Ian Adie Copeland (April 25, 1949 – May 23, 2006) was a pioneering American music promoter and booking agent who helped launch the new wave movement in the United States.
May 23, 2006, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Damascus, Syria
Profession
Miscellaneous Crew
Children
Chandra Copeland, Barbara Copeland
Parents
Lorraine Copeland, Miles Copeland Jr.
Siblings
Stewart Copeland, Miles Copeland III, Lennie Copeland
Star Sign
Taurus
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Fact
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Step-cousin of Courteney Cox and was instrumental in her decision to go to New York and try modeling/acting.
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He was a booking agent and promoter who helped launch New Wave alt-rock in the 1970s and 80s. At first he had difficulty getting US concert venues to book the new bands he discovered in the UK. He arranged to have the bands build up a following by touring small clubs in the US. This strategy worked for The Police and the B-52s. His talent agency represented Adam Ant, the Bangles, the Smiths, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and the Dead Kennedys.
In 1967 he joined the U.S. Army and was sent to fight in Vietnam where he was awarded a Bronze Star and numerous other medals. After his discharge he moved to London where he landed a job as a booking agent. He moved back to the US in the mid-70s.
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He was the son of the late Miles Copeland Jr., a former jazz trumpeter turned U.S. intelligence officer, and Lorraine Copeland, a Scottish-born archaeologist.
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He co-founded Frontier Booking International (F.B.I.) with Buck Williams
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Has two daughters: Barbara and Chandra Copeland.
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Majority owner of Backstage Cafe bar, Beverly Hills, California, USA
$600,000
