- Joe Sumner
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Name = Joe Sumner
Img_capt = Sumner with bandFiction Plane as opening act forThe Police , Madison Square Garden, New York, 1st August 2007 (photo Lionel Urman)
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Joseph Sumner
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Born = birth date and age|1976|11|23
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Instrument =Vocals , Bass
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Genre = Rock, Pop
Occupation = Musician, songwriter
Years_active =2000 - present
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Associated_acts =Fiction Plane
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Notable_instruments =Joseph Sumner (born November 23, 1976) is the son of actress
Frances Tomelty and singer/actor/activistGordon Sumner , known by the stage name Sting. He is the lead singer and bass player in the UK bandFiction Plane .Sumner created a band with schoolmates Dan Brown (bass) and Olly Taylor (drums). Originally called "Santa's Boyfriend", the band played gigs in and around London and recorded two self-produced CDs: one self-titled and one entitled "Swings and Roundabouts".After drummer Taylor left the band, the name was changed to
Fiction Plane and they scored their first major label release, "Everything Will Never Be OK " (MCA Records ,2003 ).Joe Sumner attended
The Cambridge School of Weston inWeston, MA , then Richmond University inLondon and graduated with a degree in environmental science.Now a three-piece, (Dan Brown left the band in late 2006), their second full-length album "
Left Side of the Brain " was released May 22, 2007 on the indie label Bieler Brothers. The single "Two Sisters " has been the main hit from that album.Joe Sumner is currently on tour with 311 and Snoop Dogg.
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* [http://backstagepass.seatwaveblogs.com/2008/04/interview_fiction_plane_1.php/ Interview with Joe Sumner in London]
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