Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel Bell (musician)


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) – Davey 2010 •  (talk)  14:33, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

Daniel Bell (musician)

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Fails WP:MUSICBIO and WP:BIO,. His music has not been in any nation's national charts, nor has he been nominated for any major awards, nor has any of his works been the subject of the works of others. Further more there is a distinct lack of any in depth significant "multiple published secondary sources" about the subject. AlanS (talk) 13:13, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete. Fails WP:MUSIC. Clearly non-notable. CesareAngelotti (talk) 23:04, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep – Meets WP:MUSIC criteria #1 and #7. The Daily Yomiuri refers to him as "a leading figure in minimal techno" (10 November 2005). The Belfast Telegraph refers to him as "the Detroit minimal techno pioneer" (as does The Beijinger). There is coverage in Allmusic here and here. According to The New York Times, Bell, "a longtime minimal techno producer, is known for his sleek but restless style, and for an excellent 2000 compilation, The Button-Down Mind of Daniel Bell (Tresor), a surprisingly warm disc full of precise party music". Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 03:05, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, czar ♔   05:15, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

 
 * Keep. In addition to the coverage listed above, here's another Allmusic review and one in Les Inrockuptibles  (snippet view). Metro Times picked one of Bell's recordings as one of the "Five records that changed techno" . Rolling Stone picked one of his mixes as one of the 20 best of (the first half of) 2013 . Bell also appears to have an entry in this book, though it's harder to access because only snippets are viewable (here's a bit of the text ). These sources demonstrate that enough material exists to meet WP:MUSICBIO.  Gongshow    talk  17:28, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. The coverage found clearly shows that the subject meets both WP:GNG and WP:NMUSIC. --Michig (talk) 17:42, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 20:39, 24 August 2014 (UTC)


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