Sadness in songs is positive because it brings it out of you; it brings the sadness out. Whenever Wherever Whatever, a drum-less Matthewman co-write that sets Maxwell against tense acoustic guitar, is the sets most blatant Sade homage. I just like it. Stuart: Exactly, yeah! ' (No.) Its good. I think that children arent naturally racist at all. Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 12:40, "Maxwell Wasn't Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. Im just a girl who likes to party. I told them I would try. Nobody knows all the answers. [pause] But, we were talking about Paul. In 1982, Matthewman relocated to London. 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? If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. 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. Sade is one of the few artists who can take a lengthy hiatus, drop an album, steal the show and take another break. Thank you Eric. Hopefully the organisation outlives all of us; but when were here, were the people that live and breathe the brand and we need to project those brand values collectively out to our people and the rest of the world., The new brand is easier to use but, more importantly, employees believe in it. Life+Times: What do you aim to do differently with your live sets each time you tour? If youre not enjoying it, it can impact not just on the work youre doing, but also life outside of work. It liberated the industry and gave people a lot of opportunities. And thats why we decided to have a completely empty stage. What I like personally when I listen to other peoples music is when the music makes you feel something. and our Press J to jump to the feed. Were a lot of things, but when youre singing, when youre presenting yourself, you dont give everything away. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-'90s and actually changed careers half way. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Gina Balarin speaks with IRs Stuart Matthewman. Late for sound check, late to get ready Thats my defense. He has composed the soundtracks for the movies: Twin Falls Idaho, Jackpot, Northfork, The Double (short subject), The Astronaut Farmer and Life Support. 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. He is the father of Clay Matthewman and two magical white cats, Chet and Billie. Popular As: Stuart Matthewman: Occupation: Rock Stars: Age: 60 years old: Zodiac Sign: Leo: Born: August 18, 1960 (United Kingdom) Birthday: August 18: But, individually, as far as people are concerned, Im an optimist, because I believe theres a lot of good in people. 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. I think people do think of me as this depressed person crying in my ivory tower. 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. He doesnt put in so much when were composing; its more Andrew and Stuart. 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. 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. In 1996 Matthewman composed the music the short movie 'Bajo del Perro' by LA based film makers Mike Polish and Mark Polish. You wont be sacked. You know what I mean? We love it. I also liked the heavier stuff as well, like Gil Scott-Heron. 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. I travel with it and sometimes I look around and cant find it. I dont think I was, you know. Its just whatever we feel like. thank you for posting. Sometimes we can work together without any talking, and thats the best. And they dont even speak English! Sade: I love when our music is reclaimed to make something new. We were forever butting heads., Now he does things differently. Yeah, I have a little notebook, but Im always losing it as well; mislaying it. L+T: Its hard not to, right? 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. Its one of the key reasons I really enjoy working at IR., Matthewman is philosophical about international marketing. 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! Its about how people in different regions like to be communicated to, learn and educate themselves that impacts marketing.. Stuart: Almost like watching a theater production or an opera or something where you can just completely change the stage. I collect ideas. In speaking with Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman, Life+Times learned a lot about what makes this legendary outfit tick. Try to find people who help you. Im a mixture of being really idealistic and hopeful, and really pessimistic about our future. ', 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.. Stuart is also a member of bands, Sweetback and Twin Danger. 1 talking about this. But it just didnt work. Not everything is going to work., He uses this approach with his team. We travel quite a bit. Talk a little about performing with the group. I love what punk did for the music industry, particularly since it gave everybody different ideas of what the music business could be. Unsurprisingly, as head of marcomms, a lot of his answers have to do with good communication. 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. When Van Den Bossche stopped by to visit Matthewman later, he brought the singer as well. Something will come over me and Ill suddenly realize I hadnt seen it lately. I met a guy in a bar in New York years ago. I think the general consensus is we cant possibly leave it that long next time. . We dont consciously say I want this song to sound like that one, but it creeps in there. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. Yeahyeah. He and I both agree that back in the day marketers saw each other as competitors. Sade: They are getting younger and older. 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. $4 Million Stuart Matthewman net worth: Stuart Matthewman is an English songwriter, musician, and record producer who has a net worth of $4 million. I was like, Thats the point it starts with an instrumental and ends with a slow version of the same instrumental. But we havent had anyone too scary. 'Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite' turns 25 this week. What changes were they? Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. Are you a perfectionist when it comes to your music? 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. Solo transcription.Transcription sheet you will find on http://solojunkie.wix.com/solojunkie Others you have to manipulate to get what you want out of them so they can say what you want them to say. 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. 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. 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. A guy from the record company came in and said, Its, really beautiful, have you got drums coming in? Not everything will be perfect. Can you talk a little about you and the band working on this album after not being in the studio for a few years? 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.. No, I wouldnt say that, but Im not a real jazz buff. You have to deliver, even if youre not ready for 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. Although Im proud of them, it was the most that we could do at that time; at that moment in time, we did our best. For more information, please see our Its more about society and culture and their parents. Im sure people tell you that. 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 The singer started her first disappearing act after she took eight years to release a follow-up to 1992s Love Deluxe. Maxwell then caps the first half of. Having that local knowledge gives you something intrinsic in how you approach what youre doing. 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. 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. I speak with Matthewmanabout international marketing, how he defines success and what he wishes hed learned earlier. 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. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time I wanted it to happen, but I was secretly afraid., Maxwell Wasnt Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. The record label found the idea of starting an album in this way baffling. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time We were working on Love Deluxe for about four months, physically making it. Maxwell enlisted other pros with enviable track records as well: David Gamson, a former member of, is springy and suave. 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. Stuart Matthewman | Press Stuart Matthewman Collaboration with MaxwelL In this interview, R&B singer Maxwell discusses his latest album and collaboration with Stuart. I mean it was so rewarding doing the tour. I try to write so that it is indecipherable. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. 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. When I was ten, I quite remember liking Maggie May, but that was it. Sade: Yesterday I was in my car. We do have those metrics at IR, but we largely use them as leading indicators. "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. So, however long it takes; sometimes the songs come really quickly, they just fall into place. I wasnt so sure that I really wanted to be in the front. [1] With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the band Sade. For all intents and purposes, they thought the industry was done with them. He knows that if its easier for them to use it and understand it, the brand gets used properly more often, and. 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. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, record producer and musician. 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 . 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. Eventually somebody was supposed to replace me, but that never happened. 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. Its great being the only female in there, so [laughs]. You will receive an email confirmation for the Life + Times newsletter shortly. 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. Thank YOU Neil for listening! Then, when they decide to buy, youre in the mix because youve assisted them with taking that journey.. Whats your favorite song on Love Deluxe? The lead A&R was like, Whats the deal with the instrumental? She likes to put out art. 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. Stuart is kind of an unsung hero and a truly incredible talent! I was like, Thats the point it starts with an instrumental and ends with a slow version of the same instrumental. 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. I was so engrossed in the process of reading. We were no threat to anybody, but it mightve been different if we had grown up in the city. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. There are more licensed stations now, but when I was growing up, there werent many options. A true player of many musical instruments and amazing writer. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. I mean it sounded very different from what we usually did. The second half of Urban Hang Suite is more subdued, a series of Quiet Storm ballads. With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the English band Sade. But we kind of had to, you know, to do events and various things. [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). 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. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. (The Roots also helped out extensively on Baduizm.) They asked me if Id like to write a bio for superstar singer Sade. Privacy Policy. We all had so much fun. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, record producer and musician. 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. Risk takers with an appetite for the unknown." About. They played really good music, basically. Success for me is defined as how fulfilled I am, he says, the work Im doing and the impact Im having in my organisation. No one was doing crazy smooth-jazz solos.. It depends on each song, really, how it comes to be. And America is obviously always an amazing audience. L+T: Have you encountered any crazed Sade fans? 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.
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