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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 of [[Sweetback (band)|Sweetback]], and was one half of Twin Danger.
'''Stuart Colin Matthewman''' (born 18 August 1960), also known as '''Cottonbelly''', is an English songwriter, record producer and musician.<ref>{{Cite web|title=STUART MATTHEWMAN|url=https://www.threee.com/client/stuart-matthewman/|access-date=21 April 2021|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 band [[Sade (band)|Sade]]. Stuart is also a member of [[Sweetback (band)|Sweetback]], and was one half of Twin Danger.


==Early life and career==
==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>
Matthewman was born on 18 August 1960 in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], East Riding of Yorkshire.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stuart Matthewman|url=https://www.stuartmatthewman.com/|access-date=21 April 2021|website=Stuart Matthewman|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1982, he relocated to London.


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]] [https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/sade/ U.K. division] in 1984. In addition to songwriting, Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. He 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]]'', 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.
Joining [[Latin funk]] band Pride, Matthewman met singer [[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]] [https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/sade/ U.K. division] in 1984. In addition to songwriting, Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. He 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]]'', 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 1995, percussionist Karl Vanden Bossche introduced Matthewman to then unknown singer [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Leight|first=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|magazine=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 1995, percussionist Karl Vanden Bossche introduced Matthewman to then unknown singer [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=1 April 2021|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=21 April 2021|magazine=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=2 April 2021|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=21 April 2021|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 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>
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Using the pseudonym 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.
Using the pseudonym 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.


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>{{Cite web|title=Paloma Faith: You gotta have faith|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/885/paloma_faith_you_gotta_have_faith/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.bluesandsoul.com}}</ref> 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. Basically I found him very easy to work with because to me he is really like a beautiful facilitator. 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. 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".
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>{{Cite web|title=Paloma Faith: You gotta have faith|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/885/paloma_faith_you_gotta_have_faith/|access-date=22 April 2021|website=www.bluesandsoul.com}}</ref> 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. Basically I found him very easy to work with because to me he is really like a beautiful facilitator. 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. 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".


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 was killed in a car crash on 25 October 2019 in California.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Oct 29|first1=Tyler Hayden Tue|last2=2019 {{!}} 11:18am|date=2019-10-29|title=Driver in Fatal 154 Crash Was a Ticking Time Bomb|url=https://www.independent.com/2019/10/29/driver-in-fatal-154-crash-was-a-ticking-time-bomb/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=The Santa Barbara Independent|language=en-US}}</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=21 April 2021}}</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 was killed in a car crash on 25 October 2019 in California.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Oct 29|first1=Tyler Hayden Tue|last2=2019 {{!}} 11:18am|date=29 October 2019|title=Driver in Fatal 154 Crash Was a Ticking Time Bomb|url=https://www.independent.com/2019/10/29/driver-in-fatal-154-crash-was-a-ticking-time-bomb/|access-date=22 April 2021|website=The Santa Barbara Independent|language=en-US}}</ref>


In 1996 Matthewman composed the music the short movie 'Bajo del Perro' by LA based film makers [[Polish brothers|Mike Polish]] and [[Polish brothers|Mark Polish]]. He went on to compose the music scores for various films;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stuart Matthewman|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc24f2a5f|access-date=2021-04-22|website=BFI|language=en}}</ref> 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)], and ''[[Twin Falls Idaho (film)|Twin Falls Idaho]] (1999)''<ref>{{Cite web|title=twin falls idaho|url=https://www.sonyclassics.com/twinfallsidaho/thefilmmakers.html|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.sonyclassics.com}}</ref>'','' ''[[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://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/nona-review-michael-polish-1203090364/ Nona](2017), and short [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69XXCFXs8N8 Erotic Dreams of the Chelsea Hotel] (2017) .
In 1996 Matthewman composed the music the short movie 'Bajo del Perro' by LA based film makers [[Polish brothers|Mike Polish]] and [[Polish brothers|Mark Polish]]. He went on to compose the music scores for various films;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stuart Matthewman|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc24f2a5f|access-date=22 April 2021|website=BFI|language=en}}</ref> 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)], and ''[[Twin Falls Idaho (film)|Twin Falls Idaho]] (1999)''<ref>{{Cite web|title=twin falls idaho|url=https://www.sonyclassics.com/twinfallsidaho/thefilmmakers.html|access-date=22 April 2021|website=www.sonyclassics.com}}</ref>'','' ''[[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://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/nona-review-michael-polish-1203090364/ Nona](2017), and short [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69XXCFXs8N8 Erotic Dreams of the Chelsea Hotel] (2017) .


Matthewman [https://www.shrinemagazine.com/blog/strongstuart-matthewmanstrong has discussed diverse musical] influences including [[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=The Couch Sessions|url=https://couchsessions-frontend.netlify.org/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=The Couch Sessions|language=en}}</ref>
Matthewman [https://www.shrinemagazine.com/blog/strongstuart-matthewmanstrong has discussed diverse musical] influences including [[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=The Couch Sessions|url=https://couchsessions-frontend.netlify.org/|access-date=22 April 2021|website=The Couch Sessions|language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 20:30, 17 August 2022

Stuart Matthewman
Background information
Also known asCottonbelly
Born (1960-08-18) 18 August 1960 (age 63)
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Songwriter
  • composer
  • arranger
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • saxophone
  • keyboards
Years active1982–present
Websitestuartmatthewman.com

Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, record producer and musician.[1] With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the band Sade. Stuart is also a member of Sweetback, and was one half of Twin Danger.

Early life and career

Matthewman was born on 18 August 1960 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.[2] In 1982, he relocated to London.

Joining Latin funk band Pride, Matthewman met singer 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. In addition to songwriting, Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. He appeared on all of Sade's tours 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 have 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 released on Sony.

Using the pseudonym Cottonbelly, Stuart released the dub/electronic album, X Amounts of Niceness in 2010 [1] and produced remixes for artists.

Working with Paloma Faith on her third studio album, Stuart Matthewman co-wrote two songs on her album A Perfect Contradiction released March 2014.[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. Basically I found him very easy to work with because to me he is really like a beautiful facilitator. 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. 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".

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[7] their eponymously titled album in spring 2015.[8] Vanessa Bley was killed in a car crash on 25 October 2019 in California.[9]

In 1996 Matthewman composed the music the short movie 'Bajo del Perro' by LA based film makers Mike Polish and Mark Polish. He went on to compose the music scores for various films;[10] with Maxwell the music for the short film To Be A Black Man (1997), and Twin Falls Idaho (1999)[11], Jackpot (2001), Northfork (2003), The Double (2005), The Astronaut Farmer (2006), Life Support (2007), The Smell Of Success (2009), Nona(2017), and short Erotic Dreams of the Chelsea Hotel (2017) .

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]

Personal life

Married to Michele Matthewman (1990–2018), they had a son, Clay Matthewman. Stuart is an avid cyclist, and races with New York race team RBNY.

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Sade

Discography

Main article: Sade discography

References

  1. ^ "STUART MATTHEWMAN". Threee. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Stuart Matthewman". Stuart Matthewman. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ 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. ^ "Paloma Faith: You gotta have faith". www.bluesandsoul.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  7. ^ GRAMMY Pro Interview With Twin Danger, retrieved 21 April 2021
  8. ^ "Twin Danger - Twin Danger". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  9. ^ Oct 29, Tyler Hayden Tue; 2019 | 11:18am (29 October 2019). "Driver in Fatal 154 Crash Was a Ticking Time Bomb". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Stuart Matthewman". BFI. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  11. ^ "twin falls idaho". www.sonyclassics.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  12. ^ "The Couch Sessions". The Couch Sessions. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

External links

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