Stuart Chatwood
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Stuart Chatwood, is a Canadian
musician, best known as the bass guitar
and keyboard
player for the rock band
The Tea Party
. The Tea Party are known for fusing together musical styles of both the Eastern and Western worlds, in what they call "Moroccan
roll
". In 2001, Chatwood won a Juno Award
for the best artwork for a Tea Party album.
Stuart Chatwood is also a composer of video game soundtracks. He composed music that has appeared on the soundtracks for eight Prince of Persia
games developed by Ubisoft Montreal
: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
(2003), Warrior Within
(2004), The Two Thrones
(2005), Battles of Prince of Persia
(2005), Revelations (2005), Rival Swords (2007), Prince of Persia (2008), and The Fallen King
(2008). The series has been very successful, selling in excess of ten million copies worldwide.
with other members of the The Tea Party, although his first band was called The Stickmen.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
musician, best known as the bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and keyboard
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
player for the rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
The Tea Party
The Tea Party
The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed "Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s up until 2005 when the band broke up, The Tea Party released eight albums on EMI Music Canada, selling 1.6 million records...
. The Tea Party are known for fusing together musical styles of both the Eastern and Western worlds, in what they call "Moroccan
Music of Morocco
The music of Morocco ranges and differs according to the various areas of the country.-Berber folk music:There are three varieties of Berber folk music: village and ritual music, and the music performed by professional musicians....
roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
". In 2001, Chatwood won a Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for the best artwork for a Tea Party album.
Stuart Chatwood is also a composer of video game soundtracks. He composed music that has appeared on the soundtracks for eight Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia is a platform game, originally developed by Jordan Mechner and released in 1989 for the Apple II, that represented a great leap forward in the quality of animation seen in video games....
games developed by Ubisoft Montreal
Ubisoft Montreal
Ubisoft Montreal is a Canadian video game developer owned by French publisher Ubisoft.Ubisoft's North American studio is located in Montreal, Quebec...
: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a third-person action-adventure computer and video game published by Ubisoft. It was released on November 21, 2003 and is a reboot of the landmark video game series Prince of Persia, created by Jordan Mechner in 1989.The Sands of Time, developed internally at...
(2003), Warrior Within
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a video game and sequel to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Warrior Within was developed and published by Ubisoft, and released on December 2, 2004 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows. It picks up where The Sands of Time left off,...
(2004), The Two Thrones
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is an action-adventure computer and video game developed and published by Ubisoft Montreal. It was released in December, 2005 in North America for the Xbox, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and the Nintendo GameCube...
(2005), Battles of Prince of Persia
Battles of Prince of Persia
Battles of Prince of Persia is a turn-based tactics video game for the Nintendo DS handheld console in which the player takes the role of different characters from the Prince of Persia world, including the titular Prince.-Plot:...
(2005), Revelations (2005), Rival Swords (2007), Prince of Persia (2008), and The Fallen King
Prince of Persia: The Fallen King
Prince of Persia: The Fallen King is a third-person action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Casablanca. Released for the Nintendo DS hand-held game console on December 2, 2008, the game is a spin-off of the game Prince of Persia. The plot, taking place in ancient Persia, concerns the...
(2008). The series has been very successful, selling in excess of ten million copies worldwide.
Biography
Chatwood grew up in Windsor, OntarioWindsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
with other members of the The Tea Party, although his first band was called The Stickmen.
Discography with The Tea Party
- The Tea PartyThe Tea Party (album)The Tea Party is the eponymous debut album of Canadian rock group The Tea Party. The album was originally recorded as a demo which the band submitted to several record companies, however the trio was not signed to any recording contract and decided to release the album independently...
(1991) - Capitol Records demo (1992)
- Splendor SolisSplendor Solis (album)Splendor Solis is The Tea Party's second album, and their first release on EMI Music Canada. The overall tone of the album is very organic and natural, with many songs featuring 6 and 12 string guitar acoustic guitars, and very little in terms of electronic effects or production techniques.The...
(1993) - The Edges of TwilightThe Edges of TwilightThe Edges of Twilight is the third album by The Tea Party. The album features many instruments from around the world, giving various songs a strong world music flavour in addition to the rock/blues influences evident in the band's earlier releases...
(1995) - AlhambraAlhambra (album)Alhambra is an EP by The Tea Party and was used as a bridge between The Edges of Twilight and Transmission. It features four intricately re-worked acoustic songs from The Edges of Twilight and two others; the first a song entitled "Time" with Roy Harper on vocals, the second a remix of Sister...
(1996) (Enhanced CDEnhanced CDEnhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both Compact Disc and CD-ROM players....
) - TransmissionTransmission (album)Transmission is the fourth album recorded by Canadian band The Tea Party, released in 1997 . The album sees the band expanding on the mix of rock, blues, and world music found in their previous albums by adding electronic instruments and recording techniques to their repertoire.While still using...
(1997) - Triptych (1999)
- Live at the Enmore TheatreLive at the Enmore TheatreLive at the Enmore Theatre is a live EP by The Tea Party and the band's only live release. The EP was released through Australian radio station Triple J in a limited quantity of 100. Recorded live at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney on 7 October 1999, during the band's tour for Triptych, the EP features...
(1999) - Tangents: The Tea Party CollectionTangents: The Tea Party CollectionTangents is a greatest hits collection from Canadian band The Tea Party, released in 2000 .Tangents includes singles from Splendor Solis , The Edges of Twilight , Transmission and Triptych , together with the single "Walking Wounded", B-sides recorded during the Triptych sessions and a cover of...
(2000) (compilation) - IlluminationsIlluminations (DVD)Illuminations is a single digital versatile disc by the Canadian rock band The Tea Party. The music DVD spans the years from 1993 to 2000 and includes all of the band's EMI Music Canada produced music videos, remixed by Nick Blagona and Jeff Martin in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround and DTS sound plus...
(2001) (DVD compilation) - The Interzone MantrasThe Interzone MantrasThe Interzone Mantras is the sixth album from Canadian rock group The Tea Party.Named after William S. Burroughs' book of short stories Interzone and the band's interest in eastern mysticism and esoteric philosophies, the songwriting on The Interzone Mantras builds on the subtle electronica and...
(2001) - Seven CirclesSeven CirclesSeven Circles is The Tea Party's seventh album, and the last prior to the band breaking up in 2005. The album continues the style of the band's two previous offerings by combining world music influences with rock instrumentation and electronic studio techniques...
(2004)
Video directing
- "Writing's on the WallWriting's on the Wall"Writing's on the Wall" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a promotional single in Canada. The music video was animated by Stuart Chatwood and Stephen Scott....
" (2004) - "OceansOceans (The Tea Party song)"Oceans" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a promotional single in Canada, and their last single before disbanding...
" (2005)
Videogame soundtracks
- Road Rash 3D (1998, EAElectronic ArtsElectronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
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(2001, EA) - Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimePrince of Persia: The Sands of TimePrince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a third-person action-adventure computer and video game published by Ubisoft. It was released on November 21, 2003 and is a reboot of the landmark video game series Prince of Persia, created by Jordan Mechner in 1989.The Sands of Time, developed internally at...
(2003, UbisoftUbisoftUbisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
) - Prince of Persia: Warrior WithinPrince of Persia: Warrior WithinPrince of Persia: Warrior Within is a video game and sequel to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Warrior Within was developed and published by Ubisoft, and released on December 2, 2004 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows. It picks up where The Sands of Time left off,...
(2004, Ubisoft) - Prince of Persia: The Two ThronesPrince of Persia: The Two ThronesPrince of Persia: The Two Thrones is an action-adventure computer and video game developed and published by Ubisoft Montreal. It was released in December, 2005 in North America for the Xbox, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and the Nintendo GameCube...
(2005, Ubisoft) - Battles of Prince of PersiaBattles of Prince of PersiaBattles of Prince of Persia is a turn-based tactics video game for the Nintendo DS handheld console in which the player takes the role of different characters from the Prince of Persia world, including the titular Prince.-Plot:...
(2005, Ubisoft) - Prince of Persia: Revelations (2005, Ubisoft)
- Prince of Persia: Rival Swords (2007, Ubisoft)
- Prince of Persia: The Fallen KingPrince of Persia: The Fallen KingPrince of Persia: The Fallen King is a third-person action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Casablanca. Released for the Nintendo DS hand-held game console on December 2, 2008, the game is a spin-off of the game Prince of Persia. The plot, taking place in ancient Persia, concerns the...
(2008, Ubisoft) - Prince of Persia (2008, Ubisoft)
Career awards
- 2001: Juno AwardJuno Awards of 2001The Juno Awards of 2001 were held in Hamilton, Ontario Canada during the weekend of 3-4 March 2001.The primary ceremonies were hosted by Rick Mercer at Copps Coliseum on 4 March 2001 and broadcast on CBC Television...
for "Best Album DesignJuno Award for CD/DVD Artwork Design of the YearThe Juno Award for "CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year" has been awarded since 1975, as recognition each year for the best album art for a music recording in Canada...
" of the Tangents: The Tea Party Collection.
External links
- Stuart Chatwood official website
- The Tea Party official website