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. In 1982, Matthewman relocated to London. We love it. When Maxwell completed the album, it sat unreleased for nearly a year. 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. 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. L+T: Is there anything you would change about your career? Basically, Im always late, so I never have time to consider the realities. Gina Balarin is founder and director of Verballistics Pty Ltd, TEDx speaker and author ofThe Secret Army: Leadership, Marketing and the Power of People. Yeah, I have a little notebook, but Im always losing it as well; mislaying it. Honestly, were a little bit amateur in the studio, the way we work. 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. 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. 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. L+T: Amazing! Are you a perfectionist when it comes to your music? I wanted the cover to not be my face, Maxwell says. A lot of the results Matthewman has seen at IR relate to how he defines success, both in life and in marketing. 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.. Weve got some various bits and pieces to do individually and then well get back together again. Not everything will be perfect. No, not really, but we are influenced by it. Stuart Matthewman | Press Stuart Matthewman Collaboration with MaxwelL In this interview, R&B singer Maxwell discusses his latest album and collaboration with Stuart. 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. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. 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. Im just a girl who likes to party. I told them I would try. I think its really quite deep, but at the same time its a love song. It was amazing. Their work featured instrumental songs and songs with guest vocalists. 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. [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. No one was doing crazy smooth-jazz solos.. Just own it. 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. Stuart: I think our formula is the fact that we dont really have a formula. But we havent had anyone too scary. My mum was a single parent, which was pretty unusual back then. 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. L+T: Amazing! As for me, I was always Mrs. When were going back into the studio, I dont know. But we kind of had to, you know, to do events and various things. L+T: Is there anything you would change about your career? [laughs] Youre nervous? I dont think Ive ever really known what romance is. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts For all intents and purposes, they thought the industry was done with them. Sydney - March 9, 2022 - IR (ASX:IRI) 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). Theres not much else I would change-the mistakes Ive made have made me grow braver. Sade: They are getting younger and older. Sure, not in the conventional sense, but the elusive artist has remained a name drop by the rap connoisseurs for ages now. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. We wanted to make sure that we really covered songs that weren't expected as well for us to do. Matthewman practices the principles of collaboration, engagement and education as much as he preaches them. When you make a record its so concrete, you know? 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. I just like it. I mean its amazing going towe played in South America that we hadnt done before. $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, Its amazing, but it sounds like its already done. Life+Times: What do you aim to do differently with your live sets each time you tour? He and I both agree that back in the day marketers saw each other as competitors. For more information, please see our His niche is seasoned R&B acts, along with radio stats on urban and R&B formats. Some organisations focus on leads or marketing qualified leads (MQLs). Seconds. It would be easier to blame somebody else, but Im not that kind of person. He is known for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Sea of Love (1989) and Spanglish (2004). Or Love Deluxe, which was maybe more R&B. You wont be in trouble. But it always ends up kind of sounding like us anyway. Stuart Matthewman was born on August 18, 1960 in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. ' (No.) 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. Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 12:40, "Maxwell Wasn't Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. I was peddlingmusic around as a songwriter, Maxwell recalls. Varese Sarabande : A 30th Anniversary Celebration (A Chronicle Of Great Film Music 2003-2008) [omnibus, ost] (2016) by Various Artists () on maniadb.com 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! What do you think the biggest misconception about you would be? Talk a little about performing with the group. Whenever Wherever Whatever, a drum-less Matthewman co-write that sets Maxwell against tense acoustic guitar, is the sets most blatant Sade homage. 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. It doesnt really help the process, he says. L+T: What still keeps you so passionate about making music? Its great. Thank you Eric. It may be a bit more subdued with this tour, I mean from the very first date we did in Francethey just went insane! Yeah, I think so, but thats only because they see one level. Stuart: Well we have very odd ones. I had an older brother who was always very protective of me. I saw in the media how people are mocked and destroyed I didnt have that kind of thick skin., He also worried that he wasnt supposed to make the type of R&B he loved. Maxwell then caps the first half of. True success for us really is: are we delivering quality pipeline that results in revenue? In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. Stuart: Almost like watching a theater production or an opera or something where you can just completely change the stage. 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. As Matthewman puts it, When you live and work somewhere, you understand the nuances between the people in different cities and states. There are more licensed stations now, but when I was growing up, there werent many options. Stuart is also a member of bands, Sweetback and Twin Danger. 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. 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. Those steep steps, well be too old. I think the history is we got kind of the nod of approval from various hip-hop luminaries and R&B stars. You know we just do what we do and hope that people like it. 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 travel with it and sometimes I look around and cant find it. Stuart has been with Sade since before they were signed - playing guitar, playing sax and co-writing. What I like personally when I listen to other peoples music is when the music makes you feel something. [laughs] I think now, Im less open than I used to be sometimes, because I have to protect myself. Sade is one of the few artists who can take a lengthy hiatus, drop an album, steal the show and take another break. I wasnt really a Rod Stewart fan, but that one song. Sometimes the songs dont come from my lyrics. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Weve managed to get that right. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Hours. ' (No.) 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. Sade & Stuart Matthewman Discuss Music, Hip-Hop and Longevity. Even more unusual was that she had two black kids and the village was pure white as the driven snow. 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 playing with around the same time. Privacy Policy. . What happens when an internationally-experienced content expert, speaker and interviewer gets up close and personal with a global head of marketing communications? Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-'90s and actually changed careers half way. Were not thinking about anyone else. 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,. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. She did, however, tease us with an original song (Flowers in the Universe) contribution to Disneys A Wrinkle in Time soundtrack. You are awesome!!! Ive been writing songs since I was a child. 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. 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. Yes we speak English a kind of English compared to the Americans. Years ago, I think it was when By Your Side, the song came out, and big posters were stuck around New York. There is always a new story to tell. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-90s and actually changed careers half way. 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.. [1] With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the band Sade. Their self-titled album was released on Decca/Universal in 2015. is more subdued, a series of Quiet Storm ballads. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. 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. I enjoyed all the answers and details. I think they were a little confused at first. Maybe Stuart [Matthewman] or Andrew [Hale] will come from a bassline and then we build on that. But today in the B2B space its more about educating people. I tended not to venture into the stuff that I didnt understand. A guy from the record company said, Its from a new artist, would you meet him? He knows that if its easier for them to use it and understand it, the brand gets used properly more often, and. Maxwell's Waiting Game: R&B Hitmaker Talks Loyalty, Longevity Sade signed with Epic Records U.K. division in 1984. Ascension sold more than a million copies, and its not hard to understand its allure: Theres the gliding economy of the groove, which seems to walk on water; the reckless falsetto run from Maxwell that opens the song; the strangely sticky lyrical construction of the hook, which swings from questioning to emphatic (Shouldnt I realize/Youre the highest of high/If you dont know, then Ill say it/So dont ever wonder); the subtle tumble of drums that precedes the chorus every so often. 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 also liked the heavier stuff as well, like Gil Scott-Heron. They sat on the first album for a long time before they put it out in America.) I was in a studio apartment with one window that faced a brick wall, Maxwell remembers. I know that sounds a bit odd. They asked me if Id like to write a bio for superstar singer Sade. 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. Then, when I was 13 I discovered a pirate radio station that played all sorts of stuff: folk, rock, soul, everything. 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. Sade Adu is hip-hop. 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 wish I could take it out on other people. I didnt like his more rocky stage; I wasnt so keen on that. We were forever butting heads., Now he does things differently. 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. In addition to songwriting, Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. Im a bit witchy; witchy woman. A hands-on leader, who loves the challenge of developing new market and business opportunities. I speak with Matthewman, Introducing flexibility from people on how they use the brand. Maxwell then caps the first half of Urban Hang Suite 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. When it comes to trusting people, I have quite good instincts. Stuart is kind of an unsung hero and a truly incredible talent! There are the fans of course, the always organic no-formula formula, and how a little Drake goes a long way to brighten Sades day. 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 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. But everything was very programmed-sounding, Matthewman explains. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. If I were somebody else, Im not sure I would like Sade. I was like, Its amazing, but it sounds like its already done. Theres one that we found out about. Solo transcription.Transcription sheet you will find on http://solojunkie.wix.com/solojunkie Many love affairs have begun to a Sade album. Thanks for this! 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