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14.05.13
Twenty feet from Stardom
Millions know their voices, but no one knows their names. In his compelling new film TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM, award-winning director Morgan Neville shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century. Triumphant and heartbreaking in equal measure, the film is both a tribute to the unsung voices who brought shape and style to popular music and a reflection on the conflicts, sacrifices and rewards of a career spent harmonizing with others.

These gifted artists span a range of styles, genres and eras of popular music, but each has a uniquely fascinating and personal story to share of life spent in the shadows of superstardom. Along with rare archival footage and a peerless soundtrack, TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM boasts intimate interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger and Sting to name just a few. However, these world-famous figures take a backseat to the diverse array of backup singers whose lives and stories take center stage in the film. Feat. Jo Lawry and Lisa Fischer.

http://twentyfeetfromstardom.com/

28.04.13
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting and Cyndi Lauper posed backstage at the hit musical 'Kinky Boots' on Broadway at The Al Hirshfeld Theater in New York.
More information : kinkybootsthemusical.com
(Photo : B. Glikas)

Get up ! Stand up ! The Human Rights Concerts - Highlights

26.04.13
The Human Rights Concerts - Highlights
Amnesty International and Eagle Rock Entertainment are proud to announce news of the release on 27 May 2013 of “GET UP! STAND UP! Highlights from The Human Rights Concerts 1986-1998” on DVD and CD [Cat Nos EREDV981 and EDGCD505 respectively]. The “Human Rights Concerts” is the collective title of the series of concerts presented by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights organization Amnesty International in the years 1986-1998.

2013 is the 25th anniversary of the most high-profile of all the concerts in the series - the “Human Rights Now!” world tour. A six-week, five-continent, fifteen-nation, twenty-concert tour of the world in 1988 raising awareness of the cause - headlined by Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman and Youssou N'Dour. In celebration of this anniversary - and to raise funds for and consciousness of, Amnesty - the films of all the "Human Rights Concerts" in the series have been digitally restored and are to be released in 2013 in DVD, audio and digital formats. “GET UP! STAND UP!” presents highlights from all the concerts and serves to whet the appetite ahead of the full-scale release later this year. Three of the four films have never been available in any format since their one-time-only airings on TV - making the upcoming releases all the more exciting.

The performances on “GET UP! STAND UP!” are drawn from four sets of shows. The first in the series is the grand finale concert of “A Conspiracy Of Hope”, Amnesty’s 25th anniversary concert tour of the USA in 1986. The second source is the film of the above-referenced historic “Human Rights Now!” world tour undertaken in 1988. The series continued with stand-alone concerts “An Embrace Of Hope” in Chile in 1990 and “The Struggle Continues” in Paris in 1998. The list of musicians who contributed their services is extraordinary and includes some of the world’s foremost artists - drawn from several nations and representing a wide range of musical styles. The primary factor uniting them was their desire to donate their time and talents to place a spotlight on Amnesty’s crucial work campaigning for people whose human rights are abused.

The release of “GET UP! STAND UP!” in the last week of May coincides with the 52nd anniversary of the creation of Amnesty International. Amnesty dates its genesis to 28th May 1961. That was the date that the UK newspaper, The Observer, published an advocacy article titled “Forgotten Prisoners” by British lawyer Peter Benenson calling for an “amnesty” for political prisoners worldwide. What was initially a one-year campaign mushroomed into a global movement named Amnesty International that now has over 3 million members and supporters.

The "Human Rights Concerts" evolved out of a desire to capitalize and build on the invaluable support for Amnesty in the music community, first manifested in Amnesty’s legendary “Secret Policeman’s Ball” series of benefit shows, albums and movies beginning in 1976, that had presented musical performances by Pete Townshend, Sting, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Tom Robinson, Donovan, Midge Ure and Bob Geldof. Those entertainment events were a crucial turning point in Amnesty’s strategy of inspiring young people to become active participants in the human rights movement.

A key organizational figure in the first three events of the “Human Rights Concerts” series was Jack Healey, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA between 1981-1993. In the case of the 1986 US tour and 1988 world tour, Healey co-produced with seasoned rock promoter Bill Graham. The 1998 Paris concert was organized by Amnesty planning officer Blair Gibb and Peter Gabriel.

Executive Producers for Amnesty on this project are Amnesty International USA’s Claire Schultz (Chief External Affairs Officer) and Stacey Bain (Chief Financial and Administrative Officer/Acting Director).

The "Human Rights Concerts" have been restored and produced for release by longtime Amnesty activist Martin Lewis - who was co-creator (with John Cleese) of Amnesty's "Secret Policeman's Ball" series and co-producer of all the 'Ball' shows, movies, TV specials and albums between 1976-1985. It was Lewis who first instigated Amnesty's outreach to rock musicians by recruiting and producing the above-referenced musicians.

The historic “Human Rights Concerts” brought awareness of the cause to an ever-wider public. These new releases on DVD and CD are designed to continue that mission and raise further funds for Amnesty’s ever-vital work. The collected concert set – titled “¡RELEASED!” - will be issued in a DVD box-set in October 2013 throughout the World (except North America) by Eagle Rock. There are also plans to release corresponding audio CDs.

Full Tracklisting Information

From “A Conspiracy Of Hope” (1986)

1) Bob Geldof & Steven Van Zandt – Redemption Song 2) Third World – Now That We’ve Found Love 3) Joan Armatrading – Love And Affection 4) Ruben Blades (with Carlos Santana & Fela Kuti) – Muevete 5) Miles Davis – Speak / That’s What Happened 6) Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side 7) Peter Gabriel – Shock The Monkey 8) Bryan Adams – Run To You 9) Bryan Adams – Summer Of ’69 10) U2 – MLK / Pride (In The Name Of Love) 11) U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday 12) The Police – Message In A Bottle 13) The Police – Every Breath You Take

From “Human Rights Now!” (1988)

14) Tracy Chapman – Talkin’ ’bout A Revolution 15) Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer 16) Sting – Don’t Stand So Close To Me 17) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Born In The USA 18) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – I’m On Fire

From “An Embrace Of Hope” (1990)

19) Inti-Illimani – Bailando, Bailando 20) Wynton Marsalis – Jungle Blues 21) Jackson Browne – Lives In The Balance 22) Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U

From “The Struggle Continues” (1998)

23) Bruce Springsteen – No Surrender 24) Tracy Chapman – Fast Car 25) Alanis Morissette – Hand In My Pocket 26) Peter Gabriel & Youssou N’Dour – Shaking The Tree 27) Jimmy Page & Robert Plant – Rock And Roll 28) Radiohead – Karma Police 29) Radiohead – Bones 30) Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman & Youssou N’Dour – Get Up, Stand Up

22.04.13
Teraz Rock Kolekcja
The polish magazine Teraz Rock Kolekcja #20 features 52 pages about The Police and Sting.
In this april release, you'll find interviews, pictures, and record reviews.

Thanks PoliceWiki for the news

21.04.13
Sting's evening
Mickey Sumner, producer Charlie Cowan, Trudie Styler and Sting attended the Sunlight Jr. after-party at The Jane Hotel on April 20, 2013 in New York City.
Photo: Bryan Bedder

16.04.13
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting, Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen attended Rita Wilson's performance at 54 Below in New York City.
Many other nice pictures on Zimbio.
Photo : Cindy Ord

15.04.13
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Trudie and Sting attended the Broadway opening night for "Motown: The Musical" at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City.
24 years ago, Sting performed "3 Penny Opera" there.
(photo: Neilson Barnard)

More information : www.motownthemusical.com

12.04.13
Fil d'argent - Win Sting's shirt
Sting fans : Get the opportunity to win the shirt he wore during his last concert in France!

Sting gave his shirt dedicated to the association "Le Fil d'Argent" through Henry Padovani, the sponsor of the association.

To win this unique object, you simply have to enter the contest launched on the website www.lefildargent.fr.

The lucky winner will be selected in a random draw on July 10, 2013.
(Participation required for the draw: 10 euros)

10.04.13
Sting - We are family
Quite a night for Nancy Hunt and Nile Rodgers’ We Are Family Foundation: they finally got to honor Sting and Trudie Styler for their work with the Rainforest Foundation, postponed from last October 31st - remember that date? It was Hurricane Sandy.

The reboot turned into a wild night of fantastic music as Sting, "Soul Man" Sam Moore fresh his White House PBS gig, and Nile Rodgers with Chic rocked the Manhattan Ballroom for an invited audience. Styler first spoke so eloquently about the work of both foundations. It was lovely.

Accepting the humanitarian award, Styler said: "We’re all born into this world. Some are placed gently, others thrust into it, and still others abandoned. But whatever the unequal circumstances of our birth, we share the same basic human needs of survival: water, food, shelter, warmth. There is another equally essential basic human if we are to survive, and that is love. Mahatma Gandhi said Where there is love, there is life. Well perhaps tonight we can change that tonight to say Where there is love, there is family."

Sting and Trudie were introduced by Caryl Stern, CEO of the US Fund for UNICEF.

Then came a torrent of great music. Moore performed his classics, "Soul Man" and "When Something is Wrong with My Baby," pumping his fist and turning it out at age 77. Sting took the stage and first sang "Englishman in New York," then acoustic heartbreaking "Fields of Gold." He invited Moore back onstage to make an R&B duet of "Every Breath You Take" that made the crowd go nuts. Then they took on Bill Withers’ hit "Just the Two of Us" sort of impromptu, before Rodgers fired by Chic and a dance party began.

The ballroom was filled with plenty of people who’d just paid, and some heavy hitters and celebs like Motown great Valerie Simpson, Denise Rich, Broadway producer Jean Doumanian, long time record industry exec Michael Ostin, Q Tip, philanthropist Jean Shafiroff, "Guiding Light" actor Grant Aleksander, and the always amazing Rosie Perez. A white Gibson guitar signed by Sting, Moore, Rodgers, and not comedian Russell Peters - who opened the show with some real laughs - fetched $26,000 in a live auction.

Source : ShowBizz411.

More information, pictures and videos on the forum.

10.04.13
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting attended Philippe Petit's "Why Knot ?" Book Launch Party at Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.

(Photo : Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

08.04.13
Sting at Big Dance Concert
Yesterday, Sting performed a 75 minutes long show at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta for NCAA Big Dance Concert ending night.

More information on the forum.
Some nice pictures by Dan Harr can be seen on www.musicnewsnashville.com

	07.04.13 Contest Julia Sawicka - Fields of Soul... A very nice jazz album. Not a cover album, but a great tribute one. On this album you'll find rarely covered songs in fine arrangements with very talented musicians.
You can buy it through her website : www.juliasawicka.pl 4 persons got the chance to give away a copy of this CD through the contest on LiSting Facebook. Congratulations to Dominique P., Grace D., Emmanuel D. et Vania M.

07.04.13
Sting in Atlanta
Yesterday, Sting performed a private show at the Tabernacle in Atlanta.
More information on the forum.

05.04.13
Sting in Studio with Afrojack ?
On Twitter, the Dutch DJ Tuesday know in the studio to sit with the former lead singer of The Police. What the two have just recorded is not known and so is the release date of the possible cooperation.

The grandmother Afrojack loved something nice about the collaboration between her grandson and Sting. From a Twitter conversation between Afrojack and his grandmother that Sting her voice has spoken.

In MediaMarkt Top 40 this week is Afrojack on the 25th place in the remix he made of Keane's Sovereign Light Cafe. You can also find the Axis Your Friend collaboration with Chris Brown at number 12 in the Tipparade.

Source : www.top40.nl

04.04.13
Sting at Carlyle Hotel
On the same day (April 3, 2013) Sting and Trudie also attended the final performance of Elaine Stritch at The Carlyle Hotel in New York City.

Sting also met Paul Williams there.
More pictures on the forum.

04.04.13
Sting at Irish Arts Center Gallery
Yesterday, Sting went to the Irish Arts Center gallery in New York. He met with artist John Spinks.

More information about John Spinks at :
www.irishartscenter.org
Source : IrishArtsCenter

03.04.13
News from Dominic Miller
Dominic Miller is recording a new album at the famous Maarweg Studio 2 in Cologne Germany.
The line up includes: Dominic Miller - guitars, Lars Danielsson - bass, Sebastian Studnitzky - trumpet, keyboards, Rhani Krija - percussion, Eda Zari - vocals.
Dominic is recording some of his songs with a full brass section set to a salsa rhythm with the Cuban Salsa star Manolito Simonet.

Eda Zari who has recorded a new album "Toka incognita" featuring Dominic Miller and Rhani Krija. In february, she came in the studio, and worked on Dominic's new album. So did the australian bassist Tal Wilkenfeld.

Source : DominicMiller.com

02.04.13
Sting Gives House To Sea Power Rock School
Sting is to donate a Cumbrian retreat to Quietus favourites British Sea Power to set up an education centre and rehearsal space for young musicians. Sting, who owns a number of properties around the world, is parting company with the 17th century High Score Crag cottage and barn near Grasmere in order that BSP might set up "Cumbria's most prestigious school of rock".

According to the band's ever-eloquent spokesman, "Sting is said to be aware of BSP's north-eastern parentage, so the combo of the Lakes and the 'greater geordie nation' really appears to the cerebral superstar composer behind 'The Dream Of The Blue Turtles' and 'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da'.

"We were amazed when Sting approached our management." says BSP's Cumbrian-born frontman Yan. "We couldn't believe he'd even heard of us, but it seems he really is giving us this amazing house. It's worth... well, a lot of money. He has some sheep there... Some people say Sting is a wanker, but this proves he isn't."

The band add that they are "thrilled" with the rock generosity, and promise to personally teach young Cumbrian bands – everything from basic chords and record techniques to ideas on presentation, the latter underlined by the statue of BSP stage bear Ursine Ultra that will sit by the entrance.

The rock school will host some impressive artefacts from Cumbrian rock history. A Gibson Les Paul donated by Spooky Tooth and the tea-chest bass that renowned Cumbrian Melvyn Bragg played in a skiffle band at Wigton Grammar School. BSP are most excited by a possible loan of a unique instrument, the Tap Board, created by Cumbrian hitmakers It Bites.

It Bites – from Egremont, close to the nuclear reactors at Sellafield on the Cumbrian coast – had a number six hit in the UK singles charts, with ‘Calling all the Heroes’ in 1986. The Tap Board is a unique combination of guitar and keyboard, partly constructed from an egg-timer and a shower hose.

"It Bites!" says BSP's Yan. "This is beyond our wildest dreams. Liverpool may have The Beatles, but we have It Bites. It just feels like everything's come full circle or something. To us this is like stepping onto the moon or being given the crown jewels, amazing..."

April's fool or great man ?
From thequietus.com

02.04.13
Contest
Julia Sawicka - Fields of Soul...

A very nice jazz album. Not a cover album, but a great tribute one.
On this album you'll find rarely covered songs in fine arrangements with very talented musicians.

Playlist :
1. Heavy Cloud No Rain 4:04
2. Until 4:43
3. Mad About You 4:01
4. Le Belle Dama Sans Regrets 5:34
5. Sister Moon 5:29
6. Seven Days 5:30
7. When We Dance 5:49
8. Fields Of Gold 7:12
9. Consider Me Gone 4:24
10. I Miss You Kate 4:41

Line-up :
Julia Sawicka - vocals
Hans Peter Salentin - trumpet
Tomasz Pruchnicki - saxophone
David Doruzka - guitar
Klaudius Kovac - keyboards
Krzysztof Dys - keyboards
Roman Chraniuk - bass
Marcin Jahr - drums

You can buy it through her website : www.juliasawicka.pl

I have 4 copies for you !
Just comment the news on LiSting Facebook. The winners will be picked through the comments ! Easy...

02.04.13
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Trudie Styler and Sting attended the opening night party for Broadway's 'Lucky Guy', starring Tom Hanks at Gotham Hall in New York City.
(Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)

01.04.13
We are Family honors Sting and trudie
The We Are Family Foundation ®(WAFF), a not-for-profit organization founded by legendary songwriter and producer, Nile Rodgers , will honor Humanitarian Award recipients Sting and Tr udie Styler at its inaugural We Are Family HONORS event on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom in New York City.
Artists and activists Sting and Trudie Styler will receive the Humanitarian Award, which honors those in the public eye who have made tremendous efforts and inroads to improving the human condition throughout the world.

Previous recipients of the Humanitarian Award include musical legends Jackson Browne, Peter Gabriel, Sir Elton John, and television and radio host Larry King.
Sting and Trudie Styler are committed to helping make a difference for children around the world and protecting the environment.
In 1989, the couple founded the Rainforest Fund, an organization devoted to protecting rainforests and their indigenous peoples. To date they have raised more than $30 million for the cause and have expanded to a network of interconnected organizations in more than 20 countries.
Sting’s support for human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Live Aid mirrors his art in its universal outreach.
From raising funds and awareness for the UNICEF End Child Exploitation and United Against AIDS campaigns to visiting tsunami-affected Sri Lanka in solidarity
with those affected by the devastating disaster, Trudie Styler has been a leading voice on behalf of some of the poorest and most vulnerable children on earth.
“The We Are Family Foundation was born as a result of the 9/11 tragedy, after which I asked the question, ‘Can we organize for peace half as effectively
as others do for hate?’”said Nile Rodgers, Founder & Chairman of the We Are Family Foundation. “My song, ‘We Are Family’was the inspiration to bring people together, celebrate our differences and share ideas across borders in order to solve some of the bigger problems facing our world.
We are inspired by Sting and Trudie and their dedication to making the world a better place.”
The funds raised will support WAFF’s mission and existing programs including WAFF’s signature program, Three DotDash, which identifies, supports and mentors Global Teen Leaders actively working on programs that address basic human needs and promoting a more peaceful world; and TEDxTeen, a global educational platform for extraordinary teenagers to share their stories and inspire millions.

www.wearefamilyfoundation.org

Sting - Peter And Alice - Press Night - After Party

26.03.13
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting attended an after party following the press night performance of 'Peter And Alice' at The National Cafe in London.
(Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)

23.03.13
The Last Ship
A casting has been called for a two days audition session in New York on april 1st and 2nd.
Telsey + Company
315 West 43rd Street
New York, NY
A new page has appeared on LiSting, dedicated to "The last Ship".
There you'll find all the things we know about the play.
Photo : S.Campbell

22.03.13
Sting and Kathryn Tickell Visit Newcastle Primary School Assembly
Pupils at Hawthorn Primary School in Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne received a surprise visit from Sting today, joining Kathryn Tickell.

Their visit was in support of the In Harmony project; a project delivered by The Sage Gateshead at Hawthorn Primary School.

The project has enabled every child in the school access to a musical instrument and music tutors on a daily basis as part of a national programme that aims to inspire and transform the lives of children in deprived communities within the UK, using the power and disciplines of music-making.

Sting joined the pupils along with award-winning Northumbrian piper and composer, Kathryn Tickell and singer Mike Tickell, to listen to the pupils play instruments they have received since the project started.

Sting said: “I wish I’d gone to Hawthorn School, as I’d be a better musician today. I’m delighted to be here to see the results of this excellent music programme.”

Kathryn and her Dad, Mike, also performed in the school’s assembly and demonstrated how the Northumbrian pipes worked and together with the children, they sang traditional Geordie songs including ‘The Blaydon Races’.

Kathryn Tickell said: “It was great to be at Hawthorn School today. There is so much energy and enthusiasm from the children and staff in the school. They obviously love playing music and it’s amazing how far they’ve progressed in such a short time. There are a few stars in the making there!

Funding for the In Harmony project came from Arts Council England and the Department for Education. Within this grant, money was allocated to fund a temporary basic portacabin to be built providing an extra learning room for the project. Since then, Sting, along with playwright, Lee Hall, have together made a significant further contribution to provide an even more inviting space for the young people to learn in, one of which is a permanent structure using cedar cladding that will give a lasting legacy for the pupils of Hawthorn Primary School.

Judy Cowgill, Headteacher at Hawthorn Primary School said: “We were delighted to have the chance to say thank you to Sting for his contribution to our music cabin. We couldn’t manage without it and it has very quickly become the most important room in the school. I hope he was as amazed as we are at the progress the children have made in the last few months. They are on their way to becoming real musicians.”

Wendy Smith, Head of Strategy and Enterprise at The Sage Gateshead added: “Sting’s visit to Hawthorn Primary School today was a fantastic boost for the children, families and staff. Everyone was delighted to have the opportunity to thank Sting for his support for In Harmony Newcastle Gateshead. It was an inspiring morning of North East music with performances from Kathryn Tickell and her dad Mike Tickell as well as the newly formed Hawthorn School orchestral ensembles.”

Based on the principles of Venezuela’s inspirational El Sistema, the In Harmony project not only develops musical skills but also aims to improve children’s way of life. Regular music lessons delivered in the school and nursery by musicians from The Sage Gateshead and the Newcastle and Northumberland Music Education Hub will help develop learning, self-confidence and self-esteem, social skills, wellbeing and health.

Photo D. Tiernan.
Source : thesagegateshead.org

14.03.13
Sting this evening in Abu Dhabi
Tonight Sting will perform at the du Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, joined by Dominic Miller (guitarist), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), David Sancious (keyboards), Peter Tickell (electric fiddle) and Jo Lawry (vocals).
This is a special one, not part of Back to Bass tour.

More information on the forum.

	14.03.13 To Sting's fans You may be a friend of LiSting on Facebook through my own page "Sebastien Ollivier". This one will soon be cleaned and closed. If you want to follow Sting news, please visit the LiSting dedicated page. You'll find there exactly the same last news and updates. You just have to like the page to follow the news.
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09.03.13
Sting to perform in Jodhpur this evening
Sting will perform this evening for Jodhpur One World Retreat. It will be a private show for head injury victims. Only 250 couples will attend the party, with 30,000$ to 60,000$ donations.
Sting arrived there on friday.
More information on jodhpuroneworld.org and on the forum.

08.03.13
Sting at JamFest
Dave Matthews Band, Sting among acts slated for Big Dance concert on April 7
NCAA.com.

NCAA Corporate Champion Capital One together with the NCAA and Turner Live Events on Thursday announced the lineup for the 2013 NCAA Big Dance Concert Series in Atlanta, in conjunction with the 2013 NCAA Men’s Final Four, which includes headliner Dave Matthews Band, Sting and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals. The bands will appear at the Capital One Jam Fest on April 7, as part of the free, three-day music festival produced by Turner Live Events and the NCAA, taking place at Centennial Olympic Park on April 5-7. To access the latest performance announcements and specific times for the Capital One Jam Fest, as well as AT&T Block Party and Coke Zero Countdown lineups, visit www.ncaa.com/final-four.

As the finale of the Big Dance Concert Series, the weekend will wrap with Dave Matthews Band headlining the Capital One Jam Fest. Dave Matthews Band — comprised of Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass), Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar) and Boyd Tinsley (violin) — has sold a collective 37 million CDs and DVDs combined. Renowned for its live shows, the group ranked as the biggest ticket seller worldwide of the past decade. With its latest album, Away From The World, which entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1, Dave Matthews Band became the first group in chart history to have six consecutive studio albums debut atop the chart. For the latest on Dave Matthews Band tour dates and news, check out www.davematthewsband.com.

The Capital One Jam Fest also will present a special performance by Sting. Composer, singer, author, actor, activist — Sting was born in Newcastle, England, before moving to London in 1977 to form The Police with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers. The band released five albums, earned six Grammy awards, and in 2003 was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since 1985, Sting has released 13 solo albums, most recently the definitive box set collection 25 Years and the compilation The Best of 25 Years. He has sold nearly 100 million albums from his combined work with the Police and as a solo artist, also earning an additional 10 Grammy awards, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and three Oscar nominations, appearing in more than 15 films and authoring two books, including the New York Times best-selling memoir, Broken Music. This summer, Sting will resume his critically acclaimed Back To Bass tour with performances throughout North America and Europe. His support for human rights organizations such as the Rainforest Fund, co-founded with his wife Trudie Styler in 1989, mirrors his art in its universal outreach.

“Capital One is excited to bring two giant names in music to Atlanta during the Final Four,” said Roger Ferguson, Managing Vice President, Advertising and Sponsorships at Capital One. “Dave Matthews Band continues to produce chart topping music and, with deep roots in the South, is sure to be a big crowd pleaser in Atlanta. Sting is well-known around the world for his numerous hits and his enduring influence on popular music. It doesn’t get any bigger than this.”

Additional musical acts on April 7 include Vermont-based band Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals’ self-made 2005 debut album, “Nothing but the Water” revealed a musically sophisticated young band inspired by the music of the late ‘60s/early ‘70s and fronted by a then 21-year-old dynamo whose nuanced singing, organ playing and songwriting belied her age. The follow-up, 2007’s “This is Somewhere,” confirmed that the band had no interest in following trends but was instead in pursuit of timeless expression as it forged its identity. On 2010’s self-titled third album, “GPN,” toughened by a half decade of the nonstop roadwork, flexed their rock ‘n’ roll muscles and confirmed that they were in it for the long haul. Seven years after hitting the radar, the band takes an exponential leap with the widescreen opus “The Lion The Beast The Beat.”

The 2012 NCAA Big Dance Concert Series in New Orleans featured headliners Jimmy Buffett, KISS and the Black Keys attracted more than 140,000 fans across the three-day weekend. Past performers also have included Kenny Chesney, Kid Rock, Kings of Leon, LL Cool J and Taylor Swift. The Big Dance Concert Series is an activation extension of the NCAA’s corporate champions and partners marketing program, which CBS and Turner Sports license and collaborate on as part of a 14-year multi-media agreement with the NCAA. 

“The Big Dance Concert Series is one of the most popular fan events that takes place during the Men’s Final Four weekend, and I want to take this opportunity to thank our corporate champion Capital One for its support in bringing great musical acts to the city,” said Mark Lewis, NCAA executive vice president for championships and alliances. “The Big Dance is free to the public which enables everyone the opportunity to enjoy the Final Four weekend excitement regardless of whether or not they have a ticket for the games. We hope everyone has a great time at Centennial Olympic Park and the entire weekend in Atlanta.”

18.02.13
New dates added to back to bass tour
Some dates have been added to the summer Back to bass tour. Sting will perform in Belgium an Italy in July.
Read the full up-to-date itnerary on the special page.
Belgium :
27.07.13 Tienen - Suikerrock Festival
Italy :
08.07.13 Verona - Arena
09.07.13 Roma - Foro Italico
29.07.13 Cattolica - Cattolica Arena

16.02.13
Sting goes full cannibal at Malibu karaoke jam
Here's why you don't let Sting do karaoke at your bar -- he's SO DAMN GOOD... he ruins it for everyone else... and to prove it, TMZ has video of his impromptu rendition of "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals this week in Malibu.

Source TMZ.com

11.02.13
Sting's tribute to Bob Marley
A report on MTV.com
Bruno Mars, Sting, Rihanna Electrify With Grammy Tribute To Bob Marley
Marley's sons were also onstage for the performance, which closed out with the reggae classic 'Could You Be Loved.'
By Tamar Anitai (@MTVBuzzworthy)

During the tribute to reggae legend Bob Marley at the 2013 Grammy Awards, you may have heard echoes of Sting's former band the Police in Bruno Mars' soul-soaked "Locked Out of Heaven" — the syncopated chirps and the frenetic sonic echoes of Synchronicity are shamelessly (and addictively) shot throughout the song. And Mars has even called himself out on the fact that the explosive song owes its musical roots to the Police.
"I grew up listening to the Police. I grew up performing in bars, singing Police songs," Bruno told MTV News in 2012. "I remember performing a song like 'Roxanne,' and you play those first couple of chords, and you hit that first note, and you watch the whole bar ignite."

Bruno went bigger than just blowing up a bar at the Grammys on Sunday night (February 10). He lit up the entire Staples Center, diving head-first into an electrifying version of "Locked Out of Heaven" during a retro performance worthy of a "Soul Train" special.

The singer finally got the chance to shine some light onto the song's indirect progenitor, Sting. The former Police man took the Grammy stage, bass in hand, tux fitting like Justin Timberlake himself tailored it, for a blown-out upgrade of Bruno's swelling anthem, made even more kinetic by Bruno's Motown-inspired band in lockstep.

As quickly as Bruno's performance hit its euphoric peak — and had Grammy attendees like Neil Patrick Harris, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman and a euphoric Taylor Swift dancing in place — Bruno handed Sting the spotlight he rightfully deserves as he slid seamlessly into the 1979 Police classic "Walking on the Moon." Sting turned Bruno's Grammy performance into a reggae-tinged throwback before passing the mic (in what felt like a glorified gesture to rap ciphers) to Damien and Ziggy Marley, trumpeted by an airhorn blast. The pair transformed Bruno's Grammy performance into a tribute to their late father, Bob Marley.

But Bruno Mars, Sting and the Marley sons still had room up on the Grammy stage for another Bob Marley fan. Marley devotee (check her Instagram) Rihanna, fresh from her stunning solo perforamnce of "Stay," got back to her island roots, joining the Grammy jam session by closing out the performance with Bob Marley's seminal 1980 hit "Could You Be Loved," from the Bob Marley and Wailers album Uprising, the last album Marley released before his death in 1981.

It was a crocheted-hat tip to the late, great Bob Marley, and the type of power jam mash-up medley of music's current and classic greats that could only take place at a star-studded awards show like the Grammys.

You'll find comments, photos and videos on the forum.

Musicares person of the year Sting Bruce Springsteen

10.02.13
Sting honors Bruce Springsteen
Yesterday, Sting honored Bruce Springsteen for MusiCares person of the year.
He performed "Lonesome day" and "Glory days"

More information on the forum.
Photo K. Djansezian

08.02.13
Sting rehearsing for the Grammy Awards evening
Here's a picture, running on Tweeter today.
It shows Rihanna, Damian Marley, Ziggy Marley, Bruno Mars and Sting during the rehearsals of the Grammy Award evening, to be broadcasted on sunday on CBS and Youtube.
Should we expect a reggae tune ?
Your comments on the forum.

07.02.13
New dates added to back to bass tour
Some dates have been added to the summer Back to bass tour. Sting will perform in Denmark and Russia in July.
Read the full up-to-date itnerary on the special page.

04.02.13
55th Grammy Awards
According to a tweet from Grammy Awards account, Bruno Mars, Rihanna and Sting will be performing together at the 55th GRAMMYs next Sunday on CBS.
Could we expect a mashup with "Can't stand losing you" ?
What do you think about that ?
Your comments on the forum.

04.02.13
Reminder : Like LiSting ?
If you like LiSting website, you'll like LiSting Facebook.
There you'll find all hot news !
Be free to like the page !

03.02.13
Sting announced in Abu Dhabi
On Thursday, March 14, Sting will perform at the du Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, joined by a 5-piece band including Dominic Miller (guitarist), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), David Sancious (keyboards), Peter Tickell (electric fiddle) and Jo Lawry (vocals).

Tickets for this concert will go on sale tomorrow, February 4 at 12 noon (local time).

Tickets available from www.thinkflash.ae.
Source : Sting.com

01.02.13
New dates added to back to bass tour
Some dates have been added to the summer Back to bass tour. Swedish fans will be able to see Sting live in Mainz and Stavern. An other date in Netherlands is sheduled too, and another in Romania (Cluj Arena) hasn't been officially announced yet.
Sting will perfom in North Sea Jazz Festival at the same day as Brandford Marsalis Quartet. Could we expect a surprise guest on stage ?
Read the full up-to-date itnerary on the special page.

22.01.13
Sting : Summer tour
Following the critical and popular success of Sting’s 2011-2012 world tour throughout North America,
Europe, the UK, South Africa, and Asia, Live Nation is pleased to announce that the Back to Bass tour will continue this year, with Sting performing many of his greatest hits, stripped down, with a 5-piece band.
Beginning on May 30 in Kelowna, British Columbia, the tour will extend across North America in June with performances in cities including San Francisco, Chicago, Atlantic City, Kingston, and Boston, followed by a return to Europe through July with concerts in Poland, Ireland, France, Denmark, and Norway.

Tickets go on sale beginning January 24th and 25th, with tickets available for several concerts in North America beginning January 28th. As on-sale dates vary, please visit www.sting.com or www.ticketmaster.com for complete tour and ticket information.

Tour intinerary :
30.05.13 Kelowna - Prospera Place
31.05.13 Victoria - Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre

02.06.13 San Francisco - America's Cup Pavilion
03.06.13 Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Bowl
05.06.13 Denver - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07.06.13 Chicago - Ravinia
08.06.13 Chicago - Ravinia
12.06.13 Baltimore - Pier 6
14.06.13 Atlantic City - Borgata Event Center
15.06.13 Atlantic City - Borgata Event Center
17.06.13 Kitchener - Memorial Auditorium
18.06.13 Kingston - K-Rock Centre
20.06.13 Bangor - Waterfront Pavilion
21.06.13 Boston - Bank of America Pavilion
22.06.13 Uncasville - Mohegan Sun
24.06.13 Summerside - Credit Union Place
26.06.13 St. John's - Mile One Centre
29.06.13 Oswiecim - Life Festival Oswiecim, Stadion Mosir

01.07.13 Cork - Live at the Marquee
03.07.13 Gothenberg - Liseberg Tivoli
04.07.13 Rattvik - Dalhalla
06.07.13 Arras - Main Square Festival
10.07.13 Mainz - Zollhafen-Nordmole
12.07.13 Stavern - Stavern Festivalen
13.07.13 Werchter - Festivalpark (TW Classic 2013) (unconfirmed)
14.07.13 Rotterdam - Ahoy Hall (North Sea Jazz Festival)

19.01.13
Andy Summers shares a CD with Rodrigo Santos
After an album with Fernanda Takai, Englishman Andy Summers backslides with bassist Rodrigo Santos (Barão Vermelho). Summers sent a dozen tunes to Santos who added lyrics. Disc already has a name: "Medleys – a festa rock". One of the two CDs that Rodrigo Santos plans to launch this year. The album will be produced by Roberto Menescal.
Source : rodrigosantos.com.br

	17.01.13 Stay tuned Sting.com has just posted a message about an "exciting news" to come... I guess it can be a CD or DVD (or both !) from Back to bass tour. We'll see in a few days... www.sting.com
We can also expect a summer tour annoucement, as some dates have already been unveiled. Some fans also bet on a special development performance of The Last Ship in NYC, open to legacy fanclub members. Let's wait, the annoucement is due to be unveiled this morning, I think.

08.01.13
An Afternoon with Stewart Copeland
Composers Stewart Copeland, founding member of The Police, and Michael Gordon, cofounder of the Bang on the Can Festival, discuss their operas The Tell-Tale Heart and Van Gogh with Andreas Mitisek, artistic and general director of the Long Beach Opera. Members of the Long Beach Opera will perform excerpts from both works. Copeland, former drummer and founder of the rock band The Police, is the recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival's first Outstanding Music Award. Michael Gordon's music merges subtle rhythmic invention with incredible power embodying, in the words of The New Yorker's Alex Ross, "the fury of punk rock, the nervous brilliance of free jazz, and the intransigence of classical modernism."

Saturday, May 4, 2013 | 2 pm

Bing Theater | $25/$40 VIP; $20/$30 VIP for LACMA and LBO members; $5 for students with ID (VIP includes a small individual bottle of wine from LACMA’s Plaza Café) | Tickets: 323 857-6010 or purchase online.

Source : www.lacma.org

03.01.13
Trudie Styler makes a sting
She shows how you can lose weight like stars in two weeks.

Mrs Sting reveals her secrets how she and her hubby keep in shape with the launch of Trudie Styler’s Weight Loss Yoga.
workouts with varying weight loss approaches. It includes strength-building and posture improvement, along with healthy eating tips and recipes.
Trudie Styler’s Weight Loss Yoga by GAIAM app offers a choice of four different
The two-week weight loss plan is a brilliant bonus feature that allows you to shed the pounds fast too. Perfect if you've got a pre-holiday or special event shape-up crisis.

Price: £10.49. iPhone, iPod touch and iPad by GAIAM app.
From www.sportsdirectnews.com by Suzanne Kerins
Photo : (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)

01.01.13
Happy new year !

31.12.12
Happy birthday Andy
While you may be celebrating New Year's Eve, remember to make a toast to Andy Summers, who will turn 70.
2012 was definitly Andy's year with an album "Fundamental" and a documentary "Surviving the Police".
2013 will see him in a new band "Circa Zero" with a new album to be released (The first single "Say Goodnight" will soon be in your ears) and a world tour.
Happy 70 Andy !

27.12.12
Sting sheduled in Norway
Sting could be sheduled in StavernFestvalen in Norway on july 12 or 13 (according to various ticket bookers sites). This news has to be confirmed.
The festival website : www.stavernfestivalen.no.

27.12.12
Millfield at Cadogan
Saturday 23 March, 7.30pm
Cadogan Hall, London
Stewart Copeland Jumping the Rhynes (world premiere), for Chorus and Percussion Ensemble
Vivaldi Four Seasons
Mozart Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor
Schumann Piano Quintet
So-Ock Kim Violin
Millfield Camerata Chamber Choir
Millfield Percussion Ensemble

Renowned independent school Millfield comes to Cadogan Hall for a unique showcase of musical talent featuring both pupils and staff.
The evening includes performances by So-Ock Kim, one of the leading violinists of her generation, and the school’s award-winning chamber choir who will perform the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by composer Stewart Copeland. The work, written for choir and percussion ensemble, is inspired by Copeland’s school days at Millfield in the 1960s.

23.12.12
Merry Christmas
Here comes the time for a family gathering.
Hope your christmas tree will have ton of intersting presents for you.

22.12.12
Sting to perform in Jodhpur in march
Sting is sheduled to perform in march (8, 9 or 10) for Jodhpur One World Retreat. It will be a private show for head injury victims. Only 250 couples will attend the party, with 30,000$ to 60,000$ donations.
More information on jodhpuroneworld.org.

22.12.12
The last ship
I made some updates to the "what we know about the play" on the forum.
Please, check them to know all the informations about "The Last Ship", that could be released in 2013-2014.

16.12.12
Back to bass tour : the end
The Back to bass tour has ended yesterday (well, that's what some fans hope) in Jakarta.
You'll find all the tour history on the forum, and all informations about the "25 years" best of, that pointed the start of this world tour on this special page.

What will follow ?
We know that Sting's musical "The last ship" could be released in 2013/2014. We also know that he will perform in France and Marocco this summer.

	10.12.12 Back to Bass last dates reports Follow the recent reports from the past shows from Back to Bass tour in Eastern Europe and Asia. Sting and his band met warm audiences (yesterday one in Manilla seems to have been the best from the tour according to Peter and Dominic's tweets and according to various Youtube crazy videos) You'll find pictures and videos on the forum.
There are three shows left untill the end (well, the official one) of this tour : Bangkock, Singapore and Jakarta. (Photo : Nora)

10.12.12
Sting in Arras next summer
Main Square Festival, which takes place each year in Arras (France) has unveiled some artists performing next summer.
From July 5 to 7, you'll see the french band Indochine, Green Day and Sting.
The 3-days-Pass can be ordered online on december 12 for 115€.
www.mainsquarefestival.fr

04.12.12
Sting and Don Diablo - M1 Stinger
The single "M1 Stinger" which was co-written with Sting and features Swedish singer Noonie Bao has been released. Many remixes are in the making. You can already find some over the web.
You'll hear some tunes borrowed to "Message in a bottle".
The video can be watched on Youtube.
You can comment on the forum.

04.12.12
A review from Hog Kong in TimeOut magazine
The man’s still got it. That is, that intangible factor that separates regular musicians from living legends. Long ago, the man born Gordon Sumner cemented his superstar status by amassing one hit after another in a career that has spanned decades. And even after taking a long sabbatical from his rock persona – choosing to pursue symphonic and new-age projects in his time – at the HKCEC in his return to Hong Kong with his Back to Bass tour, Sting showed that, after all this time, yes… he’s still got it.

Pulling the expected double duty of singer and bassist, he performed a host of his classic monstrous hits permanently etched in our brains both from his early days with The Police and as a solo artist. Backed by a five-piece band, including a rocking violinist, he kicked off the night with If I Ever Lose my Faith in you and Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, followed by an all-hit roster stuffed with tunes that have stood the test of time. Peppered in were some ditties that may have been a bit more unfamiliar to the captivated audience, but lacking the ability to sing along verbatim didn't stop the crowd from swaying in their seats and hanging on every word. Strong as ever were his vocals – something that hasn’t waned over the years – which underpinned the entire stellar set and multiple encores.

Very few achieve the longevous musical career Sting has managed and, with his command of the stage and perfect pitch, it is easy to understand why. So Sting, your fans we'll be watching you. Every stage you grace, in every single place, they’ll be watching you.

Ilene Frankel - TimeOut

27.11.12
Sting in Istanbul
Sting was in Istanbul yesterday.
He was joined on stage by Serkan Çağrı.

Translated by Google from Stargazete.com :
Before the Sting concert in Istanbul met with Serkan Cagri, clarinet and a mini-recital presented Cagri snatched.
European tour, the world famous British singer Sting arriving in Turkey within the scope of, Ataköy Athletics Arena last night, met with fans. The famous singer, pre-concert talks with the world-famous clarinetist Serkan Cagri. Serkan Cagri listening to Turkish music and style of the clarinet, who admired Sting, taking a break to play the clarinet in hand tried.

'80s Important group of talented bassist and lead singer of The Police, Sting Back to Bass Istanbul Ataköy Athletics Hall last part of the tour at 21.00 appeared on the scene. Recently in 2006 more than 15 thousand people who came to Istanbul and Kurucesme Arena Sting concert, this time with instruments, sang popular songs only 5. Sting concert in Istanbul, October 21, 2011 started in Boston in 'Back to Bass' tour 79 pillar was formed. Istanbul to Beirut after the famous musician, and after the concert series will be 87 percent by Jakarta to end the tour.

Serkan Çağrı's facebook.
Watch the video and other pictures on the forum.

24.11.12
Nice Sting in Krasnodar
Yesterday, Sting performed in Krasnodar (Russia). A special event haapened during the song "Desert rose".
A girl climbed on stage to dance. The security guys tried to get her out. Sting saved her from them and let her dance during the entire song.
Nice, Sting !
Watch the video on the forum.
photo : F. Obmaykin

22.11.12
2013 Hear the World calendar
The 2013 Hear the World calendar: a unique photo collection in aid of a good cause

Stars support the Hear the World Foundation with a series of striking black and white portraits.

Monica Bellucci, Harry Belafonte, Sting, Georgia May Jagger: these are just a few of the many stars who have had their photos taken for the 2013 Hear the World calendar. Pictured with one hand behind the ear – the distinctive Hear the World pose synonymous with conscious hearing – they help raise awareness of a much-neglected issue: the vital importance of good hearing and the serious consequences of hearing loss. All proceeds from the sale of the calendars will go to projects supported by the charitable Hear the World Foundation, which runs a global campaign to help people in need as a result of hearing loss. The calendar is now available to buy in a limited edition from www.hear-the-world.com at a price of EUR 29.90/CHF 34.90 – the perfect holiday present for people who want to give an aesthetic gift and help a good cause in the process.

The Hear the World Foundation is campaigning for a world where everyone has a chance to experience good hearing. It focuses particularly on providing aid for children with hearing loss, to enable them to develop at an appropriate rate for their age. Since 2006, Hear the World has supported more than 45 projects across five continents and has already given hundreds of people with hearing loss the chance to enjoy a better quality of life.

Anyone can now get involved in the foundation’s mission by buying the 2013 Hear the World calendar. This unique collection of striking photo portraits is both a work of art and an appeal for support, with the monthly images of stars drawing attention to the importance of good hearing. Among the notable personalities pictured are Monica Bellucci, Harry Belafonte, Sting, Georgia May Jagger, Mini Anden, Corinne Bailey Rae, Billy Idol, John Legend, Léa Seydoux, Mimi Müller-Westernhagen and German singer “Der Graf” from the band Unheilig. All the photographs are by Bryan Adams. All of the stars have volunteered their time to be photographed for the cause.

Hearing loss – a neglected issue
Hearing loss is an issue that is still largely overlooked, even though the figures convey a clear message: over 630 million people across the world are affected by hearing loss, and around half of these cases could have been avoided if preventive measures had been taken. Some 665,000 children are born with significant hearing loss every year, with serious consequences: children whose hearing loss goes untreated have difficulty learning to speak, which severely restricts their chances of obtaining a school education and developing at an age-appropriate rate – especially in developing countries.

The focus of the foundation’s work
The work of the Hear the World Foundation focuses on a number of key areas, such as the provision of audiological care for children in need as a result of hearing loss. Other areas in which the foundation is involved include prevention and education, science and research, and providing training for hearing care professionals and for parental self-help groups.

Visit : www.hear-the-world.com

Sting and The Roots - Walking on the moon

22.11.12
Sting and The Roots on NBC
On November 2, NBC's star-studded Hurricane Sandy relief telethon taped across the hall from us in studio 6A. You know, no big deal, just Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Jon Bon Jovi and members of Aerosmith hanging out and rehearsing songs.

Obviously Questlove seized the moment and, moments before "Late Night" started taping, asked Sting if he'd join the Roots for their daily warmup song, exclusively for the viewing pleasure of our studio audience. He said yes, and now you too can have the pleasure of watching this exclusive Police classic "Walking on the Moon". You don't need a message in a bottle to know this is the jam.

Watch on NBC website.

20.11.12
Sting to honor Vaclav Havel
Rock stars Bono, The Edge, Peter Gabriel, Sting and Yoko Ono Lennon have covered the cost of a tapestry that will be unveiled next month to honor Vaclav Havel at Prague's international airport, that has been renamed to honor the late Czech president.
The airport says the tapestry, which has been designed by the Czech-born New York-based artist Petr Sis, will be unveiled at a ceremony on Dec. 9.

The musicians donated a total of 1.5 million koruna ($76,000) to cover the project proposed by Bill Shipsey, the founder of Art for Amnesty, a project of artists supporting the Amnesty International.

Havel was the dissident playwright who led the 1989 revolution that toppled four decades of communist rule before becoming the country's president.

Source : Press release
Picture : Sting at JFK airport on Nov.10

18.11.12
Curved Air - Air Waves - Live at the BBC
A must-have collection of vintage live BBC recordings from 1970, ‘71 & ‘76 of the band championed by renowned BBC DJ John Peel, Curved Air !
Features the British prog rockers’ signature songs including “It Happened Today,” “Vivaldi,” “Young Mother” and more!
Includes performances by Stewart Copeland (later of The Police) as well as a personal remembrance written by Copeland for the liner notes!

Track Listing
1. It Happened Today
2. Propositions / What Happens When You Blow Yourself Up
3. Vivaldi
4. Young Mother In Style
5. Situations
6. Blind Man
7. Thinking On The Floor
8. Stretch
9. Stark Naked
10. Woman On A One Night Stand
11. Midnight Wire
12. Hot ‘n’ Bothered
13. The Fool

To be re-released on Nov.27.

Order on Cleorecs.com

13.11.12
Bid for Rainforest Fundation
The Rainforest Fundation's 12 days of Christmas Auction start today on Ebay.
Bid from novembre 13th to 25th on Sting tickets for Back to Bass tour in Singapore, Sting signature Precision bass guitar.
You'll find the items list on Ebay.
Visit www.rainforestfoundationuk.org for more information.

09.11.12
Sting and Lee Hall to Support In Harmony North East
Playwright Lee Hall and musician Sting have provided extra funding towards the In Harmony NewcastleGateshead project that aims to inspire and transform the lives of children in deprived communities, using the power and disciplines of orchestral music-making.

The Sage Gateshead was chosen to lead the three year regional project working with Hawthorn Primary School in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne. Based on the principles of Venezuela’s inspirational* El Sistema* – which produced the world famous Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra – the project will give every child in the school access to a musical instrument and music tutors on a daily basis. In order to deliver the sessions regularly, the school requires extra space to be able to house rehearsals and workshops.

Funding for In Harmony has come from Arts Council England and the Department for Education. Within this grant, money was allocated to fund a temporary basic portacabin to be built to be able to provide this extra learning room. Since then, Lee Hall and Sting have made a significant further contribution to provide an even more inviting environment for the young people to learn in, one of which is a permanent structure using cedar cladding that will give a lasting legacy for the pupils of Hawthorn Primary School.

Lee Hall and Sting in a joint statement said: “We are delighted to be part of this excellent and exciting initiative. The El Sistema system has been inspiring and effective in many countries and we hope that Newcastle and the Elswick community as a whole will benefit from its introduction.”

Alison Clark-Jenkins, Regional Director, Arts Council England said: “I am thrilled that Lee Hall and Sting have made a contribution to The Sage Gateshead’s In Harmony project. These additional funds not only ensure there will be a lasting legacy of the project at Hawthorn Primary School, but the gesture solidifies the reputation of The Sage Gateshead as more than a music venue, but a force for good in cultural education in the North East.”

Wendy Smith, Head of Strategy & Enterprise at The Sage Gateshead said: “We are thrilled to gain this fantastic support from Lee Hall and Sting which gives the children of Hawthorn Primary School, Newcastle a beautiful space to learn music in, now and in the future”.

The new music cabin is to be opened in the week of the 5th November when the children will have the first opportunity to play the new instruments.

Visit : thesagegateshead.org

09.11.12
Dominic Miller : Leverkusen show recorded
Dominic Miller and band recorded last night at the Leverkusen Jazz Festival. The full one hour amazing concert will be broadcast by WDR in Feb. 2013
On 10th December the show will hopefully be broadcasted on 3SAT 02.00hrs
It seems a unreleased song was performed.

Andy Summers Can't stand losing you - surviving the Police

09.11.12
Andy's new rock band
As Andy Summers prepares himself for the premiere of his movie "Can't stand losing you - Surviving the Police" screening tonight in New Yorks Documentary festival, he revealed a great news on Billboard and Rolling Stone magazines.
Andy is to release an new album and tour with a new rock band called Circa Zero with Rob Giles.
You can read here the articles :

While Summers doesn't rule out a future collaboration with his Police bandmates Sting and Stewart Copeland, he says it's highly unlikely. As it is, he's busy with other projects, having just returned from touring Brazil with the singer Fernanda Takai, with whom he wrote and recorded the album Fundamental. Summers also has a new band with Rob Giles of the Los Angeles rock group the Rescues. Calling themselves Circa Zero, Summers says the pair has written and recorded enough songs for an album.

"The whole world is different in terms of releasing records, so I think we'll start off with a single and see what kind of action we get off it," says Summers, who describes the music as strong rock-pop. "I'm really quite excited about it."
(from: Rolling Stone)

Summers has certainly been getting on with his musical life during the past year. He released an album, "Fundamental," with Brazilian singer Fernanda Takai and recently toured that country with her. And Summers is getting ready to launch a new rock band, Circa Zero, he's formed in Los Angeles with singer Rob Giles; the group's debut album should come out in early 2013, with a tour to follow.

"We definitely want to go out and play," Summers says. "The songs are great, very strong pop/rock, lyrical. Rob has a killer voice. So it's been fun. I'm looking forward to having a go with it."
(from: Billboard)

"For the past year I’ve been working on a rock album with a really great singer, drummer, and rock bass player I met here in LA named Rob Giles. We’ve got a new band, called Circa Zero. We’re going to release the first track from our first album right after Christmas. It’s all about the songs, which are very strong. Our sound is guitar-driven and melodic, and edgy, but neither heavy metal nor soft rock. I’d say it’s in the vein of The Police or U2."
(from: PopDose)

NB the first single is called "Say Goodnight" and could be release after Christmas.

08.11.12
Back to Bass Fall tour has started
Yesterday, Sting and his band got back on Stage in Strasbourg (France) to bring back the fall tour that will hit Europe and Asia.
No changes in the setlist.
You'll find pictures and videos on the forum.

(Photo : Nora)

Sting, Trudie Styler, Mickey Sumner, Skyfall

06.11.12
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting, Trudie Styler and Mickey Sumner attended the Tribeca Film Institute Benefit Screening Of 'Skyfall' After Party at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
(Photo D. Kambouris)

04.11.12
Fall out poll
Message from Dietmar :
Hello
I'd like to learn more about the various FALL OUT issues.
I created a poll about the original 1977 release in the black and white sleeve.
As you probably know there were several kinds of labels inside that sleeve.

a) crude ILLEGAL logo - press out center hole
b) crude ILLEGAL logo - small center hole
c) neat ILLEGAL logo - "Made In Gt. Britain" on bottom
d) neat ILLEGAL logo - no "Made In Gt. Britain" on bottom
e) grey striped reissue label with small ILLEGAL RECORDS "stamp"
f) grey striped reissue label with large ILLEGAL RECORDS "stamp"

Could you use this following poll and mark the versions you own and then vote.
I'm trying to see how many of each version are around...

Click here to help.
and maybe you could point out this poll to friends of yours...

thanks
Dietmar Cloes

Mine is this one. Which is yours ?

03.11.12
Hurricane Sandy Telethon Gets Help From Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige
Christina Aguilera, Sting, Billy Joel, Aerosmith and Bon Jovi also performed and urged viewers to donate.
In an effort to alleviate some of the suffering caused by Hurricane Sandy's devastation earlier this week, NBC Universal hosted a live benefit concert, "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together," on Friday (November 2). Proceeds from the hour-long telethon, which featured a slew of charitably-minded A-list celebrities who donated their time and voices to the cause, will go to the American Red Cross.

Hosted by "Today" show's Matt Lauer, the commercial-free affair included heartfelt performances from East Coast natives Christina Aguilera, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Mary J Blige and Jon Bon Jovi (who rushed home from London to be there).

Aguilera opened the telethon with a moving rendition of her hit "Beautiful," which was followed by the first of several packages of news footage that summarized the brunt of Sandy's wrath.

One of New Jersey's most famous sons, Bon Jovi was shown paying a visit to a flooded neighborhood in his home state, where he offered words of support and hugs to the residents. The footage provided an intro to his live performance, an acoustic mash-up of his hits "Who Says You Can't Go Home" and "Living on a Prayer." Billy Joel then took the stage with his almost chillingly relevant song from 1976, "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)."

The performances were interspersed with appearances by a slew of New York's most famous faces, including Tina Fey, Danny DeVito, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Bacon and Jimmy Fallon, who provided a charming moment of levity with an all-star rendition of "Under the Boardwalk" with Steven Tyler, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen.

"Jimmy Fallon is a bold man to take lead vocals from Steven Tyler, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen," funnyman Stewart joked following the sing-along, before providing his own sincere request for people to come together and help those in need.

Tyler was later joined by his Aerosmith bandmates Joe Perry and Brad Whitford for "Dream On," followed by an acoustic version of "Message in a Bottle" by Sting.

Bronx-born Mary J. Blige offered a few heartfelt words of encouragement to the hurricane victims in addition to her moving performance of "The Living Proof." "My prayers go out to everyone affected by the hurricane," she said. "Hang in there, be strong and have faith."

The evening was brought to a fitting conclusion with a few back-and-forth quips from self-proclaimed "Jersey boys" Brian Williams and Stewart, who reminisced about traveling on specific areas of the Jersey turnpike before turning things over to New Jersey's most famous and celebrated song man, Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band, who brought it all home with "Land of Hope and Dreams."

To make a donation, visit RedCross.org, call (800) RED-CROSS or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 contribution to the cause.

Source : MTV.com

Watch "Message in a bottle" performed by Sting and Joe Bonadio.

02.11.12
Why "The Police" ?
Stewart Copeland, the great drummer you can now follow on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook often posts interesting informations and pictures about his career.
Yesterday, he brough a great scan of his personnal notes back from 1976, showing a list of names he could give to his new band, composed by Sting and Henry Padovani.

Have a look at the entire picture on the forum.

31.10.12
Andy Summers - Terra Live music
Yesterday, Andy Summers and Fernanda Takai were on Terra Live music TV set from brasilian TerraTV.

They performed a great live session, with several songs from the album Fundamental.

The setlist (Don't know the exact order) :

Chuva no Oceano
Pra não esquecer
Fundamental
Falling From The Blue
No Mesmo Lugar
Sorte no Amor

You can watch the show on Terra TV.

Another information : Andy Summers cancelled the show sheduled with the singer Fernanda Takai at the Patu Fu, on Wednesday (31) at the Bradesco Theatre in Sao Paulo.

According to an official communiqué, the musician had to anticipate his return to Los Angeles for personal reasons.

More information on the forum.

	28.10.12 When I Looked Again - Denise Donatelli "When I Looked Again" is a song written by Sting and Christian McBride back in 2002. (You'll quickly hear the style) The song has been released by Denise Donatelli on her 4th album ''Soul Shadows". You can listen to the song (and the album) on www.denisedonatelli.com.
You should also her version of "Big lie small world' from her 3rd album. This song should have been included on a McBride album, but the project was changed. More information on the forum.

27.10.12
Sting, Trudie and Joe's evening
Yesterday, Sting and Trudie attended the "Citizen band" show "The Panic Is On" in the Abrons Arts Center in New York.
More information about the show : www.thecitizensband.net

	26.10.12 Sting is shedulded on Fès World Sacred Music Festival in june 2013. The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music is one of the signature events of the Spirit of Fes Foundation. The aim of this Festival is to harness the arts and spirituality in the service of human and social development, and the relationship between peoples and cultures.
The 19th Festival takes place in 7-15 June 2013 with the theme FES : Reflections of Andalusia The Fès Festival explores the vast repertoire of music and rhythms created across the globe since the dawn of time. www.fesfestival.com Source : L'économiste.com

	26.10.12 Sting's evening Versace Celebrates SoHo Store Opening Last night Kanye West, Linda Evangelista, Alexa Chung and Versace's favorite catwalkers in their sexiest attire toasted Donatella and the opening of her new SoHo store. Later on in the evening the party moved uptown to the Waldorf Towers where Lady Gaga joined in for an intimate dinner and a special performance by Grimes.
By C. Rutherford Source : www.harpersbazaar.com

26.10.12
Dominic Miller's new website
Dominic Miller's website has been totally revamped.
Have a look at www.dominicmiller.com, you'll see it's more clear and more focused on nice photography. I like it like that.

United nations day - Sting and Stevie Wonder

25.10.12
United Nations day
In 1945, representatives from 50 nations met in San Francisco to draw up the charter for the United Nations. On this day, October 24, 1945, the United Nations official charter was ratified, the United Nations was born. Since that time, we have been celebrating United Nations Day, every year on October 24. We celebrate the efforts and people and nations worldwide who continue to work together to overcome differences, attempt to settle disputes peacefully, and support efforts for world peace, tolerance, and better understanding and communication. Yesterday, the United Nations was hosting an online, live webcast from their headquarters in New York City.

A group of wonderful performers, including Stevie Wonder and Sting, were performing. The show was broadcasted live at the United Nations Webcast site.
Sting performed "Fragile" with Stevie Wonder.
Photo : J. McCarthy

23.10.12
Billy Joel Gave a private show. Sting among guest
Yesterday, Billy Joel gave a private master class for Universal Music Publishing execs, a few select record industry folks, and Sting. Jimmy Webb was the moderator at the new Cutting Room on East 32nd St. and Park in New York.

Last night (Oct. 22) in New York: Billy Joel gave a private master class for Universal Music Publishing execs, a few select record industry folks, and Sting. Jimmy Webb was the moderator at the new Cutting Room on East 32nd St. and Park. Long time friend Sting (they each lived in the same apartment on Central Park West at different times), actress Lorraine Bracco, Revlon’s Ronald Perelman and his wife Anna were among the guests from the non-exec side as Billy played some hits, talked about pop music and dissected Webb. Billy signed a deal in August for Universal’s Rondor Music– run by the esteemed Lance Freed–to be administrator of his huge catalog.
Joel and Universal will do a similar event in Los Angeles coming up…

Paul Rudd hosted a bowling event at Lucky Strike lanes last night for Our Time with lots of well known friends including Amy Ryan, Matt Dillon, “Once” star Steve Kazee, Noah Emmerich, Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann, Eve Plumb from “The Brady Bunch”–who’s looking for an apartment in New York, Daphne Rubin Vega, Everett Bradley — who plays in the E Street Band, Jack McBrayer from “30 Rock,” Fisher Stevens, David Alan Basche and Alyssa Reiner. Our Time helps kids with stuttering problems and they run a very popular camp. A great charity: http://www.ourtimestutter.org

Source : Showbizz411

Photo : 10th annual Rainforest Fundation benefit concert.

26.10.12
Swansong - Synchronicity by the Police
A new series in which each week Stuart Maconie examines the final album by a major artist. This week, Synchronicity by The Police. Released in 1983, it was the band's fifth album and it hit the number one spot on both sides of the Atlantic.

In America, it knocked the commercial juggernaut of Michael Jackson's Thriller from the top of the charts, selling over 8 million copies in the process. It also produced five international hit singles, including their most famous track Every Breath You Take. As Sting & co toured the world to promote their most successful release, each night playing 60,000 seater venues, at that point in their career they could genuinely lay claim to being the biggest band on planet Earth.
Although the split was never officially announced, Synchronicity was to be the last studio album they would ever record. Despite all of the success, the truth was the three members couldn't stand to be in the same room as each other. With archive interviews from Sting and Andy Summers and brand new contributions from Stewart Copeland, manager Miles Copeland, producer Hugh Padgham and journalist John Pidgeon, Stuart Maconie examines what went wrong.

Listen to the show on BBC.co.uk

	20.10.12 Sting writes a song for Don Diablo Don Diablo, a popular Dutch DJ, has a track written by Sting. The DJ announced the news on FunX radio today. The album is called "M1 Stinger". You won't hear Sting in the song. The vocals are sung by a singer. "It is a record that is dear to my heart," said Don Diablo. The DJ did more revelations, he said he is working on an album that is very personal.
Nicky Romero which was also in the studio was told that he has created a track with "The Voice Of Holland winner Ben Saunders". The proceeds from this single will go to KWF. More information about Don Diablo on : www.dondiablo.com Thanks Luuk for the news

20.10.12
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There you'll find all hot news !
Be free to like the page !

20.10.12
Too many stars on Comedy Central
Comedy Central has once again joined forces with Jon Stewart's Busboy Productions for its fourth biennial special event, "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs." The benefit will feature Jon Stewart hosting an evening filled with live performances, sketches and short films from a roster of comedy and celebrity all-stars. This year's event will premiere on Comedy Central on Sunday 21st at 8/7c.

Scheduled to appear: Fred Armisen, Ed Asner, Samantha Bee, Matthew Broderick, Hannibal Buress, Bill Burr, Louis C.K., Andy Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Dane Cook, Tina Fey, Bill Hader, Tom Hanks, Tommy Hilfiger, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jason Jones, Jack McBrayer, Tom Morello, Tracy Morgan, Bill O'Reilly, Al Pacino, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen, Bob Saget, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Sudeikis, Sting, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Katy Perry, Matthew Broderick, Jimmy Kimmel, Julianne Moore, Meredith Vieira and more to be announced!

"Night of Too Many Stars" benefits a variety of autism programs across the country in support of the overabundance of individuals with autism that so desperately need quality services. In 2010, thanks to your support, "Night of Too Many Stars," through its partner organization, New York Collaborates for Autism, gave more than $3.1 million in grants to 41 programs in 13 states.

Watch this great moving preview with Katy Perry and Jodi Dipiazza.

17.10.12
Sting calls off Philippine gig in pine-tree row
AFP - Rock superstar Sting has called off a one-night show in the Philippines in protest at the removal of pine trees outside a shopping mall undergoing redevelopment, the concert venue's owners said Friday.

The concert promoters relayed Sting's decision to the Mall of Asia Arena, which was to have hosted the December 9 "Back to Bass Tour" event, Arena general manager Arnel Gonzales said.

Sting did not wish to perform at Arena, owned by the country's largest shopping mall chain, after learning that pine trees growing outside one of its provincial malls were being removed for an expansion programme, Gonzales added.

"Somebody misled the Englishman In New York over the venue," Gonzales told AFP, referring to one of the British-born star's hit songs.

Environmentalists had sued the owners of the SM Baguio shopping mall earlier this year to stop the uprooting and relocation of 182 old trees, mostly pines, growing at its property that had been set for redevelopment.

The case sparked calls for a boycott of the SM chain, controlled by the family of the country's richest man, billionaire developer Henry Sy.

The mall chain said it had secured permits to remove the trees, but the transfer of all 182 trees to a government lot had not been completed due to the civil suit, which remains on trial.

Gonzales said that while Arena and SM Baguio were sister companies, the concert venue had nothing to do with the trees' transfer.

"It's something that we did not expect," he said of the concert cancellation.

Sting, former frontman of "The Police", is known for his activism on a number of social and political issues and is closely associated with the human rights monitor Amnesty International.

The concert promoters are still negotiating to save the show by holding it at another Manila venue, Gonzales said.

Officials of Ovation Productions, the local promoters of Sting's Manila concert, could not be reached for comment late Friday.

Arena would refund those who had bought tickets to the show, Gonzales said. Choice seats cost up to 15,840 pesos ($380).

The show has been moved to Araneta Coliseum

18.10.12
An englishman in Chianti
Sting and Trudie make the cover of the #14 issue of Fine Magazine.
Having lost his heart to Italy, Sting had resigned himself to the fact that his family was unable to find a suitable home in the country. They had gone on one fruitless exploration after another and there seemed to be no hope. Then Trudie Styler told her husband of a new house up for sale close to the medieval town of Figline Valdarno in Tuscany. To their amazement, Trudie and Sting walked along a cypress-lined avenue right up to the saffron-yellow house of their dreams.

They found a home for their family and obtained a farm into the bargain. Its main produce is packed into tens of thousands of bottles each year.

Film producer, actress Trudie Styler and her husband, world-renowned musician Sting, have been producing organic red wine in the Chianti wine region of Tuscany, Italy, since 2007. They are always looking to improve the quality of their wines.

More to read on the forum.
Visit www.fine-magazines.com

	18.10.12 Sting's evening Yesterday, Sting performed at the Elie Wiesel Foundation gala, honoring Tom Hanks with the Arts for Humanity Award, at the New York Public Library... He performed "Fields of gold" and "Every breath you take" surrounded by Dominic Miller, Ira Coleman, Peter Tickell and Jo Lawry.
Source : Sting.com

17.10.12
Amsterdam Electric Guitar festival
As part of the Amsterdam Electric Guitar Heaven 2012 festival, which will take place from December 7 until December 16, Andy will perform several shows:

- 07-12-2012 Amsterdam - Melkweg, Rabozaal
"Bring on the Night" openingshow of the "Amsterdam Electric Guitar Heaven 2012"
- 08-12-2012 Amsterdam - Bimhuis
Andy Summers and Ben Verdery / Adrian Belew solo
- 12-12-2012 Amsterdam - Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Jan Akkerman meets Andy Summers / Ensemble Klang

Thanks Rogier

17.10.12
We are Family honors Sting and Trudie
WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION® 2012 CELEBRATION GALA HONORS STING & TRUDIE STYLER FOR HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS
Reservoir Capital Group Founder Daniel Stern Receives Visionary Award; and Jeni Stepanek, Ph.D., Receives Mattie J.T. Stepanek Peacemaker Award at Ceremony and Concert Featuring Sting and Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Hosted By Rosie Perez and Touré

(New York – October 5, 2012) – The We Are Family Foundation® (WAFF), a not-for-profit organization founded by legendary songwriter and producer, Nile Rodgers, will honor Humanitarian Award recipients Sting and Trudie Styler at its annual Celebration Gala, on Monday, October 29, 2012, at Manhattan Center's Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Hosted by actress Rosie Perez and Touré, co-host of MSNBC's "The Cycle," the evening will include a concert featuring Sting, Nile Rodgers & CHIC and other special guests, to celebrate extraordinary global citizens who are dedicated to making the world a better place and who have helped WAFF make a positive impact on more than 15 million people worldwide.

Artist and activists Sting and Trudie Styler will receive the Humanitarian Award, which honors those in the public eye who have made tremendous efforts and inroads into improving the human condition throughout the world. Previous recipients of the Humanitarian Award include musical legends Jackson Browne, Peter Gabriel, Sir Elton John, and television and radio host Larry King.

Daniel Stern, founder of Reservoir Capital Group, will be honored with the Visionary Award for his local and global philanthropic contributions. Previous recipients of the Visionary Award include Tommy Hilfiger; Henry Juszkiewicz, CEO of Gibson Guitar and Susan and David Rockefeller Jr.

Jeni Stepanek, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation, will receive the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Peacemaker Award, named in honor of her late son, 13-year-old poet and peacemaker, Mattie J.T. Stepanek, for her significant contribution toward promoting a peaceful society. Previous recipients of this award include Dr. Maya Angelou, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Quincy Jones, Paul Simon and Archbishop Desmond and Leah Tutu.

"The We Are Family Foundation was born as a result of 9/11, after which I asked the question, 'Can we organize for peace half as effectively as others do for hate?'" says Nile Rodgers, Founder & Chairman of the We Are Family Foundation. "My song, 'We Are Family,' was the inspiration to bring people together, celebrate our differences and share ideas across borders in order to solve some of the bigger problems facing our world. We are inspired by each of our honorees this year, as their dedication and passion to making the world a better place are their lifelong missions."

The funds raised at this year's Celebration Gala will support WAFF's mission and existing programs including Three Dot Dash – WAFF's signature program, which identifies, supports and mentors Global Teen Leaders actively working on programs that address basic human needs and promoting a more peaceful world; and TEDxTeen, a global educational platform for extraordinary teens to share their stories and inspire millions.

Tables of 10 for the 2012 Celebration Gala can be purchased in advance by contacting Michelle Posadas via phone at 212.397.4333 or email at contact@wearefamilyfoundation.org . To purchase individual tickets or to make a contribution to We Are Family Foundation, please visit wearefamilyfoundation.org. Contributions are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law; the non-deductible portion of each ticket/person is $150. Arrivals and reception begin at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 29, 2012 followed by an awards ceremony, dinner and concert at 7:30 p.m. Manhattan Center's Hammerstein Ballroom is located at 311 West 34th Street in New York City.

About the We Are Family Foundation
The We Are Family Foundation® (WAFF) is a New York City based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the vision of a global family by creating and supporting programs that inspire and educate the next generation about respect, understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity – while striving to solve some of our biggest global problems at the same time. Since its inception in 2002, WAFF, founded by legendary songwriter/musician/producer Nile Rodgers, has created Three Dot Dash, a Global Teen Leader initiative that has empowered exceptional teens from 36 countries on six continents working together to alleviate issues related to basic human needs; created worldwide curricula that is currently used on six continents; produced TEDxTeen, an annual conference that gives extraordinary teens (and a few cool adults) an educational platform to share their work, tell their stories and inspire others; built a global coalition of more than 75 organizations; created and distributed the award-winning PSA and early childhood educational DVD program, "We Are Family: A Musical Message for All," to more than 60,000 schools and youth programs internationally; built 17 new schools, providing an education to more than 3,500 boys and girls in Mali and Malawi, Africa, Nepal and Nicaragua. To date, WAFF has made a positive impact on 15 million+ people worldwide.

For more information and tickets, visit wearefamilyfoundation.org

Sting Dalai Lama Bobby Sager "Beyond the robe"

17.10.12
"Beyond the robe" launching
Yesterday, Sting joined the Dalai Lama and personal friend Bobby Sager at a Charity luncheon launching Sager’s new book, “Beyond the Robe” in Boston.
Visit www.beyondtherobe.org to know more about the book.

16.10.12
Number One
Yesterday, ZDF Kultur broadcasted the interview recorded at the E-Werk in Cologne before the concert (March 2, 2012).
Watch the full video here.

14.10.12
Dreamscapes
To be screened on october 18 in Williamstown film festival !
The Berkshire based, internationally renowned, landscape with text artist, Stephen Hannock, is the subject of a documentary film Dreamscapes by Wolfram Hissen.

The filmmaker is known for a long association with the project/ installation artists Christo and his late wife Jeanne Claude.

Using cost effective video equipment Hissen shadowed Hannock at work in the studio, at home with his daughter Georgia, during an opening at New York’s Marlborough Gallery, and on the road in Newcastle, England unveiling a portrait of the city commissioned as a gift by its native son, the musician Sting.

The short documentary also focuses on his unique commissions for the upscale, New York restaurants of entrepreneur, Danny Meyer, and his associate, Tom Colicchio, who created the TV show Top Chef and is its primary judge.

A sold out screening of the film will be shown at Images Cinema during the fourteenth annual Williamstown Film Festival on Thursday, October 18. It will be followed by a tasting party of Coliccio’s food, and a discussion between the artist and chef, at the restaurant Mezze.

In a warren of studio spaces we caught up with Hannock to discuss the film as well as current projects. Last year he showed four, epic scaled paintings earmarked for major museums, at the prestigious Marlborough Gallery. For the first time in decades he is not scheduled for an exhibition this year. He is seizing the opportunity, during spring, to tour for three weeks with his buddy, Sting, who will perform gigs in India.

Recently, he closed the New York studio and is now based full time in the Berkshires. He has a regular schedule in the studio often taking years to develop and complete paintings. While traveling frequently, including an annual “retreat” at Sting’s Italian villa, this also allows for location studies that result in paintings. He has an “idea” for Istanbul.

Director, Wolfram Hissen
Producer(s), estWest films
Editor, Wolfram Hissen
Director of Photography, Wolfram Hissen
Composer, Sting
Primary Cast: Stephen Hannock, Gary Tinterow, Sting and Trudie Styler, Tom Colicchio, William Lauder
37 minutes
Williamstown Film Festival
October 18, 2012

Watch the trailer and read more on the forum.

14.10.12
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Katy Perry, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sting, Harvey Keitel and J.B. Smoove performed onstage at Comedy Central's night of too many stars: America comes together for autism programs at The Beacon Theatre in New York City.
(Photo : D. Kambouris/Getty Images)
Sting performed "Roxanne".
More pictures, videos and reports on the forum.

14.10.12
Sting's evening
Last night, Sting came on stage to perform "Every breath you take" as a guest of Russell Crowe on Gramercy Theatre in New York.
More details to come on the forum.
Photo : B. Krekau

13.10.12
Happy birthday Henry
Henry Padovani is 60 today.
Happy birthday Henry !
Blow candles, love and rock.

www.henrypadovani.com

12.10.12
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting and Trudie were among the various stars attending Barbra Streisand's concert at Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Photo : J. Devaney

10.10.12
BMI Awards
BMI celebrated in Dorchester Hotel in London the European and African songwriters, composers and music publishers behind the most-performed songs on U.S. radio and television on october 5th at its annual BMI London Awards.

“Rolling in the Deep,” written by Adele and Paul Epworth, took top honors, winning the Robert S. Musel Award for Song of the Year. EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Group share the award as publishers.

Sting also won several awards, solo or with the Police.
"Message in a bottle", "De do do do de da da" and "If I ever lose my faith in you" passed 3 millions.
"Don't stand so close to me " and Money for nothing" reached 5 millions.
"Every breath you take" is still on top of the chart with 11 millions airing.

10.10.12
Can't stand losing you - Surviving the Police - World premiere !

7:00 PM, Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 - SVA - Tickets become available on Friday, October 12, 2012.
Order on Docnyc.net.

Expected to Attend: Andy Summers, Andy Grieve

WORLD PREMIERE Based on the memoir by Andy Summers, Can’t Stand Losing You follows an extraordinary musical journey, from Summers’ early days on the English music scene to his chance encounter with drummer Stewart Copeland and bassist Sting, to the trio’s charttopping international success as The Police. The film includes exclusive interviews with the band members during The Police’s worldwide reunion tour, along with extensive concert footage proving they’re as vital as ever.

83 minutes

More information on the forum.

Sting and Trudie attending "Argo" in New York

10.10.12
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting and Trudie Styler attended the "Argo"(with Ben Affleck) screening at the Time Warner Screening Room in New York City.
All details from the evening on Showbiz411.com.
Photo : G. Gershoff

More pictures on the forum.

07.10.12
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting and Trudie Styler attended the "The Girl" screening during the 20th Hamptons International Film Festival at United Artists Regal Cinema in East Hampton, New York.
Photo : J. Kempin

05.10.12
Children's Health Fund benefit concert
Thursday was the kind of classic night New York night you only get when the stars line up just right.
At the Cort Theater, Paul Rudd and Michael Shannon, with Kate Arrington and the great veteran actor Ed Asner opened in a new play called “Grace.” The theater was literally jammed, with plenty of stars who were friends of the stars. Among them Carla Gugino, and Steven van Zandt with beautiful wife Maureen. The performances in “Grace” are all A plus, but Michael Shannon is the standout this time. And Ed Asner remains a treasure.

Then: quick, uptown to the Beacon Theater for Jerry Seinfeld’s kick off show of his fall tour. Colin Quinn did ten minutes of opening act, very funny, of course, riffing on New York subjects. Then Jerry, The Master: standing ovation. His 90 minute or so show is brilliant, topical, fresh. Years ago Jerry said getting married and having kids wouldn’t become his material. Of course, it has–I do think he’s found his groove there marrying his observational humor with the pace and gentility of the late Alan King. When he gets to that area of the night, it’s a mature Jerry you could never have imagined from the old days.

This is still a PG rated show, too. No cursing, nothing coarse, totally sophisticated, hilarious. The writing and delivery are sharper than ever.

But I prefer the riffs on cell phones, modern communications, language. His opening bit about the audience getting ready for the show is terrific. Jerry mixes in some old routines–star 69, etc–and it all works. The amazing thing is you don’t get tired of hearing the greatest hits. Seinfeld is more fluid than ever on stage, more relaxed, completely at home. Why is he there? He has no place else to be, he jokes. He wants to be out. You think it’s a show about nothing but it’s about everything, deftly woven together. There needs to be a real recording of this show. It’s like medicine. Are there still comedy albums? Wherever Jerry is, don’t miss him.

And back to Radio City for Paul Simon‘s Children’s Heath Initiative 25th anniversary fundraiser. Star studded? Some couples performed together–Sting and Trudie Styler--she was very very cute and sexy in her singing debut–performed after making a pit stop at Tony Bennett’s fundraiser for his Exploring the Arts. Rita Wilson sang and let Tom Hanks accompany her. James Taylor performed with his wife, Caroline. Stevie Wonder pretty much stole the night singing three numbers with daughter Aisha Morris. They also did “Loves Me Like a Rock” with Paul Simon.

It was literally a night of 100 stars: Vince Gill, Amy Grant and their kids; Steve Martin on banjo; Ann & Nancy Wilson; PAul Simon with talented daughter Lulu (also daughter of Edie Brickell); Ruben Blades with wife Lulu Mason–who has an astonishing voice; lots of videos and presentations– Hillary Clinton, Spike Lee, Julianne Moore, Oprah, Tina Fey. Lorne Michaels was a guest. Aaron Neville sang with Sting and Allen Toussaint. What a night!

Now the weekend comes– Mary Wilson of the Supremes plays a show in Fairfield, Connecticut tonight at the Edgerton Center http://www.EdgertonCenter.org. Trudie Styler is off to be part of the Hamptons Film Festival jury. David Chase premiers his “Not Fade Away” at the New York Film Festival on Saturday and Hamptons Film Festival on Sunday. Steven Spielberg‘s “Lincoln” is the surprise screening Monday night at the New York Film Festival.

from Showbiz411.com

Watch Sting and Trudie performing "Anything You Can Do" from "Annie get your gun" musical and Sting and Aaron Neville performing "Rockin' Pneumonia".

More pictures and information on the forum.

03.10.12
Back to bass - Fall tour
Check all the new dates added for Back to bass Fall tour. France and Asia are well represented.
No other european dates will be announced.
Visit the special page, or the forum.

02.10.12
Happy birthday Sting
Today, Sting is celebrating his 61th birthday.
No big celebration, no special show, just a normal and banal birthday. Just wish that this 61th year will bring a new album for his fans !
Rolling Stone has twitted this picture showing Sting celebrating his birthday in studio, with his gifts.

01.10.12
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting attended the premiere of "Frances Ha", at New York's 50th Film festival.
This film by Noah Baumbach, co-written by and starring Greta Gerwig, is also starring sting's daughter Mickey Sumner and Adam Driver.
More information on the forum.

29.09.12
5 years ago
On september 29, 2007, The Police performed a legendary show in Paris, gathering Andy, Stewart, Sting AND Henry for a great version of "Next to you".
A beautiful night we can celebrate today, 5 years after.

26.09.12
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting and Trudie were honored at Harvest Club in New York. This celebration took place to honor their worldwide environmental work.
Surrounded by Dominic Miller, Ira Coleman, Jo Lawry, Peter Tickell and a percussionnist, Sting performed a short show.
More information on the forum.

(Photo : K. Mazur)

24.09.12
Andy on tour
Andy Summers' website has just announced dates for the brasilian tour, promoting "Fundamental" with Fernada Takai.

October
10 Rio de Janeiro – Miranda -Radio
11 Rio de Janeiro – Lona Cultura de Jacarepagua
18 Belo Horizonte -Palladium
20 Juiz De Fora – Cine Central theatre
24 Porto Allegre – Bourbon Street
25 Florianopolis – TBA
26 Rio de Janeiro – Lona Cultural Bangu
27 Ipatinga (2 shows)
29 CD Signing – Cultural Book store
31 Sao Paulo – Bradesco Theatre

November
1 Sao Paulo – Globo TV

Follow all informations about Andy on his website : AndySummers.com

20.09.12
News from Coco
On a message posted on her Facebook, Coco writes a good news : "I've relocated to up North to write the rest of the second album".

Follow the band on www.iblamecoco.co.uk or www.iblamecoco.c4.fr

20.09.12
News from Fiction Plane
On a message posted this morning on Facebook, Fiction Plane write they are getting together in London to write songs for their new album at the end of this week. Its been way to long, and we are really looking forward to it. We will post some updates and pics when we are up and running.
Follow the band on www.fictionplane.com or on www.fictionplane.c4.fr.

20.09.12
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting, Trudie and Chris Botti attended "The Exonerated" Off Broadway opening night at the Culture Project in New York.
(Photo : L.Cavanaugh)

19.09.12
News about "The last ship"
Article posted on Carel Kraayenhof's (deuch bandoneonist) website :
"Carel Kraayenhof receives second invitation from Sting
After the short summer break in which Sexteto Canyengue played at two milongas and performed during the international tango festival in Tarbes (France) we are back and fully running again. When we came back from France we received an email from Rob Mathes, the wellknown producer of CD Symphocities by Sting and his DVD Live in Berlin, with the question if Carel would have been available on the 10th of September for a CD recording with Sting.

Sting has written music for a theaterplay (working title) The last ship. This play is about the end of the shipping industrie in Newcastle, the city where Sting was brought up. There have been some read-aloud performances on Broadway and in London and now the record company gave its consent to record it on CD. Sting asked Rob Mathes to contact Carel for two songs. Carel will fly this weekend, after his concert in Dordrecht, to Southampton to rehearse and record in Sting’s private house."

On the picture twitted by Dominic Miller, you can see him and Ira Coleman recording in Lake House last week.

More news on the forum.

11.09.12
Paul Simon to Host the Children's Health Fund 25th Anniversary Benefit Concert
On October 4, 2012, a one-night only, all-star benefit concert marking the 25th Anniversary of the Children's Health Fund will take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The Children's Health Fund co-founders Paul Simon and Dr. Irwin Redlener will host the evening, featuring performances from Sting & Trudie Styler, Steve Martin, Amy Grant & Vince Gill, Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson, James Taylor & Caroline Taylor, Tina Fey & Jeff Richmond, Stevie Wonder & Aisha Morris, Edie Brickell, Rubén Blades & Luba Mason, plus other surprise guests.

A limited number of tickets, ranging from $125 to $1000, will be made available to the public beginning tomorrow, September 11 at 10AM/EST through Ticketmaster outlets and the Radio City Box Office.

Over the past 25 years, the Children’s Health Fund has expanded nationwide to become the primary source of medical care for thousands of homeless and low-income families and now has 25 programs operating in 17 states and Washington, DC.

For additional information, please visit www.childrenshealthfund.org.
(Source : Sting.com)

20.08.12
New local book gets rock star approval!
Sting has recently been taking some nostalgic walks around Newcastle and Tyneside from the comfort of his home in Italy! This is thanks to a new book co-authored by one of his former teachers at St Cuthbert’s High School, Peter Donaghy.

Source : community.newcastle.co.uk

Peter, along with John Laidler, has just published ‘Discovering NewcastleGateshead’ which contains twenty-six walks around Tyneside, packed with detailed information about local people, places and events.
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The authors are giving a free talk about their book at Gosforth Library on Thursday 13 September at 2.30pm. To book a place phone 0191 2771400 or email information@newcastle.gov.uk.

Sting says, “This has provided me with a wonderful way to be reacquainted with the rich landscape and historical byways of my Tyneside home”. While he is full of praise for the efforts of the authors he couldn’t resist expressing his disappointment that “the great borough of Wallsend had been inexplicably excised from the authors’ selection” and suggested that it was probably worth a separate book of its own! However, the authors were quick to point out that Wallsend featured in two walks in their earlier book, ‘Metro Walks’, where they mentioned young Sting’s family home.

Peter and John, who have lived all their lives in Newcastle, say that now they are retired they have been able to examine the area much more closely and have discovered countless aspects which they hadn’t realised even existed.

Reserve a copy of ‘Discovering NewcastleGateshead’ online.

Source : community.newcastle.co.uk

29.08.12
Concours Rythm magazine
In recognition of this month's cover star, we have a haul of incredible Stewart Copeland gear to give away.

You can win a Stewart Copeland Paiste Signature Blue Bell ride, a bale of the Police man's Vater sticks and a Tama Sound lab Project snare. This little lot is worth £1,000!
Copeland's 22" Paiste Blue Bell ride packs a beautifully dark sound with clear glassy ping. It also looks fantastic, with (as you can guess from the name) an attention-demanding blue band setting the metal apart from the rest of your set-up.

The Tama snare up for grabs, meanwhile, is the 14"x6.5" Black Brass drum. The snare features a gorgeous black nickel-plated finish with black nickel hardware. The 42-strand drum also ships with Starclassic lugs and a 1.5mm brass shell.

After bagging those two beauties you'll want something to hit them with, and we also have a set of 12 Vater Stewart Copeland Standard sticks on offer.
Check Rhythm Magazine website to enter the contest.

	28.08.12 A&M 50: The Anniversary Collection Sting Fans! Here is an easy and fun way to win a prize. Watch a video and win! It's that simple. Watch Sting's video "All This Time." then answer the multiple choice questions. Hint: Be sure to watch the entire video. Enter from 8/27 to 9/2 for a chance to win one of four $25 iTunes Gift Cards!
Check http://www.watchtowinit.com You can order "A&M 50: The Anniversary Collection" on Amazon.

27.08.12
Diffusion du concert anniversaire de Sting
Yesterday, german radio SWR1 broadcasted 55 minutes from the show given by Sting and his friends as he celebrated his 60th anniversary in New York Beacon Theatre.

The songs broadcasted were the one you can find in the Sting 25 years app.

Fragile (avec Stevie Wonder)
King of Pain(avec Lady Gaga)
Wrapped Around Your Finger (avec Rufus Wain)
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (avec Branford Marsalis)
I Hung My Head (avec Bruce Springsteen)
Roxanne (avec Bryn Terfel)
Driven To Tears (avec Robert Downey Jr.
Consider me gone (avec Herbie Hancock et Branford Marsalis)
Brand New Day (avec Stevie Wonder)
+ Moon over Bourbon Street (issu de l'album "Live in Berlin")

Listen to the show here.
More info on the forum.

20.08.12
Sting and Trudie : 20th anniversay
20 years ago, on august 20 1992, Sting and Trudie got married is this beautiful tiny little St. Andrew's Church.

18.08.12
Stewart in BattMag
Stewart is on the cover of september issue of french magazine Batteur Magazine (known as "Batmag" by drummers).
You'll find in this issue #261 eight pages of interview made while performing in Paris last july with Stanley Clarke and pictures.
More information on www.batteurmag.com

14.08.12
Rumble Fish released as Blu-Ray
The Guardian.co.uk released an interview of Stewart Copeland yesterday about the releasing of Rumble Fish movie by Francis Ford Coppola on august 27.
The soundtrack for this movie was composed by Stewart : the first on a long list.

In Rumble Fish, there's a sense of time ticking down to a confrontation with destiny. So a rhythmic soundtrack was important for Francis, which is why he made the wild decision to choose me, a drummer in a rock band [the Police] – a rhythmatist, as he called it – who'd never scored a film before.

I soon discovered what a fine way to make music it was – composing for a 90-minute story, not a three-minute song. A lot of it was about sounds rather than music – the clack-clack of billiard balls, the blaring of horns, the tick-tock of clocks – but all with the rhythmic quality Francis wanted. That recurring theme of clocks ticking was almost the only time, in all the films I've worked on, that a collaboration happened as planned. Most directors talk high-concept, but it's out of the window by the first test screening.

Pretty much all the music came from guitars, bass and drums laid down by me in my studio. That was the one culture clash between my rock background and the world of film. They kept asking: "When's the scoring date?" Normally, that's when the director and producers hear what you've written recorded by a full orchestra. It's a very tense occasion, and expensive if you get it wrong.

I knew none of this. I'd been doing the music as I went along, like a painter pulling colours off a palette. So my "scoring date" consisted of me in my studio playing what I'd recorded to these flinty-eyed professionals. They were dumbfounded – but overjoyed.

Source : The Guardian

	12.08.12 Fundamental : launching on october 20 Andy Summers and Fernanda Takai will launch the “Fundamental” album on october 20, with a special performance in Juiz de Fora. The event is produced by Full House Productions. Th japanese edition (released on aujust 31 could contain bonus tracks) You can listen to the full album here. The album is available on iTunes.
tracklist : 1 - Fundamental 2 - Pra Não Esquecer (I Remember) 3 - Chuva No Oceano (Teardrops In The Sea) 4 - Sorte No Amor (Music In The Darkness) 5 - No Mesmo Lugar (Here I Am Again) 6 - Falling From The Blue 7 - You Light My Dark 8 - Skin Deep 9 - Smile And Blue Sky Me 10 - I Don't Love You 11 - Human Kind

11.08.12
Sting and champagne
A Russian billionaire is to spend 1.5 million euros ($1.84 million) on a birthday celebration in Sardinia, where guests will feast on lobster and Champagne, and be entertained by British singer Sting.

The oligarch has booked exclusive use of the former Billionaire beach club at Capriccioli at a cost of 30,000 euros ($36,800), the L'Unione Sarda newspaper reported on Saturday.

Sting has been hired to perform at the August 18 party at an estimated cost of 400,000 euros ($490,000), according to the newspaper. It did not provide the name of the billionaire host. The party is being organized by a specialist events company based in Cannes.

The huge budget includes the cost of a caterer supplying caviar, lobster and jeroboams of Champagne. In addition, the beach on the Costa Smeralda will be decorated with a 25-meter (82-ft) tent and artificial fountains.

The 200 guests are said to have already begun arriving in the area, on luxury yachts and private planes.

Source : AFP

NB : The party held in Cannes.
On the picture, Sting and Nicole Scherzinger.
Your comment on the forum...

06.08.12
Back to bass : new fall tour
Following the success of Sting's 2011 – 2012 world tour, we are pleased to announce that the Back to Bass tour will return to Europe this fall!

The tour begins November 7 in Strasbourg, France, with performances in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, in addition to multiple dates in France. Sting will be joined by a band featuring Dominic Miller (guitar), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), David Sancious (keyboards), Peter Tickell (electric fiddle), and Jo Lawry (vocals), performing many of his greatest hits, stripped down.

Tickets for the following concerts will be available this week, with additional cities and venues to soon be announced:

07.11.12 Strasbourg - Zénith
09.11.12 Lyon - Halle Tony Garnier
10.11.12 Amneville - Galaxie
12.11.12 Nice - Nikaia
14.11.12 Bordeaux - Patinoire Meriadeck
15.11.12 Rouen - Zenith
17.11.12 Kosice - Steel Arena
19.11.12 Ostrava - CEZ Arena
21.11.12 Lodz - Lodz Arena
28.11.12 Beirut - The Biel

03.08.12
Andy Summers - Can't stand losing you
Want to see some other stuff from this documentary ?
Just have a look at the forum, you'll see nice pictures, which are titles for the film.
You'll also watch a short preview.
Release is due to september for first exhibition screening in film festvals. Later for other screenings. No news yet about a DVD.

03.08.12
Sting on ZDF
A documentary about Sting will be broadcasted on ZDF kultur, on september 17.
Have a look at NumberOne facebook.
This was recorded at the E-Werk in Cologne before the concert (March 2, 2012).

31.07.12
Last show !
Today is the last date for Back to bass tour in Kaunas (LT).
And what about tomorrow ? What do you think will be the future of Sting ?
-A CD/DVD from this last tour ?
-A DVD showing the entire performance of his 60th birthday in New York ?
-Big annoucement about The last ship ?
-???

01.08.12
Stewart Copeland on Instagram
Follow Stewart on his road with Stanley Clarke.
He posts nice pictures on Instagram.

If you have an IPhone, you know what to do with this : @stewart_copeland.
If you don't, just visit his Webstagram.

31.07.12
MI Conversation Series Welcome Stewart Copeland
The MI Conversation Series welcomes legendary drummer Stewart Copeland of The Police.

Ranked by Rolling Stone as the fifth greatest drummer of all time, Stewart Copeland founded The Police with singer/bassist Sting and guitarist Henry Padovani in 1977. The winner of 6 GRAMMY Awards with The Police, Stewart is also a film composer and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his scoring of Rumble Fish in 1983. Copeland formed the band Animal Logic with jazz bassist Stanley Clarke and singer-songwriter Deborah Holland in 1989, and joined with Les Claypool (Primus) and Trey Anastasio (Phish) to form Oysterhead in 2000.

Copeland will discuss his career, background in songwriting and advice for students with Conversation Series host “Native Wayne” Jobson.

Online viewers may join the conversation by visiting the MI Facebook Page and submitting questions through the chat room prior to the live student Q&A (due to time constraints, the number of questions provided to Stewart will be limited).

Live audience is only open to current MI students and eligible alumni. Alumni, please RSVP by emailing alumni@mi.edu.
You can watch the livestream again here.

30.07.12
Happy birthday Coco
Today, Eliot Pauline Sumner turns 22.
She was born on a 30th of july in Pisa, in Italy.
No doubt this 22th year will be full of succes !

26.07.12
Sting supports Pussy Riot
The world-renowned musician Sting joins Amnesty International in condemning the Russian authorities’ treatment of Pussy Riot, a Russian punk rock protest band.

Last week, a court in Moscow ruled that three members of the female punk group Pussy Riot must remain in pre-trial custody for six more months after members of the group sang a protest song in Moscow’s main Orthodox church in February.

Maria Alekhina, Ekaterina Samutsevich and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who are accused of “hooliganism on the grounds of religious hatred,” face possible prison sentences of up to seven years. Preliminary hearings in the case have begun and the three have been ordered to remain in pre-trial custody until January 2013.

Sting, who is currently on tour and set to perform in Moscow later today (Wednesday 25 July) and in St. Petersburg on Friday (July 27), commented:

“It’s appalling that the musicians from Pussy Riot could face prison sentences of up to seven years in jail. Dissent is a legitimate and essential right in any democracy and modern politicians must accept this fact with tolerance. A sense of proportion – and a sense of humor – is a sign of strength, not a sign of weakness. Surely the Russian authorities will completely drop these spurious charges and allow the women, these artists, to get back to their lives and to their children.”

Amnesty International considers the three women to be prisoners of conscience, detained solely for their peaceful expression of their beliefs, and is calling on the Russian authorities to immediately release all three women.

Joe Sumner: Synchronizing Crowdsourced Movies

23.07.12
Joe : Synchronizing Crowdsourced Movies
While touring with his rock band Fiction Plane in 2010, bass player and vocalist Joe Sumner woke up one morning to discover 450 videos on YouTube (GOOG) of the previous night’s show in Lithuania. Uploaded by fans with mobile phones, the footage was mostly grainy, shot from awkward angles, and had horrible sound. But it gave Sumner an idea. “What if we could link all of these videos and make a compelling movie?” he remembers thinking.

Vyclone, a company Sumner founded two years ago with friend David King Lassman, attempts to realize this vision. Its free program debuted in Apple’s (AAPL) App Store on July 18 and lets two or more people in close proximity shoot video with their iPhones, upload the clips, and view a movie automatically spliced together from different angles. To recognize that multiple users are filming the same scene, Vyclone tags each video with the location where it was shot using GPS. To synchronize the clips, it lines them up by the date and time they were shot, regardless of when they were uploaded. A simple-to-use video editor lets users play director, toggling from one angle to the next with the tap of a finger.

Last year Sumner, 35, began showing off a prototype to music industry bigwigs. “Within 50 seconds, I said, ‘We’re in,’” says Guy Oseary, Madonna’s manager, who invested after a short demo. The pair later met with actor and tech investor Ashton Kutcher, who impressed upon them that the opportunity was bigger than live music. “Ashton said, ‘It’s a billion-dollar business,’” recalls Lassman, 47. “He said, ‘This is going to allow people to film life from every angle.’” His show-business connections may have opened some doors: His dad is Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting.

The startup is based in Los Angeles and London, and has 13 employees. Lassman is chief executive; Sumner, chief creative officer. They’ve raised $2.7 million from Oseary and Kutcher’s fund A-Grade, along with movie studio DreamWorks, concert promoter Live Nation (LYV), and VC firm Thrive Capital.

Sumner and Lassman see Vyclone as a tool for citizen journalists, allowing them to weave together a documentary of a live news event. Lassman hopes it will become a killer app for home movies: “I can film the kid blowing out the candles and I can have my buddy filming my wife, who’s sobbing, and I can have somebody else filming grandpa and grandma with their arms around each other enjoying the moment,” he says. “I get Vyclone to stitch that together in a multi-angle movie that tells the full story of the moment.”

While the app is free, Vyclone may begin charging for extras, such as longer movie times and higher resolution. Lassman says he’s been approached by record labels and media companies about co-sponsoring concerts or other events where a lot of people shoot video with their smartphones.

Sumner’s band is on hiatus while he builds his company. “This is much more fun,” he says. “This is the new rock ’n’ roll.”

Download on App Store

Product
An app that melds multiple clips of an event into one video

Pedigree
Son of Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting

Investors
Ashton Kutcher, DreamWorks, LiveNation, Madonna's manager

Source : BusinessWeek.com - Douglas MacMillan

	23.07.12 Sting and Henry in Arcachon What a nice surprise for the fans attending the show yesterday in Arcachon. A great night, a great mood, a great concert, and an old friend, jumping on stage to perform an old tune from an old band. As he did in 2007 in Paris, Henry Padovani brought his guitar to perform "Next to you" with the band. We're waiting for the videos !!!
More information on the forum !

18.07.12
A&M celebrates 50th birthday
A&M Records Celebrates 50th Birthday With Release Of 3-Cd Set - The Anniversary Collection Due Out August 28...

It's an archetypal story of the modern record business - two guys with a dream running their nascent label out of a West Hollywood garage in the summer of 1962. The label quickly gains momentum and eventually becomes one of the most important record companies the world has ever seen.

The two guys were Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, the "A" and the "M" in A&M Records. By the way, it was Alpert's garage and that first hit was "The Lonely Bull," performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. And this year the two record men and UMe are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their label.

As part of the celebration, on August 28, UMe is releasing A&M 50: THE ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION. A 60-track, 3-CD set curated by Alpert & Moss, THE ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION perfectly illustrates what a potent effect the legendary label is still having on contemporary popular music.

Perhaps because one of its founders was an artist himself - and a hugely successful one at that - A&M Records distinguished itself as an artist-friendly label, one that would stand behind artists they believed in, album after album, until they found their voice and an audience.

"We wanted to make good records," says Herb Alpert, reflecting on the label's genesis. "That was our goal. We felt if we made good records there would be an audience."

Herb and Jerry's dedication to development resulted in some of the biggest superstars in music ever: Joe Cocker, Procol Harum, Quincy Jones, Billy Preston, Cat Stevens, Carpenters, Peter Frampton, Supertramp, Jeffrey Osborne, Styx, Bryan Adams, Joe Jackson, the Police, Sting, Janet Jackson, Suzanne Vega, Sheryl Crow, Soundgarden, and so many, many more.

As iconic as the music released over the last 50 years by A&M Records was, so was the space that was home to the label for so many years: 1416 North La Brea, the former Charlie Chaplin Studios in Hollywood, and now home to Henson Studios. It's interesting to note that the state-of-the-art recording studio that Herb and Jerry built on that lot decades ago is still drawing top artists from all over the world to record there.

"People hung out there," says Moss. "You took a walk on that lot and you wouldn't believe who you would run into. It was interesting to everyone who worked there and it was a lot of fun."

At A&M Records, Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss were able to build a haven for artistic development that rivals any record label in history. Maybe it's due, in part, to the fact that A&M was privately owned and run by its founders for the first 27 years of its existence. The environment they created helped spawn some of the most important artists in contemporary music, selling millions of albums worldwide in the process and creating a legacy that is virtually unmatched in the United States. As Sting so succinctly puts it, "We definitely felt nourished and sustained by a creative team."

And now, with the release of THE ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION, music fans everywhere can sample the music of one of the greatest record labels of all time, all in one convenient place.

THE ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION

Disc 1: From AM to FM
1 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - The Lonely Bull
2 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Mas Que Nada
3 We Five - You Were On My Mind
4 Chris Montez - The More I See You
5 Rita Coolidge - (Your Love Keeps…) Higher and Higher
6 Burt Bacharach - A House Is Not A Home
7 Carpenters - (They Long to Be) Close To You
8 Cat Stevens - Wild World
9 The Human League - Don't You Want Me
10 Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together
11 Pablo Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do
12 Lani Hall - Sun Down
13 Amy Grant - Baby Baby
14 Gino Vannelli - I Just Wanna Stop
15 Suzanne Vega - Luka
16 Chris de Burgh - The Lady in Red
17 Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection
18 UB40 - Red Red Wine
19 Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust
20 Herb Alpert - Rise
21 Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do

Disc 2: A Mission to Rock
1 The Police - Roxanne
2 Joe Cocker - The Letter
3 Free - All Right Now
4 The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Jackie Blue
5 Humble Pie - 30 Days In the Hole
6 Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
7 The Flying Burrito Brothers - Hot Burrito #1
8 Procol Harum - Conquistador (live)
9 Styx - Come Sail Away
10 Split Enz - I Got You
11 Squeeze - Tempted
12 Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way
13 Bryan Adams - Run To You
14 Nazareth - Love Hurts
15 Supertramp - The Logical Song
16 38 Special - Caught Up in You
17 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
18 Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
19 Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free

DISC 3: Soul Jazz And More
1 L.T.D. - (Everytime I…) Back in Love Again
2 Sonny Charles & The Checkmates Ltd. - Black Pearl
3 Gato Barbieri - Europa
4 The Brothers Johnson - I'll Be Good to You
5 Aaron Neville - Everybody Plays The Fool
6 Billy Preston - Will It Go Round in Circles
7 Milton Nascimento - Bridges
8 Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good
9 Bell & James - Livin' It Up (Friday Night)
10 Antonio Carlos Jobim - Wave
11 Jeffrey Osborne - On The Wings of Love
12 Paul Desmond - Summertime
13 Quincy Jones feat. Ashford, Simpson & Khan - Stuff Like That
14 Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers
15 Jesse Johnson feat. Sly Stone - Crazay
16 Stan Getz - Amorous Cat
17 CeCe Peniston - Finally
18 Barry White - Practice What You Preach
19 Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela - Skokiaan
20 Janet Jackson - When I Think of You

17.07.12
STING 25 iPad App Update Features New and Exclusive Content
Free App, Produced by @radical.media, Includes Additional All-Star Performances from Sting's 60th Birthday Benefit Concert, Plus the One World Futbol Project PSA

NEW YORK, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the free iPad app STING 25 was updated with new content including three exclusive and previously unreleased performances from Sting's 60th Birthday Benefit Concert - "Brand New Day" with Stevie Wonder, "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" with Branford Marsalis, and "Roxanne" featuring Bryn Terfel - as well as a global PSA produced by @radical.media supporting the One World Futbol Project (OWFP).

STING 25, which was recently awarded the prestigious Cannes Lion for Best Visual Design/Aesthetic at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, explores Sting's enduring solo career through a multitude of elements, including handwritten lyrics and journal entries, rare photos, in-depth interviews, and a variety of concert footage, including exclusive performances and behind-the-scenes footage from his 60th Birthday Celebration benefitting the Robin Hood Foundation at New York City's Beacon Theatre.

The in-depth 'appumentary' also features a newly released PSA with Sting and OWFP co-founder Tim Jahnigen, created to support the organization's mission to distribute virtually indestructible soccer balls that never need a pump and never go flat to youth in war-stricken zones, refugee camps, disaster areas and other disadvantaged communities around the world. The name of the OWFP, an award-winning B-corporation and creators of the One World Futbol, was inspired by Sting's song, "One World (Not Three)."

"We believe the PSA and exclusive 'appumentary' content produced by @radical.media will inspire millions of people to understand how much hope can come through sport," said Tim Jahnigen. "Kids need to experience the healing joy of play, sport, and soccer, no matter how challenging their life circumstances."

"We are proud to deliver such an important message through this groundbreaking storytelling platform," said Justin Wilkes, President of Media & Entertainment for @radical.media. "Our goal for the STING 25 app is to create an ongoing dialogue with the audience and hope this update will only continue to enhance their experience with the app."

Since its inception, the One World Futbol Project has positively affected more than 525,000 lives in 137 countries through more than 138 organizations - including schools, orphanages, and nonprofits - which use sport to resolve conflicts, teach tolerance, and build communities. The company is also an affiliate member of streetfootballnetwork, which connects 94 football-for-social change non-profits in 61 countries.

In May, Chevrolet announced a three-year partnership with the One World Futbol Project, becoming the organization's founding sponsor. Their pledge of support will result in 1.5 million virtually indestructible footballs being donated to youth living in communities impacted by war, disasters and poverty.

You can help make a difference through One World Futbol Project's "Buy One, Give One" program. For every ball you purchase, a One World Futbol will be donated to an organization working with disadvantaged communities around the world. To get involved, visit www.oneworldfutbol.comor Chevrolet's football site, www.chevyfc.com.

The STING 25 app is available as a free download from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore.

About @radical.media
@radical.media is a global studio that creates some of the world's most innovative content across all forms of media. The company develops, produces and distributes television, feature films, commercials, music programming, live events, mobile applications, digital content and design. The company has produced a number of award-winning projects, including the Academy Award® nominated documentary,Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory; the critically acclaimedUnder African Skies: Paul Simon's Graceland Journey;theAcademy Award®-winning documentaryThe Fog of War;the Grammy Award®-winningConcert for George; and the Independent Spirit Award®-winningMetallica: Some Kind of Monster;the pilot episode of the Emmy® and Golden Globe® winning seriesMad Men;six seasons of the seriesIconoclastsfor the Sundance Channel;Oprah's Master ClassandVisionariesfor OWN; and recently, a series of MTV documentaries onLady Gaga,Drake,Nicki MinajandDemi Lovato. The company has garnered numerous accolades for innovative digital initiatives such asThe Johnny Cash Project, Arcade Fire'sThe Wilderness Downtown, theSting 25App and theGagosian Gallery'siPad App. Recently, @radical.media launched THNKR featuring extraordinary access to people, stories, and ideas that are transforming the world. @radical.media is a FremantleMedia Company.FremantleMedia's global production arm is responsible for many of the world's highest rated prime time television programmes and its brand extension arm FremantleMedia Enterprises offers a one-stop-shop for all Licensing, Distribution and Home Entertainment globally.www.radicalmedia.com

About Sting
Composer, singer, author, activist - Sting has won universal acclaim in all of these roles yet he defies easy labeling. In 1977, Sting formed The Police with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers. The band released five albums and in 2003 was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

With the release of The Dream Of The Blue Turtles in 1985, followed by Bring On The Night, ...Nothing Like The Sun, The Soul Cages, Ten Summoner's Tales, Mercury Falling, Brand New Day, All This Time, Sacred Love, Songs From The Labyrinth, If On A Winter's Night..., and Symphonicities, Sting has evolved into one of the world's most distinctive and highly respected performers. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of his solo career, the definitive box set Sting: 25 Years, featuring three comprehensive CD's, a previously unreleased live concert DVD, plus a hardcover book, was released in September 2011. The Best Of 25 Years is also available.

Sting has sold nearly 100 million albums from his combined work with The Police and as a solo artist, and has earned 16 Grammys, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and three Oscar nominations.

Also an accomplished author, Sting published a memoir entitled Broken Music in 2003, which spent 13 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list. He most recently released Lyrics, a comprehensive collection of lyrics and personal commentary, also featuring photographs from throughout his career.

Sting's support for human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and the Rainforest Fund, which he co-founded with his wife Trudie Styler in 1989, mirrors his art in universal outreach.

Following the critically acclaimed 2011 - 2012 Back to Bass tour, Sting is on the road again this summer performing many of his most celebrated hits with a 5-piece band.

For more information, please visit www.sting.com.

About the One World Futbol Project
Launched inJuly 2010, the One World Futbol Project developed the One World Futbol-the world's first virtually-indestructible soccer ball that never needs a pump and never goes flat, even when punctured. For every ball bought at retail, the company donates a second ball to a community in need. The company also sells the One World Futbol directly to institutions and organizations, and works with schools, soccer teams, clubs and other organizations to help them raise funds while generating donated soccer balls at the same time. The One World Futbol Project is headquartered in Berkeley, California. To date, the One World Futbol has reached more than 137 countries through at least 138 organizations, keeping the spirit of play alive for an estimated 525,000 children and young people. For more information about the One World Futbol Project, visit www.oneworldfutbol.com. Follow us on Facebook,www.facebook.com/OneWorldFutboland Twitter,www.twitter.com/oneworldfutbol.

16.07.12
Stewart turns 60
Happy birthday Stewart !

16.07.12
Sting in perugia
As a tribute to Gil Evans, with whom he performed 25 years ago in Perugia, Sting dedicated the show to the great jazz composer, and added "Little wing" as an encore.
All informations, videos, and more... on the forum.

12.07.12
Sting announced for the tribute concert to Pavarotti
On September 6 will be held in Modena a tribute concert to Luciano Pavarotti, exactly five years after the disappearance of the latter, which occurred September 6, 2007.

This event, which will also coincide with the 20th anniversary of the foundation "Pavarotti and Friends" (created by the Master to help Bosnian children), will show performances of artists including Frank Sinatra, Andrea Bocelli, Ennio Morricone, Sting and Bono.

We remember that Bono had composed the song Miss Sarajevo at the request of Luciano Pavarotti. In September 1995, He came to interpret this song as a duet with Italian tenor on stage in Modena, along with The Edge and Brian Eno.

As part of the friendship that has bound him to Pavarotti to death of it, Bono was back singing in Modena in 2003. On this occasion, he performed "One" solo and "Ave Maria" as a duet with Pavarotti.

Source: U2Achtung.com

12.07.12
Sting sells wine in Antwerp
In the Antwerp Hotel Julien Sting in person presented his new wines he makes at the domain 'Il Palagio' in Tuscany, which he co-manages with his wife Trudie Styler. His winemaker Paolo Caciorgna and importer Bart Rogiers were present at the event.
On the test table were the Sister Moon 2009 - IGT Toscana (his top wine, a blend of sangiovese, merlot and cabernet sauvignon), the Casino delle Vie 2010 - IGT Toscana (a blend based on sangiovese) and When We Dance 2010 - Chianti DOCG (a new wine in range).

Some pictures can be seen on www.winestories.be.
More information (and ordering) about Il Palagio's wines on www.palagioproducts.com.

08.07.12
Fundamental CD
This is the artwork of the forthcoming album "Fundamental by Andy Summers and Ferdanda Takai.
You can listen to a sampler on Diskunion.net and a full track on www.territorioeldorado.limao.com.br.

More information to come.

04.07.12
Nice surprise
Yesterday, in Amsterdam, the audience had a nice surprise, as "De do do do de da da da" has been added to the setlist.
This song has never been performed by Sting solo. It's also the first time the song is arranged for keyboards and fiddle.
The video and some pictures can be seen on the forum.
Picture : P.Barendregt

20.06.12
Sting iPad App Awarded Mobile Lions Silver Lion
We are excited to announce that the Sting 25 iPad app has been awarded a Mobile Lions Silver Lion for Best Visual Design / Aesthetic as part of the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity!

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is the world's biggest celebration of creativity in communications.

As the most prestigious international creative communications awards, more than 28,000 entries are showcased and judged at the Festival. For nearly 60 years, the Cannes Lions Awards have set the benchmark for excellence in creative communications. This year was the first in which Cannes Lions accepted entries for Mobile Lions.

The Sting 25 'appumentary' explores the life, music and activism of one of the world's most influential musicians. With unparalleled access to seminal performances, including exclusive concert footage from Sting's Sixtieth Birthday Celebration to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation, rare photos and personal stories, the comprehensive app depicts the past 25 years of Sting's enduring solo career.

The free Sting25 app is available for download in the iTunes store. Get it now at www.itunes.com/appstore.

Source : Sting.com

11.05.12
I Blame Coco on summer tour
Yesterday, I Blame Coco performed their first summer show in Gdansk - Fan Zone Euro.
Check www.iblamecoco.c4.fr for informations about their tour.
Some pictures can be seen on the forum.

My first guitar Julia Crowe - Andy Summers

07.05.12
My first guitar
Whether it is a beautiful and classic model or an unglamorous and inexpensive starter instrument, a musician's first guitar can be the catalyst that motivates a lifelong passion.
The pages of this book contain interviews with 70 of the world's most well-known guitarists across musical genres and playing styles to discover how their love of the instrument compelled them to pursue music as a career.
These guitar icons reveal how they got their first instrument, the music they loved, and their heroes and inspirations.

With an impressive list of subjects--including Dick Dale, Melissa Etheridge, Jimmy Page, Les Paul, and Carlos Santana--as well as childhood photos from such guitar legends as Alex Lifeson, Joe Satriani, and Jimmie Vaughan, this book has appeal for guitar heroes and nonmusicians alike.

Written by Julia Crowe, foreword by Andy Summers
Release date : sept.2012
Preorder now on Booksamillion.com

	07.05.12 Music of Sting at the Iridium This show was performed At the Iridium in New York back in 2009, but the videos appear today. The superband performed on 16, 17 18 and 19 of july. You might remember Vinx should have been the singer on this project.
Lineup : Butch Thomas Lew Solof Kenwood Dennard Delmar Brown Jeffery Lee Campbell T.M. Stevens Coorey Glover Felix Pastorius Setlist : It's probably me Every breath you take Roxanne Consider me gone Voices inside my head ... ? Watch the videos on Youtube. Comment on the forum.

06.05.12
Rythm magazine featuring Vinnie Colaiuta
After far too long away from the cover of Rhythm, the man regarded by many as the world's greatest session drummer is back.
We delve into Vinnie's astonishing career with Frank Zappa, He...rbie Hancock, Jeff Beck and more, and he talks about being back behind the kit and on the road with Sting. Plus we get a world exclusive first look at his brand new set-up and the session superstar talks us through his switch to Ludwig and Paiste.
Check the july issue.
www.musicradar.com

05.06.12
Mickey Sumner will play Patti Smith
Sting's actress daughter Mickey Sumner has landed the coveted role of punk icon Patti Smith in star-studded new movie Cbgb.

Sumner was added to the cast on Monday, alongside Foo Fighters rocker Taylor Hawkins, who will make his acting debut as Iggy Pop in the film about late New York club boss Hilly Kristal, portrayed by Alan Rickman.

The twosome joins Johnny Galecki and Steven Schub, who will play Terry Ork and DeeDee Ramone in the film, and sexy Malin Akerman, who will play Blondie star Debbie Harry.

Also among the cast: Evan Alex Cole as Richard Hell, Avatar star Joel David Moore as Joey Ramone, Stana Katic and Rupert Grint.

Filming will begin in Savannah, Georgia and New York City later this month.

Movie spokeswoman Nadine Jolson tells WENN, "The story will follow Kristal who dreamed of having a Country, Bluegrass and Blues club in New York City. When he had difficulty finding country and blues bands, he opened his doors to local acts. He had one demand of the acts he booked: They could only play their own original music.

"Living on a couch in the back of the club for the first two years, Hilly could barely make ends meet. Nevertheless, Cbgb became such a well-respected haunt for artists that many bands begged Hilly for a chance to play." »

Source : IMDB

05.06.12
Sting to Sing for St. Michael’s!
Sting has signed on to headline a benefit concert in support of voice disorders research at St. Michael’s.

Sting – winner of 16 Grammy Awards – will perform June 14 at the Ricoh Colisuem along with impressionist and comedian Frank Caliendo, with all proceeds going to establish the first chair in voice disorders research in Canada.
The concert is presented by the Celebration of Voice Committee, comprised of a group of grateful patients of the voice disorders clinic and their family and friends.

A clinic led by Dr. Jennifer Anderson and her team diagnoses and treats the most complex voice disorders for more than 2,000 patients from across Canada each year.

Sponsorships:
View the event sponsorship opportunities (open PDF).

Questions or inquiries?
Contact Lina Castellano at 905.326.2853 or lcastellano@ozzelectric.com.

Date: June 14, 2012
Venue: Toronto - RICOH Coliseum

Itinerary
Doors open: 8:00 p.m.
Opening Act Frank Caliendo at 8:45 p.m.
Sting 9:30 p.m.

04.06.12
Back again
Sting is back for the summer leg of Back to bass tour. The first concerts held in Thackerville - WinStar Casino. On the stage, Sting, Dominic Miller, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jo Lawry, Peter Tickell et David Sancious.
The setlist now includes "Roxanne" and "King of pain". Fragile, Stolen car, Heavy cloud, and Fortress around your heart have been dropped.
Watch some videos on the forum.

This summer tour starts in USA, but in a few weeks, Sting and co will arrive in Europe for a hot summer.
More informations about he Back to bass tour on the special page.

30.05.12
One world futbal project with Sting
Chevrolet is enabling the One World Futbol Project to distribute 1.5 million virtually indestructible footballs over the next three years to impoverished areas, refugee camps and conflict zones. The mission is to use sport to resolve conflicts, teach tolerance, help kids recover from trauma and build community. And you can become a supporter of this endeavor.
Visit www.ChevroletFC.com for more information about Chevrolet's football initiative.

Watch the video on the forum.

Share the power of play with Chevrolet at www.facebook.com/ChevroletFC or www.twitter.com/ChevroletFC.

	23.05.12 Sting - Divino Tuscany Divino Tuscany ended this year with an amazing lunch at Il Palagio – the private wine estate of recording artist Sting and his wife Trudie Styler – and a performance by the Ernán López-Nussa trio, featuring legendary Cuban drummer Enrique Pla García, promising bass player Gaston Joya Perellada, and López-Nussa himself on piano.
The Cuban trio was joined by James' daughter Isabel Suckling, who paid tribute to hosts Sting and Trudie by dedicating a song to them. The song, familiar to Sting, prompted the artist to jump on stage to join Isabel and the Cubans. Source : www.jamessuckling.com The event took place on may 30. Videos and pictures on the forum.

22.05.12
The US generation documentary
ICON Television Music, UNUSON Corporation and Plum Moving Media announce the making of the definitive 1982 US Festival feature length documentary.

“This film is the only authorized and sanctioned documentary of the 1982 US Festival”, according to Carlos Harvey, CFO, UNUSON. ”It captures the cultural essence of the festival and tells the behind-the-scenes stories the fans will appreciate.

I’ve had thousands of calls & emails from attendees over the years about when we’ll release a film about the US Festival. After 30 years it seems like the right time so the fans can relive the experience and we can create new fans too”.

On a blistering hot Labor day weekend in 1982, legendary Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak’s vision played-out in the 110 degree California sun.

Over 375,000 people gathered at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernadino, for three days of music and technology. The festival stage was built with the largest sound system constructed at the time. Over 400,000 watts of sound power combined with the first ever large scale video-trons used for live stage performances. Technology exhibits in five air-conditioned tents displayed the latest in cutting-edge computers, software, video games and electronic musical devices.

“The US Festival was not a charity event”, stated Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple and CEO of UNUSON. “It was a rock concert to bring music, technology and people together. It was an event to unite government, industry, science and education to improve the quality of life for everyone.”

Woz was keenly aware that computer technology was about to bring access to information to the masses like never before. He wanted to present the computer as a humanizing force in society. And so, the US Festival was a celebration, a coming-out party for the technology and the US decade. In a way, the US Festival was the birthplace of the first computer generation.

“The current boom in computer technology offers us one of the best ways to bring people together. I don’t know where this will lead, but if we have communicated the power of working together to the quarter million or so of you here at the festival, and shown how effective future technology will be in helping us do that, we feel that we will have been successful.” – Steve Wozniak, 1982

The documentary will feature legendary performances and interviews. The concert headliners included:

* ~ B-52′s
* ~ Fleetwood Mac
* ~ Police
* ~ Ramones
* ~ Santana
* ~ Talking Heads
* ~ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Exclusive interviews with Steve Wozniak and UNUSON President, Carlos Harvey reveal how Woz’s vision and 57 acres of desert park was transformed into the world’s largest outdoor amphitheater. With the enlistment of renowned concert promoter, Bill Graham, the stage was set for a world-class 80’s cultural event.

Glenn Aveni, the films’ Director and President of ICON Television Music, Inc. brings back to life incredible performances from the premier artists of the decade. Original video footage and audio tapes will be re-mastered combined with new interviews shot in high definition. The film chronicles the people, events and history that lead to the creation of this iconic festival.

More information on www.facebook.com/usfestmovie

15.05.12
Many news about the Sumner family
Trudie Styler, Daughter Act up A Storm in Off Broadway Workshop
You can catch one more performance tonight, Saturday, at 45 Bleecker Street Theatre of Chekhov’s “The Seagull” as adapted by famed British director Max Stafford-Clark. It’s really a master class that’s been going on as open rehearsals for the last couple of weeks.

Last night, and tonight, are the only set performances for now. Stafford Clark and playwright Thomas Kilroy have revived a 30 year old adaptation of “The Seagull” set in Ireland instead of Russia. It was acclaimed then and it still works beautifully.

Last night, Alan Rickman–who’d been in the original production–was in the audience, along with Sting, who came to see wife Trudie Styler and daughter Mickey Sumner–a very hot, up and coming serious actress–play major roles. (He brought Trudie roses, of course.) This production is done as a staged reading, but it is never boring. On the contrary, the casting is so perfect, and Stafford-Clark has waved a magic wand. Even in this early version, theatre fanatics will be sorry to miss tonight’s show. It’s simply mesmerizing. It’s not just Styler and Sumner, but a strong cast that delivers without missing a beat.

Rickman was very pleased, and raved about Mickey Sumner. (She’s the real thing.) Styler, a classically trained actress (among many other multi-tasking successes) gives a textured and moving performance. Everyone else is top notch, from Rufus Collins to Slate Holmgren, Stella Feehily, and Katie Kirby.

PS Sting and Trudie became grandparents this week–Sting’s singer son, Joe Sumner, from his first marriage to Frances Tomelty, welcomed a baby daughter. His wife, Kate, gave birth to a beautiful daughter named Juliet. The Sumner clan is headed west on Sunday to see the brand new baby and give congrats to the parents.

Source : Showbiz411.com

Comment on the forum

11.05.12
New LiSting website - Webmaster working
After the BDD crash, and as I was into building a new version of LISting, I finally decided to work hard on it.
Yesterday, I booked some room on a web hoster, I'm now building a totally new version of your favorite website ( ;) ).
Full Web 2.0 and W3C.
No more troubles due to hoster "Free.fr" maintenances, great stats system, allowing me to now how vistors like or dislike pages,...
Many functions will be given to the site to help you visiting the news, comment and share them. Perheaps a mobile version. And the news could be announced faster (could it be faster than it is now ? Perheaps).

Many many changes to come...
Many many work for me, as hundreds of pages have to be read and re-written.
I don't know when this will be complete, but it has started !

If you see some improvments to bring to this actual LiSting version, you can suggest them
As I now use a payable hosting system, perheaps I'll use a PayPal link for visitors to contribute to LiSting.

Comment on the forum.

09.05.12
Joe Sumner and Klimstein are back
Good news for Joe Sumner's fans. He's back with Klimmstein. Last year, their released "Paris Paris" and ran for the Eurovision contest. Now, listen to their new single "Massive paella".
The song was recorded a few months after "Paris Paris".
Klimmstein and Joe decided to make another song together and it was pretty easy and fast
The band sent a demo to Joe, he created his vocal line and lyrics.

All happened via internet. Joe recorded his part in the USA. This year the band finished it in Thal, Austria so that they´ll be in time for the summer season... and this was it.
The "Paris Paris" part in the end was just to remember the old time again.
Watch the video on Youtube.
Thanks Markus from Klimmstein

01.05.12
The Police on Don Kirshner's rock concert
Good news :
A DVD from The Police's performance on Don Kirshner show is currently in development !
(Thanks Dietmar)
Read more information on www.donkirshner.com

	24.04.12 Sting and Vince Gill nominated on CMT Sting & Vince Gill's rendition of "If I ever lose my faith in you" for CMT Crossroads has been nominated for CMT's Performance of the Year award. The winner will be determined entirely by the fans and voting begins NOW... please visit www.cmt.com to cast your vote!
The CMT Awards is country music's original fan-voted awards show, airing live from Nashville on Wednesday, June 6 at 8PM/EST. Source : Sting.com

23.04.12
Sting's evening
Saturday 21, Michael Douglas, Trudie Styler, MTV Co-Founder Tom Freston, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sting attend the 2012 Windward School benefit at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.
Photo A. Pereira

	19.04.12 Sting Visits Broadway's Newsies Pop star and Broadway veteran Sting and his wife, actress Trudie Styler, attended the Broadway production of the new musical Newsies at the Nederlander Theatre this past weekend. After the show, they posed with stars Jeremy Jordan and Kara Lindsay.
Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Newsies, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein, tells the story of Jack Kelly (played by Jordan), a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenaged 'newsies,' who dreams only of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. Source : www.theatermania.com

15.04.12
A Police movie in the making ?
Accordong to Side-Line.com webzine, there are plans to make a movie about The Police. As it seems the plans are very early stage, but the webzine has been told that a certain Marc Warren would already have been approached to feature in the film as Sting.
Marc Warren (born 20 March 1967) is an English actor, known for his British television roles as Danny Blue in "Hustle", Dougie Raymond in "The Vice", Dominic Foy in "State of Play" and Rick in "Mad Dogs". As you can see on the pics above Warren (on the right) has indeed a very close resemblance with Sting, especially during the early years of The Police.

Well, let's wait for a confirmation.
Your comments on the forum.

11.04.12
An englishman, still in New York
Yesterday, Sting took a stroll down the streets of New York City, New York with his guitar bag on his back in a hurry.

Sting Chriss Botti Fabrizio Ferri - Earing Institute

10.04.12
I like my hearing
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary recently created a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to raise awareness about hearing loss among baby boomers.

Filmed by Fabrizio Ferri, a leading videographer and photographer, the PSA features Chris Botti on trumpet, with a voiceover by Sting.

These celebrities took time from their busy schedules and donated their considerable talents because they believe in the importance of our message: Baby boomers need to take control of their hearing health before it's too late.
“I hope that with The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary as a partner, Chris and I are able to remind people of the critical need to protect their hearing.” Sting says.

Watch the public service announcement on Youtube.
You can also watch the behind the scenes.

More information on ilikemyhearing.org

05.04.12
Hounds of winter - Free download
If you already own "25 years" or the "Best of 25 years" on CD or iTunes, click here to get a free download of "Hounds of winter. The song was recorded live during the first european performance of Back to bass tour at Sage Gateshead in Newcastle on february 5th.

04.04.12
Rainforest concert
Yesterday, Sting performed for the annual Rainforest fundation benefit concert in Carnegie Hall in New York. He was surrounded by Mery Streep, Elton John, James Taylor, Jennifer Hudson, Bruno Mars, Katharine McPhee, Vince Gill, Roseanne Cash, Bryn Terfel and Chaning Tatum.

After the show a charity dinner, with auctions held in The Pierre Hotel. Sting sold a signature bass.
Here's the setlist performed :

If I only had a brain/heart/nerve (Sting, Meryl Streep, Elton John, James Taylor)
Over the rainbow (James Taylor)
I can't stop loving you (Vince Gil)
Dream (Vince Gil & Rita Wilson)
Dream the impossible dream (Bryn Terfel)
Moon River (Elton John)
Ode to Billy Joe (Roseanne Cash)
Unchained Melody (Bruno Mars)
Lets call the whole thing off (Meryl Streep & Sting)
Old man river (James Taylor)
Singing in the rain (Sting)
And I'm telling you, I'm not going (Jennifer Hudson)
When you wish upon a star (Meryl Streep)
Roxanne (Bryn Terfel)
Suicide is painless (Sting)
Everybody's talking at me (Roseanne Cash)
Shall we dance (James Taylor)
Diamonds are a girls boyfriend (very funny)
Pretty woman (Vince Gill)
The weight (Jennifer Hudson)
Be bop a lula (Sting)
Rock around the clock (Elton John)
Jailhouse rock (Bruno Mars)
You can't always get what you want (All)

30.03.12
Back to bass tour : break
After 67 first dates from North America to Europe and South Africa, Sting and his band have a two months long break.
Well, this doesn't mean "no activity" : Dominic will tour (read previous news) and Sting has to work on The Last Ship. A performance is sheduled in New York in april.
We'll see the tour back this summer with more than 30 dates already announced, with David Sancious on keyboards.
Read all informations about 25years/Back to bass tour on the special page, and on the forum.

	30.03.12 London show aired Yesterday, BBC Radio2 aired the second London Hammersmith show recorded on march 20. You can listen to it again by clicking on this link. It's not the entire show, but you'll find these titles in a soundboard recording :
All This Time Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Seven Days Demolition Man Driven To Tears Fortress Around Your Heart Fields Of Gold Heavy Cloud No Rain The Hounds Of Winter Never Coming Home Every Breath You Take

27.03.12
Dominic Miller on tour and album release
Don't miss Dominic Miller latest album "5th house" to be release on march 30th.
In astrology, the fifth house is the one which links people with similar hobbies and the same passions.
It's the house creativity, children, games and relationships.

More information on www.dominicmiller.com

Here are the announced tourdates to promote Dominic's new album "5th house".

10/04/2012 House of Culture & Entertainment - Vilnius - Lithuania
11/04/2012 Great Guild Hall - Riga - Latvia
12/04/2012 Nokia Concert Hall - Tallinn - Estonia
24/04/2012 L'anfiteatro Barranco - Lima - Peru
27/04/2012 Teatro ND Ateneo - Buenos Aires - Argentina
28/04/2012 Casa Babylon - Cordoba - Argentina
02/05/2012 Isabella Club - Panama City - Panama
05/05/2012 Altes Pfandhaus - Cologne - Germany
06/05/2012 Gioia del Colle - Ueffilo - Italy
07/05/2012 Moody's Jazz Club - Foggia - Italy
08/05/2012 606 Jazz Club - London - UK
09/05/2012 Braunau - Gugg - Austria
10/05/2012 The Place - Rome - Italy
24/05/2012 Guitarworld Festival - Kaluga - Russia

26.03.12
Sting on "The hunger Games" soundtrack
Sting Performs “Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby)” for “the Hunger Games”: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
Available as a Free Download Beginning Tuesday, March 27

LOS ANGELES, Mar 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The chart-topping companion album to the LIONSGATE® film THE HUNGER GAMES, "THE HUNGER GAMES": SONGS FROM DISTRICT 12 AND BEYOND, will unlock a free download of "Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby)" performed by world-renowned musician Sting beginning March 27, 2012. The track can also be purchased as a single from major digital retailers.
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"Lullaby" remains a centerpiece of THE HUNGER GAMES. In the story, the protagonist Katniss [Jennifer Lawrence] learns the song from her father who sang it to her as a child. Passing down the tradition, Katniss sings it to her little sister Primrose, as well as to fellow Tribute Rue, to calm their fears.

16-time Grammy Award winner Sting delivers a powerful and poetic rendition of “Lullaby,” produced by acclaimed singer-songwriter and producer T-Bone Burnett. The pair last collaborated on 2003’s “You Will Be My Ain’ True Love” for the film, Cold Mountain. The song was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award, a Grammy Award and a Golden Globe.

Upon purchasing the album, fans can go to http://www.thehungergamesmovie.com/lullaby in order to get the track as a free download.

As one of the world’s most respected performers, Sting recently celebrated his 25th anniversary as a solo artist with the release of the definitive box set collection 25 Years as well as The Best Of 25 Years. The free iPad app, STING 25, also serves as a commemoration of this milestone. He is currently on the celebrated Back to Bass world tour, and will soon embark on a tour throughout North America and Europe this summer.

Download "Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby)" by Sting on Tuesday March 27th.

About THE HUNGER GAMES

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains.

Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister’s place to enter the games, and is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy when she’s pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross, with a screenplay by Gary Ross and Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novel, the first in a trilogy published by Scholastic that has over 26 million copies in print in the United States alone, has developed a massive global following. It has spent more than 180 consecutive weeks/more than three consecutive years to date on The New York Times bestseller list since its publication in September 2008, and has also appeared consistently on USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.

Lionsgate will release THE HUNGER GAMES on March 23, 2012.

To experience The Hunger Games online, please visit: Official Website: http://www.thehungergamesmovie.com/
Official Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/thehungergamesmovie
Official Twitter Page: http://twitter.com/thehungergames
Capitol Couture: http://www.capitolcouture.com

About Universal Republic Records

A division of Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, Universal Republic is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as 3 Doors Down, Amy Winehouse, Black Sabbath, Colbie Caillat, Eddie Vedder, Enrique Iglesias, Florence + the Machine, Godsmack, Owl City, The Rolling Stones, The Voice (NBC-TV), Gotye, Of Monsters & Men, Mayer Hawthorne, among many others.

It is comprised of innovative imprints and digital business ventures including Republic Nashville (The Band Perry), Cash Money (Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj), Indie Pop (Dev, The Cataracs), Lava Records (Jessie J, Black Veil Brides), SRC (Akon, Melanie Fiona), Aware Records (Mat Kearney), Brushfire (Jack Johnson, G. Love), Tuff Gong (Damian Marley, Stephen Marley), Downtown (Miike Snow), among others.

ABOUT LIONSGATE

Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution. new channel platforms and international distribution and sales. The Company has built a strong television presence in production of prime time cable and broadcast network series, distribution and syndication of programming and an array of channel assets. Lionsgate currently has 15 shows on more than 10 networks spanning its prime time production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically-acclaimed hits as the multiple Emmy Award-winning "Mad Men", "Weeds" and "Nurse Jackie" along with the Golden Globe-winning drama "Boss" and the syndication successes "Tyler Perry's House Of Payne", its spinoff "Meet The Browns", "The Wendy Williams Show" "Are We There Yet?" and the upcoming "Anger Management."

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as THE LINCOLN LAWYER, TYLER PERRY'S MADEA'S BIG HAPPY FAMILY, THE EXPENDABLES, MARGIN CALL, THE LAST EXORCISM and the critically-acclaimed PRECIOUS, which won two Academy Awards®. With the January 2012 acquisition of Summit Entertainment, the Company now has the two leading young adult franchises -- the blockbuster TWILIGHT SAGA, which has grossed more than $2.5 billion at the worldwide box office, and the HUNGER GAMES franchise, whose first film will be released on March 23. Recent Summit hits include RED, LETTERS TO JULIET, KNOWING, the STEP UP franchise and the Academy Award winning Best Picture THE HURT LOCKER.

Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rate. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 13,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world.

SOURCE: Universal Republic Records

	26.03.12 New setlist + David Sancious David Sancious joined the band this weekend in Johannesburg. And other surprise, five new songs appeared in the setlist : We can guess the setlist is the one which will be played this summer in festivals.
All this time Every little thing she does is magic Englishman in New York* Seven days Demolition man I hung my head Driven to tears Fields of gold Sacred love Shape of my heart* Inside Love is stronger than justice The hounds of winter End of the game Never coming home Desert rose King Of pain Roxanne* Every breath you take Next to you Fragile * More information on the forum.

	24.03.12 Coco's year This week, I Blame Coco gave several concerts in New York. It was thus possible to see the band Wednesday 21 at Palazzo Chupi in New York for the launch party of Signorina, "a new fragrance for women" by Salvatore Ferragamo. On the setlist: "Drew the Line", "Come Friday" and "The Void".
Thursday, March 22, I Blame Coco gave a concert at the New Museum in New York as part of The Water Tank Project World Water Day. Friday 23, it was the Pianos Bar in Lower East Side. Coco unveiled her new album will be released soon in the U.S., and America should now count on her presence in American charts. Follow all the news of I Blame Coco on www.iblamecoco.c4.fr

22.03.12
Andy's diary for next months
As expected with the re-vamping of his website, good news have just been announced :

Fundamental CD to be released in June
Andy and Brazillian pop singer Fernanda Takai (Pato Fu) will release their first CD together in June 2012. The CD is titled Fundamental and will be released Deck records (Brazil) with all songs and lyrics and music by Andy and Portugese translations by Zelia Duncan. Andy and Fernanda will tour Brazil in October with dates to be announced.

Can't stand losing you 2012 film release
Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police, the film the based on Andy ‘s auto biography One Train Later is currently being finished in New York and will be released this summer. The films takes you on a musical journey following Andy’s career from band to band until the creation of The Police and includes newly shot concert footage and exclusive interviews with the band on their worldwide 2007/2008 tour.

Cast: Andy Summers
Director: Andy Grieve
Producers: Norman Golightly, Brett Morgen, Bob Yari
Company: YFG International

Andy to play 2012 Amsterdam Guitar festival
Andy will appear at the Amsterdam Guitar festival in December 2012 in duo with Ben Verdery and also Jan Akkerman.

Andy to play with Gilberto Gil in Brazil
Andy will be appearing at an acoustic concert with Gilberto Gil and other Brazillian artists at the Rio Climate Challenge in June in Rio de Janeiro.

Follow these news on www.andysummers.com.

22.03.12
London show recorded
Sting.com announced this morning that the second London Hammersmith show has been recorded to be aired on BBC2 on march 29th !
So, we'll have a soundboard source for this tour.
This may mean we won't see any official release for this tour.
Thu 29 mar 20:00-22:00 BBC Radio 2

21.03.12
Sting on "The hunger Games" soundtrack
Sting has recorded a track for Lionsgate’s and Universal Republic’s film companion album The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond. The 11-time Grammy-winning artist sings a version of the iconic “Rue's Lullaby” from the film.
The bonus track will be available March 27th via download but only if customers purchase the companion album.
Source : Deadline

20.03.12
Andy Summers - revamped website
Andy's website has been revamped.
No new information, but the design is nicer and clear.
I guess some updates will be done in a few months with his projects.
www.andysummers.com

12.03.12
Sting in Paris - Fan meeting
To those who'll be among the crowd in Paris tomorrow (march 13). What about a meeting ?
We'll be glad to meet you all !
Find the meeting point on the forum.
I'll finally be able to wear my favorite LiSting sweat shirt this year !

04.03.12
Sting on new Starbuck CD
Last year, artists like Madonna, Sheryl Crow and Jennifer Lopez donated songs to Every Mother Counts, a charity album organized by model and filmmaker Christy Turlington. Now, Rolling Stone reports that Turlington has lined up another list of famous pals for a second volume, which will benefit her charitable foundation, also called Every Mother Counts. They include Seal, Faith Hill, Sting, Bono, Coldplay, Sade and Paul Simon.

The charity works to reduce the global maternal mortality rate; because every 90 seconds, a woman dies from pregnancy complications, and 90 percent of those deaths are preventable.

Available exclusively at Starbucks from May 1 to May 29 -- just in time for Mother's Day -- Every Mother Counts Vol. 2 features 19 tracks, 15 of which are previously unheard. Some of those unheard tracks are acoustic or live versions of well-known songs.

The first album featured only female artists who were mothers, but Turlington tells Rolling Stone that when she decided to include men this time, Bono and Chris Martin of Coldplay were obvious choices because "they are both fathers to daughters." She adds, "I generally wanted a diverse group of artists who were parents, or...who will be soon."

Here's the track listing, according to Rolling Stone:

Bono and the Edge "Original of the Species" (acoustic) *
Eddie Vedder " Skipping" *
Paul Simon and Edie Brickell "Pretty Day" *
Faith Hill "Wish for You"
Sade "The Sweetest Gift"
Lauryn Hill "I Remember"
Rita Wilson "Baby I'm Yours" *
Diana Krall "Don't Fence Me In" *
Seal "Secret"
Dave Matthews Band "Sister" (live) *
Sting "Fragilidad"
Alanis Morissette "Magical Child" *
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros "Mother" *
David Bowie "Everyone Says 'Hi'"
Cedella Marley "Get Up Stand Up" *
Beck "Corrina, Corrina" *
Rufus Wainwright "Instead of the Dead" *
Patti Smith "Somalia" *
Coldplay "Yellow" (acoustic) *
(* denotes previously unheard track)

Source : ABC News Radio

	09.03.12 Sting in Dutch TV-program "College Tour" Don't miss Sting this evening on the Dutch TV-program "College Tour". The episode has been recorded on march 5 in Brussels. Sting performed and has been interviewed by Dutch students. The broadcast will be availble in livestream on NTR Channel website. Her's the full show :

08.03.12
Lunchbox Fundation Auction
On march 21st, Sting will be among the names who signed/wrote a special book that will be presented at Lunchbox Fundation auction party in New York.
The Lunchbox Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a daily meal for extremely poor and at-risk school children in South Africa, a country where more than 35% of the population is devastated by poverty and AIDS.

These children, if properly nourished in body and mind, have the potential to change their lives for the better.
More information on www.thelunchboxfund.org

04.03.12
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting attended the WBO, WBA, IBF and IBO heavy weight titel fight between Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine and Jean Marc Mormeck of France at Esprit Arena in Duesseldorf.
Photo : Lars Baron

03.03.12
Sting and Gap Daemon
Sting and Gap Daemon Help Get an Englishman to New York for an Innovative Education Programme Using Apple iPads
Gap Daemon and Sting have teamed up to sponsor an innovative new approach to teaching music in schools through the use of Apple iPads.

London, UK (PRWEB) March 01, 2012

Neil Johnston, founder of Store Van Music, is an educational entrepreneur and is living evidence that private investment in education can generate positive benefits for students. Neil first began using Apple’s technology in teaching eighteen months ago and this led to a dedicated series of music lessons using the iPad. The result was an instant success (and You Tube hit), engaging students in an exciting new medium that was compelling and instantly gratifying and effective.

However Neil’s plans to take this format to a wider audience in the USA were suffering from a myopic view by potential investors until [url=Sting and Gap Daemon Help Get an Englishman to New York for an Innovative Education Programme Using Apple iPads
Gap Daemon and Sting have teamed up to sponsor an innovative new approach to teaching music in schools through the use of Apple iPads. ]Gap Daemon and Sting[/url] stepped in. Their joint sponsorship has ensured this innovative tour of schools from LA to New York can go ahead, and thousands of teenage students will now be able to benefit first hand from Neil’s innovative approach to teaching.

James Capon, founding partner and CEO at Gap Daemon explains,

“Neil’s vision of integrating new technology with education mirrors our approach to enabling students to use technology and our social network to enhance their travel experience. Having seen Neil’s work in action we recognized that he was teaching students in a powerful new way, and when he shared his vision for a USA tour, we wanted to help and support his journey.”

Speaking about the sponsorship Neil said,

“I have been lucky enough to benefit from investment by The Princes Trust, in the past, and now thanks to Gap Daemon teaming up with Sting I have been able to realise our ambition of touring Senior schools in the USA teaching and performing music using Apple iPads. We have seen first hand how technology can really help students learn and we very quickly get some amazing results. Now thanks to Gap Daemon people will be able to follow my journey and connect with us through http://www.gapdaemon.com.”

Sting expressed his view on Store Van Music and their work,

“I’m impressed with Store Van Music’s efforts...their use of studio as classroom and technology as teacher is exactly what we need to maintain music lessons as a vital part of the curriculum.”

The tour across USA takes place for 3 weeks from the 27th February, and takes in cities like San Francisco, Missouri, and New York. During the tour Neil will be teaching using iPads and garage band, as well as integrating traditional instrumentation.

You can follow Neil’s progress on: http://my.gapdaemon.com/neilstorevanmusic.

03.03.12
Sting, Celine Dion auction concert tickets
Sting and Celine Dion are auctioning off private meet-and-greet sessions to raise money for a cancer charity.
Dion has donated a pair of passes to see her perform in Las Vegas, along with a two-night stay at Caesars Palace and an exclusive meeting with the star.

Sting offered up two tickets to his sold-out Back to Bass show in London, as well as a chance to hang out with the rocker backstage.

Both lots are expected to raise £6,250 ($9,900) for the Love Lives On campaign benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Husband-and-wife sporting legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf have donated one-hour tennis lessons to the Charity Buzz auction.

Sting will also headline the 2012 Rainforest Fund benefit concert alongside Sir Elton John in April. The star-studded event will see musicians take to the stage at New York City's Carnegie Hall on April 3 alongside Smash star Katharine McPhee.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk

02.03.12
Lahti Symphony Orchestra : Sting Concert
On January 10, in Lahti, Sibelius Hal, Finland, The Lahty Symphony Orchestra covered a full Sting show, in a classic way.

Watch the first part of this concert.

About the Sting concert
Sting is one of the most interesting musical phenomena to have emerged in the past few decades.

Skipper of the British rock band The Police before getting launched on his solo career, he has more or less steered clear of all the classifications and formats of the pop/rock industry and met with almost unprecedented success. He has, in the course of his recording career, looked to jazz, classical, gospel and many other genres for ideas, and his lyrics have ranged from human relations to social issues. His music is insightful and richly nuanced and his texts are often pure poetry. The cultured and the profound go hand in hand with readily-accessible melodies and pop aesthetics.

In his bands, singer-bassist Sting has always valued the highest musical excellence. When my friend Hannu Lepola suggested today’s concert, he had an interesting approach in mind: we assembled a five-piece band and started playing Sting. Together we sought ideas for our own versions, made a
close study of many of Sting’s numbers, and even did a few gigs. Today, the same guys are here on stage with the orchestra, and the basic premises behind our arrangements are clearly audible in many of the pieces, despite the much bigger line-up. This is, therefore, very much a musicianoriented project and excellently suited to the music of Sting.

Considering the background, the music of Sting clearly lends itself to performance by an orchestra, and making the arrangements was rewarding. I have used a slightly smaller orchestra than in some of our previous theme productions, and I’ve also varied the instruments quite a lot from one piece to
another, as dictated by the piece. I have tried to respect Sting’s stylistic concepts while still taking certain liberties in the arrangements.
The joint contribution of the Lahti, Oulu and Kuopio Symphony Orchestras has allowed us to make Hannu’s idea reality and for this we are truly grateful.
Jaakko Kuusisto

Setlist :
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Mad About You
Children's Crusade
Hounds Of Winter
Russians (Prokofiev & Sting)
She's Too Good For Me
Seven Days

INTERVAL 20 MIN.

The Wild Wild Sea
A Thousand Years (Kipper & Sting)
Fortress Around Your Heart
Sister Moon
When We Dance
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
Saint Augustine In Hell
All This Time

24.02.12
Stewart and Stanley : they're back
Rumor has just been confirmed by the two guys themselves : Stewart Copeland and his old friend from Animal Logic, Stanley Clarke have announced a tour merging jazz and rock.
Dates and venues have not been unveiled yet, but we already know that the tour will be in Europe this summer.
On stage with them, Alex Han (saxophon), Brady Cohan (guitar) and Ruslan Sirota (Keyboards).

The announcement video can be watched on Youtube.
More information on the forum.

24.02.12
Back to bass : up to date venues
Many new european concerts have been confirmed for the summer leg of Back to Bass tour, including italian (largely expected) dates.
Check the special mini site to get all the venues.

	23.02.12 ElbtonalPercussion CD contest is over Last week you had the opportunity to win a copy of ElbtonalPercussion plays Stewart Copeland on LiSting. You had to name one song written by Stewart Copeland for The Police featuring in ElbtonalPercussion tribute album ? Possible answers were "The Other Way Of Stopping" ou "Contact".
A name has been picked among the right answers. And the winner is Grace Dillon. Congratulations, and stay tuned for the next contest ! Learn more about the album and order on the forum and : www.elbtonalpercussion.de www.duderecords.com

	17.02.12 Fernanda Takai and Andy Summers In a statement on Wednesday it was announced that the third solo album by singer Fernanda Takai will be recorded in Los Angeles, with songs composed especially by Andy Summers. Andy and Fernanda met thanks to the composer Roberto Menescal, and their collaboration to "Kingdom of Ipanema" DVD.
"Two years later, I learned that Andy had composed several songs while thinking of my voice," said Fernanda. "At first I thought it would be for a brief appearance, but he ended up calling me to select the catalogue and sing all songs." Still untitled, the album will be recorded in Santa Monica, California, and the launch is scheduled for the end of the first half.

	17.02.12 Sting in Dutch TV-program "College Tour" On Monday March 5 an episode of the Dutch TV-program "College Tour" with Sting will be recorded. Sting will be interviewed by Dutch students. The program will be recorded at the Cirque Royal in Brussels (prior to the show at the same venue that night). On Friday March 9 the program will be broadcasted on Dutch TV (Nederland 3).
Students can apply for tickets here Thanks Rogier

15.02.12
Rock star Sting
A Mystery Meteorite From the House of Sting
When the English musician Sting and his wife Trudie Styler bought the Lake House estate in the United Kingdom's rural Wiltshire in the early 1990s, they got a lot for their money: A beautiful 16th century home and 26 hectares of land on the River Avon, just a stone's throw from Stonehenge.

The house has been featured in Architectural Digest, and Styler was inspired by the idyllic farm setting to write The Lake House Cookbook.
But there's one thing Sting and Trudie didn't get when they moved in: a 93 kilogram meteorite that had sat near the front door for at least 80 years. Just before the sale, the Bailey family (descendants of a noted lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Artillery and his aristocrat wife), from whom Sting bought the house, loaned the meteorite to the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London, where it sat in storage for most of the past 2 decades. But between now and 30 March, the meteorite is on display at the Royal Society in London, thanks to the efforts of a meteorite expert who has recently been studying it. And this fall, it will go on display at Wiltshire's Salisbury Museum, where many of the artifacts found at Stonehenge are now housed and where thousands of visitors flock each year.

When the meteorite landed, some 30,000 years ago, in what would later become Sting's front yard, it traveled directly from outer space. But for the last 20 years, it has been moved from place to place, entirely out of public view. Colin Pillinger, a planetary scientist at the Open University in Milton Keynes, U.K., and curator of the Royal Society exhibit, explains that NHM meteorite curators were skeptical about the rock's importance and where it had originally come from. They eventually put it in a storehouse some miles from the museum. There it languored, Pillinger says, "unloved and forgotten," until about 2 years ago.

But then, Pillinger and his colleagues, while studying a much smaller meteorite found in the 1970s at Danebury hill fort in Hampshire County—about 20 kilometers from Lake House—began wondering if the two meteorites were part of the same original object. So they hauled the Lake House meteorite out of storage and began studying it. It turned out that the two objects were chemically different, but both rocks, which were apparently preserved intact by the glaciers that once covered Britain, could provide important information about the region's ice age history and the nature of its inanimate visitors from space, Pillinger says.

And now the Lake House meteorite will be kept from public eyes no longer. Adrian Green, director of the Salisbury Museum where the meteorite will go on display, says that the details are still being worked out with its owners, the Bailey family, but that the huge rock should be there for a "long-term loan."

Meanwhile, if you are in London anytime between now and 30 March, you can see the two meteorites—plus a piece of Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree that was taken into space by a British astronaut in 2010—in the Royal Society's Objects in Space exhibit.

Source : Sciencemag.org

Elbtonalpercussion plays Stewart Copeland

14.02.12
Win your copy of ElbtonalPercussion CD
The sixth album of the Hamburg drum ensemble ElbtonalPercussion pays tribute to the music of one of the world's most influential drummers, and it is at the same time a journey of discovery into rhythm and sound.

Win your copy now !

I have a copy of this CD for you today.
To get it, just answer this question :

Could you name one song written by Stewart Copeland for The Police featuring in ElbtonalPercussion tribute album ?

You can post you answer through the contact form before february 21.

"The excellent ElbtonalPercussion has completed an album of their arrangements of my material. It’s fairly obscure soundtrack stuff and it’s pretty cool - I’m really enjoying this! These tracks are terrific." Stewart Copeland (Drummer Magazine 2011)

Tracklisting :
1. Dance Ants (Mikrokosmos)
2. Trading Begins (Soundtrack Wallstreet)
3. Slither (Orchestralli)
4. Regret (Soundtrack Metropolis)
5. The Mud Lions (Soundtrack The Leopard Son)
6. The Other Way Of Stopping (Part 1) (The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta)
7. Wallstreet End Title Theme (Soundtrack Wallstreet)
8. The Gene Pool* (Orchestralli)
9. Bill Is Dead / Are You With Me ? (Soundtrack The Pallbearer Main Theme & Wallstreet)
10. Father On The Stairs (Soundtrack Rumble Fish)
11. Dog Dreams** (Mikrokosmos)
12. Gong Rock (The Rhythmatist)
13. The Other Way Of Stopping (Part 2) (The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta)
14. West Tulsa Story (Soundtrack Rumble Fish)
15. Contact (The Police-Regatta de Blanc)
16. Tulsa Tango (Soundtrack Rumble Fish)

Digital Download Bonus
17. Tulsa Tango (Hakan Lidbo Remix)
18. Gong Rock (Umberto Echo Dub Remix)
19. Wall Street End Title Theme (X.A. Cute Dubstep Remix)
Special Guests:

*Benny Greb – Drums , **Marcio Doctor – Percussion

ElbtonalPercussion are:

Stephan Krause
Andrej Kauffmann
Jan-Frederick Behrend
Wolfgang Rummel

To be released on february 24th.

More information on the forum and :
www.elbtonalpercussion.de
www.duderecords.com

13.02.12
No Grammy for Sting
Well, I would not have put a cent on it tho, Sting did not win any Grammy Award yesterday, although he was nominated twice: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist and Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition.
This 54th edition was haunted by Witney Houston's death.
Next time...

10.02.12
Remix Stewart Copeland
ElbtonalPercussion plays Stewart Copeland remix competition.
ElbtonalPercussion has chosen the song Gong Rock (well known from the high respected The Rythmatist album by Stewart Copeland).
The band invites you to experiment, enjoy and create. They'd genuinely like to hear all your ideas - no matter how weird or wonderful. They're looking for innovative genre-defying.

Their favourite remixes (at least 5) will be released in 2012 with others the on digital bases.
Check out the full details and entry criteria below.
You have until the end of March 2012 to impress the band !

1. Download the files...
Listen to the original album version of "Gong Rock" and download the files.

2.Submit your remix

Your entry should be submitted not later than 31 march 2012. They recommend you to set up a free Soundcloud account to submit your track. When submitting your remix ensure that the download option is disabled and the track set to "public". please include an email address with your submission.

06.02.12
Sting : back to Europe
Sting started the european leg of his Back to bass tour, yesterday in Newcastle Sage Gateshead.
Nothing new in the setlist except some changes in "Ghost story" arrangement.
Jimmy Nail came on stage at the beginning of the show and came back to sing Every breath you take with Sting.
More information on the forum.
Photo : TJPhotography

03.02.12
The Last Ship - first public readings
This evening and tomorrow, Sting will be at Live Theatre in Newcastle, for two readings of his play The Last Ship.
These will be the first public reading with the comedians.
Some lucky fanclub members will be able to hear new Sting compositions (we know there're some new songs and duets written.
More informations tomorrow...

03.02.12
Amnesty volunteers on Sting's tour
We're delighted that Sting’s “Back To Bass” tour in early 2012 will provide a platform for Amnesty International to raise awareness on our campaign against oil pollution and human rights abuse in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria.

For more than two decades, Sting has been a proud supporter of Amnesty International and our work to promote human rights worldwide. This longstanding relationship continues today, as Amnesty volunteers will organise information booths, highlighting the Clean Up the Niger Delta campaign, at venues along his 2012 “Back to Bass” tour.

The tour, which received very positive reviews across North America last year, extends throughout Europe, the UK and South Africa beginning February 5, 2012 with a sold-out concert in Newcastle, UK. Please visit www.sting.com/tour for complete itinerary and ticketing information.

Sting’s support for Amnesty International began in 1981, when he performed at “The Secret Policemen’s Other Ball” benefit concert in London. Over the years, he has participated in several concert events, tours, and album recordings. Most recently, he recorded a version of Bob Dylan’s “Girl From The North Country” for the compilation Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International, released in support of Amnesty’s human rights work.

This year, Amnesty volunteers along the “Back to Bass” tour will offer literature to concertgoers on behalf of our “Shell: Own Up, Pay Up, Clean Up” petition, calling on Shell to pay an initial amount of $1billion (£645m) to establish a clean-up fund for the Niger Delta and start clean-up and compensation for the affected communities. The campaign is also calling for Shell and other multinational oil companies operating in the Delta to pay for a comprehensive assessment of the oil pollution in the whole of the area. A recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme exposed severe oil contamination in the Niger Delta – one of Africa’s most bio-diverse regions.

Watch the video online.

You can find out more about the campaign via the Amnesty volunteers at the concerts in your country - or online here:

Source : Amnesty International UK

01.02.12
Sting in European festivals
It's just been confirmed that Sting will perform in France and Norway this summer.
Read Back To Bass Tour special page for all dates.
Other dates will be announced soon.

	31.01.12 Sting announced in Norwegian Wood Festival Sting has just been announced among the artists to perfom at the Norwegian Wood Festival, in Oslo from 14 to 17 june. Sting will close the festival on june 17. Other artists to perform : Lenny Kravitz, Tom Petty and others. Note that Sting's lineup will be changed : David Sancious will be on stage. Rufus Miller won't.
More information on www.norwegianwood.no

28.01.12
The Last Ship
Sting.com has announced two public peformances of Sting's play The Last Ship on february 3 and 4 in Newcastle.
These will be the first public reading with the comedians.
Some lucky fanclub members will be able to hear new Sting compositions.

25.01.12
In The Studio - Sting Interniew
The Sting box set 25 Years has been distilled into a two-cd Best Of 25 Years which chronicles the singer/songwriter’s post-Police work from 1985's The Dream of the Blue Turtles on through The Soul Cages in 1991, Ten Summoner’s Tales in ’93, Brand New Day at the doorstep of the new millennium, all the way up to the present.

In this In The Studio classic rock interview, Sting covers a lot of ground, including paying his dues pre-Police by playing in cabarets and backing stand-up comedians ; the pejorative term “Third World countries” and the “Catch 22 ? of developing nations ; the alarming lack of heroes in our society today, and the failure of politicians to provide leadership ; ecology , global warming, and threat of pandemic disease ; how fatherhood changed his relationship with his own father ; losing both parents at the height of international stardom; his favorite pop songwriter ; the Nordic myth that inspired “The Soul Cages” ; and the satisfaction he derives from writing such timeless songs as “Roxanne”, “Message in a Bottle”,”Every Breath You Take”,”King of Pain”, “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free”,”Fortress Around Your Heart”,”All This Time”,”If I Ever Lose My Faith in You”,”Fields of Gold”,” and “Brand New Day”.
Redbeard from In The Studio
In the studio.net

12.01.12
Stewart in Storage War on A&E
Storage Wars is a reality television series on the A&E Network that premiered in 2010. The show features auctioneers Dan Dotson and Laura Dotson, as well as auction hunters Dave Hester, Darrell Sheets, Barry Weiss, and the team of Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante.

When rent is not paid on a storage locker for three months in California, the contents are sold by an auctioneer as a single lot of items. The show follows professional buyers who purchase the contents based only on a five-minute inspection and what they can see only from the door when it is opened. The goal is to turn a profit on the merchandise.
(Source : Wiki)

Last episode featured Stewart Copeland :
Don't Bid So Close to Me
Episode: 46

The buyers do battle in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Dave Hester arrives in a truck big enough to fit his ego AND a massive house hold unit. Darrell and Brandon try to get back on track. Jarrod and Brandi find a vintage mask, hoping to smoke out the competition. And Barry Weiss continues to march to the beat of his own drum, scoring big with a Rock and Roll' legend.
Stewarts talks about "Voodoo factor" in his home studio

Watch so snippets and clips on A&E website.
Stewart's scene was shot in his home studio, that you may already know.
You can watch it here.

Future Airings
Tuesday, January 17 10:00 PM ET
Wednesday, January 18 02:01 AM ET
Saturday, January 28 09:00 PM ET

11.01.12
Andy interview on Boss US
The 30th BOSS Tone Radio podcast talks with Andy Summers, legendary guitarist for The Police. Selling over 50 million records worldwide, the band incorporated elements of punk, reggae, and jazz to create a unique rock sound that greatly influenced the face of modern music.

Andy’s distinctive guitar approach was a defining element of The Police’s sound, and his signature tone, inventive chord voicings, and pioneering use of effects and guitar synthesizers continue to inspire guitarists in many genres of music.

Andy Summers discusses his approach to guitars and gear, as well as his philosophy on playing. He also covers many other topics, including the creation of his signature sound with The Police, tape echo, using Roland guitar synths, his favorite pedals, and his affection for the Roland VG-99.

Listen to the interview on www.bossus.com

	10.01.12 Sting & friends The Rainforest Fund Benefit Concert, "Sting & Friends" produced by Trudie Styler, will take place at New York's Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, 3 April 2012. Benefit Tickets including the post-concert gala supper: - $50,000 Packages (16 Tickets for concert & supper) - $25,000 Packages (8 Tickets for concert & supper) - $2,500 Individual Tickets (concert & supper)
A limited number of "Concert Only" tickets will be available priced at $600. All other seats will be available in March through the Carnegie Hall Box Office. Watch out for the on-sale announcement. For further information, please email rainforest@eventassociatesinc.com or call Event Associates, Inc 212-245-6570. Source : Sting.com

08.01.12
Turn the clock to zero
Due to a bad database save, the entire forum is down.
970 members, 30000 posts in 6 years, all is totally lost.
So, now we have to build it again together.
Don't forget to register again.

06.01.12
ElbtonalPercussion “plays Stewart Copeland”
The sixth album of the Hamburg drum ensemble ElbtonalPercussion pays tribute to the music of one of the world's most influential drummers, and it is at the same time a journey of discovery into rhythm and sound.
To be released on february 24th.
Stay tuned on LiSting for a contest !

At the end of the 1970s Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers and Sting developed their very own version of Jamaican reggae. Choosing to call themselves The Police of all things (!), they went on to compose several dozen pop hits which melded Caribbean offbeats with the nervous energy of suburban punk. The result was, as they realised themselves, white reggae or, in Esperanto: Regatta de blanc. The rest is history, and history went on to give them one highly success pop career and two careers dedicated more to artistic integrity than visibility. The musicians of ElbtonalPercussion have created a musical, tonal monument to one of these careers.

Stewart Copeland was the conceptual father of The Police and, until the band split, he was their rhythmic architect. His beats floated freely above the backbeat, freer than was customary in rock music (possibly due to the fact that he learned to play the drums in the Middle East, where the Copeland family lived when he was a child and teenager). It was also largely due to Copeland that the band deciphered the Jamaican one drop, bringing it to thousands of dancers who had never previously heard the name Bob Marley, let alone knew where the "one" was in his riddims.

Copeland's musical life after The Police began with the proverbial thunderbolt: while working on the final Police album, Synchronicity, Copeland recorded the soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola's film Rumble Fish, a furious thunderstorm of drums that created an atmosphere of almost painful tension - abstract rock'n'roll with no guitar or bass. The soundtrack won him a Golden Globe nomination and he went on to collaborate on several fascinating film projects: from Oliver Stone's Wall Street to 9 1/2 Weeks and Highlander. In between he found bass sparring partners for a diverse range of band projects, including Animal Logic (with Stanley Clarke) or Oysterhead (with Les Claypool / Primus). Of all the solo albums which Copeland recorded released - initially under the modest name Klark Kent – one stands out in particular: The Rhythmatist, a documentation of his voyage of pilgrimage through Africa, an album that stands at the top of its world/fusion class along with Eno/Byrne's My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts and Peter Gabriel's Last Temptation of Christ. Like Eno and Gabriel (on whose album So he played a small, but important part) Copeland also became interested in the possibilities of digital sound synthesis, and the combination of percussion and electronic sounds runs through his work like a leitmotif.

All this makes his work ideally suited to be embraced and interpreted by the musicians of ElbtonalPercussion. The band was founded almost a decade ago by four drummers - true rhythmatists who brought their individual biographic backgrounds in film music, pop production, teaching and - naturally - drumming into this joint project. In Elbtonal drums play the leading role; a division of labour that is perfectly natural in other cultures, but which is the exception here, apart from New Music. All other instruments are featured as supporting instruments or explicitly as guest instruments. In fact, ElbtonalPercussion are dedicated team workers, both within and outside the percussive section. The band has, for instance, cooperated with design icon Peter Schmidt, John Neumeier's Hamburg Ballet, the organist and composer Claus Bantzer, marimba virtuoso Keiko Abe, trumpeter Matthias Höfs, spoken word artist Christian Brückner and percussionist Trilok Gurtu. On their album Four Elements (ACT) listeners will find string ensemble G-String, the singer Helga Pappert (Moonbootica), and guest vibraphone player Christopher Dell. It is also quite audible that all four musicians - like Stewart Copeland himself - love exploring electronic sounds and love using this constantly evolving technology in subtle ways in their pieces. But however fascinating this specific field, their main focus remains drums and percussion: the band uses around 150 different drums live and in the studio, ranging from African hand drums to giant Japanese drums.

To date, ElbtonalPercussion has released two albums on the jazz label ACT and two on Arte Nova Classics, as well as a thrilling live CD/DVD In Concert and the band have collaborated on several soundtracks, including Doris Dörrie's Drama Kirschblüten-Hanami, the Baader-Meinhof-Komplex by Bernd Eichinger and Christian Alvard's science-fiction thriller Pandorum. In addition to these collaborations, the band has been invited to perform at countless international festivals (including the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, JazzBaltica & NCPA Percussion Festival Peking).
Following ElbtonalPercussion's highly acclaimed collaboration with Stewart Copeland for the spectacular live show Ben Hur, the band has devoted their sixth album, ElbtonalPercussion plays Stewart Copeland, in its entirety to the man and his music. the four musicians have chosen a representative selection of Copeland's different works and periods as the source of inspiration for the pieces featured on this album; the tracks range from rhythmically complex Police hits, such as Contact, to his soundtrack compositions for Wall Street and Rumble Fish, from the Rhythmatist album to the compositions for ensemble musicians featured on Orchestralli. The songs Dog Dreams and Dance Ants were specially written by Stewart Copeland for ElbtonalPercussion and were premiered at the Tromp-Percussion Festival in Eindhoven. The ensemble's expressive spectrum ranges from thumping, driving, floor-friendly numbers (Tulsa Tango, The Mud Lions) to the most delicate sound collages (Wallstret, Regret). And in every single piece the drums - with their incredible colours and facet, act as the beating heart of the music.

An exciting project that sits squarely between orchestral and popular music!

"The excellent ElbtonalPercussion has completed an album of their arrangements of my material. It’s fairly obscure soundtrack stuff and it’s pretty cool - I’m really enjoying this! These tracks are terrific." Stewart Copeland (DRUMMER Magazine 2011)

Tracklisting :
1. Dance Ants (Mikrokosmos)
2. Trading Begins (Soundtrack Wallstreet)
3. Slither (Orchestralli)
4. Regret (Soundtrack Metropolis)
5. The Mud Lions (Soundtrack The Leopard Son)
6. The Other Way Of Stopping (Part 1) (The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta)
7. Wallstreet End Title Theme (Soundtrack Wallstreet)
8. The Gene Pool* (Orchestralli)
9. Bill Is Dead / Are You With Me ? (Soundtrack The Pallbearer Main Theme & Wallstreet)
10. Father On The Stairs (Soundtrack Rumble Fish)
11. Dog Dreams** (Mikrokosmos)
12. Gong Rock (The Rhythmatist)
13. The Other Way Of Stopping (Part 2) (The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta)
14. West Tulsa Story (Soundtrack Rumble Fish)
15. Contact (The Police-Regatta de Blanc)
16. Tulsa Tango (Soundtrack Rumble Fish)

Digital Download Bonus
17. Tulsa Tango (Hakan Lidbo Remix)
18. Gong Rock (Umberto Echo Dub Remix)
19. Wall Street End Title Theme (X.A. Cute Dubstep Remix)
Special Guests:

*Benny Greb – Drums , **Marcio Doctor – Percussion

ElbtonalPercussion are:

Stephan Krause
Andrej Kauffmann
Jan-Frederick Behrend
Wolfgang Rummel

More information on the forum and :
www.elbtonalpercussion.de
www.duderecords.com

31.12.11
Happy birthday Andy
While you may be celebrating New Year's Eve, remember to make a toast to Andy Summers, who will turn 69.

30.12.11
JeWelste coverband
jeWelste is a pop/rock coverband from the Netherlands. They play all kinds of gigs (company parties, student parties, in bars, weddings, etc.), but mainly at festivals. In the Netherlands they are kind of well-known. They play covers of pop/rock acts from the 70s/80s/90s, but also cover recent songs/artists. Sometimes the band just performs the songs as they are, but they also make their own versions of some songs. This year, jeWelste recorded their own versions of:

Bruno Mars' "Grenade", Katy Perry's "Firework", Adele's "Someone Like You".
They also released their own Christmas song

They also recorded a great version of Sting's "They Dance Alone" for a charity event called Serious Request. Every year three well-known radio DJs lock themselves in a "glass house" for a week (18 dec - 24 dec). They don't eat and make live radio for 7 days / 24 hours a week. They try to raise as much money as possible for a good cause. This year the cause was "mothers in situations of war". The money is used to help mothers that have become victims of a war by losing their husbands and/or children.

This whole Serious Request is a very well-known event with millions of listeners the whole week. Everybody can do something to raise money for this cause. So jeWelste created a version of "They Dance Alone", because they thougt the theme of this song was so similar to the theme of the event. The band pressed singles with this version of "They Dance Alone" on it (+ our recording of Queen's "I Want It All) and sold those for € 5,- (everybody could and still can buy the single at seriousrequest.jewelste.nl). Together with a school in The Hague they sold about 800 copies and raised almost 4000 euros for the cause. jeWelste became the band that raised the most money and got some airplay at 3FM (the radio station behind Serious Request). The whole event raised 8.6 million euros.

The band is recording "Every little thing she does is magic" for a CD that will be released sometime in 2012. I will let you know when they release this recording.

More informations on :
www.jewelste.nl
Facebook
ITunes
SeriousRequest website

23.12.11
Merry Christmas
In a few hours, many of us will be around a table, with family, for a nice Christmas eve.
In a few hours, Santa will gently enter our houses with some nice presents.
In a few hours, some of us will perheaps discover great surprises under the tree : 25 years boxset, tickets for a show...
For now, I'm wishing you a merry Christmas.

21.12.11
"Meet the musician" ITunes podcast
Today, an audio podcast will be released in which Sting reflects on his enduring 25-year solo career and launches his free STING 25 ‘appumentary’ as part of the latest installment of the "Meet the Musician" podcast, available in the App Store on iPad or http://itunes.apple.com.

Sting, in partnership with global transmedia company @radical.media, launched the STING 25 app last month at the Apple Store, Upper West Side in front of an intimate audience.

The audio podcast features a conversation between acclaimed music journalist Anthony DeCurtis and Sting, focusing on his solo career, the creative process, and of course, the app itself. A video podcast is also available as a free download in which Radical Media CTO, Evan Schechtman, presents a virtual tour of STING 25.

The 'appumentary' explores Sting’s solo career, guiding users through the influences that have shaped his music, as well as his ongoing efforts as a global citizen and activist. The many facets of his career come to life through handwritten lyrics and journal entries, rare and intimate photos, in-depth interviews, and a variety of live concert footage, including exclusive all-star performances from his Sixtieth Birthday Celebration to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation at New York City’s Beacon Theatre.

The "Meet the Musician" audio podcast, the video podcast containing an in-depth app presentation, and the STING 25 App are each available for free download at http://itunes.apple.com.

Source : Sting.com

	20.12.11 Life is too short, airing today Don't forget to catch Sting on Ricky Gervais' show "Life is too short", on BBC2 22.00. More information : BBC.co.uk
"In the series finale, Warwick attends a charity event in the hope of hanging out with celebrities. However, in trying to impress Sting he ends up spending more than he can afford. Consequently he has to look for a new home and hopes Amy will see him again."

20.12.11
Dominic Miller in Vatican
Tomorrow, Dominic Miller will perform with Sara Jane Morris in Vatican, Rome, for Christmas in Vatican.
The show will be recorded and aired in Italy on Rai2, on Christmas eve.

For more information : www.concertodinatale.it

20.12.11
Sting's evening
Yesterday, Sting and Trudie attended the launch of "the Bag Issue" at the House of St Barnabas in London.

Trudie Styler has been patron of the Mukti charity for 10 years. Mukti has been working with the orphanage Karm Marg to provide us with The Bag Issue.
The Karm Marg orphanage was set up in 1997 to give disadvantaged kids in India shelter, care, medical support and education, plus the skills and knowledge to create an income and build them a better future – hence The Bag Issue bags. The bags are 100 per cent recycled and made from elephant dung.

The children at Karm Marg have created their own label for the bags: 'Jugaad', which means ‘something made from nothing’. Jugaad gives the children a chance to be creative, learn new skills and pick up ideas about business.

The bags are manufactured at the homes of workers in the local village, women who live on subsistence smallholdings and rely on this employment.

Available from December 19 for £2.99 plus postage and packaging.

Source : BigIssue.com

18.12.11
Sting in Milano this week end.
On saturday, he signed copies of his Best of at the local Fnac.
On sunday he recorded "Fields of gold" and "Every breath you take" with a short interview.
The show can be watched on Che Tempo che fa website..
He met Zucchero, godfather of his son Giacomo, whose birthday was yesterday.

	13.12.11 Christmas is coming Are you still wondering what you'll ask Sant to bring you at the bottom of you Christmas tree, or what you should offer to your best friend ? Here's a non exhaustive list of 2011 relesases related to Sting, Andy Summers and Henry Padovani. Nothing from Stewart Copeland this year. If you notice something is missing here, please contact me.
-Sting: 25 years, the definitive box set collection -Sting: The Best of 25 Years -Chimes of Freedom -Conversations with Christian -Rockabye Baby : The Police -Secret Policeman (version poche) -Matthew Morrison -Twinkle twinkle little rockstar -The United Kingdom of Ipanema -Andy Summers et Andrew York : Centerpeace -Prayer Cycle 2: Path to Zero -Flood relief - Artists for the Flood Appeal

13.12.11
Dominic Miller - 5th house
Dominic Miller has unveiled the cover of his new album: "5th house".
In astrology, the fifth house is the one which links people with similar hobbies and the same passions.
It's the house the creativity, of children, games and relationships.
The release is scheduled for March 30, 2012.

	11.12.11 Signing session in Milan Fnac in Milan will host this special event where Sting will meet fans and sign copies of the collections commemorating his 25 years as a solo artist - Sting: The Best of 25 Years (double CD) and Sting: 25 years (Deluxe Box). Fnac will close as normal and reopen to the public at 21.00 to 21.30 only for fans of Sting.
To access the signing session with you will need to have at least one copy of Sting: The Best of 25 Years or Sting: 25 Years, the only two titles that Sting will be signing during the session. Source : Sting.com On sunday, Sting will be on Che Tempo che fa TV set for a recording session.

Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International

11.12.11
Listen to Chimes of Freedom
You can now listen to the tribute album "Chimes of Freedom" on Amnesty International Facebook.
You'll find "Girl from the north country" by Sting

09.12.11
Sting - Christmas party show
Prague - British singer and composer Sting will perform at the Christmas party of the PPF financial group that belongs to Petr Kellner, the richest Czech, on December 16, PPF sources who requested anonymity have told CTK.
Sting has had six concerts in the Czech Republic, most recently in Prague in the summer 2010.

The party is to be held at Prague Castle, the seat of Czech heads of state.

"It is true that this year's Christmas party for the staff will be different than in the previous year since PPF is celebrating 20 years of its existence," PPF spokesman Alexej Bechtin has told CTK.
"This will correspond with the choice of the invited artists. However, it is still a surprise who will perform at the party," Bechtin said.
This will not be Sting's first performance of this type.
A few years ago, a rich Russian man paid one million dollars for his private concert in Russia.
However, the performance of such a pop star at a private party is far from usual in the Czech Republic.
His next Prague concert, scheduled for February 18, 2012, is absolutely sold out.
PPF is a leading international financial and investment group in Central and Eastern Europe. With a 94.25-percent stake, Kellner is the principal shareholder of the group.
The bank's members are firms active in banking, insurance, energy sector, precious metal extraction, property and retail business. The group operates in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries and in Asia.

Source : www.ceskenoviny.cz

07.12.11
Sting on french TV
On december 14, Sting will be the special on Le Grand Journal TV sho, on Canal+ channel.
He'll be interviewed and will perform a hit from his Back to bass tour.

01.12.11
Sting nominated in Grammy Awards
Nominations for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards® (www.grammy.com) were announced tonight by The Recording Academy® and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest in music over the past year, as determined by the voting members of The Academy.

For the fourth year, nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on primetime television as part of "The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night®," a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE.

The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," Feb. 12, 2012, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Sting (well, Rob Mathes too) has been nominated twice :

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Moon Over Bourbon Street
Rob Mathes, arranger (Sting & The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra)
Track from: Sting Live In Berlin
[Deutsche Grammophon]

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition
25 Years
James Spindler, art director (Sting)
[A&M Records/Cherrytree Records/UMe]

Source : www.grammy.com

29.11.11
Sting Announced As Patron Of The Sage Gateshead's 'Arches Project'.
The Sage Gateshead are delighted to announce Sting as a founding Patron of their ambitious £1.3 million project to transform the remaining railway arches behind the iconic venue into a hub of creative training for some of the region's most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people.

An appeal to raise funds for The Arches project was launched at The Sage Gateshead's Annual General Meeting (TUES).

Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, Chair of The Sage Gateshead, said: "We are delighted to have been able to make this announcement at our AGM, which falls just days before our seventh birthday.

"Sting has always been a great friend to this organisation so for him to cement his support by becoming Patron of this hugely important project is a milestone for The Sage Gateshead and greatly appreciated by all the people connected to it."

Sting, who will return to the venue with his Back To Bass Tour in February, added: "Having grown up on Tyneside, I'm pleased to support this appeal for The Arches project and The Sage Gateshead's ongoing commitment to creating opportunities for today's young musicians and music lovers in the North East.''

The Sage Gateshead's Foundation Learning programme, which offers young people aged 16 to 18 the opportunity to develop their social and employability skills alongside a unique urban music training programme, is currently based in temporary buildings in the arches with additional sessions taking place in the Music Education Centre in the building. But the programme is currently operating at ten times the scale originally envisaged. The plan is to create a purpose-built training centre offering classroom, production, presentation and rehearsal spaces including a studio for urban street art projects.

Anthony Sargent, General Director at The Sage Gateshead, said: "The greater the region's economic challenges become, the more work we're doing with these young people – many of whom for a variety of reasons exist on the outer edges of society. With this exciting new redevelopment project we will be able to continue to help them rebuild their lives and learn musical and life skills that for many of them are transforming their employability and their life chances.

"The Arches offer a complementary series of spaces to those within the main building giving the young people a space which is 'theirs', where they feel comfortable and accepted, something which is crucial to successful working with these groups."

The plans are being developed by the architect Jason Flanagan who was primarily responsible for The Sage Gateshead building with Foster and Partners. He now runs his own architectural practice.

Source : Sting.com

	25.11.11 Crossroads Tomorrow, don't miss Crossroads on CMT. Catch Sting and Vince Gill performing at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. This is the first episode of CMT Crossroads to be filmed in New York City in five year.
The setlist : Liza jane Fields of gold Whenever you come around If I ever lose my faith in you These days Shape of my heart Don't let our love start slipping away Let it be me (Everly Brothers) Every breath you take

25.11.11
Sting on Ellen DeGeneres show
On december 2nd, Sting will be the guest in The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Sting will perform and be interviewed.
The show will be brodcasted again on december 16 and 19.

Christian McBride - Conversations with Christian

21.11.11
Conversations with Christian
'Conversations with Christian' sees the acclaimed bassist perform 13 unique duets with an array of stars from the pop, jazz and world music scenes, including Sting, Angélique Kidjo and Dee Dee Bridgewater plus jazz stars Chick Corea, George Duke, Hank Jones and Roy Hargrove, amongst others.

The 39-year-old maestro places himself in the forefront on a duet apiece with "13 of my closest musical friends and cohorts" - singers Angélique Kidjo, Sting and Dee Dee Bridgewater; pianists George Duke, Eddie Palmieri and Chick Corea, as well as Dr. Billy Taylor and Hank Jones (who both passed away in 2010); violinist Regina Carter; trumpeter Roy Hargrove; guitarist Russell Malone; tenor saxophonist Ron Blake; and actress Gina Gershon. In the process, McBride unleashes the full measure of his already legendary skills, crafting as complete a portrait of his diverse interests - different variations of the blues and African-American church experience, bebop, the American Songbook, Latin music, free jazz, even comedy - as he has ever presented.

mackavenue.com

Read more informations about the album on the forum.

Win your copy answering a question on the forum.

I've got wo CDs for you !

21.11.11
IHeartRadio on VH1
Highlights from the iHeartRadio Music Festival debut on VH1 Wednesday, November 23, at 10p/9c!

Music fans from all over the country converged on Las Vegas for the inaugural iHeartRadio Music Festival back in September, and now you have the opportunity to relive the one-of-a-kind concert event from your couch!

Some of the most exciting performances from the sold-out iHeartRadio Music Festival will premiere in High Definition November 23 at 10p/9c on VH1. The concert event will feature Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Kenny Chesney, The Black Eyed Peas, Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Jane’s Addiction, Nicki Minaj and collaborations from Sting and Jeff Beck.

Additional television air dates for the iHeartRadio Music Festival are as follows:
VH1 - Thanksgiving - Thursday, Nov. 24 at 3a/2c
VH1 - Thanksgiving - Thursday, Nov. 24 at 10a/9c
Palladia - Saturday, Dec. 3 at 12a/11c
Palladia -Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 9p/8c
Palladia -Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 12p/11c

The iHeartRadio Music Festival took place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena September 23rd and 24th in celebration of the launch of the New iHeartRadio.

Mark your calendars and set your DVRs – this is one concert event you don’t want to miss!

Source : IHeartRadio Fb

15.11.11
Sting's evening
Sting introduced STING 25 in honor of his 25-year solo career at the Apple Store in New York's Upper West Side on Monday. The "Appumentary" is a digital documentary of Sting's career. It features over four hours of music videos, concert footage, interviews and more.
Sting says he's releasing it for free "because we don't know how much it's worth."

The app also has video from Sting's 60th birthday party-concert last month at New York's Beacon Theatre, which featured performances with Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga.
The event was hosted by journalist Anthony DeCurtis.
Sting and Ira Coleman performed "Message in a bottle" and "Fragile," dedicating it to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and saying, "In some way he's created our future."
Source : AP
Photo : T. Wargo

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