Copeland is an American
Pop/alternative band, originally formed in 2000
by singer Aaron
Marsh (who also plays the guitar,
mellotron, organ, and piano) with
his friend, bassist and backup singer James Likeness, in the city of Lakeland,
Florida
. Aaron Marsh attended a performing arts high
school, Harrison Arts Center.
Bryan
Laurenson,
guitarist, and
Jonathan Bucklew,
drummer (who took the place of Rusty, ex-drummer of
Copeland and drummer on
Beneath Medicine Tree) give the
band an original sound. In 2002, they signed a record deal with
independent label
The Militia
Group and released their debut album
Beneath Medicine
Tree a year later.
In 2004, 2005, and 2006 they performed at the
annual Cornerstone
Florida Festival
in Orlando, Florida
. In Motion, Copeland's second full
length CD, was released on March 22, 2005. It was produced by Matt
Goldman and Aaron Marsh, and mixed by Ken Andrews. The early copies
of In Motion that were issued, included a four-song acoustic ep––a
compilation of lo-fi versions of songs from In Motion itself, as
well as Beneath Medicine Tree.
Columbia Records announced their
signing of Copeland in a press release dated November 14,
2006.
Beneath Medicine Tree features a heavy
medical theme. Aaron Marsh admits that the lyrics in
this album were inspired by the hospitalization of his girlfriend
and the death of his grandmother. The album booklet includes
photographs by then-bassist
James
Likeness of
hospital scenes. Marsh
cites that, "With
Beneath Medicine Tree, I wanted to make
a record that moves people," while "With
In Motion, I
wanted to make a record that makes people move."
Lead singer Aaron Marsh has also lent his voice to other bands such
as
Underoath on their album
They're Only Chasing Safety,
Anberlin on
Cities and
Lydia on
Illuminate.
On July 18, 2007 James made public his decision to no longer be a
part of Copeland. He cited pursuing a career as a graphic designer
(a field in which he has a college degree) as a chief reason in his
decision to leave the band.
James'
Announcement on Copeland homepage. URL accessed on August 19,
2007
As of September 6, 2007, Copeland announced that they had
officially split ways with Columbia Records.
About a year after ESR they released a B-side album entitled
Dressed Up & In Line.
It was released on November 20, 2007 and is composed of B-sides,
remixes, and a few new songs as well.
Although stated by some to be a
Christian
band,
Aaron Marsh has said that they
are not."I think that's kind of a defective term," Marsh says.
"It's not our nature to have religious connotations. We are not a
ministry band. We have some people in the band that are Christian,
but that is not the focus of our band" and "We have no agenda in
our band other than art." Copeland are signed with Tooth & Nail
Records, which signs almost exclusively with Christian bands.
On October 29th, 2009, Copeland released an official statement that
after a farewell tour in the spring, they would be ending Copeland.
They made it clear that it was not a bitter break up, they had just
run their course as Copeland. They did say that there could
possibly be one last studio album, but the spring tour would be
their last.
Current members
Other projects
Discography
Albums
EPs
Instant Live
Copeland teamed up with
Instant Live to
create a series of 21 limited edition CDs of many of the band's
shows during their tour with
Daphne
Loves Derby,
The Spill Canvas,
and
Melee, between October 13 and November 7,
2005.
Compilation/Guest appearances
- From Brooklyn with
Love (2001)
- Stepping Stone Volume
1 (2002)
- Take Action Volume
3 (2003)
- Hello.
We Are the Militia
Group (2004)
- Denison Marrs on "The Right Time" by the band Denison Marrs, Marsh provides guest vocals.
(2004)
- They're Only Chasing
Safety on "Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape" by
Christian screamo
band Underoath, Marsh provides guest
vocals. (2004)
- You Can't Trust a
Ladder on "The Last Time" and "A New Language" by the band
The Myriad, Marsh provides guest vocals.
(2005)
- Maybe This Christmas
Tree (2005)
- Happy Christmas
Vol. 4
(2005)
- ¡Policia!
- A Tribute
to the Police (2005)
- Punk Goes 90s (2006)
- Photographs EP on
"Photographs" by Lakes, Marsh provides guest vocals. (2006)
- Cities on
"Inevitable" by the band Anberlin, Marsh
provides guest vocals. (2007)
- Illuminate on
"Hospital" by the band Lydia, Marsh
provides guest vocals. (2007)
- Apples and Oranges, on "Empty Bottles" by the artist
Stacy Clark, Marsh provides guest
vocals. (2007)
- The Mother of
Invention, a comedy film by Joseph M. Petrick and directed
by Petrick & Bowser Copeland provides a cover and music video
for "Tears of a Child" (Vincent Dooly) (2009)
Covers
Punk Goes 90s:
Policia! A Tribute to the Police:
Know Nothing Stays the Same (EP):
Friends of P - Tribute to the Rentals:
Singles
From: Beneath Medicine
Tree
From: In Motion
From: Eat, Sleep, Repeat
From: You Are
My Sunshine
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