Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lewis Parker (musician)

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 03:55, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lewis Parker (musician)

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Don't believe subject has sufficient notability to warrant wikipedia page. There is lack of references, and it appears the subject just has a few songs released on various platforms. Not widely known, and only known for a singular event. Also unable to find any secondary sources such a news articles relating to him. ElijahTheYorkshireman (talk) 23:31, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. lavender|^{(formerly HMSSolent)}|lambast 00:03, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. lavender|^{(formerly HMSSolent)}|lambast 00:04, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep To be clear, Lewis Parker is primarily known for being a producer, not a performer. Article's sourcing includes a lengthy writeup in Billboard magazine, and Googling reveals quite a few less well-known pubs discussing him, a number of which reference him as being very influential in the UK Hip Hop scene as a producer. This source goes to influence. As does this. I don't think he's blatantly notable, but cursory Googling suggests he's a pretty influential figure in a significant music scene, at least among musicians. Suggestion: helpful to Google "Lewis Parker producer" as well as "Lewis Parker musician". ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡbomb 01:04, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Meets WP:NMUSIC#5, through album releases on EMI and Virgin ([1]). In addition to the Billboard source already included in the article, there are a few online reviews of his albums from reliable sources floating around ([2], [3] & [4]), so I think he also meets NMUSIC#1 and the WP:GNG. I seem to recall that he was nominated for the 1998 MOBO Awards, which is mentioned here, but I'm not sure how reliable that is. — sparklism ^hey! 14:28, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, his MOBO nomination is mentioned in Billboard here. — sparklism ^hey! 14:52, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Article could be improved and aliases may not be wholly encyclopaedic, but he is notable on several levels already cited. RobinCarmody (talk) 16:52, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Have searched the Guardian and Observer digital archive and Independent archive on Infotrac on the basis that these are the UK national newspapers most likely to have covered him, but can only find passing references - in club and gig guides, an article about Massive Attack, a review of someone else's album which he had produced ... but I still think he's notable despite this. RobinCarmody (talk) 17:08, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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