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- Ian Copeland was born on April 25, 1949 in Damascus, Syria. He was a writer, known for Wild Thing, Urgh! A Music War (1981) and R.E.M. by MTV (2014). He was married to Constance Walden. He died on May 23, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseConstance Walden (2 children)
- RelativesMiles A. Copeland III(Sibling)
- Brother of Stewart Copeland
- Majority owner of Backstage Cafe bar, Beverly Hills, California, USA
- He co-founded Frontier Booking International (F.B.I.) with Buck Williams
- 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.
- 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.
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