Stewart Copeland
Stewart Copeland's Keyboards and Synthesizers
In this photo, Stewart Copeland can be seen playing a Roland RS-505 Paraphonic string synthesizer. He used it on early 80s Police records Zenyatta Mondatta (for the organ sound in "Bombs Away", for example) and Ghost In The Machine ("Rehumanize Yourself" and "Darkness", though it may also appear on other songs too), followed by the Rumblefish soundtrack in 1984 (for which it was part of his so-called "demo station", a photo of which is included on The Police Wiki page for the soundtrack).
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Stewart Copeland can be seen playing a Kurzweil K2500 throughout this video; it appears to be the 88 key X version.
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Stewart Copeland plays a Kurzweil K2500 throughout this video; it appears to be the 88 key X version. His computer monitor can be seen at 3:01, and several of the tracks are lableled "K2500X"
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Stewart Copeland can be seen next to an Emulator I in this photo from Home Studio Recording magazine issue, published December 1983
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Visible in this photo of Stewart Copeland's "hotel rig" (or "suitcase studio") from around the Synchronicity tour, featured in the Police Vintage gallery section of his website. Also visible in a photo of his "Rhythmatist" writing setup (though it looks reversed) here
From Down Beat magazine May 1984 issue:
On the road Copeland figures out his new charts on his "suitcase studio" - a Yamaha HandySound HS-5O1 polyphonic mini-synth, a Casio PT2O monophonic mini-synth (that also plays chords), a BOSS Dr Rhythm, the Scholz Rockman (for studio effects), a Fostex X-15 Multi-tracker cassette recorder, Sanyo C mini-monitor speakers, and Sony headphones, plus a Fender Stratocaster for that dose of heavy metal.
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Visible in this photo of Stewart Copeland's "hotel rig" (or "suitcase studio") from around the Synchronicity tour, featured in the Police Vintage gallery section of his website.
From Down Beat magazine May 1984 issue:
On the road Copeland figures out his new charts on his "suitcase studio" - a Yamaha HandySound HS-5O1 polyphonic mini-synth, a Casio PT2O monophonic mini-synth (that also plays chords), a BOSS Dr Rhythm, the Scholz Rockman (for studio effects), a Fostex X-15 Multi-tracker cassette recorder, Sanyo C mini-monitor speakers, and Sony headphones, plus a Fender Stratocaster for that dose of heavy metal.
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His computer monitor can be seen at 3:00, where several tracks are labeled "K2500R."
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Photo of Stewart Copeland's studio in which a Yamaha DX7 can be seen in the bottom left corner.
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Discography
Wall Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1987
The Equalizer & Other Cliffhangers
1988
Noah's Ark
1990
Rumble Fish (Original Soundtrack)
1992
Spyro
1998
Orchestralli
2004
La Notte della Taranta (Live in Melpignano 17.08.2003)
2004
Divine Tides
2021
Police Deranged For Orchestra
2023
Police Beyond Borders
2023
Stewart Copeland: Wild Concerto
2025
