FUTURE BOOGIE - FREESTYLE RELEASE 5TH OCT UK/EEC
Stuart Wade Producer , arranger and writer .Working and co-writing with various musicians including Neil Cowley , Richard Sadler , Neil Angilley, Ian Crabtree , Tony Remy , Julian Crampton and many more.
Previous guests have included Flora Purim , Brian Auger , Reuben Wilson , Jeremy Steig , Hil St Soul , N'Dambi , Guida De Palma ,Corrina Greyson and Roy Ayers***********************************
Influences
Okay , so here are a few......Take a deep breath and here we go......
Brian Auger , Roy Ayers ,Creative Source , Leroy Hutson , Herbie Mann ,Dave Pike,Jeremy Steig,Young Holt Unlimited,Ramsey Lewis,Maceo,Fred Wesley,The J.B's,James Brown,The Mizell Brothers,Rueben Wilson,Lonnie Liston Smith,Lonnie Smith,The Rebirth,Truby Trio,Compost Records,Gamm Records,JTQ,Tru Thoughts Records,The New Mastersounds,Donald Byrd,The Blackbyrds,Far Out Records,Yellow Records,Quincy Jones,Lalo Schifrin,Don Ellis,Blaxploitation,Dorado Records,B.N.H,The Young Disciples,Ashley Beadle,Ripple,Dr Bob Jones,Mark Webster,Kevin Beadle,Russ Dewbury-Jazz Rooms,Jazzy M,Chris Brown,Chris Bangs,Eddie Piller,Acid Jazz,Robbie Vincent,Steve Hobbs,Gary Dennis,Simon Dunmore,Gilles Peterson,Mike Chadwick,Patrick Forge,Ross Allen,Martin Lewin-Floorshaker nights,Doo At The Zoo,To The Bone nights,Early Pirate Radio,7"Funk,Deodato,Talkin Loud,Blue Note,Fantasy Records....blimey loads more no time to list , more later
Sounds Like
Ha!! It’s all about the funkin groove...the rest is up to you to decide or just look at my influences for clues
THE JAZZ CAFE U.K. BAND .5/10/07
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THE COTTON CLUB , TOKYO , JAPAN TRIP (UK BAND)
*****LIVE NEWS - LIVE NEWS - LIVE NEWS*****
New 2009 live lineup now consists of Tim Smart (trombone , live band leader), Jim Knight -sax , Ryan Jacob - trumpet , Tony Remy -guitar , Julian Crampton - bass , Davide Giovannini - drums and Alex Bennett/Neil Angilley - keys .
The new lineup(different from the U.S. live band) reunites the live side with Tony Remy , Julian Crampton and when he can , Neil Angilley who were part of the earlier live setup and features a full horn section and new , funkier , takes on some of the old classics along with a showcase of cuts from the newer albums .Keep your eyes open for dates.
NEW ALBUM 'Future Boogie' FEATURING ROY AYERS(VIBES AND VOCALS) , HIL ST SOUL (VOCALS) . PREPARE FOR MORE RAWER ENERGY, HARDER GROOVES AND BLASTING HORNS.
ALSO FEATURING THE AMAZING TALENTS OF NEIL ANGILLEY-keys /RICHARD SADLER-percussion / TONY REMY -guitar/JAMES KNIGHT -sax/TIM SMART-trombone /PABLO MENDELSSOHN AND ANDY GRAY-trumpet PHIL NELSON-drums /JULIAN CRAMPTON-bass ...........................................................................................
Down To The Bone is Stuart Wade as producer , writer and mastermind behind the whole groove project .Set up at the tail end of 1995 when Wade decided to take a track from the soul band he was in at the time , Think Twice , and remix it to give it a more rawer and stripped down feel . The result was the Down To The Bone remix of the track ‘Joy Is Free’ which was in the top 10 playlist of Kiss FM for weeks on end and resulted in widescale DJ support in the U.K and Europe.The name also came about from a London club that Stuart went to at the time called ‘To The Bone’ at the Villa Stefano in Holborn, London, run by DJ’s Simon Dunmore , Bob Jones , Mark Webster , Bob Masters and a whole host of others playing funky grooves .Wade frequented many venues and clubs of that time including Martin Lewin’s popular ‘Floorshaker events, co –hosted by other DJ’s including Chris Bangs ,Gilles Peterson and Chris Brown . At the time Wade wanted to take his experiences of these nights and his love for groove music and turn them into a project. He wanted to try to inject some new fresh and funky grooves into a scene that shortly afterwards would start to mellow out with the whole smooth side of things .He wanted to show that the funky side of Jazz groove was still popular and at the same time pay homage to those artists from the past and present who had inspired him to start DTTB .So, following on from the success of his remix he teamed up with Think Twice keyboard player, Simon Greenaway, to put together a string of songs .This resulted in the first release on a 12” of “Staten Island Groove” .It was released on Internal Bass Records , a label Wade set up with another member of Think Twice , and now ex-business partner, Chris Morgans .This resulted in a huge success and drew the imagination of many DJ’s and magazines resulting in rave reviews for the single and loads of club and radio play in the U.K .Shortly after this Wade and Greenaway recorded the second single featuring “Muesli Brown”, which followed in the light of the first .It was at this time that Stuart could see the opportunity in front of him and decided to try to complete an album .Sadly ,Simon Greenaway was unable to commit to the project so Wade had to branch out looking for future musicians to work with , whilst still working with Internal Bass Partner Chris Morgans , from the label side .This resulted in the introduction of musicians like Richard Sadler , Richard Wargent , Neil Cowley ,Tim Best and later Paul ‘Shilts’ Weimar’ on the second album “The Urban Grooves”.
After the completion of the first album “From Manhattan To Staten” , a title Wade came up with to show his influences came mostly from across the pond , it was decided to try to take the whole sound over to America to see what would happen .Not expecting anything , Wade was astounded by the huge response after two important guys at U.S. radio decided to take it upon themselves to play DTTB on their stations .They were Blake Lawrence and Steve Williamson , who gave DTTB their first radio break in the U.S and with support from people like DJ Chillfreeze , Marc E Copeland, Rick Laboy, Cozmic Cat and Andrea ‘DJ Sun .It was clear that the radio scene was stagnant in the U.S and the audience were desperate for something different to latch on to and DTTB happened to be in the right place at the right time. The momentum grew in America resulting in “From Manhattan To Staten” reaching No.2 in the National US Billboard Jazz Chart , No.3 in the Gavin Jazz chart and No 4 in the Radio and Records Jazz Chart .Not bad for an act that is not strictly Jazz. DTTB was also the No.1 top selling independent Jazz artist of 1999 , No 5 top selling Jazz artist and album of 1998 and No 5 top selling Jazz artist and album in 1999 and with a string of radio hits in the U.S it shows how DTTB have been able to accumulate well over half a million sales worldwide across their albums. Astonishingly a lot of this success has been down to word-of mouth , with people taking it upon themselves to ‘spread the word’.
So then on to a string of successful releases with “The Urban Grooves” in 98 and “Spread The Word” in 2000 , but not being content with that Wade also recorded a new project ,he set up, called ‘The New Jazz Hustlers’ with their album in 2000. These were to be his last recordings on Internal Bass Records.
Wade decided to make a split from his business partner , Morgans , and happily signed to Verve Records to enable him to record his forth album “Crazy Vibes and Things” in 2002.
With more and more demands for live appearances DTTB was becoming a well established act , especially in the U.S . So much so that Wade had to concentrate on the U.S for the live side of things , much to his frustration at not being able to gig in his home country of the U.K as much as he would like .But after a short spell on Verve Wade decided to move on and sign with Narada/Blue Note where he recorded three albums “Cellar Funk” ,“Spread Love Like Wildfire” and “Supercharged” It has always been Wade’s aim to pay respect to his mentors and he is thrilled to actually be working with some of them as guests on his albums .Such greats as , Rueben Wilson , Brian Auger , Jeremy Steig , Flora Purim and Roy Ayers and multi talented vocalists like N’Dambi , Corrina Greyson, Hil St Soul and Guida De Palma .
With DTTB’s new album “Future Boogie” it is hard to believe that the project has been making records for just over eleven years .With the release of “Future Boogie” on Shanachie for the world except for Swanky Records in Japan and Freestyle Records in the U.K and EEC . Wade continues to be amazed at the thought of being able to ‘live his hobby’ and never takes anything for granted .As he says “ you are only as successful as your last album so you never know how long it will last. So you must make the most of it while it is there and as long as you can stand up and say you did your best then no one can take that away from you”.
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I wanted to say hi and wanted to let you know that the new cd is great. I have just listened to it recently and I love listening to it. Keep it the good work.
Stu, still numero uno! Any more gigs lined up? Guees it must be tough getting everyone together. Have to say, I have now downloaded Futur Boogie....Clas, pure class!
Just dropping by to say Hi and see what you’re up to and how you are doing.
As always, wishing you well. Stay positive, productive & purpose driven.
Peace
Michael
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