Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Blum (musician)


 * 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 keep. (non-admin closure) Esquivalience (alt) (talk) 21:14, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Michael Blum (musician)

 * – ( View AfD View log  Stats )

Fails MUSIC, specifically they have not been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent of the musician or ensemble itself. Additionally, they have only produced two albums neither of which have received significant national coverage, been certified gold, or been released by a major record label. Tiptoety talk 19:02, 25 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep Thank you for your input, but the albums released by this artist have received coverage by many significant national sources such as DownBeat Magazine, which is considered "The Bible of American Jazz." Other sources listed are All About Jazz and Vintage Guitar Magazine, both of which are national publications. Also, this artist has received coverage by New Hampshire Public Radio, a station with over 200,000 listeners. yallamanoozadazactoosh
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  lavender |(formerly HMSSolent )| lambast  00:40, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions.  lavender |(formerly HMSSolent )| lambast  00:41, 26 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep The reviews from Downbeat, All About Jazz, and Icon all look to be reliable sources from experienced journalists. A college newspaper, even one as august as The Dartmouth, doesn't carry the same weight, but there's still enough to meet WP:NMUSIC Colapeninsula (talk) 10:46, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep per the reliable sources identified. DavidLeighEllis (talk) 02:47, 2 July 2015 (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.