Miles Axe Copeland III (born May 2, 1944) is an American entertainment executive, best known for founding I.R.S. Records. His brother, Stewart Copeland was part of the pop-rock trio The Police, which Miles managed. Another brother, Ian Copeland, was a successful booking agent who described much of the New Wave adventures of Miles, Stewart and himself in his book, Wild Thing. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... I.R.S. Records was a record label, started in the US in 1979 by Miles Copeland III along with Jay Boberg and Carl Grasso. ... Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician. ... The Police are a three-piece British rock band, which were strongly influenced by reggae. ... Ian Copeland (April 25, 1949 – May 23, 2006) was a pioneering American music promoter and booking agent. ...

Miles was born in London, England to Miles Axe Copeland, Jr., a CIA agent from Birmingham, Alabama, and Scottish Lorraine Adie, who was in British intelligence. Due to Miles Jr.'s profession, the family moved throughout the Middle East, in particular Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon. As a result, Miles and his brothers became fluent in Arabic. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Miles Axe Copeland, Jr. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Nickname: The Magic City, Pittsburgh of the South, BHam, The Ham Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area    - City 393. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... Lorraine Copeland (born Elizabeth Lorraine Adie) is an archaeologist specialising in the Palaeolithic period of the Near East. ... Military intelligence (abbreviated MI, int. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ...

Miles began attending college at Birmingham-Southern College in 1962. He graduated with a B.A. degree in 1966 and attended the American University of Beirut, where he earned his M.A. in Economics by 1969. By then, he had already promoted his first concert. Moving back to England, Miles became involved in the music industry, focusing on promotion and management of several bands. He created a European music festival, Startrucking, which featured several of Miles' bands as well as Tina Turner and Lou Reed. He would be instrumental in getting his brother Stewart's band, The Police, signed to a major record deal. Miles also managed Squeeze. BSC: Birmingham-Southern College is a 4-year, private liberal arts college in Birmingham, Alabama. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop/rock singer, Buddhist and occasional actress. ... Lewis Allen Lou Reed (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Squeeze was a British rock music band that came to prominence in the New Wave period of the late 1970s. ...

After so much proven success, Miles created I.R.S. Records through a deal with A&M Records. He signed such groups as R.E.M. and The Go-Go's, achieving even greater significance in the music industry. Miles managed Sting, another member of The Police, for many successful years. A&M Records is a record label formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... For the 1960s band, see The Go-Gos (1960s). ... For professional wrestler Steve Borden, see Sting (wrestler). ...

Reaching beyond the music branch of entertainment, Miles became involved in music videos, feature films, and other multimedia projects. He later became interested in world music genres and focused some of his products and attention on exposure of it. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ...

Miles married Adriana Corajoria, an artist and model from Argentina, in 1989. Together, they had three children: Miles Axe IV, Aeson Armstrong, and Axton Emerson. Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Bellydance Superstars
• Ark 21

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External links

• www.milescopeland.com
• [1] Transcript of Miles Copeland III on the politically incorrect show with Bill Maher