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Profile:
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Stewart Copeland began his musical career in London in 1975, with the progressive rock band "Curved Air". With them he recorded two albums, titled "Midnight Wire" and "Airborne."
In 1977, with Sting and guitarist Henry Padovani, he formed the Police, (whose name was initially "Strontium 90").
Henry Padovani was later replaced by Andy Summers, and sounds, that were initially punk, changed markedly in a mix of rock and reggae.
During his stay in the Police, Stewart Copeland, with the pseudonym Klark Kent, in 1978 published several singles
and, in 1980, an album titled Klark Kent.
After the breakup of The Police, he released the album "The Rhythmatist" and, in 1986, he formed the group "Animal Logic"
along with Stanley Clarke and the singer Deborah Holland.
Later, he began writing soundtracks for films, such as, among others, "Rumble Fish" by Francis Ford Coppola, for whom, in
1983, he won a Golden Globe, "Talk Radio" and "Wall Street", television series, such as, among others, "Dead Like Me" and
"Desperate Housewives" (for which he wrote the songs for an episode), video games, operas and ballets.
Copeland has also collaborated with several musicians, including, among others, Peter Gabriel and Roger Daltrey.
In 2000, he joined Les Claypool of Primus and Trey Anastasio of Phish to create the band "Oysterhead", which has released only one album, "The Grand Pecking Order."
In 2007, he returned to play with the Police for a world tour, celebrating the thirtieth anniversary
of the formation of the band.
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