about educating people. Because of my age, Ive been thinking a lot about what we are going to do, how we are going to get out of this mess. I think they were a little confused at first. 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. 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. Chipboard we called it. Matthewman practices the principles of collaboration, engagement and education as much as he preaches them. During his teens, he picked up sax and began playing guitar. [8] Vanessa Bley was killed in a car crash on 25 October 2019 in California.[9]. 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. L+T: How do you feel working with Hip-Hop artists or being sampled by them affected your music/career? Weve managed to get that right. When Van Den Bossche stopped by to visit Matthewman later, he brought the singer as well. That seems like a marketing ploy thats obvious in todays world, but I was actually scared that something would happen. As beautifully sweet as she was wickedly talented, Sade was the anti-diva Diva. Stuart is an avid cyclist, and races with New York race team RBNY. Some of the songs on here are things I wanted to write about a long time ago. ' Not long after, Karl Van Den Bossche, a percussionist who also worked with Sade, came through New York to do sessions with the young man behind the demo: A then-unknown Brooklyn native named, The two men ended up working together on multiple tracks that appeared on. Antwane joined Rated R&B in January 2013 after graduating from the University of South Carolina. They released two albums, Sweetback (1996) and Stage 2 (2004).[5]. Their self-titled album was released on Decca/Universal in 2015. I try to write so that it is indecipherable. It would be easier to blame somebody else, but Im not that kind of person. You dont have all the answers. 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. Over the five years he has been with the company, its has seen fantastic growth and its marketing revenue has tripled. We like the same kinds of music, blues and soul. L+T: What still keeps you so passionate about making music? L+T: Who are some artists you are interested in these days? L+T: Have you encountered any crazed Sade fans? Related Stories A lot of the results Matthewman has seen at IR relate to how he defines success, both in life and in marketing. Nobody knows all the answers. tuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric of Pods \u0026 Sods in conversation. But those two albums are really separate endeavors; Maxwells music is airier and often more dance-floor friendly, pushing past the 95 b.p.m. 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." . Solo transcription.Transcription sheet you will find on http://solojunkie.wix.com/solojunkie Matthewman reflects that as a young marketer he was very afraid of making a mistake or a campaign not working. Stuart Matthewman | Press Stuart Matthewman Collaboration with MaxwelL In this interview, R&B singer Maxwell discusses his latest album and collaboration with Stuart. I kept moving my foot, but it wouldnt budge. She did, however, tease us with an original song (Flowers in the Universe) contribution to Disneys A Wrinkle in Time soundtrack. But it just didnt work. People would get together there one night a week; it was outside of London and the stage was made from beer crates. In addition to songwriting, Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. So when its ready, it will come out., Matthewman tells a funny, yet relevant story that perfectly sums up the expected time frame for Sade to drop new music. Its just whatever we feel like. Sade Adu of Sade and Teddy Riley are among the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees. 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. [1] With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the band Sade. Sade's longtime collaborator and famed British musician Stuart Matthewman who is an original member of the band exclusively tells Rated R&B, "We're working on a new album." Matthewman says Sade and their creative team currently have "a bunch of songs," that eager fans will hear once they're satisfied with the final product. But we havent had anyone too scary. It depends on each song, really, how it comes to be. 'Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite' turns 25 this week. Tradues em contexto de "Bassist Paul" en ingls-portugus da Reverso Context : It is the first album released by the band since late bassist Paul Gray's death in 2010. Some of the things I write down, theyll never be on a record. For all intents and purposes, they thought the industry was done with them. ', Those were just a few elements of what the singer describes as a smorgasbord of cultures flowing into Urban Hang Suite. If I had to pick one it would be Cherish the Day, but I dont know why. 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. Maxwell enlisted other pros with enviable track records as well: David Gamson, a former member of Scritti Politti who had also produced for Chaka Khan and Sheila E.; Mike Pela, who produced and engineered for Sade and Fine Young Cannibals; and Itaal Shur, who would go on to mint money by co-writing Santanas gargantuan hit Smooth., The first half of Urban Hang Suite is springy and suave. And the history as well. I wanted it to happen, but I was secretly afraid., Then Ascension came out, he adds, and the whole lack-of-visibility part didnt really work.. We wanted to make sure that we really covered songs that weren't expected as well for us to do. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. But we were accepted and there were no problems, no questions or conflicts because we were different. Stuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric in conversation. I mean it sounded very different from what we usually did. Teaming with bassist Paul S. Denman and keyboardist Andrew Hale, they formed the band Sade. I was a 22-year-old kid flying to meet guys who were 50, 60 years old, Maxwell says. Days. But, individually, as far as people are concerned, Im an optimist, because I believe theres a lot of good in people. But, rather than putting a flash new design out there, Matthewmans brand refresh has taken the form of spending a lot of time with people in his organisation talking about what the IR brand means to them. with the demo that entranced Matthewman, Til the Cops Come Knockin, which had originally been written by Hod David with a bass line that reminded the singer of Motown great James Jamerson. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. So, the picture someone has of you is never completely true. Its not that the song makes you feel sad, the sadness is already there. Theres one that we found out about. 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. Sade: This time we wanted to do something more theatrical and take the audience somewhere unexpected. [laughs] I think now, Im less open than I used to be sometimes, because I have to protect myself. Whenever Wherever Whatever, a drum-less Matthewman co-write that sets Maxwell against tense acoustic guitar, is the sets most blatant Sade homage. Not just people hanging out with their parents! She likes to put out art. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, record producer and musician. They asked me if I'd like to write a bio for superstar singer Sade. Stuart Matthewman is a British musician who was first part of the band 'Pride' in the early 80s before working with Sade in 1984. Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites. Joining Latin funk band Pride, he met singer-songwriter Sade Adu and they began writing songs together. So I mean yeah we have such a cross-section of people out there. If someone tries to say, It wasnt my fault, call that out. Varese Sarabande : A 30th Anniversary Celebration (A Chronicle Of Great Film Music 2003-2008) [omnibus, ost] (2016) by Various Artists () on maniadb.com Sade: If I could turn back time? (The Roots also helped out extensively on Baduizm.) Then we feel were completely cut off and we could just get on with doing what we do. I enjoyed all the answers and details. [pause] But, we were talking about Paul. But those two albums are really separate endeavors; Maxwells music is airier and often more dance-floor friendly, pushing past the 95 b.p.m. The song just makes you recognize it. He knows that if its easier for them to use it and understand it, the brand gets used properly more often, and. helped prove that a prehip-hop R&B tradition could still be creatively and commercially viable at a time when rap was already taking over popular culture. He has appeared on all of Sade's albums: Diamond Life, Promise, Stronger Than Pride, Love Deluxe, and Best of Sade, all of which went triple platinum in the U.S. and have totaled sales over 40 million albums worldwide. Making music is like life: you never really know whats round the next bend in the river. Flanked by Sweetback, Sade has crafted a sound that not only withstood the test of time, but arrived better with each return. Not everything is going to work., He uses this approach with his team. ' Matthewman recalls. Sometimes we can work together without any talking, and thats the best. Born August 18, 1960, in Hull, North Yorkshire, England, Matthewman started playing clarinet as a child. [laughs] Youre nervous? Sade is one of the few artists who can take a lengthy hiatus, drop an album, steal the show and take another break. 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If youre not enjoying it, it can impact not just on the work youre doing, but also life outside of work. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. [1] With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the band Sade. When you make a record its so concrete, you know? We wanted to make sure that we really covered songs that werent expected as well for us to do. L+T: When you finished recording By Your Side, did you have any idea that it was going to be so gigantic? Well, first of all its good that we stopped and didnt try to make another one off the back of the previous album. Intelligent questions and a wonderful conversation. 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 was born on August 18, 1960 in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. I mean theyre not like, dangerous. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time L+T: Amazing! L+T: Amazing! In the fall of 1992, I received a call from the Epic Records press department in New York City. Now Its the Music Industrys Hottest Recommendation Tool, Jason Derulo Pens First Book 'Sing Your Name Out Loud', Wizkid More Love, Less Ego Tour Postponed to Fall 2023, A Year After Brain Injury, Amy Grant Sets First Solo Musical Return in a Decade, Blink-182 Postpone First-Ever Latin America Tour Dates Following Travis Barker Finger Injury, Raye Relives Her Sexual Assault in Harrowing 'Ice Cream Man' Video, How to Watch 'The Mandalorian' Online: Stream Season 3 Now, Alex MurdaughCalled 'Family Annihilator' by Prosecution in Murder Trial. It was the epitome of the English village; our family was accepted really well. Maxwell then caps the first half of. L+T: How do you feel working with Hip-Hop artists or being sampled by them affected your music/career? And also, if we leave it ten years, well never be able to get up on the side of the stage anymore. Recently, Stuart teamed up with singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Vanessa Bley, daughter of Jazz legend Paul Bley, to form the band,Twin Danger, resultingina unique sound described as "The love child of heroin jazz and seductive darkness. Sometimes the best songs come out when you discuss them less and just let them happen. As for me, I was always Mrs. 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. You wont be sacked. http://pitchfork.com/features/interview/9901-maxwell-hostage-of-love/ Interview With SpIrit & Flesh Magazine Stuart discusses his life, work and aesthetic in an interview. Theres not much else I would change-the mistakes Ive made have made me grow braver. I listened to Drakes Take Care and Alison Krauss Forget About It. Thats why hes about to unveil a brand evolution a project which received a standing ovation from the sales team at their internal/soft launch. Eventually somebody was supposed to replace me, but that never happened. I just like it. He is the assistant editor. L+T: Do you think that that preserves the organic quality of the music? 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. I grew up on a council estate in a village. Even more unusual was that she had two black kids and the village was pure white as the driven snow. What I like personally when I listen to other peoples music is when the music makes you feel something. I used to read a lot back then as well, at least up until the age of 15. Stuart: Exactly, yeah! Indeed, the world was waiting. A guy from the record company said, Its from a new artist, would you meet him? Hes a really important member of the band. My mum was a single parent, which was pretty unusual back then. And it just seemed like the right song to lead with on that album [Lovers Rock], to go with first. 'Urban Hang Suite' Left Him No Choice", "How Maxwell Captured the Sounds of Timeless Soul on 'Urban Hang Suite': 25 Years Later", "Driver in Fatal 154 Crash Was a Ticking Time Bomb", Stuart Matthewman Career Retrospective Interview from August 2015 with Pods & Sods, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stuart_Matthewman&oldid=1139495855, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 12:40. [2] In 1982, he relocated to London. We never think about the record company, we never think about friends or fans, we never think about radio. His most vital album. I was like, Thats the point it starts with an instrumental and ends with a slow version of the same instrumental. Then, when I was 13 I discovered a pirate radio station that played all sorts of stuff: folk, rock, soul, everything. No one was doing crazy smooth-jazz solos.. You know the fans and doing such a big stage show at this time in our career and the fans being so responsive, we really didnt want to finish the tour! ' (No.) 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. Soul Woman. I do think you should think about the fans but hopefully our fans will grow with us. In its 52nd year, Last updated: Feb. 22, 2023 Of the many things to look forward to in the year ahead a new Sade Adu and Teddy Riley to Be Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame, Spotify Announces R&B First Nights Concert Series, Ari Lennox Bares All at The Fillmore Charlotte: Concert Review, 6LACKs New Song Since I Have a Lover Feels Good. Were also measured by how well we integrate and work with sales! Matthewman believes that being in sync with your sales team, listening to them and being able to get them to engage with you is super critical. We loved it; it was so simple, Matthewman remembers. There was a station called Radio Caroline. Two hearts beating as one. We dont always agree, but I always get my way. When were going back into the studio, I dont know. Risk takers with an appetite for the unknown." I mean it was so rewarding doing the tour. Its more about society and culture and their parents. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. When I was ten, I quite remember liking Maggie May, but that was it. 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