I didnt like his more rocky stage; I wasnt so keen on that. [pause] But, we were talking about Paul. I loved that song; I cant remember liking anything else I heard on standard pop radio. The song was my interpretation of what he told me. A guy from the record company came in and said, Its, really beautiful, have you got drums coming in? I think people do think of me as this depressed person crying in my ivory tower. 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. I wasnt so sure that I really wanted to be in the front. So, however long it takes; sometimes the songs come really quickly, they just fall into place. I wish I could take it out on other people. We do have those metrics at IR, but we largely use them as leading indicators. He is the assistant editor. ', Those were just a few elements of what the singer describes as a smorgasbord of cultures flowing into Urban Hang Suite. Do they think youre some kind of sad poet walking around dressed in all black? Its great being the only female in there, so [laughs]. You need to work as a team. I am an entrepreneurial, customer-centric and results focused marketing and consulting professional with extensive experience across diverse industries. Ive never been so nervous in my life. How long does that formulation of ideas take? 23K views 7 years ago tuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric of Pods & Sods in conversation. I mean it sounded very different from what we usually did. 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 [laughs] Youre nervous? http://traffic.libsyn.com/podsodcast/2015-08-18T17_13_14-07_00.mp3, Follow THE PODS & SODS NETWORK on WordPress.com. Ive always been like that. L+T: Is there anything you would change about your career? Making music is like life: you never really know whats round the next bend in the river. After releasing her album Lovers Rock in 2000, Sade wasnt heard again until 2010s Soldier of Love. I would think after all these years, you guys must have a pretty tight relationship. You dont have all the answers. But no I mean yeah, the audience has always been really appreciative and very vocal with it. 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. Good questions. mark into a region where, 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 Roots also helped out extensively on, is really just soul, with a lineage that reaches back to Keni Burkes, Some of his ambivalence about his path remained even when, finally hit stores in April 1996. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, record producer and musician. At IR, our corporate campaigns are developed here on a global level but we rely heavily on our colleagues in the regions to run those programs. Yes we speak English a kind of English compared to the Americans. And obviously over the years our tastes have grown and we just try different things. What do you think the biggest misconception about you would be? I dont think Ive ever really known what romance is. Daughter of late jazz pianist Paul Bley and pioneer video artist Carol Goss, Vanessa Bley was born in 1985 in Miami, Florida. Stuart: Oh yeah, absolutely. These guys had a band, but their singer had left. Its about how people in different regions like to be communicated to, learn and educate themselves that impacts marketing.. Over the five years he has been with the company, its has seen fantastic growth and its marketing revenue has tripled. Sade Adu of Sade and Teddy Riley are among the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees. 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]. 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 always agree, but I always get my way. While Urban Hang Suite is dashing and assured, its creator was profoundly ambivalent about his place in the music industry at the time. And America is obviously always an amazing audience. I learned more during that time than at any other time in my life. He and I both agree that back in the day marketers saw each other as competitors. But, Cherish the Day, I know if I heard it on the radio I would say, God, this is good. [1] With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the band Sade. What changes were they? I was pretty much one of the lads, but I was an old soul even when I was a child. Yeah, I have a little notebook, but Im always losing it as well; mislaying it. Therell be no more messaging, people are going to bed. 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 That seems like a marketing ploy thats obvious in todays world, but I was actually scared that something would happen. 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. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. The band features instrumental songs and songs with guest vocalists. Stuart Matthewman | Press Stuart Matthewman Collaboration with MaxwelL In this interview, R&B singer Maxwell discusses his latest album and collaboration with Stuart. So He Built His Own, A Breath of Fresh Air: How Giveon Became R&Bs King of Warmth, It Started as a College Project. L+T: How do you feel working with Hip-Hop artists or being sampled by them affected your music/career? La French Radio Portugal : Ne le 16 janvier 1959 au Nigeria, dans le village d'Ibadan, la jeune Helen F In the fall of 1992, I received a call from the Epic Records press department in New York City. I met a guy in a bar in New York years ago. I guess we should start off talking about the new album, Love Deluxe. But we had no idea if people were going to get it or not. They asked if I wanted to be the singer, but I told them, Im not a singer. Stuart is an avid cyclist, training and racing with New York race team, RBNY Racing. (Ive experienced that before with Sade when theyre scared of putting things out, Matthewman says sympathetically. You wont be in trouble. 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,. '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. 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. 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. If youre not enjoying it, it can impact not just on the work youre doing, but also life outside of work. In 2014 Twin Danger signed to Decca Classics/Universal records and released[7] their eponymously titled album in spring 2015. And thats why we decided to have a completely empty stage. Matthewman was born on 18 August 1960 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. Stuart: Exactly, yeah! So glad I found this. Press J to jump to the feed. The things that most depress you are often the things that you write about. For the first three numbers, my foot was stuck and I couldnt move. We loved it; it was so simple, Matthewman remembers. 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. Popular As: Stuart Matthewman: Occupation: Rock Stars: Age: 60 years old: Zodiac Sign: Leo: Born: August 18, 1960 (United Kingdom) Birthday: August 18: Then we feel were completely cut off and we could just get on with doing what we do. I wanted the cover to not be my face, Maxwell says. [8] Vanessa Bley was killed in a car crash on 25 October 2019 in California.[9]. Yeahyeah. 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. Privacy Policy. . Your email address will not be published. Related Stories Sade is one of the few artists who can take a lengthy hiatus, drop an album, steal the show and take another break. 1 talking about this. 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. One in particular was Like a Tattoo. That song is about a man who has been in Vietnam, but its not really about Vietnam. ' (No.) Weve got some various bits and pieces to do individually and then well get back together again. The record company knows theres no point in nagging us or giving us deadlines. In 1996 Matthewman composed the music the short movie 'Bajo del Perro' by LA based film makers Mike Polish and Mark Polish. 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. Some 20-year0-olds, some college kids seem to be. You know what I mean? If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. No matter where people are, regardless of whether someones thirsty or trying to deploy new technology, their problems are largely the same. Mission Statement and Core Values; Wisdom Council; Calendar of Events; Programs. If I had to pick one it would be Cherish the Day, but I dont know why. We were no threat to anybody, but it mightve been different if we had grown up in the city. About. As beautifully sweet as she was wickedly talented, Sade was the anti-diva Diva. We loved it; it was so simple, Matthewman remembers. In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. A hands-on leader, who loves the challenge of developing new market and business opportunities. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. I wasnt someone who had a lot of music around me when I was a child, really. You will receive an email confirmation for the Life + Times newsletter shortly. I had these stiletto heels on and when I walked up to the microphone, my shoe got stuck in one of the planks. He says, Typically, the problems people are trying to solve are the same. I also liked the heavier stuff as well, like Gil Scott-Heron. 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. Or Love Deluxe, which was maybe more R&B. Stuart: Yeah thats because its ourselves as well. We never think about the record company, we never think about friends or fans, we never think about radio. They asked me if I'd like to write a bio for superstar singer Sade. 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. The more input you get from smart people, the more success youll have.. 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. 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. [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). L+T: When you finished recording By Your Side, did you have any idea that it was going to be so gigantic? Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, record producer and musician. We travel quite a bit. Running a global content team is always a business challenge. Urban Hang Suite Left Him No Choice, Russ Doesnt Trust Other Labels. He believes that how marketers measure success has also shifted over the last few years, and his organisation is a great example of this. 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? Theyve been friends and worked together since the beginning of our careers. 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. 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. 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. Even your organisation doesnt. 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. We love it. Talk a little about performing with the group. 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. 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. You dont partially choose, Im going to show this, but Im not going to show that. But it happens that way. Sade: This time we wanted to do something more theatrical and take the audience somewhere unexpected. 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. But we havent had anyone too scary. Its not an incredibly professional way of working, the way that we work, so its always going to come out a little quirky. Stuart is an avid cyclist, and races with New York race team RBNY. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Stuart is also a member of Sweetback, and was one half of Twin Danger. Its quite a responsibility. The early-Nineties airwaves were packed with fusions of rap and R&B: the whiplash-inducing pleasures of New Jack Swing, followed by sample-driven hip-hop soul, which made cross-genre collaborations commonplace. Yeah, I think so, but thats only because they see one level. Many love affairs have begun to a Sade album. 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. 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. Are you a perfectionist when it comes to your music? 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 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. Im just a girl who likes to party. I told them I would try. 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. Maxwell assembled an unusual group of musicians: not just Matthewman, who recalls that the singer was very enamored with the Sade album Love Deluxe 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 I Want You LP and Wah Wah Watson, a guitarist whose rsum included Gayes Lets Get It On and Michael Jacksons Off the Wall. [2] In 1982, he relocated to London. We were working on Love Deluxe for about four months, physically making it. Its not that the song makes you feel sad, the sadness is already there. Twenty-five years after his debut, the singer-songwriter-producer and key collaborators look back on an album that proved R&B tradition could still thrive in a hip-hop world. In the early Nineties, a young Maxwell was enraptured by, music around as a songwriter, Maxwell recalls. And it just seemed like the right song to lead with on that album [Lovers Rock], to go with first. Some organisations focus on leads or marketing qualified leads (MQLs). 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 kept moving my foot, but it wouldnt budge. You wont be sacked. 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. If someone tries to say, It wasnt my fault, call that out. 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. Its been eight years now, and Sade still hasnt fully emerged from her music slumber to bless us with a new full-length album. 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 . We just do what sounds right to us at that time. I know I dont get angry with anyone except myself, really. It was amazing. 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 wasnt so sure that I really wanted to be in the front. Maxwell collaborated for the first time with guitarist Hod David, who co-wrote three songs and has worked with the singer ever since. When I was ten, I quite remember liking Maggie May, but that was it. You spend a lot of your life at work. You know were open for anything. 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. The second half of Urban Hang Suite is more subdued, a series of Quiet Storm ballads. I was like, Its amazing, but it sounds like its already done. I was walking in like, I think youre incredibly valid. 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. SYDNEY, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IR (ASX:IRI) a leading global provider of performance management and analytics for unified communication and collaboration, IT infrastructure, and payment. L+T: Have you encountered any crazed Sade fans? The greats Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye and Sly Stone. Joining Latin funk band Pride, Matthewman met singer Sade Adu and they began writing songs together. He doesnt put in so much when were composing; its more Andrew and Stuart. 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. According to Matthewman, Sade Adu and company have already written . The company, IR, produces software that helps large enterprises monitor, manage and troubleshoot their critical networks and systems. So were definitely not going to leave it that long. We all had so much fun. We wanted to make sure that we really covered songs that werent expected as well for us to do. Maybe Stuart [Matthewman] or Andrew [Hale] will come from a bassline and then we build on that. Nobody knows all the answers. We want to hear 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. I speak with Matthewman, Introducing flexibility from people on how they use the brand. L+T: Who are some artists you are interested in these days? He has composed the soundtracks for the movies: Twin Falls Idaho, Jackpot, Northfork, The Double (short subject), The Astronaut Farmer and Life Support. Years ago, I think it was when By Your Side, the song came out, and big posters were stuck around New York. 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. Were you aware then that your family was different? Days. Stuart: Well we have very odd ones. Today, I might look after demand gen but it doesnt mean that the person looking after content, social, digital marketing dont have input. I wanted the cover to not be my face, Maxwell says. It doesnt matter. We have no rules in the studio so anyone is, you know, always open to try anything. We were forever butting heads., Now he does things differently. I would have asked JAY Z to rap on Soldier Of Love in 2010. For more information, please see our I think the history is we got kind of the nod of approval from various hip-hop luminaries and R&B stars. I collect ideas. The lead A&R was like, Whats the deal with the instrumental? Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. But everything was very programmed-sounding, Matthewman explains. Its just whatever we feel like. You have this guitar kind of squeaky sound, and it was also a little bit more country than what weve done, it wasnt kind of necessarily R&B. A true player of many musical instruments and amazing writer. 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. , produces software that helps large enterprises monitor, manage and troubleshoot their critical networks and systems. The song just makes you recognize it. Maxwell's Waiting Game: R&B Hitmaker Talks Loyalty, Longevity 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. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-'90s and actually changed careers half way. 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. Sade Adu is hip-hop. ' 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. Two hearts beating as one. His niche is seasoned R&B acts, along with radio stats on urban and R&B formats. As Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album. When were going back into the studio, I dont know. Sade: Yesterday I was in my car. 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". Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites. We were just kind of writing. Sade's Stuart Matthewman has revealed in a new interview with Rated R&B that the band have begun working towards a new album. ' (No.) Stuart: Well we absolutely loved doing the tour. Whenever Wherever Whatever, a drum-less Matthewman co-write that sets Maxwell against tense acoustic guitar, is the sets most blatant Sade homage. Honestly, were a little bit amateur in the studio, the way we work. You know, theyve kind of grown older but theres a lot of younger people in the audience this time as well. 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. 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