Miles Copeland III
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Miles Copeland III is an American music executive and manager best known for co-founding I.R.S. Records and managing artists such as The Police and Sting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Miles Copeland III canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6960144 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miles Copeland III Context triple: [Stewart Copeland, hasSibling, Miles Copeland III]
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A.
Ed Fletcher
Ed Fletcher is the protagonist of Philip K. Dick’s science fiction short story "Adjustment Team," whose life is disrupted when he discovers a hidden organization that secretly manipulates reality.
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B.
Jerome Cady
Jerome Cady was an American screenwriter known for his work on numerous Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s, including several notable dramas and war movies.
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C.
Richard Marks
Richard Marks was an American film editor known for his work on numerous acclaimed movies, including the culinary drama "Julie & Julia."
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D.
Don Mischer
Don Mischer is an American television producer and director renowned for staging major live events and award shows, including multiple Academy Awards broadcasts.
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E.
Bob Mothersbaugh
Bob Mothersbaugh is an American guitarist and vocalist best known as a founding member of the new wave band Devo.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miles Copeland III Target entity description: Miles Copeland III is an American music executive and manager best known for co-founding I.R.S. Records and managing artists such as The Police and Sting.
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A.
Ed Fletcher
Ed Fletcher is the protagonist of Philip K. Dick’s science fiction short story "Adjustment Team," whose life is disrupted when he discovers a hidden organization that secretly manipulates reality.
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B.
Jerome Cady
Jerome Cady was an American screenwriter known for his work on numerous Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s, including several notable dramas and war movies.
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C.
Richard Marks
Richard Marks was an American film editor known for his work on numerous acclaimed movies, including the culinary drama "Julie & Julia."
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D.
Don Mischer
Don Mischer is an American television producer and director renowned for staging major live events and award shows, including multiple Academy Awards broadcasts.
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E.
Bob Mothersbaugh
Bob Mothersbaugh is an American guitarist and vocalist best known as a founding member of the new wave band Devo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist manager
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human ⓘ music executive ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| coFounded | I.R.S. Records ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Copeland ⓘ |
| father | Miles Copeland Jr. ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
artist management
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music industry ⓘ record label management ⓘ |
| founded |
Copeland International Arts
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Frontier Booking International ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave music
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punk rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| givenName | Miles ⓘ |
| influenced |
artist-centered management practices
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independent record label movement ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| managed |
R.E.M.
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Squeeze ⓘ Sting ⓘ The Alarm ⓘ The Bangles ⓘ The Cramps ⓘ The Go-Go's ⓘ
linked to:
The Go-Go’s
The Police ⓘ Wall of Voodoo ⓘ |
| mother | Lorraine Copeland ⓘ |
| name | Miles Copeland III ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding influential independent label I.R.S. Records
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managing major rock and new wave acts in the late 1970s and 1980s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
autobiography "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: My Life in the Music Business"
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co-founding I.R.S. Records ⓘ developing the career of The Police ⓘ managing Sting's solo career ⓘ promoting British new wave bands in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
music executive
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record producer ⓘ talent manager ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Deptford Fun City Records
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I.R.S. Records ⓘ Illegal Records ⓘ |
| residence |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| sibling | Stewart Copeland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miles Copeland III Description of subject: Miles Copeland III is an American music executive and manager best known for co-founding I.R.S. Records and managing artists such as The Police and Sting.
Referenced by (6)
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