What changes were they? I think they were a little confused at first. It was a good day. The lead A&R was like, Whats the deal with the instrumental? We travel quite a bit. I wish I could take it out on other people. You just try to make a record that you like, that you would buy yourself. Sade is one of the few artists who can take a lengthy hiatus, drop an album, steal the show and take another break. She did, however, tease us with an original song (Flowers in the Universe) contribution to Disneys A Wrinkle in Time soundtrack. Its quite a responsibility. Try to find people who help you. Stuart is kind of an unsung hero and a truly incredible talent! While Urban Hang Suite is dashing and assured, its creator was profoundly ambivalent about his place in the music industry at the time. Antwane joined Rated R&B in January 2013 after graduating from the University of South Carolina. As Matthewman puts it, When you live and work somewhere, you understand the nuances between the people in different cities and states. 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. L+T: Who are some artists you are interested in these days? It can be embarrassing when people go through your private thoughts. Talk a little about performing with the group. Stuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric in conversation. 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. Chipboard we called it. 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. [6] In an interview with Pete Lewis for Blues and Soul print magazine, issue 1098, Paloma Faith discusses working with songwriters: "another person I really clicked with was Stuart Matthewman, who is Sade's co-writer. L+T: Is there anything you would change about your career? We just do what sounds right to us at that time. He is the father of Clay Matthewman and two magical white cats, Chet and Billie. L+T: Is there anything you would change about your career? We also learn about the next Sweet \u0026 Lynch album and hear stories behind some of the songs on the new Stryper record, Fallen.For more on Stuart, visit:http://www.sade.comhttp://www.twindanger.comFor more Pods \u0026 Sods, visit:http://www.facebook.com/podssodshttp://podsodcast.blogspot.com 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 following week, Perry escorted me to Sades midtown hotel suite overlooking 6th Avenue. What I like personally when I listen to other peoples music is when the music makes you feel something. L+T: What still keeps you so passionate about making music? Were not thinking about anyone else. A guy from the record company said, Its from a new artist, would you meet him? We wanted to make sure that we really covered songs that werent expected as well for us to do. At that time, not many girls bought records; they were just listening to the same records as their boyfriends. It would be easier to blame somebody else, but Im not that kind of person. and our I guess on a big scale, Im a bit of a pessimist when I look at the world economically, where we are at this stage and how unbalanced everything is. Sade's Stuart Matthewman has revealed in a new interview with Rated R&B that the band have begun working towards a new album. . Yeah. Sade: This time we wanted to do something more theatrical and take the audience somewhere unexpected. So I mean yeah we have such a cross-section of people out there. Stuart: Almost like watching a theater production or an opera or something where you can just completely change the stage. In 1996 Matthewman composed the music the short movie 'Bajo del Perro' by LA based film makers Mike Polish and Mark Polish. You know were open for anything. We talk about the earliest days, go record by record through the Sade catalog, Live Aid, hit some of the key songs and stories behind them, talk about what's next for Sade and get a taste of his new project, Twin Danger.Michael Sweet of Stryper joins Eric of Pods \u0026 Sods in conversation. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-90s and actually changed careers half way. Basically I found him very easy to work with because to me he is really like a beautiful facilitator. It liberated the industry and gave people a lot of opportunities. Its great. But we havent had anyone too scary. 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. ' (No.) I hate that Im so hard on myself, really. I guess we should start off talking about the new album, Love Deluxe. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time But we kind of had to, you know, to do events and various things. Im sure a lot of people hate me because of that, theyre like, Yeah, that bitch, Sade, I hate her. [laughs]. ' Maxwell recalls. Mission Statement and Core Values; Wisdom Council; Calendar of Events; Programs. 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. You dont have all the answers. Gina Balarin is founder and director of Verballistics Pty Ltd, TEDx speaker and author ofThe Secret Army: Leadership, Marketing and the Power of People. Do they think youre some kind of sad poet walking around dressed in all black? , the singers debut, which turns 25 this week; Maxwell is honoring the birthday with a reissue and a performance at the NAACP Image Awards. 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. I wanted the cover to not be my face, Maxwell says. 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. There are just certain things that I really love and I can understand. Nobody knows all the answers. Seconds. Who is this? The rest of them, I dont know. Flanked by Sweetback, Sade has crafted a sound that not only withstood the test of time, but arrived better with each return. We carry a pipeline and a revenue target. It was an Irish bar on 14th Street. So were definitely not going to leave it that long. You dont partially choose, Im going to show this, but Im not going to show that. But it happens that way. Late for sound check, late to get ready Thats my defense. About. 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. http://traffic.libsyn.com/podsodcast/2015-08-18T17_13_14-07_00.mp3, Follow THE PODS & SODS NETWORK on WordPress.com. How do you help a global marketing team manage that? The record company knows theres no point in nagging us or giving us deadlines. I wanted the cover to not be my face, Maxwell says. I was like, Thats the point it starts with an instrumental and ends with a slow version of the same instrumental. When Maxwell completed the album, it sat unreleased for nearly a year. I collect ideas in my head all the time. A guy from the record company came in and said, Its really beautiful, have you got drums coming in? 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. I was quite deprived of music, because my mom wasnt particularly into music. I got into that later. 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. 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. Minutes. I know theyre out there but are there any that are kind of over the top? I had an older brother who was always very protective of me. Then we feel were completely cut off and we could just get on with doing what we do. If someone tries to say, It wasnt my fault, call that out. 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. Yeah, I have a little notebook, but Im always losing it as well; mislaying it. That and we all listen to a lot of music. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. She likes to put out art. 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. Its great; its this guy from Germany, who I guess hes a cross-dresser. 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. 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. Our mission is simple: help marketers excel. Sade signed with Epic Records U.K. division in 1984. When I was ten, I quite remember liking Maggie May, but that was it. But there is, perhaps, one last surprise that Matthewman left with me: the lesson he wishes hed learned earlier. Whenever Wherever Whatever, a drum-less Matthewman co-write that sets Maxwell against tense acoustic guitar, is the sets most blatant Sade homage. I speak with Matthewman, Introducing flexibility from people on how they use the brand. You will receive an email confirmation for the Life + Times newsletter shortly. Do you remember the first time you played live? Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. Sade Adu is hip-hop. They played really good music, basically. You cant run around and change it once its on vinyl. Yeahyeah. But we had no idea if people were going to get it or not. I love what punk did for the music industry, particularly since it gave everybody different ideas of what the music business could be. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, record producer and musician. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. 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. But, Cherish the Day, I know if I heard it on the radio I would say, God, this is good. So glad I found this. Whats your favorite song on Love Deluxe? Life+Times: What do you aim to do differently with your live sets each time you tour? I was pretty much one of the lads, but I was an old soul even when I was a child. L+T: Amazing! You spend a lot of your life at work. 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. I just like it. In 1982, Matthewman relocated to London. I learned more during that time than at any other time in my life. And the history as well. Maxwell's Waiting Game: R&B Hitmaker Talks Loyalty, Longevity Im just a girl who likes to party. I told them I would try. It was good, though, because it was a distraction. Risk takers with an appetite for the unknown." Sadness in songs is positive because it brings it out of you; it brings the sadness out. Varese Sarabande : A 30th Anniversary Celebration (A Chronicle Of Great Film Music 2003-2008) [omnibus, ost] (2016) by Various Artists () on maniadb.com Someone sprayed or wrote on top of it, Bitch sings when she wants to. Sade loved it.. Although, official solo music could be coming soon. 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 tried to write it before, but it didnt quite work out. [1] With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the band Sade. In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. When did you first became interested in music and thought it was something that you could do professionally? I mean it sounded very different from what we usually did. But we were accepted and there were no problems, no questions or conflicts because we were different. I collect ideas. You mentioned Stuart Matthewman and Andrew Hale before, but what is your relationship like with bassist Paul Denman? Teaming with bassist Paul S. Denman and keyboardist Andrew Hale, they formed the band Sade. Its like musical recycling. 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. Were a lot of things, but when youre singing, when youre presenting yourself, you dont give everything away. We never think about the record company, we never think about friends or fans, we never think about radio. 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. L+T: When you finished recording By Your Side, did you have any idea that it was going to be so gigantic? It doesnt really help the process, he says. See also. Using the pseudonym Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album, X Amounts of Niceness in 2010 [1] and produced remixes for artists. When were going back into the studio, I dont know. Related Stories 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." . We were forever butting heads., Now he does things differently. [laughs] I think now, Im less open than I used to be sometimes, because I have to protect myself. We were working on Love Deluxe for about four months, physically making it. 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. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. 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]. Yes, I have. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. Stuart Matthewman | Press Stuart Matthewman Collaboration with MaxwelL In this interview, R&B singer Maxwell discusses his latest album and collaboration with Stuart. Not everything will be perfect. Stuart Matthewman is also known as. In the early Nineties, a young Maxwell was enraptured by, music around as a songwriter, Maxwell recalls. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. ' (No.) 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. I was peddlingmusic around as a songwriter, Maxwell recalls. L+T: Have you noticed a change in your audience over time? They have released two albums, Sweetback (1996) and Stage 2 (2004). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Sade: I love when our music is reclaimed to make something new. He says, Its important to distil your message down to something that relates back to your companys purpose, translates across different markets and is the core of what you do, but allows the nuance to be added in specific markets. How does he do that? We know what to expect from each other and how to deal with each other as well. I possess a strong community focused outlook, serving as a long-term executive member of . Some of the things I write down, theyll never be on a record. 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. We talk about the earliest days, go record by record through the Sade catalog, Live Aid, hit some of People would get together there one night a week; it was outside of London and the stage was made from beer crates. But it always ends up kind of sounding like us anyway. What do you think the biggest misconception about you would be? And America is obviously always an amazing audience. His most vital album, Urban Hang Suite 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. Not just people hanging out with their parents! I also liked the heavier stuff as well, like Gil Scott-Heron. You know, theyve kind of grown older but theres a lot of younger people in the audience this time as well. But we pretty much approached the album in the way that we always do. He has composed the soundtracks for the movies: Twin Falls Idaho, Jackpot, Northfork, The Double (short subject), The Astronaut Farmer and Life Support. Married to Michele Matthewman (19902018), they had a son, Clay Matthewman. For more information, please see our You wont be in trouble. 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 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. Its great being the only female in there, so [laughs]. 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, . Now I collect books, but I never have time to read them. 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. My mum was a single parent, which was pretty unusual back then. The 100 Best Albums of 2022, The fact that Maxwell felt like an outsider may have made it easier for him to turn away from the dominant mode of the time. I listened to Drakes Take Care and Alison Krauss Forget About It. is dashing and assured, its creator was profoundly ambivalent about his place in the music industry at the time. But no I mean yeah, the audience has always been really appreciative and very vocal with it. 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. 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. I wasnt so sure that I really wanted to be in the front. ' 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 Maxwell. Solo transcription.Transcription sheet you will find on http://solojunkie.wix.com/solojunkie Then, when they decide to buy, youre in the mix because youve assisted them with taking that journey.. Yeah. Sade & Stuart Matthewman Discuss Music, Hip-Hop and Longevity. L+T: How do you feel working with Hip-Hop artists or being sampled by them affected your music/career? You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. 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. 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. It was the epitome of the English village; our family was accepted really well. ', 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.. These guys had a band, but their singer had left. You wont be sacked. We wanted to make sure that we really covered songs that weren't expected as well for us to do. Theres one that we found out about. Finally, he recommends open and honest communication. [3] Matthewman co-produced, co-wrote, and played saxophone and guitar on Maxwell's albums: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (Columbia, 1996),[4] Embrya (Columbia, 1998), Now (Columbia, 2001) and blackSUMMERS'night (Columbia, 2016). 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. When I asked Matthewman what he would do differently in marketing if he could do things over again, the answer lay in not underestimating the importance of branding, a failing he has been working to rectify over the last six to eight months. But he believes that his bosses back then would have been supportive of the lessons that working for a software company has taught him now: to fail fast and fix problems, if only hed been more open to making mistakes and learning from them. Or Love Deluxe, which was maybe more R&B. So, that got me interested and I started collecting albums. 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. Sad, happy, makes you want to dance, makes you feel elated. "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. mark into a region where Brown Sugar never went, and that Baduizm only flirted with. About. I try to write so that it is indecipherable. I was walking in like, I think youre incredibly valid. In speaking with Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman, Life+Times learned a lot about what makes this legendary outfit tick. But, hes also pretty punky and rocky at the same time. Maxwell enlisted other pros with enviable track records as well: David Gamson, a former member of, is springy and suave. You know what I mean? [laughs] Youre nervous? 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. Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites. Its hardly surprising that Matthewman was instrumental in setting up the first IR webinars that attracted 400 to 500 delegates: webinars that were so successful that Microsoft asked to join and co-present with IR. L+T: Amazing! I think if we tried to a hip-hop track or a pop track or an R&B track or whatever it was, it would sound forced. According to Matthewman, Sade Adu and company have already written . True success for us really is: are we delivering quality pipeline that results in revenue? Stuart: Its quite amazing! No, no. L+T: How do you feel working with Hip-Hop artists or being sampled by them affected your music/career? He doesnt put in so much when were composing; its more Andrew and Stuart. I like to leave what weve already done behind. So whether thats the Promise album that was maybe more, a little bit more jazz-tinged. I always see it as a compliment. Eventually somebody was supposed to replace me, but that never happened. As Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album,X Amounts Of Niceness(2010) and produced remixes for artists: Janet Jackson, Gregory Isaacs, and The Isley Brothers. Yeah, I think so, but thats only because they see one level. 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. I didnt like his more rocky stage; I wasnt so keen on that. No, I wouldnt say that, but Im not a real jazz buff. 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. So He Built His Own, A Breath of Fresh Air: How Giveon Became R&Bs King of Warmth, It Started as a College Project. Its heavy, just the whole experience. 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.. Their self-titled album was released on Decca/Universal in 2015. 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. Stuart: Oh yeah, absolutely. Its not an incredibly professional way of working, the way that we work, so its always going to come out a little quirky. What happens when an internationally-experienced content expert, speaker and interviewer gets up close and personal with a global head of marketing communications? I wasnt so sure that I really wanted to be in the front. No, not really, but we are influenced by it. Their work featured instrumental songs and songs with guest vocalists. ' Matthewman recalls. Interview: Sade Michael A. Gonzales reaches into his archives for an interview with the singer from 1992 In the fall of 1992, I received a call from the Epic Records press department in New York City. Along with her constant mates Stuart Matthewman (guitars and sax), Andrew Hale (keyboards) and Paul S. Denman (bass), this would be the groups first album since 1988s Stronger Than Pride. Its been eight years now, and Sade still hasnt fully emerged from her music slumber to bless us with a new full-length album. Your email address will not be published. That seems like a marketing ploy thats obvious in todays world, but I was actually scared that something would happen. 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. 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. In addition to songwriting, Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. Gina Balarin speaks with IRs Stuart Matthewman. Today, I might look after demand gen but it doesnt mean that the person looking after content, social, digital marketing dont have input. When Van Den Bossche stopped by to visit Matthewman later, he brought the singer as well. In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. Hours. Stuart is also a member of bands, Sweetback and Twin Danger. I think the history is we got kind of the nod of approval from various hip-hop luminaries and R&B stars. Are you a perfectionist when it comes to your music? How well we integrate and work somewhere, you understand the nuances the! 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