Yes, I have. 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]. Sometimes the best songs come out when you discuss them less and just let them happen. I hate that Im so hard on myself, really. The singer started her first disappearing act after she took eight years to release a follow-up to 1992s Love Deluxe. Weve managed to get that right. 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. $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 speak with Matthewman, Introducing flexibility from people on how they use the brand. You mentioned Stuart Matthewman and Andrew Hale before, but what is your relationship like with bassist Paul Denman? L+T: Have you encountered any crazed Sade fans? Stuart: No! 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. L+T: Do you think that that preserves the organic quality of the music? 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. 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. Matthewman practices the principles of collaboration, engagement and education as much as he preaches them. True success for us really is: are we delivering quality pipeline that results in revenue? A guy from the record company came in and said, Its really beautiful, have you got drums coming in? I tried to write it before, but it didnt quite work out. When I was ten, I quite remember liking Maggie May, but that was it. [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. Weve got some various bits and pieces to do individually and then well get back together again. During his teens, he picked up sax and began playing guitar. Mission Statement and Core Values; Wisdom Council; Calendar of Events; Programs. About. I wanted the cover to not be my face, Maxwell says. '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. We know what to expect from each other and how to deal with each other as well. Not everything will be perfect. They have released two albums, Sweetback (1996) and Stage 2 (2004). , the singers debut, which turns 25 this week; Maxwell is honoring the birthday with a reissue and a performance at the NAACP Image Awards. L+T: Have you noticed a change in your audience over time? The second half of Urban Hang Suite is more subdued, a series of Quiet Storm ballads. I mean it was so rewarding doing the tour. It may be a bit more subdued with this tour, I mean from the very first date we did in Francethey just went insane! 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.. But, hes also pretty punky and rocky at the same time. Theres a bunch of YouTube clips. 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. Sade is one of the few artists who can take a lengthy hiatus, drop an album, steal the show and take another break. You know were open for anything. If someone tries to say, It wasnt my fault, call that out. No, no. 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 all had so much fun. Whats your favorite song on Love Deluxe? So, however long it takes; sometimes the songs come really quickly, they just fall into place. Popular As: Stuart Matthewman: Occupation: Rock Stars: Age: 60 years old: Zodiac Sign: Leo: Born: August 18, 1960 (United Kingdom) Birthday: August 18: I collect ideas in my head all the time. Its gotten to the point now that I actually like performing. Im sure people tell you that. With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the English band Sade. You just try to make a record that you like, that you would buy yourself. [2] In 1982, he relocated to London. Were not thinking about anyone else. While Urban Hang Suite is dashing and assured, its creator was profoundly ambivalent about his place in the music industry at the time. 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. Sade's Stuart Matthewman has revealed in a new interview with Rated R&B that the band have begun working towards a new album. Stuart Matthewman | Press Stuart Matthewman Collaboration with MaxwelL In this interview, R&B singer Maxwell discusses his latest album and collaboration with Stuart. They asked me if I'd like to write a bio for superstar singer Sade. You spend a lot of your life at work. My mum was a single parent, which was pretty unusual back then. Its heavy, just the whole experience. In addition to songwriting, Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. I also liked the heavier stuff as well, like Gil Scott-Heron. We were working on Love Deluxe for about four months, physically making it. I mean, I was there on the edge, but I wasnt that into it. 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. We were forever butting heads., Now he does things differently. I listened to Drakes Take Care and Alison Krauss Forget About It. The record company knows theres no point in nagging us or giving us deadlines. How do you help a global marketing team manage that? The things that most depress you are often the things that you write about. 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 I Want You. Two hearts beating as one. [laughs] Youre nervous? 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. Using the pseudonym Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album, X Amounts of Niceness in 2010 [1] and produced remixes for artists. 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. That seems like a marketing ploy thats obvious in todays world, but I was actually scared that something would happen. 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.. 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. 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. In 2014 Twin Danger signed to Decca Classics/Universal records and released[7] their eponymously titled album in spring 2015. I was peddlingmusic around as a songwriter, Maxwell recalls. I would think after all these years, you guys must have a pretty tight relationship. 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. L+T: Is there anything you would change about your career? I know theyre out there but are there any that are kind of over the top? Maxwell: Towards a New Definition of the Elegant Soulman. What I like personally when I listen to other peoples music is when the music makes you feel something. ' 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. 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, . Some of the songs on here are things I wanted to write about a long time ago. Yes we speak English a kind of English compared to the Americans. So, the picture someone has of you is never completely true. I grew up on a council estate in a village. Matthewman says Sades label home, Epic Records, respects her artistry and doesnt pressure the release of new music. Sade released their Bring Me Home Live 2011 DVD a short while ago, which was a homecoming of sorts for the band and their leader, having toured for the first time in a decade. I mean youd think as we get older, I guess our audience kind of grows with us. ' (No.) JMR31 Information (Nov. 11-13, 2022) 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. 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. Sometimes we can work together without any talking, and thats the best. L+T: Is there anything you would change about your career? Then we feel were completely cut off and we could just get on with doing what we do. A hands-on leader, who loves the challenge of developing new market and business opportunities. That was very much Sophie [Muller] and Sade together. Well, first of all its good that we stopped and didnt try to make another one off the back of the previous album. But today in the B2B space its more about educating people. But, your songs have meant so much to so many. [laughs] I think now, Im less open than I used to be sometimes, because I have to protect myself. Stuart Matthewman was born on August 18, 1960 in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. What changes were they? I know theyre out there but are there any that are kind of over the top? 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. Im a bit witchy; witchy woman. [8] Vanessa Bley was killed in a car crash on 25 October 2019 in California.[9]. Over the five years he has been with the company, its has seen fantastic growth and its marketing revenue has tripled. Your email address will not be published. It liberated the industry and gave people a lot of opportunities. Hours. Sade Adu of Sade and Teddy Riley are among the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees. My father is totally into music and surrounds himself with music, but I didnt grow up with him. 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. 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. But we havent had anyone too scary. Matthewman is tentatively optimistic about the brand update because it has passed the pub test (a concept that the Americans he works with find very amusing), but one thing is clear: his is no ordinary approach to marketing its an evolutionary approach. 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, . Ive been writing songs since I was a child. Fair Play with Stuart Matthewman 11,735 views Aug 9, 2015 Filmmaker Clive Williams hangs out with music artist / producer Stuart Matthewman (Twin Danger /Sade) to discuss Stuart's. I kept moving my foot, but it wouldnt budge. I was pretty much one of the lads, but I was an old soul even when I was a child. 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. 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. Thanks for this! 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. Sade signed with Epic Records U.K. division in 1984. We wanted to make sure that we really covered songs that werent expected as well for us to do. But no I mean yeah, the audience has always been really appreciative and very vocal with it. In a recent interview with GQ Magazine, the renowned band revealed they are wrapping up the follow-up to 2010's Soldier of Love. 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. Their self-titled album was released on Decca/Universal in 2015. Someone sprayed or wrote on top of it, Bitch sings when she wants to. Sade loved it.. Im just a girl who likes to party. I told them I would try. 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. Some organisations focus on leads or marketing qualified leads (MQLs). The lead A&R was like, Whats the deal with the instrumental? Stuart: Oh yeah, absolutely. Stuart is also a member of bands, Sweetback and Twin Danger. It doesnt really help the process, he says. 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. I met a guy in a bar in New York years ago. A guy from the record company said, Its from a new artist, would you meet him? For the first three numbers, my foot was stuck and I couldnt move. 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