' Matthewman recalls. I collect ideas in my head all the time. I was like, Thats the point it starts with an instrumental and ends with a slow version of the same instrumental. I dont think Ive ever really known what romance is. 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. You wont be sacked. You are awesome!!! 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. 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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. I think people do think of me as this depressed person crying in my ivory tower. tuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric of Pods \u0026 Sods in conversation. In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. Cookie Notice His most vital album. 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. Its been eight years now, and Sade still hasnt fully emerged from her music slumber to bless us with a new full-length album. The band features instrumental songs and songs with guest vocalists. Sade: Yesterday I was in my car. Teaming with bandmate Paul S. Denman and keyboardist Andrew Hale, they formed the band Sade. Yeahyeah. In the fall of 1992, I received a call from the Epic Records press department in New York City. That seems like a marketing ploy thats obvious in todays world, but I was actually scared that something would happen. 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. Theres one that we found out about. 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. Many love affairs have begun to a Sade album. They asked me if I'd like to write a bio for superstar singer Sade. Our mission is simple: help marketers excel. And they dont even speak English! 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. We dont always agree, but I always get my way. Antwane joined Rated R&B in January 2013 after graduating from the University of South Carolina. 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. Sade: This time we wanted to do something more theatrical and take the audience somewhere unexpected. But we were accepted and there were no problems, no questions or conflicts because we were different. I was pretty much one of the lads, but I was an old soul even when I was a child. If someone tries to say, It wasnt my fault, call that out. Privacy Policy. L+T: Have you noticed a change in your audience over time? ' (No.) 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, . 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 speak with Matthewman, Introducing flexibility from people on how they use the brand. Stuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric in conversation. Who is this? The rest of them, I dont know. L+T: Amazing! L+T: Do you think that that preserves the organic quality of the music? A guy from the record company came in and said, Its, really beautiful, have you got drums coming in? How did he do it? How long does that formulation of ideas take? Yeah, I think so, but thats only because they see one level. 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. The record label found the idea of starting an album in this way baffling. In 1996 Matthewman composed the music the short movie 'Bajo del Perro' by LA based film makers Mike Polish and Mark Polish. I got into that later. When it comes to trusting people, I have quite good instincts. Sade: If I could turn back time? Teaming with bassist Paul S. Denman and keyboardist Andrew Hale, they formed the band Sade. 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. He is the assistant editor. I know that sounds a bit odd. According to Matthewman, Sade Adu and company have already written . If youre not enjoying it, it can impact not just on the work youre doing, but also life outside of work. Do you remember the first time you played live? It was good, though, because it was a distraction. You cant run around and change it once its on vinyl. When Van Den Bossche stopped by to visit Matthewman later, he brought the singer as well. Were not thinking about anyone else. And this time, you know like our fans have grown with us. Ive always been like that. Sad, happy, makes you want to dance, makes you feel elated. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. 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. 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. 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. When were going back into the studio, I dont know. We were just kind of writing. What changes were they? 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. Maxwell enlisted other pros with enviable track records as well: David Gamson, a former member of, is springy and suave. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. 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. 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. I mean its amazing going towe played in South America that we hadnt done before. We have no rules in the studio so anyone is, you know, always open to try anything. Indeed, the world was waiting. I was peddlingmusic around as a songwriter, Maxwell recalls. In the early 1990s, Stuart Matthewman, the writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work in Sade, heard a remarkable demo: a ballad that stretched out over nearly seven minutes, making room for daredevil falsetto and a bass line as elegant as a spiral staircase, building to a description of a sexual liaison so ecstatic that it lasts for days and eventually brings police to the door. As beautifully sweet as she was wickedly talented, Sade was the anti-diva Diva. The things that most depress you are often the things that you write about. So I think that its like oh wow! to the younger people who maybe didnt know about Sade are discovering her, which is great. Maybe Stuart [Matthewman] or Andrew [Hale] will come from a bassline and then we build on that. A guy from the record company came in and said, Its really beautiful, have you got drums coming in? Sade: I dont want to be a one trick pony. I learned more during that time than at any other time in my life. I was so engrossed in the process of reading. So, however long it takes; sometimes the songs come really quickly, they just fall into place. Did you start listening to jazz at that time? Mission Statement and Core Values; Wisdom Council; Calendar of Events; Programs. Maxwell's Waiting Game: R&B Hitmaker Talks Loyalty, Longevity In addition to songwriting, Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. Having that local knowledge gives you something intrinsic in how you approach what youre doing. Thank you Eric. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-90s and actually changed careers half way. Back in the day, marketing was about positioning things so they seemed better than they really were, says Matthewman. 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. Im sure people tell you that. He knows that if its easier for them to use it and understand it, the brand gets used properly more often, and. ' Matthewman recalls. Its gotten to the point now that I actually like performing. Varese Sarabande : A 30th Anniversary Celebration (A Chronicle Of Great Film Music 2003-2008) [omnibus, ost] (2016) by Various Artists () on maniadb.com But today in the B2B space its more about educating people. About six years. So glad I found this. And America is obviously always an amazing audience. You dont have all the answers. Its heavy, just the whole experience. Something will come over me and Ill suddenly realize I hadnt seen it lately. Whatever book I was reading, that would become my entire life. All Rights reserved. People would get together there one night a week; it was outside of London and the stage was made from beer crates. Good questions. When Maxwell completed the album, it sat unreleased for nearly a year. 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. We loved it; it was so simple, Matthewman remembers. 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. And obviously over the years our tastes have grown and we just try different things. 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. I mean youd think as we get older, I guess our audience kind of grows with us. Soul Woman. When you make a record its so concrete, you know? Stuart: I think our formula is the fact that we dont really have a formula. Its great. Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 12:40, "Maxwell Wasn't Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. Just own it. 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? 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. But there is, perhaps, one last surprise that Matthewman left with me: the lesson he wishes hed learned earlier. ' Maxwell recalls. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. Can you talk a little about you and the band working on this album after not being in the studio for a few years? L+T: Have you encountered any crazed Sade fans? Not everything will be perfect. 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. 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! L+T: Do you think that that preserves the organic quality of the music? Its not that the song makes you feel sad, the sadness is already there. I was like, Its amazing, but it sounds like its already done. They were sweet blokes, because if it wasnt for their blind faith in me, I wouldnt be singing. Eventually somebody was supposed to replace me, but that never happened. ' 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. No one was doing crazy smooth-jazz solos.. I mean, I was there on the edge, but I wasnt that into it. I spoke to various people in the organisation who use the brand: people in the UX team, people in the culture team, solutions engineers who have to build technical documentation using our branding, salespeople who have to deal with PowerPoint slides and finding things on the internet, the product group I spoke to people far and wide, had workshops with people globally: got input from all parts of the world it has gone through many iterations to get to where we got to.. 23K views 7 years ago tuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric of Pods & Sods in conversation. I was like, Thats the point it starts with an instrumental and ends with a slow version of the same instrumental. A lot of the results Matthewman has seen at IR relate to how he defines success, both in life and in marketing. It depends on each song, really, how it comes to be. Not everything is going to work., He uses this approach with his team. We were forever butting heads., Now he does things differently. 'Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite' turns 25 this week. I wanted it to happen, but I was secretly afraid., Maxwell Wasnt Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. 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. 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: When you finished recording By Your Side, did you have any idea that it was going to be so gigantic? Well, first of all its good that we stopped and didnt try to make another one off the back of the previous album. I was quite deprived of music, because my mom wasnt particularly into music. I dont think I was, you know. True success for us really is: are we delivering quality pipeline that results in revenue? 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). Sade's Stuart Matthewman has revealed in a new interview with Rated R&B that the band have begun working towards a new album. I had an older brother who was always very protective of me. I wasnt really a Rod Stewart fan, but that one song. We carry a pipeline and a revenue target. The record company knows theres no point in nagging us or giving us deadlines. Stuart Matthewman | Press Stuart Matthewman Collaboration with MaxwelL In this interview, R&B singer Maxwell discusses his latest album and collaboration with Stuart. And thats why we decided to have a completely empty stage. Hours. 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. Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites. Thanks for this! Sade: Well, my passion for music has never waned. Joining Latin funk band Pride, Matthewman met singer Sade Adu and they began writing songs together. I tended not to venture into the stuff that I didnt understand. http://traffic.libsyn.com/podsodcast/2015-08-18T17_13_14-07_00.mp3, Follow THE PODS & SODS NETWORK on WordPress.com. ', 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. About. , the singers debut, which turns 25 this week; Maxwell is honoring the birthday with a reissue and a performance at the NAACP Image Awards. 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