Police Tribute Band ~ FALLOUT: The Police Experience ~ The Music of Stewart ~ Andy ~ Sting

HISTORY FALLOUT: The Police Experience was formed by David Rasner, (Sting), in the fall of 2002, in Hollywood, California. FALL OUT was the first single The Police, (unsigned, unknown, and without a record), released. Only after finding Mike Nieland, (Stewart), and then Pat Cherry, (Andy), the band began to transform itself into a fighting unit, and within a year were playing every major club in Los Angeles. Uncle Ian Copeland met FALLOUT in 2002 and immediately befriended the band. He invited FALLOUT to play at The Backstage Café and arranged the meeting with Stewart. FALLOUT: The Police Experience was added to Coda Agency/The Copeland Group live roster in March of 2005. In the spring of 2006, Jimbo Head replaced Pat Cherry as guitarist for FALLOUT. On February 10, 2007 Miles Copeland held auditions to find the best Sting, Stewart, and Andy in the world for his official Police tribute band project. Drumming phenom Marco Minnemann accidentally waltzed into auditions, and after an astounding exhibition of Stewart style pounding, became part of the roster for THE POLICE EXPERIENCE, the name Miles' would give his official Police tribute band project. All of the members of FALLOUT were added to the roster as well, and so, FALLOUT became The Police Experience. BIOS David Rasner (Sting) Like Sting, David has been an actor as well as a musician. He received his MFA from the American Conservatory Theater graduate program. He was a regular in Bay Area theatres such as the American Conservatory Theater, The Magic Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theater, and Shakespeare Santa Cruz. Voice-over credits include; "Final Fantasy: The Movie", "Princess Mononoke", "Ferngully 2," “Astroboy: The Series”, HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm", the title role of Jubei in “Ninja Scroll: The Series” and the soon to be released video game Final Fantasy XII. A talented vocal mimic and a long-time fan of The Police, it was second nature to sound like Sting. Recently, he even lent his Sting impersonation to a lead villain named Steng on The Cartoon Network's Zatch Bell. Currently he is a regular on several animated series and specializes in voice replacing everyone from Antonio Banderas to L.L. Cool J. More than anything, David enjoys spending time with his wife Jonna and his children, Sofia, Rita, Emelia, and Tomas. 1980 Ibanez Musician MC-940 Fretless Bass with case Red-1986-Maple on Maple necked-Fretless-Fender P-bass with case Natural Finish-1990-Maple on Maple necked-Fretless-Fender P-bass with case Shellacked-1988-Rosewood necked-Fretted-Fender Jazz Bass with case Steinberger "L2" bass with case. Palatino Ve-500 Electric Upright Bass Moog Taurus Pedal - thanks Taylor! Alesis Micron Roland PK-5 Fender TBP-1 Tube Preamp Carvin 1000 watt power amp 2x10 Cab 1x15 Cab MXR Phase 90 David endorses Retro-Sonic and uses the Retro-Sonic Stereo Chorus David endorses BBE Sound and uses the BBE Opto Stomp Compression pedal. BOSS TU Tuner BOSS Bass Equalizer David endorses Lexicon and uses the Lexicon MX400 on vocals. David endorses Rotosound Strings and uses RS77LE (50 to 110) Flatwounds on all his basses. Monster Cables Jim Dunlop Ultex guitar picks Mike Nieland (Stewart) Since starting at the age of 4, Mike has studied with the top drummers in his field including; Chester Thompson, Billy Cobham, Dom Famularo, Jim Chapin, as well as being a graduate (top of his class- by the way) of the now-infamous 'School of Hard Knocks'… In other words, Mike has spent the last 15 years on the road, touring and recording with a multitude of artists from the obscure right up to Grammy-Winning producers. "Growing up I played along with all of The Police stuff to the point where I knew it front to back… This gig made perfect sense to me, I could finally get a chance to play these great songs that I grew up in awe of and pay tribute to them." Mike also teaches around L.A. when time permits. 1984 TAMA SwingStar in "Police Experience Blue Glass" 16x22 BD 8x10 TT 8x12 TT 9x13 TT 16x16 FT 5x14 Slingerland Krupa Model SD (Chrome/Brass Shell) or 5x14 Sonor Chrome/Brass SD (c.1967) 24" Paiste RUDE 24" Ride/Crash 13" Paiste 602 Heavy HiHats 18" Paiste Signature Full Crash 18" Paiste RUDE Thin Crash 17" Paiste RUDE Thin Crash 16" Paiste RUDE Thin Crash 8" Paiste 2002 Splash 10" Paiste 2002 Splash 9" LP Ice Bell Lexicon MX400 Digital Delay Midi Mouse Simmons SDS-V pads Vater Stewart Copeland model sticks. Mike is a PAISTE artist. Jimbo Head (Andy) Details are sketchy, but apparently Jim was born in Virginia Beach, VA and spent his formative years in Bethlehem, PA. There are rumors that he had fronted an Amish acoustic death metal band called The Plain Fist, but there is no real evidence of that. Eventually he moved to L.A. to follow his dream of moving back to Bethlehem saying that he had lived in L.A., but fate intervened when he was chosen out of thousands of unqualified people in a christmas day parade to work at Mesa Boogie. He still holds the same job, living in seclusion with his large guitar collection and cat. He loves wine, sushi, and has many wonderful friends. He refuses to drop names, or give any information as to his formal training in guitar and bands he may or may not have been in. He will, however, wax ad nauseam on the benefits of having a good tailor. Bill Nash Replica of Andy’s Sunburst Tele Custom S/N L30701 with case 85 Dakota Red Fender Stratocaster with case. Mesa/Boogie Lone Star Head Vintage 4X12 w/ Celestion Vintage 30’s Digital Music Ground Control Pro Digital Music GCX Rack Systems Power Supply Axess Electronics Dual Loop Box Way Huge Electronics Saffron Squeeze Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress MXR Phase 90 Arion SCH-1 Dunlop CSP021 Overdrive Ibanez Echo Machine Guyatone MD2 Maestro Echoplex EP2 Roland JV-1010 Synth Module Roland G-20 Pitch to Midi Converter George L’s Cables Elixir Nanoweb Guitar strings Jim Dunlop Ultex guitar picks GUEST STARS Marco Minnemann (Stewart) Marco started playing organ at the age of 6. At 11, he switched to both drums AND guitar. At only 19, "Freaky Fukin' Weirdoz" offered him a position as drummer in 1992, in connection with a major deal with BMG-Ariola, and eventually, a long collaboration with Nina Hagen. Marco has performed and recorded with artists such as: Paul Gilbert, Nena Hagen, Udo Lindenberg, H-Blockx, Mike Keneally, FFW, Gianna Nannini, Garry Willis, The Kelly Family and many more. His work as an educational author with Rick Gratton, has produced 2 books including the award winning, and in many magazines voted #1, "Extreme Interdependence". One of his DVDs "Extreme Drumming" won polls and achieved Marco a Telly Award. He recently toured as a trio with Terry Bozzio and Chad Wackerman. His new DVD with featured artists Mike Keneally, Bryan Beller and the Buddy Rich Big Band is out now. Taylor Hawkins (Stewart) Known principally for his role as drummer for The Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins was born in Dallas, Texas. Hawkins grew up in the surf and sand of California's Laguna Beach. Influenced by Stewart Copeland, Hawkins briefly spent time early in his career honing his skills with the experimental group Sylvia before enlisting in the touring band for Canadian singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette. When the Foo Fighters found themselves suddenly without a drummer in 1997, however, Hawkins jumped at the chance to join the group's ranks behind the drum kit. After becoming a fixture with the Foos, Taylor explored solo work with his project Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders.
FALLOUT AND THE COPELAND FAMILY IAN : In 2002, Dave Rasner dropped by The Backstage Cafe for the first time, demo in hand, and introduced himself to Ian. Dave quickly went into his rehearsed 2 minute schpiel about the band. It had to be quick because surely somone so important as Ian Copeland, head of FBI Agency, responsible for booking nearly every act EVER in the 1980s, would not have the time to chat with some guy and his lil' ole tribute band. Yet, in typical Ian fashion, he said, "Nice to meet you meet mate, sit down, I'll buy you a drink and tell me what's going on." Ian became our biggest fan and benefactor, introducing us to many people in the Police family and eventually pulling the strings to allow us to meet Stewart. Ian passed away on May 23, 2006. He was dear friend of ours, we will always be thankful to him for helping us and believing in us. Ian typified the generous spirit of the Copeland family. Considering all the amazing things he had done in his life, all the people he had met, the contribution he had made to the music industry, he never wore it on his sleeve, he never made you feel that you were talking to anybody but a nice guy. We love you Uncle Ian. STEWART : In 2003, Ian arranged FALLOUT to play The Master's Birthday party. With Ian, Stewart and Miles in the audience FALLOUT ripped through all the Police classics, and of course a good dose of songs penned by Stewart. Later in the evening, it was every Police fan's dream when Stewart asked if he could sit in. Mike Nieland reluctantly gave up his drum throne, and the place went berzerk when FALLOUT and Stewart played Driven To Tears and Roxanne. Read more on Stewart's Birthday Party by heading to our "MORE" page. MILES : If you've seen Sting's movie Bring On The Night, or read anything about The Police, you'd know that Miles was the muscle, the brains, the catylyst for The Police's world wide fame. A Zen master of business with a legendary talent to foresee the next big thing, Miles has been responsible for discovering many, many, many bands you know and love. So... it was quite and honor when, in 2004, Miles decided to represent FALLOUT. In February of 2007, Miles became full-time manager for FALLOUT's new entity, The Police Experience. It really is uncanny, and probably the ultimate spot to be in as far as a tribute band. Viva Los Copelands ! YO!