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Stuart Matthewman
Stuart Matthewman
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Also known as	Cottonbelly
Born	18 August 1960 (age 63); Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Genres	Downtempo; chill-out; dub; acid jazz; space age pop; [citation needed]
Occupation(s)	Songwriter; Composer; Arranger; Record producer;
Instrument(s)	Guitar; Saxophone; Keyboards; midi programming; [citation needed]
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Sony Music UK
Website	www.stuartmatthewman.com

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Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer ^[1] With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the English band Sade. Stuart is also a member Sweetback, and was one half of Twin Danger Between his own band's albums Stuart Matthewman composes film scores, and writes and produces for other artists.

Early life and career

Stuart Colin Matthewman was born on 18 August 1960 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England ^[2]. Matthewman started playing clarinet as a child. During his teenage years, he picked up the saxaphone and began playing guitar in club and new wave bands.

In 1982, Matthewman relocated to London. Joining Latin funk band Pride, he met singer-songwriter Sade Adu and they began writing songs together. Teaming with bassist Paul S. Denman and keyboardist Andrew Hale, they formed the band Sade. Sade signed with Epic Records U.K. division in 1984. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. He has appeared on all of Sade's tours, live films, 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 totalled sales over 40 million albums worldwide.

In 1995, percussionist Karl Vanden Bossche introduced Matthewman to then unknown singer Maxwell.^[3] Matthewman co-produced, co-wrote, and played saxophone and guitar on Maxwell's albums: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (Columbia, 1996)^[4], Embrya (Columbia, 1998), Now (Columbia, 2001), and blackSUMMERS’night (Columbia, 2016).

In 1996, Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. Their work featured instrumental songs and songs with guest vocalists. They released two albums, Sweetback (1996) and Stage 2 (2004).^[5]

Matthewman co-wrote, performed, and produced tracks on Santessa's 2000 trip hop album Delirium.^[6]

Using the Pseudonym /AKA Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album, X Amounts Of Niceness in 2010 [1] and produced remixes for artists including: Janet Jackson^[7], Gregory Isaacs, and The Isley Brothers.^[8]

Working with Paloma Faith on her third studio album, Stuart Matthewman co-wrote two songs on her album A Perfect Contradiction released March 2014.^[9]

Stuart was also a member of the group Twin Danger, formed in 2011 with singer/writer Vanessa Bley, daughter of late jazz pianist Paul Bley and pioneer video artist Carol Goss. In 2014 Twin Danger signed to Decca Classics/Universal records and released^[10] their eponymously titled album in spring 2015.^[11]. Vanessa Bley died in a car crash on 25 October 2019 in California.^[12]

Stuart Matthewman has composed the music scores for various films; with Maxwell the music for the short film To Be A Black Man (1997), Twin Falls Idaho (1999), Jackpot (2001), Northfork (2003), The Double (2005), The Astronaut Farmer (2006), Life Support (2007), The Smell Of Success (2009), Nona (2017), and the short Erotic Dreams of the Chelsea Hotel (2017).

Matthewman 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.^[13]

Personal life

He has a son, Clay Matthewman. He is also an avid cyclist, ^[14] and races with the New York race team RBNY Racing.

Awards and nominations

Discography

References

^ "STUART MATTHEWMAN". Threee. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "Stuart Matthewman". Stuart Matthewman. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ Leight, Elias; Leight, Elias (1 April 2021). "Maxwell Wasn't Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. 'Urban Hang Suite' Left Him No Choice". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "How Maxwell Captured the Sounds of Timeless Soul on 'Urban Hang Suite': 25 Years Later". Rated R&B. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ Gunnar Homdrum. "SADE - The Band". Homdrum.net. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "Santessa - Delirium". Discogs. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "Janet* With Carly Simon - Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)". Discogs. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Paloma Faith – A Perfect Contradiction (2014, CD), retrieved 22 April 2021
^ GRAMMY Pro Interview With Twin Danger, retrieved 21 April 2021
^ "Twin Danger". Discogs. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^ Report, Santa Maria Times Staff. "Murder charges filed in Hwy 154 crash that killed Solvang mother, two children". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^ "Stuart Matthewman age, hometown, biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^ "Stuart Matthewman". Shrine Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

External links

[1] "STUART MATTHEWMAN". Threee. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[2] "Stuart Matthewman". Stuart Matthewman. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[3] Leight, Elias; Leight, Elias (1 April 2021). "Maxwell Wasn't Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. 'Urban Hang Suite' Left Him No Choice". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[4] "How Maxwell Captured the Sounds of Timeless Soul on 'Urban Hang Suite': 25 Years Later". Rated R&B. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[5] Gunnar Homdrum. "SADE - The Band". Homdrum.net. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[6] "Santessa - Delirium". Discogs. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[7] "Janet* With Carly Simon - Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)". Discogs. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

[8] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[9] Paloma Faith – A Perfect Contradiction (2014, CD), retrieved 22 April 2021

[10] GRAMMY Pro Interview With Twin Danger, retrieved 21 April 2021

[11] "Twin Danger". Discogs. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

[12] Report, Santa Maria Times Staff. "Murder charges filed in Hwy 154 crash that killed Solvang mother, two children". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

[13] "Stuart Matthewman age, hometown, biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

[14] "Stuart Matthewman". Shrine Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

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-'''Stuart Colin Matthewman''' (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English [[songwriter]], [[multi-instrumentalist]], and [[record producer]] <ref>{{Cite web|title=STUART MATTHEWMAN|url=https://www.threee.com/client/stuart-matthewman/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Threee|language=en-US}}</ref> With [[Sade (singer)|Sade Adu]], [[Paul Denman|Paul S. Denman]], and [[Andrew Hale]], he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the English band [[Sade (band)|Sade]]. Stuart is also a member [[Sweetback (band)|Sweetback]], and was one half of [http://www.twindanger.com Twin Danger].
+'''Stuart Colin Matthewman''' (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English [[songwriter]], [[multi-instrumentalist]], and [[record producer]] <ref>{{Cite web|title=STUART MATTHEWMAN|url=https://www.threee.com/client/stuart-matthewman/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Threee|language=en-US}}</ref> With [[Sade (singer)|Sade Adu]], [[Paul Denman|Paul S. Denman]], and [[Andrew Hale]], he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the English band [[Sade (band)|Sade]]. Stuart is also a member [[Sweetback (band)|Sweetback]], and was one half of [http://www.twindanger.com Twin Danger] [https://www.stuartmatthewman.com Between his own band's albums] Stuart Matthewman composes film scores, and writes and produces for other artists.
 ==Early life and career==
-Stuart Colin Matthewman was born on 18 August 1960 in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], East Riding of Yorkshire, England <ref>{{Cite web|title=Stuart Matthewman|url=https://www.stuartmatthewman.com/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Stuart Matthewman|language=en-US}}</ref> where he attended [[Hymers College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hymerscollege.co.uk/hymers-100/stuart-matthewman |title=Hymers College website|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref>
+Stuart Colin Matthewman was born on 18 August 1960 in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], East Riding of Yorkshire, England <ref>{{Cite web|title=Stuart Matthewman|url=https://www.stuartmatthewman.com/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Stuart Matthewman|language=en-US}}</ref>. Matthewman started playing clarinet as a child. During his teenage years, he picked up the saxaphone and began playing guitar in club and new wave bands.
-In 1982, Matthewman relocated to London. Joining [[Latin funk]] band Pride, he met singer-songwriter [[Sade (singer)|Sade Adu]] and they began writing songs together. Teaming with bassist [[Paul Denman|Paul S. Denman]] and keyboardist [[Andrew Hale]], they formed the band Sade. Sade signed with [[Epic Records]] U.K. division in 1984. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. He has appeared on all of Sade's tours and albums: ''[[Diamond Life]]'', ''[[Promise (Sade album)|Promise]]'', ''[[Stronger Than Pride]]'', ''[[Love Deluxe]], [[Lovers Rock (Sade album)|Lovers Rock]]''[[Lovers Rock (Sade album)|,]] and ''[[Soldier of Love (album)|Soldier of Love]]'' all of which went triple [[Platinum album|platinum]] in the U.S. and have totalled sales over 40 million albums worldwide.
+In 1982, Matthewman relocated to London. Joining [[Latin funk]] band Pride, he met singer-songwriter [[Sade (singer)|Sade Adu]] and they began writing songs together. Teaming with bassist [[Paul Denman|Paul S. Denman]] and keyboardist [[Andrew Hale]], they formed the band Sade. Sade signed with [[Epic Records]] U.K. division in 1984. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. He has appeared on all of Sade's tours, live films, and albums: ''[[Diamond Life]]'', ''[[Promise (Sade album)|Promise]]'', ''[[Stronger Than Pride]]'', ''[[Love Deluxe]], [[Lovers Rock (Sade album)|Lovers Rock]]''[[Lovers Rock (Sade album)|,]] and ''[[Soldier of Love (album)|Soldier of Love]]'' all of which went triple [[Platinum album|platinum]] in the U.S. and totalled sales over 40 million albums worldwide.
 In 1995, percussionist Karl Vanden Bossche introduced Matthewman to then unknown singer [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leight|first=Elias|last2=Leight|first2=Elias|date=2021-04-01|title=Maxwell Wasn't Sure He Wanted to Be a Star. 'Urban Hang Suite' Left Him No Choice|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/maxwell-interview-urban-hang-suite-anniversary-1149639/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> Matthewman co-produced, co-wrote, and played saxophone and guitar on Maxwell's albums: [[Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite]] (Columbia, 1996)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-02|title=How Maxwell Captured the Sounds of Timeless Soul on ‘Urban Hang Suite’: 25 Years Later|url=https://ratedrnb.com/2021/04/how-maxwell-captured-the-sounds-of-timeless-soul-on-urban-hang-suite-25-years-later/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Rated R&B|language=en-US}}</ref>, [[Embrya]] (Columbia, 1998), [[Now (Maxwell album)|Now]] (Columbia, 2001), and [[BlackSUMMERS'night|blackSUMMERS’night]] (Columbia, 2016).
-In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band [[Sweetback (band)|Sweetback]]. Their work featured [[instrumental]] songs and songs with guest vocalists. They have released two albums, ''Sweetback (1996)'' and ''Stage 2'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homdrum.net/sade/band.html|title=SADE - The Band|author=Gunnar Homdrum|website=Homdrum.net|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref>
+In 1996, Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band [[Sweetback (band)|Sweetback]]. Their work featured [[instrumental]] songs and songs with guest vocalists. They released two albums, ''Sweetback (1996)'' and ''Stage 2'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homdrum.net/sade/band.html|title=SADE - The Band|author=Gunnar Homdrum|website=Homdrum.net|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref>
 Matthewman co-wrote, performed, and produced tracks on Santessa's 2000 trip hop album Delirium.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Santessa - Delirium|url=https://www.discogs.com/Santessa-Delirium/master/12277|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Discogs|language=en}}</ref>
-Using the Pseudonym /AKA Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album, ''X Amounts Of Niceness'' ''in 2010 [https://www.popmatters.com/cottonbelly-xamounts-2495861613.html]'' and produced remixes for artists including: Janet Jackson, Gregory Isaacs, and [[The Isley Brothers]].{{fact|date=April 2021}}
+Using the Pseudonym /AKA Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album, ''X Amounts Of Niceness'' ''in 2010 [https://www.popmatters.com/cottonbelly-xamounts-2495861613.html]'' and produced remixes for artists including: [[Janet Jackson]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Janet* With Carly Simon - Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Janet-With-Carly-Simon-Son-Of-A-Gun-I-Betcha-Think-This-Song-Is-About-You/master/100060|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Discogs|language=en}}</ref>, [[Gregory Isaacs]], and [[The Isley Brothers]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Isley-Brothers-Taken-To-The-Next-Phase/master/122767|url-status=live|website=Discogs.com}}</ref>
-Working with [[Paloma Faith]] on her third studio album, Stuart Matthewman co-wrote two songs on her album [[A Perfect Contradiction]] released March 2014.{{fact|date=April 2021}}
+Working with [[Paloma Faith]] on her third studio album, Stuart Matthewman co-wrote two songs on her album [[A Perfect Contradiction]] released March 2014.<ref>{{Citation|title=Paloma Faith – A Perfect Contradiction (2014, CD)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Paloma-Faith-A-Perfect-Contradiction/release/6188504|language=en|access-date=2021-04-22}}</ref>
-Stuart was also a member of the group [http://www.twindanger.com Twin Danger], formed in 2011 with singer/writer [https://www.vanessabley.com Vanessa Bley], daughter of late jazz pianist Paul Bley and pioneer video artist Carol Goss. In 2014 Twin Danger signed to Decca Classics/Universal records and released<ref>{{Citation|title=GRAMMY Pro Interview With Twin Danger|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV2X1D_EvVI|language=en|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref> their eponymously titled album in spring 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Twin-Danger-Twin-Danger/release/7206914|title=Twin Danger - Twin Danger|website=Discogs.com|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref>. Vanessa Bley died in a car crash on 25 October 2019 in California.{{fact|date=April 2021}}
+Stuart was also a member of the group [http://www.twindanger.com Twin Danger], formed in 2011 with singer/writer [https://www.vanessabley.com Vanessa Bley], daughter of late jazz pianist Paul Bley and pioneer video artist Carol Goss. In 2014 Twin Danger signed to Decca Classics/Universal records and released<ref>{{Citation|title=GRAMMY Pro Interview With Twin Danger|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV2X1D_EvVI|language=en|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref> their eponymously titled album in spring 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twin Danger|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/3495363-Twin-Danger|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Discogs|language=en}}</ref>. Vanessa Bley died in a car crash on 25 October 2019 in California.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Report|first=Santa Maria Times Staff|title=Murder charges filed in Hwy 154 crash that killed Solvang mother, two children|url=https://santamariatimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/murder-charges-filed-in-hwy-154-crash-that-killed-solvang-mother-two-children/article_ebce972d-b3e9-5732-9c2d-62a512059b52.html|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Santa Maria Times|language=en}}</ref>
-Stuart Matthewman has composed the music scores for various film; with Maxwell the music for the short film [https://www.okayplayer.com/video/to-be-a-black-man-nelson-george.html To Be A Black Man (1997),] ''[[Twin Falls Idaho (film)|Twin Falls Idaho]] (1999),'' ''[[Jackpot (2001 film)|Jackpot]] (2001)'', ''[[Northfork]] (2003)'', ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463969/?ref_=nm_flmg_com_9 The Double] (2005)'', ''[[The Astronaut Farmer]] (2006),'' ''[[Life Support (film)|Life Support]] (2007),'' [[The Smell of Success|The Smell Of Success]] (2009), [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6902708/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Nona] (2017), and short [[Erotic Dreams of the Chelsea Hotel]] (2017) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6086908/].<ref>{{IMDb name|0559915}} {{unreliable?|date=April 2021}}</ref>
+Stuart Matthewman has composed the music scores for [[imdbname:0559915|various films]]; with Maxwell the music for the short film [https://www.okayplayer.com/video/to-be-a-black-man-nelson-george.html To Be A Black Man (1997),] ''[[Twin Falls Idaho (film)|Twin Falls Idaho]] (1999),'' ''[[Jackpot (2001 film)|Jackpot]] (2001)'', ''[[Northfork]] (2003)'', ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463969/?ref_=nm_flmg_com_9 The Double] (2005)'', ''[[The Astronaut Farmer]] (2006),'' ''[[Life Support (film)|Life Support]] (2007),'' [[The Smell of Success|The Smell Of Success]] (2009), [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6902708/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Nona] (2017), and the short [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6086908/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Erotic Dreams of the Chelsea Hotel] (2017).
-He cites his musical influences as [[Junior Walker]], [[King Curtis]], [[Art Pepper]], [[Ernie Isley]], [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]], [[Wah Wah Watson]], [[Issac Hayes]], [[Bill Withers]], [[Lee "Scratch" Perry|Lee Perry]], [[Tony Iommi]], and [[Gustav Mahler]].{{fact|date=April 2021}}
+Matthewman cites his musical influences as [[Junior Walker]], [[King Curtis]], [[Art Pepper]], [[Ernie Isley]], [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]], [[Wah Wah Watson]], [[Issac Hayes]], [[Bill Withers]], [[Lee "Scratch" Perry|Lee Perry]], [[Tony Iommi]], and [[Gustav Mahler]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stuart Matthewman age, hometown, biography|url=https://www.last.fm/music/Stuart+Matthewman/+wiki|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Last.fm|language=en}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-He has a son, Clay Matthewman. He is also an avid [[Bicycle racing|cyclist]], and races with the New York race team RBNY Racing.
+He has a son, Clay Matthewman. He is also an avid [[Bicycle racing|cyclist]], <ref>{{Cite web|title=Stuart Matthewman|url=https://www.shrinemagazine.com/blog/strongstuart-matthewmanstrong|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Shrine Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> and races with the New York race team RBNY Racing.
 ==Awards and nominations==

v t e Sade
Sade Adu Paul Denman Andrew Hale Stuart Matthewman Paul Anthony Cook Dave Early
Studio albums	Diamond Life Promise Stronger Than Pride Love Deluxe Lovers Rock Soldier of Love
Live releases	Live Lovers Live Bring Me Home: Live 2011
Compilation albums	The Best of Sade The Ultimate Collection
Singles	"Your Love Is King" "When Am I Going to Make a Living" "Smooth Operator" "Hang On to Your Love" "The Sweetest Taboo" "Is It a Crime?" "Never as Good as the First Time" "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" "Paradise" "Nothing Can Come Between Us" "Turn My Back on You" "Haunt Me" "No Ordinary Love" "Feel No Pain" "Kiss of Life" "Cherish the Day" "By Your Side" "King of Sorrow" "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" (live) "Soldier of Love" "Babyfather" "The Moon and the Sky" "Still in Love with You" "Flower of the Universe" "The Big Unknown"
Concert tours	Promise Tour Lovers Rock Tour Sade Live
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Sweetback

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