Stuart Chatwood, (born 22 October 1969 in

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) is a

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musician, best known as the

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and keyboard player for the

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The Tea Party. The Tea Party are known for fusing together musical styles of both the Eastern and

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worlds, in what they call " Moroccan roll". In 2001, Chatwood won a

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for the best artwork for a Tea Party album. Chatwood is also a composer of

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soundtracks. He composed music that has appeared on the soundtracks for eight ''

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'' games developed by

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: '' 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), ''

'' (2008), and '' The Fallen King'' (2008). The series has been very successful, selling in excess of ten million copies worldwide. He also composed the soundtrack for '' Darkest Dungeon'' (2016) and its sequel Darkest Dungeon II.

Biography

Chatwood grew up in

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with other members of The Tea Party, although his first band was called The Stickmen.

Discography with The Tea Party

*'' The Tea Party'' (1991) *'' Capitol Records demo'' (1992) *'' Splendor Solis'' (1993) *'' The Edges of Twilight'' (1995) *''

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'' (1996) (

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) *''

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'' (1997) *''

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'' (1999) *'' Live at the Enmore Theatre'' (1999) *'' Tangents: The Tea Party Collection'' (2000) (compilation) *'' Illuminations'' (2001) (DVD compilation) *'' The Interzone Mantras'' (2001) *'' Seven Circles'' (2004) *'' Live from Australia'' (2013) *'' The Ocean at the End'' (2014) *'' Tx 20'' (2017) *''Black River EP'' (2019)

Movie soundtracks with The Tea Party

*Lilly (1993)

Video directing

*" Writing's on the Wall" (2004) *"

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" (2005)

Videogame soundtracks

* '' Road Rash 3D'' (1998, EA) * '' NHL 2002'' (2001, EA) * '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' (2003,

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) * '' Prince of Persia: Warrior Within'' (2004, Ubisoft) with Inon Zur * '' Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones'' (2005, Ubisoft) with Inon Zur * '' Battles of Prince of Persia'' (2005, Ubisoft) * '' Prince of Persia: Revelations'' (2005, Ubisoft) with Inon Zur * '' Prince of Persia: Rival Swords'' (2007, Ubisoft) with Inon Zur * '' Prince of Persia: The Fallen King'' (2008, Ubisoft) with Inon Zur * ''

'' (2008, Ubisoft) with Inon Zur * '' Darkest Dungeon'' (2016, Red Hook Studios) * '' Darkest Dungeon II'' (2023, Red Hook Studios)

Additional projects

Currently in production

* 'Uncommon Folk', a New York City-based project has been Chatwood's main focus (other than The Tea Party) since 2006. The goal of the project is to raise awareness about

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(see also

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). The music has a therapeutic character, in the style of ambient/folk songs, with a focus on down regulation and relaxation. Numerous vocalists have contributed to the recording of about 26 songs over 11 years for this project, including

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, Jacob Dylan,

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and the Blind Boys of Alabama. Vocals and strings were recorded for this project in New York City, The Hamptons, Los Angeles, Chicago, Phoenix, Wales, Toronto and Vancouver. The first single "This Land is Your Land" featuring Glen Campbell was released in August 2017. The Mavis Staples song as well as the full album are being prepared for expected release in 2018. * 'Unnamed Project' with Toronto-based bilingual singer Tecla Burey. In November 2017 this project was considered a work in progress with an open ended completion and distribution date.

Completed projects with undetermined release dates

* 'Songs from the Chapel' with Jeff Burrows of The Tea Party, Crash Karma and The S'Aints, Todd Kerns of

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/ The Age of Electric and Ryan Dahle of Limblifter/ The Age of Electric. The collaboration produced about 20 ideas and eight or nine recorded songs. The project stalled but Ryan Dahle was responsible for mixing the tracks and they may yet emerge. * 'Art Decay' with Toronto vocalist Kent Leggatt and Jeff Burrows, reportedly influenced by the sounds of both

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and Echo and the Bunnymen. An EP may be released in 2018.

Other information

* Chatwood was once a contender to replace the bass player of the

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early in the temporary post- Tea Party era (2005 - 2011). He was on a list of five or six male bass players being considered * During the hiatus of The Tea Party, Chatwood was in talks with

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of Lenny Kravitz's band about forming a group with Jeff Burrows on drums and

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on vocals. After two to three months of chatting and meeting Craig backstage at an

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show there was chemistry, but ultimately there was an incompatibility of scheduling and the project did not move forward * During his childhood, Chatwood was friends with Canadian electronic musician and DJ Richard "Richie" Hawtin. They shared a love of 8-bit computer systems such as

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and

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Career awards

* 2001:

for " Best Album Design" of the ''Tangents: The Tea Party Collection''.

References

External links

Stuart Chatwood
official website
The Tea Party
official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chatwood, Stuart 1969 births Living people English emigrants to Canada Canadian male songwriters Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year winners Canadian video game composers People from Fleetwood Canadian rock bass guitarists Canadian rock keyboardists Musicians from Windsor, Ontario Writers from Windsor, Ontario 20th-century Canadian multi-instrumentalists Canadian world music musicians Canadian hard rock musicians Canadian composers Canadian male composers 20th-century Canadian bass guitarists 21st-century Canadian bass guitarists 20th-century Canadian guitarists 21st-century Canadian guitarists 20th-century Canadian keyboardists 21st-century Canadian keyboardists Canadian mandolinists Steel guitarists 21st-century Canadian multi-instrumentalists Canadian male bass guitarists 20th-century Canadian male musicians 21st-century Canadian male musicians The Tea Party (band) members