Whenever Wherever Whatever, a drum-less Matthewman co-write that sets Maxwell against tense acoustic guitar, is the sets most blatant Sade homage. 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. You have to deliver, even if youre not ready for it. Solo transcription.Transcription sheet you will find on http://solojunkie.wix.com/solojunkie 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. The lead A&R was like, Whats the deal with the instrumental? Not just people hanging out with their parents! I was so engrossed in the process of reading. It was the epitome of the English village; our family was accepted really well. You dont partially choose, Im going to show this, but Im not going to show that. But it happens that way. Yeahyeah. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. And obviously over the years our tastes have grown and we just try different things. Sadness in songs is positive because it brings it out of you; it brings the sadness out. As Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album. ' 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. I think the history is we got kind of the nod of approval from various hip-hop luminaries and R&B stars. 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. Sade is one of the few artists who can take a lengthy hiatus, drop an album, steal the show and take another break. Sade Adu is hip-hop. I always do that, start talking about something else. When I got to be about 13, I started listening to pirate stations and that really did change my life, because I wasnt that interested in the pop stations. 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. But everything was very programmed-sounding, Matthewman explains. It was amazing. 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. We dont consciously say I want this song to sound like that one, but it creeps in there. It was a good day. Its like musical recycling. I guess we should start off talking about the new album, Love Deluxe. Im a mixture of being really idealistic and hopeful, and really pessimistic about our future. Im a bit witchy; witchy woman. Ive been writing songs since I was a child. Its just whatever we feel like. Weve got some various bits and pieces to do individually and then well get back together again. 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.. He has composed the soundtracks for the movies: Twin Falls Idaho, Jackpot, Northfork, The Double (short subject), The Astronaut Farmer and Life Support. Like most of the young men Id known in the 80s from soul boys to b-boys Id fallen in love with Sade upon the release of her multiplatinum first album Diamond Life in 1984. Of course, I replied, her pretty face and haunting voice drifting through my mind. What I like personally when I listen to other peoples music is when the music makes you feel something. 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. I think they were a little confused at first. Over the five years he has been with the company, its has seen fantastic growth and its marketing revenue has tripled. He is the assistant editor. 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. Then we feel were completely cut off and we could just get on with doing what we do. How did he do it? That was very much Sophie [Muller] and Sade together. That seems like a marketing ploy thats obvious in todays world, but I was actually scared that something would happen. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts ' 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. The song was my interpretation of what he told me. In addition to songwriting, Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. L+T: When you finished recording By Your Side, did you have any idea that it was going to be so gigantic? From the first day we moved into the house, I was making friends; no one ever brought up my color. Try to find people who help you. I mean it was so rewarding doing the tour. Honestly, were a little bit amateur in the studio, the way we work. When did you first became interested in music and thought it was something that you could do professionally? 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. I was walking in like, I think youre incredibly valid. Sade: I dont want to be a one trick pony. My father is totally into music and surrounds himself with music, but I didnt grow up with him. mark into a region where Brown Sugar never went, and that Baduizm only flirted with. Im sure people tell you that. 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. Sade signed with Epic Records U.K. division in 1984. I wanted it to happen, but I was secretly afraid., Maxwell Wasnt Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. Sade: If I could turn back time? I mean youd think as we get older, I guess our audience kind of grows with us. No matter where people are, regardless of whether someones thirsty or trying to deploy new technology, their problems are largely the same. It may be a bit more subdued with this tour, I mean from the very first date we did in Francethey just went insane! In 2014 Twin Danger signed to Decca Classics/Universal records and released[7] their eponymously titled album in spring 2015. About. 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? He knows that if its easier for them to use it and understand it, the brand gets used properly more often, and. 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 IR 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).. Marketing Technology News: Bedrock Markets Launches Digital Banner Ads - Effective Stuart brings a wealth of marketing experience and capability . Its great. You are awesome!!! Neither is it surprising that he has helped turn the organisation around from being inward-focused to being an enabler of people by producing marketing that helps prospects solve their problems or that their revenue has tripled in the last five years. 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. 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. Its not an incredibly professional way of working, the way that we work, so its always going to come out a little quirky. L+T: Do you think that that preserves the organic quality of the music? Im sure a lot of people hate me because of that, theyre like, Yeah, that bitch, Sade, I hate her. [laughs]. Matthewman was born on 18 August 1960 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. [laughs] Youre nervous? Years ago, I think it was when By Your Side, the song came out, and big posters were stuck around New York. 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, . 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. But, individually, as far as people are concerned, Im an optimist, because I believe theres a lot of good in people. "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. 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. 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. So whether thats the Promise album that was maybe more, a little bit more jazz-tinged. I loved that song; I cant remember liking anything else I heard on standard pop radio. The record label found the idea of starting an album in this way baffling. 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. Intelligent questions and a wonderful conversation. 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. But we havent had anyone too scary. You dont have all the answers. 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. 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. L+T: Amazing! But we kind of had to, you know, to do events and various things. 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. Nobody knows all the answers. Stuart: Well we absolutely loved doing the tour. I dont think Ive ever really known what romance is. 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 those two albums are really separate endeavors; Maxwells music is airier and often more dance-floor friendly, pushing past the 95 b.p.m. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. L+T: Who are some artists you are interested in these days? 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. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-'90s and actually changed careers half way. 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? We love it. Having that local knowledge gives you something intrinsic in how you approach what youre doing. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Its been eight years now, and Sade still hasnt fully emerged from her music slumber to bless us with a new full-length album. In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. Talk a little about performing with the group. Joining Latin funk band Pride, Matthewman met singer Sade Adu and they began writing songs together. The singer started her first disappearing act after she took eight years to release a follow-up to 1992s Love Deluxe. http://traffic.libsyn.com/podsodcast/2015-08-18T17_13_14-07_00.mp3, Follow THE PODS & SODS NETWORK on WordPress.com. L+T: Have you noticed a change in your audience over time? Thank you Eric. 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. In 1995, percussionist Karl Vanden Bossche introduced Matthewman to then unknown singer Maxwell. La French Radio Portugal : Ne le 16 janvier 1959 au Nigeria, dans le village d'Ibadan, la jeune Helen F Matthewman reflects that although nobody wanted to be the person who runs out the dud campaign, this often manifested itself as competition with everyone you were working with. When you make a record its so concrete, you know? 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. I wasnt so sure that I really wanted to be in the front. Do they think youre some kind of sad poet walking around dressed in all black? We just do what sounds right to us at that time. Life+Times: What do you aim to do differently with your live sets each time you tour? 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. 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. True success for us really is: are we delivering quality pipeline that results in revenue? But, hes also pretty punky and rocky at the same time. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. I was like, Its amazing, but it sounds like its already done. He appeared on all of Sade's tours and albums: Diamond Life, Promise, Stronger Than Pride, Love Deluxe, Lovers Rock, and Soldier of Love all of which went triple platinum in the U.S. and have totalled sales over 40 million albums worldwide. I think the general consensus is we cant possibly leave it that long next time. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Minutes. 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. Matthewman reflects that as a young marketer he was very afraid of making a mistake or a campaign not working. Today, I might look after demand gen but it doesnt mean that the person looking after content, social, digital marketing dont have input. Matthewman practices the principles of collaboration, engagement and education as much as he preaches them. I grew up on a council estate in a village. According to Matthewman, Sade Adu and company have already written . Our mission is simple: help marketers excel. The song just makes you recognize it. If someone tries to say, It wasnt my fault, call that out. Sure, not in the conventional sense, but the elusive artist has remained a name drop by the rap connoisseurs for ages now. She did, however, tease us with an original song (Flowers in the Universe) contribution to Disneys A Wrinkle in Time soundtrack. Stuart Matthewman was born on August 18, 1960 in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. Stuart has been with Sade since before they were signed - playing guitar, playing sax and co-writing. 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. [laughs] I think now, Im less open than I used to be sometimes, because I have to protect myself. When Maxwell completed the album, it sat unreleased for nearly a year. His niche is seasoned R&B acts, along with radio stats on urban and R&B formats. I met a guy in a bar in New York years ago. For the first three numbers, my foot was stuck and I couldnt move. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. And the history as well. In 1996 Matthewman composed the music the short movie 'Bajo del Perro' by LA based film makers Mike Polish and Mark Polish. I love what punk did for the music industry, particularly since it gave everybody different ideas of what the music business could be. Joining Latin funk band Pride, he met singer-songwriter Sade Adu and they began writing songs together. 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. L+T: So now whats next for the band? 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 . A hands-on leader, who loves the challenge of developing new market and business opportunities. And if more people take responsibility the blame game goes away.. 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.. If I were somebody else, Im not sure I would like Sade. 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Seconds. 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). I like to leave what weve already done behind. We dont always agree, but I always get my way. 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. L+T: Is there anything you would change about your career? Late for sound check, late to get ready Thats my defense. In 1982, Matthewman relocated to London. Chipboard we called 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). We talk about the early days of Stryper, some of his childhood guitar heroes and influences, the classic days of To Hell With The Devil, his solo career, songwriting and the unique spot that Stryper inhabits in the music world in terms of music and message. Some of the songs on here are things I wanted to write about a long time ago. Born August 18, 1960, in Hull, North Yorkshire, England, Matthewman started playing clarinet as a child. 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. Did you start listening to jazz at that time? Maxwell then caps the first half of. Not everything will be perfect. Were a lot of things, but when youre singing, when youre presenting yourself, you dont give everything away. 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. I know theyre out there but are there any that are kind of over the top? Its gotten to the point now that I actually like performing. The company. About. Two hearts beating as one. Im just a girl who likes to party. I told them I would try. No, not really, but we are influenced by it. I know theyre out there but are there any that are kind of over the top? Everything changed around. Indeed, the world was waiting. Those steep steps, well be too old. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. You cant run around and change it once its on vinyl. Do you remember the first time you played live? I was pretty much one of the lads, but I was an old soul even when I was a child. Stuart: I think our formula is the fact that we dont really have a formula. L+T: Is there anything you would change about your career? Stuart: Yeah thats because its ourselves as well. Or Love Deluxe, which was maybe more R&B. [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. But we were accepted and there were no problems, no questions or conflicts because we were different. Whenever Wherever Whatever, a drum-less Matthewman co-write that sets Maxwell against tense acoustic guitar, is the sets most blatant Sade homage. And America is obviously always an amazing audience. They asked me if I'd like to write a bio for superstar singer Sade. 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. While Whenever Wherever Whatever is another demonstration of Maxwells dexterity in the upper register, Suitelady (The Proposal Jam) has more hoarse bite, along with a rhythmic slink not unlike what Prince was, was released, its frequently been name-checked, along with, (1997), as a foundational album for the neo-soul movement. The record label found the idea of starting an album in this way baffling. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. 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. L+T: When you finished recording By Your Side, did you have any idea that it was going to be so gigantic? Theyve been friends and worked together since the beginning of our careers.

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