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Rob Brown Plays The Police Like Copeland

Rob Brown  /  UPDATED Aug 19, 2022

Rob “Beatdown” Brown has been drumming for over 30 years. He believes that motivation is one of the most important things for growth, and that having heroes is one way to stay inspired to keep going – whether it’s musical heroes, athletes, doctors, or someone else.

Stewart Copeland is one of Rob’s biggest personal heroes. So for this video, he chose to pay homage to Copeland – even going so far as to emulate his style – while covering “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police.

Who’s your hero? Who motivates you the most?


Rob Brown has become a favored online educator well regarded for his simple breakdown style of teaching. His educational YouTube channel has grown exponentially with millions of views and hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Professionally, Rob 'Beatdown' Brown has played with a wide range of artists in the contemporary Christian, jazz, R&B, pop-rock and pop-country scenes and he has played with award-winning artists such as The Stellas and Jess Moskaluke, and with Jacob Moon.

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