Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cedric Smith (producer)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. No prejudice against recreation if notability is shown better at a later date. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:30, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Cedric Smith (producer)

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Non-notable producer/writer/session musician. Worked with several notable artist but appears to fail the GNG on his own. Can find little to no coverage of the subject in Independent reliable sources. Article was created by an editor who admits to creating promotional articles in exchange for "tips". Ridernyc (talk) 16:05, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Open_Invitation - All of his work is allegedly from 2011 and 2012 and mostly as writing or producing with, apparently, no significant coverage despite multiple detailed Google News searches including the artists. However, I found this which mentions his background (hometown and early experience with music) and work with some of the artists listed and some different ones such as Big Sean, Zardi Cortez and Vitaa. It seems he is best known for that Tyrese album at this time so redirecting would leave the doors open for a future article. SwisterTwister   talk  21:36, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
 * It appears that his work is notable as music producer, musician, and songwriter. His works are best known with artist Tyrese. Tyrese album received a Grammy nomination for Open Invitation in which Cedric Smith was a co-writer. He should be noted as upcoming songwriter in which he has been Grammy nominated for works done on Tyrese Open Invitation. User talk:3sixtymusic 2013-01-27T05:39:34
 * Technically the Best Rap Grammy is an artist award. Songwriters and producers get nothing from the Grammys for that.  So He has worked on a nominated album but has not been nominated.  We also still need reliable sources that cover the subject. Ridernyc (talk) 07:59, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:33, 29 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete without prejudice for recreation if he gains coverage in the future. Simply working on a grammy nominated album is insufficient for notability nor does a redirect seem approrpiate in this particular case -- Whpq (talk) 17:24, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mediran  ( t  •  c ) 10:58, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mediran  ( t  •  c ) 10:10, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, LlamaAl (talk) 00:06, 15 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep Producer is noted as songwriter listed Open Invitation User:3sixtymusic 23:10, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
 * He was the songwriter for one song and he has only received significant attention for the Tyrese album so far. Being a songwriter for one Tyrese Gibson song doesn't make him notable for a Wikipedia article because there are several non-notable or one-time songwriters. There isn't much notability with the other artists either. Redirecting is better than deleting it because it leaves the window open for a future article. SwisterTwister   talk  20:41, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.