In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. Sade: They are getting younger and older. Press J to jump to the feed. "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. People would get together there one night a week; it was outside of London and the stage was made from beer crates. We dont always agree, but I always get my way. Sometimes we can work together without any talking, and thats the best. ' Matthewman recalls. 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. Life+Times: What do you aim to do differently with your live sets each time you tour? Ive been writing songs since I was a child. Stuart is also a member of Sweetback, and was one half of Twin Danger. Stuart Matthewman was born on August 18, 1960 in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. and our Something will come over me and Ill suddenly realize I hadnt seen it lately. You know were open for anything. Maxwell then caps the first half of Urban Hang Suite 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. Their self-titled album was released on Decca/Universal in 2015. I love what punk did for the music industry, particularly since it gave everybody different ideas of what the music business could be. But it just didnt work. Unsurprisingly, as head of marcomms, a lot of his answers have to do with good communication. L+T: Amazing! You need to work as a team. There was a station called Radio Caroline. We were working on Love Deluxe for about four months, physically making it. 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). Were not thinking about anyone else. I guess we should start off talking about the new album, Love Deluxe. I learned more during that time than at any other time in my life. I wanted the cover to not be my face, Maxwell says. They asked me if Id like to write a bio for superstar singer Sade. There is always a new story to tell. Hes a really important member of the band. They played really good music, basically. The record label found the idea of starting an album in this way baffling. And America is obviously always an amazing audience. We like the same kinds of music, blues and soul. It was an Irish bar on 14th Street. Stuart Matthewman | Press Stuart Matthewman Collaboration with MaxwelL In this interview, R&B singer Maxwell discusses his latest album and collaboration with Stuart. While other artists are content with releasing music more frequently to remain in the limelight, Matthewman says, [Sades] not interested in the fame or any of that [other] stuff. I was walking in like, I think youre incredibly valid. Whats your favorite song on Love Deluxe? The lead A&R was like, Whats the deal with the instrumental? Whatever book I was reading, that would become my entire life. The record label found the idea of starting an album in this way baffling. The first time I listened to it I heard The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, and I was like, Wow! In fact, thats when I also heard Why Cant We Live Together for the first time. Its almost unreal; almost magical. 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. [1] With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the band Sade. In 2014 Twin Danger signed to Decca Classics/Universal records and released[7] their eponymously titled album in spring 2015. Yeah, I have a little notebook, but Im always losing it as well; mislaying it. There are just certain things that I really love and I can understand. Born August 18, 1960, in Hull, North Yorkshire, England, Matthewman started playing clarinet as a child. 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. tuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric of Pods \u0026 Sods in conversation. Its great. Stuart: Almost like watching a theater production or an opera or something where you can just completely change the stage. Some organisations focus on leads or marketing qualified leads (MQLs). Its good. Its one of the key reasons I really enjoy working at IR., Matthewman is philosophical about international marketing. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-90s and actually changed careers half way. 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 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. Sade & Stuart Matthewman Discuss Music, Hip-Hop and Longevity. 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.. You dont have all the answers. Minutes. And the thing about the way that we write music, the way that we do our songsis that we never set it up like, Oh we should do a ballad now or we need another up-tempo song or we should do this or that. 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. You get some perspective on why youre making a record. But, individually, as far as people are concerned, Im an optimist, because I believe theres a lot of good in people. After releasing her album Lovers Rock in 2000, Sade wasnt heard again until 2010s Soldier of Love. Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites. As an international marketer, Matthewman works with a team around the world who need to collaborate closely but also be able to work independently to produce marketing campaigns that make sense for their local market. So glad I found this. Do they think youre some kind of sad poet walking around dressed in all black? Some of the things I write down, theyll never be on a record. I used to read a lot back then as well, at least up until the age of 15. 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. I was peddlingmusic around as a songwriter, Maxwell recalls. Seconds. Someone sprayed or wrote on top of it, Bitch sings when she wants to. Sade loved it.. Stuart: Oh yeah, absolutely. Our mission is simple: help marketers excel. Thank YOU Neil for listening! 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. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. As beautifully sweet as she was wickedly talented, Sade was the anti-diva Diva. Just own it. 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. Hopefully the organisation outlives all of us; but when were here, were the people that live and breathe the brand and we need to project those brand values collectively out to our people and the rest of the world., The new brand is easier to use but, more importantly, employees believe in it. So, the picture someone has of you is never completely true. See also. We loved it; it was so simple, Matthewman remembers. Then we feel were completely cut off and we could just get on with doing what we do. Maxwell then caps the first half of. Did you start listening to jazz at that time? So yeah, I think working with Stuart was actually one of the best co-writing experiences I've ever HAD - just because he works in very simple ways". 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. Its heavy, just the whole experience. Maxwell collaborated for the first time with guitarist Hod David, who co-wrote three songs and has worked with the singer ever since. But we pretty much approached the album in the way that we always do. I wanted it to happen, but I was secretly afraid., Maxwell Wasnt Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. What do you think the biggest misconception about you would be? The singer started her first disappearing act after she took eight years to release a follow-up to 1992s Love Deluxe. 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. And also, if we leave it ten years, well never be able to get up on the side of the stage anymore. Today, I might look after demand gen but it doesnt mean that the person looking after content, social, digital marketing dont have input. Im just a girl who likes to party. I told them I would try. Stuart: Its quite amazing! So I mean yeah we have such a cross-section of people out there. He went on to compose the music scores for various films;[10] with Maxwell the music for the short film To Be A Black Man (1997), and Twin Falls Idaho (1999)[11], Jackpot (2001), Northfork (2003), The Double (2005), The Astronaut Farmer (2006), Life Support (2007), The Smell Of Success (2009), Nona(2017), and short Erotic Dreams of the Chelsea Hotel (2017). Basically I found him very easy to work with because to me he is really like a beautiful facilitator. I am an entrepreneurial, customer-centric and results focused marketing and consulting professional with extensive experience across diverse industries. Gina Balarin speaks with IRs Stuart Matthewman. [pause] But, we were talking about Paul. I was so engrossed in the process of reading. And they dont even speak English! I wasnt really a Rod Stewart fan, but that one song. Stuart Matthewman will celebrate 63rd birthday on a Friday 18th of August 2023. ' Maxwell recalls. L+T: Its hard not to, right? Sad, happy, makes you want to dance, makes you feel elated. Urban Hang Suite Left Him No Choice, Russ Doesnt Trust Other Labels. It doesnt work when one is dictating to the other. The company. So whether thats the Promise album that was maybe more, a little bit more jazz-tinged. 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 The Erotic Dreams Of The Chelsea Hotel. 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. 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. Stuart has. Sure, not in the conventional sense, but the elusive artist has remained a name drop by the rap connoisseurs for ages now. Risk takers with an appetite for the unknown." L+T: Have you noticed a change in your audience over time? Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. When Van Den Bossche stopped by to visit Matthewman later, he brought the singer as well. 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. 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. Stuart: I think our formula is the fact that we dont really have a formula. Who is this? The rest of them, I dont know. In 1996 Matthewman composed the music the short movie 'Bajo del Perro' by LA based film makers Mike Polish and Mark Polish. But we had no idea if people were going to get it or not. Others you have to manipulate to get what you want out of them so they can say what you want them to say. It doesnt matter. I was pretty much one of the lads, but I was an old soul even when I was a child. I had my little cassette of this album which had been mixed and mastered by Tom Coyne, who has passed away since, a genius mastering guy. I just sat and waited., Some of his ambivalence about his path remained even when Urban Hang Suite finally hit stores in April 1996. Sade: If I could turn back time? Sadness in songs is positive because it brings it out of you; it brings the sadness out. Yes, I have. 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. We were no threat to anybody, but it mightve been different if we had grown up in the city. They have released two albums, Sweetback (1996) and Stage 2 (2004). L+T: Who are some artists you are interested in these days? You know what I mean? As Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album. There are more licensed stations now, but when I was growing up, there werent many options. Or, slightly later, when I was 14 or 15 I started listening to Billie Holiday and Miles Davis; Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain. [2] In 1982, he relocated to London. 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. They were sweet blokes, because if it wasnt for their blind faith in me, I wouldnt be singing. I had an older brother who was always very protective of me. 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. 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. Their work featured instrumental songs and songs with guest vocalists. L+T: How do you feel working with Hip-Hop artists or being sampled by them affected your music/career? So I think that its like oh wow! to the younger people who maybe didnt know about Sade are discovering her, which is great. The greats Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye and Sly Stone. All Rights reserved. 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. We carry a pipeline and a revenue target. Yeah. (Ive experienced that before with Sade when theyre scared of putting things out, Matthewman says sympathetically. I think people do think of me as this depressed person crying in my ivory tower. Back in the day, marketing was about positioning things so they seemed better than they really were, says Matthewman. We dont always agree, but I always get my way. I think its really quite deep, but at the same time its a love song. Not everything is going to work., He uses this approach with his team. Do you remember the first time you played live? He reluctantly confides that his breakup with marketing came about partly because of his dissatisfaction with the way companies were doing it at the time. A guy from the record company said, Its from a new artist, would you meet him? Varese Sarabande : A 30th Anniversary Celebration (A Chronicle Of Great Film Music 2003-2008) [omnibus, ost] (2016) by Various Artists () on maniadb.com 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.. 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. 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. I would have asked JAY Z to rap on Soldier Of Love in 2010. 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. They sat on the first album for a long time before they put it out in America.) I was in a studio apartment with one window that faced a brick wall, Maxwell remembers. I mean its amazing going towe played in South America that we hadnt done before. We want to hear it. He and I both agree that back in the day marketers saw each other as competitors. 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. 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. 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. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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 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. She likes to put out art. I met a guy in a bar in New York years ago. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. That seems like a marketing ploy thats obvious in todays world, but I was actually scared that something would happen. Whenever Wherever Whatever, a drum-less Matthewman co-write that sets Maxwell against tense acoustic guitar, is the sets most blatant Sade homage. Stuart was also a member of the group Twin Danger, formed in 2011 with singer/writer Vanessa Bley, daughter of late jazz pianist Paul Bley and pioneer video artist Carol Goss. The band features instrumental songs and songs with guest vocalists. But everything was very programmed-sounding, Matthewman explains. Popular As: Stuart Matthewman: Occupation: Rock Stars: Age: 60 years old: Zodiac Sign: Leo: Born: August 18, 1960 (United Kingdom) Birthday: August 18: 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. The second half of Urban Hang Suite is more subdued, a series of Quiet Storm ballads. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. About six years. 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? 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. Well, apart from putting a calendar in place to manage multiple public holidays happening all over the world, he knows that the answer lies in working collaboratively. 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. Its great being the only female in there, so [laughs]. He is the father of Clay Matthewman and two magical white cats, Chet and Billie. 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. When did you first became interested in music and thought it was something that you could do professionally? 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. 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