Miles Axe Copeland III (born May 2, 1944) is an American music and entertainment executive and former manager of the Police.
After college, he moved to London, met two progressive rock musicians at a club, and helped them form Wishbone Ash.
In the summer of 1975, he organized a multi-band tour of European music festivals, named Startruckin' 75, which featured several BTM bands as well as Soft Machine, the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Lou Reed (replaced by Ike & Tina Turner).
[6] Copeland's office was the headquarters for Sniffin' Glue and Other Rock 'N' Roll Habits..., a monthly punk zine by Mark Perry.
Copeland shepherded the group to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s, peaking with a concert for 70,000 people at Shea Stadium[7] and the number one single for 1983, "Every Breath You Take".
Much of the CIA catalog initially included Middle Eastern, world music, Irish, tango, flamenco, and Polynesian styles.