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. They have released two albums, Sweetback (1996) and Stage 2 (2004). The band features instrumental songs and songs with guest vocalists. In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. and have totaled sales over 40 million albums worldwide. 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. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. Denman and keyboardist Andrew Hale, they formed the band Sade. Joining Latin funk band Pride, he met singer-songwriter Sade Adu and they began writing songs together.
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