L+T: Is there anything you would change about your career? Minutes. We loved it; it was so simple, Matthewman remembers. But we were accepted and there were no problems, no questions or conflicts because we were different. Gina Balarin speaks with IRs Stuart Matthewman. 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. What changes were they? Our mission is simple: help marketers excel. I was like, Thats the point it starts with an instrumental and ends with a slow version of the same instrumental. Press J to jump to the feed. Stuart Matthewman is also known as. 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I try to write so that it is indecipherable. Stuart is kind of an unsung hero and a truly incredible talent! L+T: When you finished recording By Your Side, did you have any idea that it was going to be so gigantic? Over the five years he has been with the company, its has seen fantastic growth and its marketing revenue has tripled. 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. Ive always been like that. We travel quite a bit. When we moved back from Nigeria, we didnt have anywhere to go, so first we lived with my grandparents, and then my mom got this job as a nurse. True success for us really is: are we delivering quality pipeline that results in revenue? I was a 22-year-old kid flying to meet guys who were 50, 60 years old, Maxwell says. 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. We know what to expect from each other and how to deal with each other as well. 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. About six years. Sade: If I could turn back time? 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. He says, Typically, the problems people are trying to solve are the same. The second half of Urban Hang Suite is more subdued, a series of Quiet Storm ballads. 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, . You need to work as a team. 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. I was pretty much one of the lads, but I was an old soul even when I was a child. Days. You just try to make a record that you like, that you would buy yourself. [laughs] Youre nervous? 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. Then, when they decide to buy, youre in the mix because youve assisted them with taking that journey.. 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. (Ive experienced that before with Sade when theyre scared of putting things out, Matthewman says sympathetically. L+T: Who are some artists you are interested in these days? Just own it. About. When were going back into the studio, I dont know. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. 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. [2] In 1982, he relocated to London. Nobody knows all the answers. La French Radio Portugal : Ne le 16 janvier 1959 au Nigeria, dans le village d'Ibadan, la jeune Helen F thank you for posting. We were no threat to anybody, but it mightve been different if we had grown up in the city. Who is this? The rest of them, I dont know. That and we all listen to a lot of music. I was like, Its amazing, but it sounds like its already done. L+T: Amazing! I was quite deprived of music, because my mom wasnt particularly into music. When Van Den Bossche stopped by to visit Matthewman later, he brought the singer as well. It depends on each song, really, how it comes to be. Were you aware then that your family was different? , the singers debut, which turns 25 this week; Maxwell is honoring the birthday with a reissue and a performance at the NAACP Image Awards. Recently, Stuart teamed up with singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Vanessa Bley, daughter of Jazz legend Paul Bley, to form the band, In 2016, Stuart has kept busy back in his recording studio with several projects underway: co-writing and producing two songs on Maxwell's latest album earlier this year and composing the film score for the movie. Success for me is defined as how fulfilled I am, he says, the work Im doing and the impact Im having in my organisation. We love it. L+T: Do you think that that preserves the organic quality of the music? But it just didnt work. Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites. (The Roots also helped out extensively on Baduizm.) I hate that Im so hard on myself, really. Daughter of late jazz pianist Paul Bley and pioneer video artist Carol Goss, Vanessa Bley was born in 1985 in Miami, Florida. I mean its amazing going towe played in South America that we hadnt done before. He has appeared on all of Sades 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. 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. But, your songs have meant so much to so many. 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. ', Those were just a few elements of what the singer describes as a smorgasbord of cultures flowing into Urban Hang Suite. How did he do it? Solo transcription.Transcription sheet you will find on http://solojunkie.wix.com/solojunkie 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. I possess a strong community focused outlook, serving as a long-term executive member of . Risk takers with an appetite for the unknown." But he doesnt look, hes nothe doesnt look very feminine. In addition to songwriting, Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. 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. See also. , produces software that helps large enterprises monitor, manage and troubleshoot their critical networks and systems. 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. L+T: Have you noticed a change in your audience over time? We were forever butting heads., Now he does things differently. When Maxwell completed the album, it sat unreleased for nearly a year. I was like, Its amazing, but it sounds like its already done. But there is, perhaps, one last surprise that Matthewman left with me: the lesson he wishes hed learned earlier. tuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric of Pods \u0026 Sods in conversation. is dashing and assured, its creator was profoundly ambivalent about his place in the music industry at the time. I mean it sounded very different from what we usually did. Something will come over me and Ill suddenly realize I hadnt seen it lately. We played in Rio and the audience there, they just sang along to every song really loudly! Stuart Matthewman will celebrate 63rd birthday on a Friday 18th of August 2023. I love what punk did for the music industry, particularly since it gave everybody different ideas of what the music business could be. Being truly fulfilled in what youre doing, and enjoying it, is important.. I listened to Drakes Take Care and Alison Krauss Forget About It. I dont think I was, you know. Trivia (1) Is the saxophonist and guitarist of 80s-present pop group Sade. 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. 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. 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. What we were doing was programmed, but it sounded live because we allowed other instruments to breathe and play around the vocals. 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,. 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. During his teens, he picked up sax and began playing guitar. [laughs] I think now, Im less open than I used to be sometimes, because I have to protect myself. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. 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. I mean youd think as we get older, I guess our audience kind of grows with us. A lot of the results Matthewman has seen at IR relate to how he defines success, both in life and in marketing. 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. When I was ten, I quite remember liking Maggie May, but that was it. ' 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. She did, however, tease us with an original song (Flowers in the Universe) contribution to Disneys A Wrinkle in Time soundtrack. 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. I had an older brother who was always very protective of me. Now I collect books, but I never have time to read them. Using the pseudonym Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album, X Amounts of Niceness in 2010 [1] and produced remixes for artists. A hands-on leader, who loves the challenge of developing new market and business opportunities. Sometimes the songs dont come from my lyrics. You know the fans and doing such a big stage show at this time in our career and the fans being so responsive, we really didnt want to finish the tour! ', 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.. Im sure a lot of people hate me because of that, theyre like, Yeah, that bitch, Sade, I hate her. [laughs]. I was pretty much one of the lads, but I was an old soul even when I was a child. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Their self-titled album was released on Decca/Universal in 2015. It liberated the industry and gave people a lot of opportunities. Stuart Matthewman was born on August 18, 1960 in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. 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. In speaking with Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman, Life+Times learned a lot about what makes this legendary outfit tick. Maybe Stuart [Matthewman] or Andrew [Hale] will come from a bassline and then we build on that. 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