Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dj David Rockwell


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The result was   delete. J04n(talk page) 02:51, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Dj David Rockwell

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No indication that this DJ meets the requirements of WP:BAND or WP:BIO. There are zero Google News hits, and the only not self-published source in the article is a passing mention in what looks like local nightlife coverage.  Sandstein  21:31, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:36, 18 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - No signficant coverage in reliable sources. The article is very likely promotional as the editor creating this article is "privatagroup" for which I found blog which unsurprisingly includes a link to DJ David Rockwell's site. -- Whpq (talk) 14:31, 18 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep - Artist is well known in the dj world and music community as represented by his current Wikipedia article... Here's some links to a few google, bing & youtube searches: 1.) Live performance where he is breaking (debuting) a Black Eyed Peas song before it was released to the public, 122,000+ views: YouTube Link 1 2.) Link to Dj Rockwell Remixes on DjCity.com dating back to 2007 (a popular Digital music record pool w/ membership by several notable Djs): DjCity 3.) Mammoth Mountain Official Website links reference "Dj Rockwell" several times as he was a official resident dj both for the Mountain resort and their popular Hyde Lounge ... In fact, a google search on "Dj Rockwell" "Mammoth" will return several links to notable snowboard and ski publications which reference the musician including Powder Magazine — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtanbunty (talk • contribs) 22:02, 20 February 2011 (UTC)  — Jtanbunty (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Comment - 1) Youtube is not a reliable source, and in this particular instance, a recording of him playing a song is not significant coverage about him  2) DJCity is not a reliable source.  And in addition, a listing of his remixes is not significant coverage.  3)  He has a job at a ski resort.  That's confirmed by event announcements like the link in Powder magazine.  But that is not significant coverage about him. -- Whpq (talk) 17:31, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:05, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment In response to your comments, 1.) I would argue that YouTube is a reliable source, as electronic media may be used provided it meets the verifiability requirements. In this case, this video was posted by an third party and supports the claim that Dj Rockwell "is a popular night club dj."  I also found this third party video EPIC 2009 which also shows the artist Dj Rockwell performing live in front of a large audience on the largest party night of the year (New Years Eve) at the largest night club in Los Angeles, the Vanguard, which further supports that he "is a popular night club dj" and "He is known for creating his own remixes of popular music and then performing his music live using the art of turntablism and the technology of Serato Scratch Live, a vinyl emulation software." These videos clearly show him using Serato Scratch Live and in the case of the 2nd video, references that the background track was a remix he produced 2.) DjCity is largely regarded in the Dj community as the #1 digital record pool, with the majority of its material provided directly by the major record labels, the listing of his remixes is to support the article's claim that "He is known for creating his own remixes of popular music..." There are no self-serving or bold claims being made in this wikipedia article for this musician, and here is one more link to a third party artist listing where he is listed among other notable peers such as Jazzy Jeff, Dj Vice, Paul Oakenfold as well as many other popular djs artist listing on Wantickets website. I will update the article with these links where appropriate  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtanbunty (talk • contribs) 03:58, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment - I fail to see how any of that constitutes significant coverage about him. -- Whpq (talk) 10:32, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Delete - The only source that gives him any significant coverage is wantickets.com. However, since this website is presumably promoting Rockwell with the intent to sell tickets to his shows, this clearly cannot be considered a reliable source.  &mdash;SW&mdash; prattle 23:18, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
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