Miles Copeland III
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Miles Copeland III is an American music executive and manager best known for co-founding I.R.S. Records and managing artists such as The Police and Sting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Miles Copeland III canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
artist manager
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human ⓘ music executive ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| coFounded | I.R.S. Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Copeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Miles Copeland Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
artist management
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music industry ⓘ record label management ⓘ |
| founded |
Copeland International Arts
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Frontier Booking International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave music
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punk rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| givenName | Miles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
artist-centered management practices
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independent record label movement ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| managed |
R.E.M.
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Squeeze NERFINISHED ⓘ Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ The Alarm NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bangles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cramps NERFINISHED ⓘ The Go-Go's NERFINISHED ⓘ The Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Wall of Voodoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Lorraine Copeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Miles Copeland III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding influential independent label I.R.S. Records
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managing major rock and new wave acts in the late 1970s and 1980s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
autobiography "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: My Life in the Music Business"
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co-founding I.R.S. Records ⓘ developing the career of The Police ⓘ managing Sting's solo career ⓘ promoting British new wave bands in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
music executive
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record producer ⓘ talent manager ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Deptford Fun City Records
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I.R.S. Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Illegal Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| sibling | Stewart Copeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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