Now I collect books, but I never have time to read them. When did you first became interested in music and thought it was something that you could do professionally? 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? Its good. 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. The following week, Perry escorted me to Sades midtown hotel suite overlooking 6th Avenue. Sadness in songs is positive because it brings it out of you; it brings the sadness out. Sades longtime collaborator and famed British musician Stuart Matthewman who is an original member of the band exclusively tells Rated R&B, Were working on a new album., Matthewman says Sade and their creative team currently have a bunch of songs, that eager fans will hear once theyre satisfied with the final product. Trivia (1) Is the saxophonist and guitarist of 80s-present pop group Sade. 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. 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. Its great being the only female in there, so [laughs]. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. They asked me if Id like to write a bio for superstar singer Sade. I wasnt so sure that I really wanted to be in the front. Many love affairs have begun to a Sade album. ', Those were just a few elements of what the singer describes as a smorgasbord of cultures flowing into Urban Hang Suite. The second half of Urban Hang Suite is more subdued, a series of Quiet Storm ballads. 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? I think people do think of me as this depressed person crying in my ivory tower. Stuart: Well we absolutely loved doing the tour. L+T: So now whats next for the band? Or, slightly later, when I was 14 or 15 I started listening to Billie Holiday and Miles Davis; Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain. A hands-on leader, who loves the challenge of developing new market and business opportunities. I wish I could take it out on other people. I just like it. Ive always been like that. Sade & Stuart Matthewman Discuss Music, Hip-Hop and Longevity. They played really good music, basically. If I had to pick one it would be Cherish the Day, but I dont know why. Stuart: Its quite amazing! We were just kind of writing. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Just own it. The two men ended up working together on multiple tracks that appeared on Maxwells Urban Hang Suite, the singers debut, which turns 25 this week; Maxwell is honoring the birthday with a reissue and a performance at the NAACP Image Awards. 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. You spend a lot of your life at work. I love what punk did for the music industry, particularly since it gave everybody different ideas of what the music business could be. 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. No one was doing crazy smooth-jazz solos.. It would be easier to blame somebody else, but Im not that kind of person. He is the assistant editor. [8] Vanessa Bley was killed in a car crash on 25 October 2019 in California.[9]. In 1995, percussionist Karl Vanden Bossche introduced Matthewman to then unknown singer Maxwell. 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. No matter where people are, regardless of whether someones thirsty or trying to deploy new technology, their problems are largely the same. 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. Weve got some various bits and pieces to do individually and then well get back together again. You will receive an email confirmation for the Life + Times newsletter shortly. Its one of the key reasons I really enjoy working at IR., Matthewman is philosophical about international marketing. Sade: This time we wanted to do something more theatrical and take the audience somewhere unexpected. I wasnt someone who had a lot of music around me when I was a child, really. Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 12:40, "Maxwell Wasn't Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. But everything was very programmed-sounding, Matthewman explains. L+T: Amazing! You just try to make a record that you like, that you would buy yourself. My father is totally into music and surrounds himself with music, but I didnt grow up with him. 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. Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites. 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. I was pretty much one of the lads, but I was an old soul even when I was a child. 23K views 7 years ago tuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric of Pods & Sods in conversation. 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. 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, . Talk a little about performing with the group. Its not that the song makes you feel sad, the sadness is already there. 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. I try to write so that it is indecipherable. Those steep steps, well be too old. He doesnt put in so much when were composing; its more Andrew and Stuart. Did you start listening to jazz at that time? You get some perspective on why youre making a record. I was like, Thats the point it starts with an instrumental and ends with a slow version of the same instrumental. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. If youre not enjoying it, it can impact not just on the work youre doing, but also life outside of work. A guy from the record company said, Its from a new artist, would you meet him? So I mean yeah we have such a cross-section of people out there. ' 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. 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. We were forever butting heads., Now he does things differently. The singer started her first disappearing act after she took eight years to release a follow-up to 1992s Love Deluxe. In addition to songwriting, Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. Some organisations focus on leads or marketing qualified leads (MQLs). Their self-titled album was released on Decca/Universal in 2015. 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. The song just makes you recognize it. I think its really quite deep, but at the same time its a love song. 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. Flanked by Sweetback, Sade has crafted a sound that not only withstood the test of time, but arrived better with each return. Maxwell: Towards a New Definition of the Elegant Soulman. And they dont even speak English! Thanks for this! 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 . 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. So whether thats the Promise album that was maybe more, a little bit more jazz-tinged. L+T: What still keeps you so passionate about making music? It was an Irish bar on 14th Street. In 2018, Stuart Matthewman, a famed British musician and longtime bandmate of the Grammy-winning group Sade, exclusively revealed to Rated R&B that the legendary band was "working on a new album." . Register for a Program; Jewish Men's Retreat. There are more licensed stations now, but when I was growing up, there werent many options. L+T: Its hard not to, right? I was like, Thats the point it starts with an instrumental and ends with a slow version of the same instrumental. You know were open for anything. We were no threat to anybody, but it mightve been different if we had grown up in the city. Late for sound check, late to get ready Thats my defense. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. Sade Adu of Sade and Teddy Riley are among the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees. I know that sounds a bit odd. 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 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. Our mission is simple: help marketers excel. I tried to write it before, but it didnt quite work out. About. And this time, you know like our fans have grown with us. Required fields are marked *. Stuart: Exactly, yeah! Stuart Matthewman was born on August 18, 1960 in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. Sade: Yesterday I was in my car. I hate that Im so hard on myself, really. Below we countdown to Stuart Matthewman upcoming birthday. We were working on Love Deluxe for about four months, physically making it. ', 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., 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. You dont partially choose, Im going to show this, but Im not going to show that. But it happens that way. 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. Its just whatever we feel like. I also liked the heavier stuff as well, like Gil Scott-Heron. Life+Times: What do you aim to do differently with your live sets each time you tour? JMR31 Information (Nov. 11-13, 2022) Im sure people tell you that. They have released two albums, Sweetback (1996) and Stage 2 (2004). I always see it as a compliment. That was very much Sophie [Muller] and Sade together. [laughs] I think now, Im less open than I used to be sometimes, because I have to protect myself. I had an older brother who was always very protective of me. Or Love Deluxe, which was maybe more R&B. In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. Born August 18, 1960, in Hull, North Yorkshire, England, Matthewman started playing clarinet as a child. Hes a really important member of the band. I listened to Drakes Take Care and Alison Krauss Forget About It. He is known for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Sea of Love (1989) and Spanglish (2004). In its 52nd year, Last updated: Feb. 22, 2023 Of the many things to look forward to in the year ahead a new Sade Adu and Teddy Riley to Be Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame, Spotify Announces R&B First Nights Concert Series, Ari Lennox Bares All at The Fillmore Charlotte: Concert Review, 6LACKs New Song Since I Have a Lover Feels Good. With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the English band Sade. Stuart is an avid cyclist, training and racing with New York race team, RBNY Racing. 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. Were not thinking about anyone else. The more input you get from smart people, the more success youll have.. , produces software that helps large enterprises monitor, manage and troubleshoot their critical networks and systems. Back in the day, marketing was about positioning things so they seemed better than they really were, says Matthewman. I mean theyre not like, dangerous. You have to deliver, even if youre not ready for it. [1] With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the band Sade. You know we just do what we do and hope that people like it. Stuart: I think our formula is the fact that we dont really have a formula. Sade signed with Epic Records U.K. division in 1984. Its funny, most of the songs I cant tell you if I really like them or not; its really hard to be objective about it. They asked me if I'd like to write a bio for superstar singer Sade. ', 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.. 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. "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. I speak with Matthewmanabout international marketing, how he defines success and what he wishes hed learned earlier. ' Matthewman recalls. I mean its amazing going towe played in South America that we hadnt done before. 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. If someone tries to say, It wasnt my fault, call that out. A guy from the record company came in and said, Its really beautiful, have you got drums coming in? Matthewman co-wrote, performed, and produced tracks on Santessa's 2000 trip-hop album Delirium released on Sony. 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. 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 . Then, when they decide to buy, youre in the mix because youve assisted them with taking that journey.. L+T: Who are some artists you are interested in these days? 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. 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. Ive been writing songs since I was a child. Privacy Policy. thank you for posting. L+T: What still keeps you so passionate about making music? As Matthewman says, If youre looking at truly business-changing programs not just focused on lead gen but on enabling the business thats truly a successful marketing team. About six years. 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. 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. When were going back into the studio, I dont know. I had these stiletto heels on and when I walked up to the microphone, my shoe got stuck in one of the planks. In 1994, Stuart teamed up with fellow Sadeband mates, Andrew Hale and Paul Denman, forming the studio band,Sweetback, releasing two albums featuring various guest artists: Maxwell, Amel Larrieux, Aya, and Chocolate Genius. Basically I found him very easy to work with because to me he is really like a beautiful facilitator. We wanted to make sure that we really covered songs that weren't expected as well for us to do. 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But there is, perhaps, one last surprise that Matthewman left with me: the lesson he wishes hed learned earlier. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. So, that got me interested and I started collecting albums. 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. L+T: Is there anything you would change about your career? The song was my interpretation of what he told me. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-90s and actually changed careers half way. Its not an incredibly professional way of working, the way that we work, so its always going to come out a little quirky. There is always a new story to tell. Try to find people who help you. Finally, he recommends open and honest communication. My mum was a single parent, which was pretty unusual back then. Its more about society and culture and their parents. But we havent had anyone too scary. When Maxwell completed the album, it sat unreleased for nearly a year. We loved it; it was so simple, Matthewman remembers. Yeahyeah. (The Roots also helped out extensively on Baduizm.) You wont be sacked. Stuart: Almost like watching a theater production or an opera or something where you can just completely change the stage. I tended not to venture into the stuff that I didnt understand. All Rights reserved. In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. The internet and content have had a huge part to play in this you have to be up front about how youre educating people and helping them with a buying decision. So I think that its like oh wow! to the younger people who maybe didnt know about Sade are discovering her, which is great. I mean it sounded very different from what we usually did. Press J to jump to the feed. Stuart has. 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. Seconds. The lead A&R was like, Whats the deal with the instrumental? http://traffic.libsyn.com/podsodcast/2015-08-18T17_13_14-07_00.mp3, Follow THE PODS & SODS NETWORK on WordPress.com. But, Cherish the Day, I know if I heard it on the radio I would say, God, this is good. 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. Yes, I have. Even more unusual was that she had two black kids and the village was pure white as the driven snow. So glad I found this. I travel with it and sometimes I look around and cant find it. Even your organisation doesnt. I think they were a little confused at first. 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. A true player of many musical instruments and amazing writer. I didnt like his more rocky stage; I wasnt so keen on that. Stuart is an avid cyclist, and races with New York race team RBNY. That seems like a marketing ploy thats obvious in todays world, but I was actually scared that something would happen. I think the history is we got kind of the nod of approval from various hip-hop luminaries and R&B stars. I wanted it to happen, but I was secretly afraid., Maxwell Wasnt Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. I am an entrepreneurial, customer-centric and results focused marketing and consulting professional with extensive experience across diverse industries. I mean, I was there on the edge, but I wasnt that into it. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Gina Balarin is founder and director of Verballistics Pty Ltd, TEDx speaker and author ofThe Secret Army: Leadership, Marketing and the Power of People. Its heavy, just the whole experience. It doesnt really help the process, he says. So He Built His Own, A Breath of Fresh Air: How Giveon Became R&Bs King of Warmth, It Started as a College Project. 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: They are getting younger and older. But today in the B2B space its more about educating people. So were definitely not going to leave it that long. Working with Paloma Faith on her third studio album, Stuart Matthewman co-wrote two songs on her album A Perfect Contradiction released March 2014. During his teens, he picked up sax and began playing guitar. I speak with Matthewman, Introducing flexibility from people on how they use the brand. The record label found the idea of starting an album in this way baffling. Married to Michele Matthewman (19902018), they had a son, Clay Matthewman. It doesnt matter. Yeah, I have a little notebook, but Im always losing it as well; mislaying it. I got into that later. Unsurprisingly, as head of marcomms, a lot of his answers have to do with good communication. Sometimes we can work together without any talking, and thats the best. Its gotten to the point now that I actually like performing. Its almost unreal; almost magical. 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 wanted the cover to not be my face, Maxwell says. The record label found the idea of starting an album in this way baffling. I think people do think of me as this depressed person crying in my ivory tower. I used to read a lot back then as well, at least up until the age of 15. It liberated the industry and gave people a lot of opportunities. 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. As Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album. You mentioned Stuart Matthewman and Andrew Hale before, but what is your relationship like with bassist Paul Denman? 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