Solo transcription.Transcription sheet you will find on http://solojunkie.wix.com/solojunkie Its one of the key reasons I really enjoy working at IR., Matthewman is philosophical about international marketing. If youre not enjoying it, it can impact not just on the work youre doing, but also life outside of work. ' Matthewman recalls. Yes, I have. 'Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite' turns 25 this week. But, your songs have meant so much to so many. That was very much Sophie [Muller] and Sade together. A true player of many musical instruments and amazing writer. Whenever Wherever Whatever, a drum-less Matthewman co-write that sets Maxwell against tense acoustic guitar, is the sets most blatant Sade homage. Im a bit witchy; witchy woman. 23K views 7 years ago tuart Matthewman of Sade joins Eric of Pods & Sods in conversation. is more subdued, a series of Quiet Storm ballads. We dont always agree, but I always get my way. [laughs] Youre nervous? The lead A&R was like, Whats the deal with the instrumental? Its like musical recycling. His niche is seasoned R&B acts, along with radio stats on urban and R&B formats. 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. And they dont even speak English! Minutes. Not everything will be perfect. 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, . Sometimes we can work together without any talking, and thats the best. 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. He and I both agree that back in the day marketers saw each other as competitors. About six years. And America is obviously always an amazing audience. Sade: I love when our music is reclaimed to make something new. I think the history is we got kind of the nod of approval from various hip-hop luminaries and R&B stars. He knows that if its easier for them to use it and understand it, the brand gets used properly more often, and. 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 In 1995, percussionist Karl Vanden Bossche introduced Matthewman to then unknown singer Maxwell. 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. That seems like a marketing ploy thats obvious in todays world, but I was actually scared that something would happen. No matter where people are, regardless of whether someones thirsty or trying to deploy new technology, their problems are largely the same. Related Stories Its hardly surprising that Matthewman was instrumental in setting up the first IR webinars that attracted 400 to 500 delegates: webinars that were so successful that Microsoft asked to join and co-present with IR. No, no. Flanked by Sweetback, Sade has crafted a sound that not only withstood the test of time, but arrived better with each return. Required fields are marked *. Back in the day, marketing was about positioning things so they seemed better than they really were, says Matthewman. So, that got me interested and I started collecting albums. Ive always been like that. In the early Nineties, a young Maxwell was enraptured by, music around as a songwriter, Maxwell recalls. Therell be no more messaging, people are going to bed. The greats Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye and Sly Stone. I mean theyre not like, dangerous. 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. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-90s and actually changed careers half way. Sade signed with Epic Records U.K. division in 1984. 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. I wasnt really a Rod Stewart fan, but that one song. Stuart: I think our formula is the fact that we dont really have a formula. You get some perspective on why youre making a record. Theres one that we found out about. The song just makes you recognize it. I think its really quite deep, but at the same time its a love song. Its great; its this guy from Germany, who I guess hes a cross-dresser. And thats why we decided to have a completely empty stage. I kept moving my foot, but it wouldnt budge. Weve managed to get that right. Theres not much else I would change-the mistakes Ive made have made me grow braver. Sadness in songs is positive because it brings it out of you; it brings the sadness out. Cookie Notice 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, . . Running a global content team is always a business challenge. L+T: Have you noticed a change in your audience over time? 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 wanted the cover to not be my face, Maxwell says. Im just a girl who likes to party. I told them I would try. Sade: This time we wanted to do something more theatrical and take the audience somewhere unexpected. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. Gina Balarin is founder and director of Verballistics Pty Ltd, TEDx speaker and author ofThe Secret Army: Leadership, Marketing and the Power of People. 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. JMR31 Information (Nov. 11-13, 2022) In that I could just hum something to him and, though it could seem like a really shoddy idea, he would somehow immediately just play the right chords that would make it sound like something really special. At that time, not many girls bought records; they were just listening to the same records as their boyfriends. 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. So yeah, I think working with Stuart was actually one of the best co-writing experiences I've ever HAD - just because he works in very simple ways". The record company knows theres no point in nagging us or giving us deadlines. You know we just do what we do and hope that people like it. Eventually somebody was supposed to replace me, but that never happened. Using the pseudonym Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album, X Amounts of Niceness in 2010 [1] and produced remixes for artists. I just sat and waited., Some of his ambivalence about his path remained even when Urban Hang Suite finally hit stores in April 1996. L+T: Its hard not to, right? And this time, you know like our fans have grown with us. You know, theyve kind of grown older but theres a lot of younger people in the audience this time as well. Sade signed with Epic Records U.K. division in 1984. Its good. I was like, Its amazing, but it sounds like its already done. If I were somebody else, Im not sure I would like Sade. The lead A&R was like, Whats the deal with the instrumental? According to Matthewman, Sade Adu and company have already written . 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. 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]. Maxwell's Waiting Game: R&B Hitmaker Talks Loyalty, Longevity A guy from the record company said, Its from a new artist, would you meet him? We love 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. Then, when they decide to buy, youre in the mix because youve assisted them with taking that journey.. 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. Whenever Wherever Whatever, a drum-less Matthewman co-write that sets Maxwell against tense acoustic guitar, is the sets most blatant Sade homage. thank you for posting. 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 is kind of an unsung hero and a truly incredible talent! As Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album. 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. You know like the smooth jazz stations and the R&B stations werent quite sure at first but soon, once the actual fans and people actually just liked it for what it was, they kind of had to play it really by demand. It doesnt matter. Teaming with bassist Paul S. Denman and keyboardist Andrew Hale, they formed the band Sade. The company. 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. Years ago, I think it was when By Your Side, the song came out, and big posters were stuck around New York. They released two albums, Sweetback (1996) and Stage 2 (2004).[5]. Stuart Matthewman started marketing in the mid-'90s and actually changed careers half way. He just wears like latex dresses and hell film himself getting ready for the concert like putting on these dresses at home and then kind of films himself arriving at the concert and then hell film himself at the concert. 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. You just try to make a record that you like, that you would buy yourself. I hate that Im so hard on myself, really. ' Maxwell recalls. You wont be in trouble. I was so engrossed in the process of reading. Others you have to manipulate to get what you want out of them so they can say what you want them to say. And obviously over the years our tastes have grown and we just try different things. Sometimes the best songs come out when you discuss them less and just let them happen. Sade's Stuart Matthewman has revealed in a new interview with Rated R&B that the band have begun working towards a new album. , produces software that helps large enterprises monitor, manage and troubleshoot their critical networks and systems. If I were somebody else, Im not sure I would like Sade. We have no rules in the studio so anyone is, you know, always open to try anything. 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. For all intents and purposes, they thought the industry was done with them. I was like, Thats the point it starts with an instrumental and ends with a slow version of the same instrumental. The things that most depress you are often the things that you write about. When I was ten, I quite remember liking Maggie May, but that was it. So whether thats the Promise album that was maybe more, a little bit more jazz-tinged. Whats your favorite song on Love Deluxe? Chipboard we called it. They asked me if Id like to write a bio for superstar singer Sade. I like to leave what weve already done behind. Stuart is also a member of Sweetback, and was one half of Twin Danger. $4 Million Stuart Matthewman net worth: Stuart Matthewman is an English songwriter, musician, and record producer who has a net worth of $4 million. L+T: Do you think that that preserves the organic quality of the music? 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. Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. [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. 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. 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