Late for sound check, late to get ready Thats my defense. Matthewman reflects that as a young marketer he was very afraid of making a mistake or a campaign not working. [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. Sade: Well, my passion for music has never waned. Theres one that we found out about. We were no threat to anybody, but it mightve been different if we had grown up in the city. 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. 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. 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 You spend a lot of your life at work. What changes were they? How long does that formulation of ideas take? The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time Now I collect books, but I never have time to read them. Not everything will be perfect. Yeah. Sometimes we can work together without any talking, and thats the best. The internet and content have had a huge part to play in this you have to be up front about how youre educating people and helping them with a buying decision. Hes a really important member of the band. So He Built His Own, A Breath of Fresh Air: How Giveon Became R&Bs King of Warmth, It Started as a College Project. Joining Latin funk band Pride, he met singer-songwriter Sade Adu and they began writing songs together. Ive been writing songs since I was a child. Those steep steps, well be too old. So, that got me interested and I started collecting albums. 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. La French Radio Portugal : Ne le 16 janvier 1959 au Nigeria, dans le village d'Ibadan, la jeune Helen F He cites his musical influences as Junior Walker, King Curtis, Art Pepper, Ernie Isley, Steve Jones, Wah Wah Watson, Issac Hayes, Bill Withers, Lee Perry, Tony Iommi, and Gustav Mahler. It can be embarrassing when people go through your private thoughts. Sade's Stuart Matthewman has revealed in a new interview with Rated R&B that the band have begun working towards a new album. Ive never been so nervous in my life. It doesnt really help the process, he says. 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." . Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. I wanted the cover to not be my face, Maxwell says. 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. But we were accepted and there were no problems, no questions or conflicts because we were different. And if more people take responsibility the blame game goes away.. I wasnt really a Rod Stewart fan, but that one song. He knows that if its easier for them to use it and understand it, the brand gets used properly more often, and. Minutes. 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. But no I mean yeah, the audience has always been really appreciative and very vocal with it. Stuart: Exactly, yeah! is more subdued, a series of Quiet Storm ballads. 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. Popular As: Stuart Matthewman: Occupation: Rock Stars: Age: 60 years old: Zodiac Sign: Leo: Born: August 18, 1960 (United Kingdom) Birthday: August 18: But everything was very programmed-sounding, Matthewman explains. If I had to pick one it would be Cherish the Day, but I dont know why. L+T: Its hard not to, right? Do you remember the first time you played live? 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. 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. I just like it. He is the father of Clay Matthewman and two magical white cats, Chet and Billie. For all intents and purposes, they thought the industry was done with them. Maybe Stuart [Matthewman] or Andrew [Hale] will come from a bassline and then we build on that. L+T: Amazing! Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. They asked me if I'd like to write a bio for superstar singer Sade. L+T: So now whats next for the band? Try to find people who help you. But we had no idea if people were going to get it or not. 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. From the first day we moved into the house, I was making friends; no one ever brought up my color. He is known for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Sea of Love (1989) and Spanglish (2004). With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the English band Sade. I mean it sounded very different from what we usually did. It was good, though, because it was a distraction. They asked if I wanted to be the singer, but I told them, Im not a singer. I think people do think of me as this depressed person crying in my ivory tower. Were a lot of things, but when youre singing, when youre presenting yourself, you dont give everything away. Matthewman practices the principles of collaboration, engagement and education as much as he preaches them. Stuart is an avid cyclist, and races with New York race team RBNY. Whatever book I was reading, that would become my entire life. Honestly, were a little bit amateur in the studio, the way we work. His most vital album. 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. 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. Joining Latin funk band Pride, Matthewman met singer Sade Adu and they began writing songs together. But, hes also pretty punky and rocky at the same time. Not just people hanging out with their parents! Stuart is also a member of Sweetback, and was one half of Twin Danger. In a recent interview with GQ Magazine, the renowned band revealed they are wrapping up the follow-up to 2010's Soldier of Love. Whenever Wherever Whatever, a drum-less Matthewman co-write that sets Maxwell against tense acoustic guitar, is the sets most blatant Sade homage. Being truly fulfilled in what youre doing, and enjoying it, is important.. 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. What changes were they? As beautifully sweet as she was wickedly talented, Sade was the anti-diva Diva. Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 12:40, "Maxwell Wasn't Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. I was pretty much one of the lads, but I was an old soul even when I was a child. The singer started her first disappearing act after she took eight years to release a follow-up to 1992s Love Deluxe. Stuart: Well we have very odd ones. When did you first became interested in music and thought it was something that you could do professionally? During his teens, he picked up sax and began playing guitar. I am an entrepreneurial, customer-centric and results focused marketing and consulting professional with extensive experience across diverse industries. 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. I like to leave what weve already done behind. Maxwell collaborated for the first time with guitarist Hod David, who co-wrote three songs and has worked with the singer ever since. I was quite deprived of music, because my mom wasnt particularly into music. I mean youd think as we get older, I guess our audience kind of grows with us. 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? ' (No.) This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. 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. '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. A guy from the record company said, Its from a new artist, would you meet him? 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. Register for a Program; Jewish Men's Retreat. But there is, perhaps, one last surprise that Matthewman left with me: the lesson he wishes hed learned earlier. When Van Den Bossche stopped by to visit Matthewman later, he brought the singer as well. [8] Vanessa Bley was killed in a car crash on 25 October 2019 in California.[9]. 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. 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. I speak with Matthewman, Introducing flexibility from people on how they use the brand. L+T: Amazing! He doesnt put in so much when were composing; its more Andrew and Stuart. You know what I mean? 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. 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. L+T: Have you noticed a change in your audience over time? Im a bit witchy; witchy woman. Theres a bunch of YouTube clips. I also liked the heavier stuff as well, like Gil Scott-Heron. I used to read a lot back then as well, at least up until the age of 15. I mean often we dont start probably working or writing until at least after one oclock in the morning, because at that time your phones will stop. 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. 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. 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. I saw in the media how people are mocked and destroyed I didnt have that kind of thick skin., Maxwell assembled an unusual group of musicians: not just Matthewman, who recalls that the singer was very enamored with the Sade album, at the time, but also Leon Ware the singer-songwriter-producer, who, in one of the most outrageous acts of generosity in music history, donated a planned 1975 solo album to Marvin Gaye, resulting in the singers, Those were just a few elements of what the singer describes as a smorgasbord of cultures flowing into, . If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. Days. Its great being the only female in there, so [laughs]. Its good. 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. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-'90s and actually changed careers half way. INTERVIEW: Stuart Matthewman and Vanessa Bley are Twin Danger | The Couch Sessions INTERVIEW: Stuart Matthewman and Vanessa Bley are Twin Danger July 9, 2014 by adamascarnegie The past two decades have seen an increase in musical collaborations with artists from seemingly opposing genres. I wanted the cover to not be my face, Maxwell says. I love what punk did for the music industry, particularly since it gave everybody different ideas of what the music business could be. Just own it. We know what to expect from each other and how to deal with each other as well. Therell be no more messaging, people are going to bed. tuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric of Pods \u0026 Sods in conversation. 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. Well, first of all its good that we stopped and didnt try to make another one off the back of the previous album. It doesnt work when one is dictating to the other. Finally, he recommends open and honest communication. I was like, Its amazing, but it sounds like its already done. Who is this? The rest of them, I dont know. But, your songs have meant so much to so many. I think its really quite deep, but at the same time its a love song. Matthewman was born on 18 August 1960 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. I enjoyed all the answers and details. Thank YOU Neil for listening! Everything changed around. I got into that later. 'Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite' turns 25 this week. http://traffic.libsyn.com/podsodcast/2015-08-18T17_13_14-07_00.mp3, Follow THE PODS & SODS NETWORK on WordPress.com. That would come up a lot inside of myself and of course from people when I was trying to do what I was trying to do., Editors picks Theres not much else I would change-the mistakes Ive made have made me grow braver. Thanks for this! thank you for posting. People would get together there one night a week; it was outside of London and the stage was made from beer crates. While Urban Hang Suite is dashing and assured, its creator was profoundly ambivalent about his place in the music industry at the time. I think the general consensus is we cant possibly leave it that long next time. I was like, Thats the point it starts with an instrumental and ends with a slow version of the same instrumental. When were going back into the studio, I dont know. 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 . Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Married to Michele Matthewman (19902018), they had a son, Clay Matthewman. I speak with Matthewmanabout international marketing, how he defines success and what he wishes hed learned earlier. Stuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric in conversation. Life+Times: What do you aim to do differently with your live sets each time you tour? Stuart has. I possess a strong community focused outlook, serving as a long-term executive member of . 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. 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. And it just seemed like the right song to lead with on that album [Lovers Rock], to go with first. We love it. In 1995, percussionist Karl Vanden Bossche introduced Matthewman to then unknown singer Maxwell. Their self-titled album was released on Decca/Universal in 2015. It was the epitome of the English village; our family was accepted really well. 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