Stuart Matthewman
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Stuart Colin Matthewman also known as Cottonbelly, (born August 18, 1960 Hull, North Yorkshire, England) is a Grammy-winning songwriter, musician, and producer.[1]
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[edit] Life
He lives in a downtown New York City loft apartment. [2]
[edit] Career
He is a vital part of the band, Sade. The multi-instrumentalist can be heard on sax, guitar, keyboards, and programming. 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.
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. In 1982, Matthewman relocated to London. Joining Latin funk band Pride, he met singer/songwriter Sade Adu. They began writing songs together. Teaming with bandmate Paul S. Denman and keyboardist Andrew Hale, they formed the band Sade. Signing with Epic Records U.K. division in 1984.
He has composed for the soundtracks to movies: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Linewatch, The Astronaut Farmer, Trust the Man, Spanglish, In Too Deep, Twin Falls Idaho, and Indecent Proposal. [3][4]
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[edit] External links
- Cottonbelly website
- Interview with Stuart Matthewman, July 27, 2011
