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Eric West

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Non-notable obscure "celebrity"; a fluff piece about a "star" whose single was allegedly briefly on the charts in Bolivia, was reported to have dated some models and singer-actresses, etc., had an album that was talked about but never released, shot a TV pilot, etc. What's the male for "starlet"? This has been here for years but never has established any actual notability for the guy. Look at the photos: Eric West attends this party and this show, etc. So bloody what? Orange Mike | Talk 21:20, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep. Interestingly enough it seems like the same people who want this deleted are unfamiliar with Eric (or claim to be). More so, I find it interesting the same (2) people who want it deleted spend a lot of time checking/editing this Wikipedia (again claim to be unfamiliar with it). This article is more than fine, it has adequate sources from AllMusic, MTV, US Magazine, AOL Music, Yahoo News. Want more do you need? If it need editing for somewhat of a better tone that's something not up to me, but it clearly does not require deletion. ItsRTime (talk) 12:19, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Broken links, trivia pages, another photo of Eric standing in front of an event sign, YouTube clips - including one where he is simply a member of the audience pulled onto the stage during a song yet magically according to this article the 'event' becomes interpreted as a "discovery of bright new star" ! RossRSmith (talk) 13:24, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I checked the links, and there are less than a handful of broken, most of the article is well-sourced and verifiable and again does not require deletion ItsRTime (talk) 14:10, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  1. All Music: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifoxqwsldke
  2. AOL: http://music.aol.com/artist/eric-west/2239052
  3. NY Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2006/04/21/2006-04-21_gatecrasher_milian_myspaces_out_about_an.html
  4. Mario Official website listing Eric West as producer : http://www.mario2u.com/music/go
  5. MTV : http://www.mtv.dk/mtv/?StoryId=1247
  6. Yahoo News: http://buzz.yahoo.com/article/1:us_weekly995:b3515614bac6f02caa0f65ccb9d966c2

All those first two links tell you is that West's supposed music career to date amounts to precisely nothing. The AOL one is a verbatim copy of the allmusic one so they hardly count as two sources. I can't even be bothered to check the rest. Plus it seems like the same one or two people who want this kept are the same one or two people who keep trying to stifle any discussion of it (look how many times the discussion page has been wiped by certain people any time anyone casts any doubt on the point of this entry) 192.70.242.62 (talk) 14:41, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can't be bothered to check the rest sources but you want this article deleted? Can your vote be taken seriously then? Precisely nothing happened to his career? He recently worked (produced or wrote) on albums for Mario, David Hernandez and Cher, and has been in almost every gossip magazine under the sun. So maybe to you he isn't notable, but for some he is. The guy had an endorsement deal with American Eagle http://popular.ebay.com/ns/Clothing-Shoes-Accessories-/American-Eagle-Outfitters.html . I doubt he would have had it if he wasn't notable. That does not require deletion. ItsRTime (talk) 15:19, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, the third one is some gossip column rubbish about someone NOT KNOWING WHO ERIC WEST IS. The fifth is a copy of the fourth but in Danish. The last one mostly concerns the completely false rumour made up by someone that he was going to appear in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. And these are the best links you could find? 192.70.242.62 (talk) 15:35, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Doing a little research Eric West is clearly back.

Eric West is having a meta moment. Chatting with Mi2N by phone as he relaxes in the New York Hotel Gansevoort. West knows he has a lot to prove, while he was "failing" - being dropped by Sony/BMG in 2006 before the release of a much hyped album "Half-Life" and a role in the 2008 Oscar winning film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" that was deleted from the final release - he was taking notes the entire time. And when he arrived at Downtown/Universal, he made sure to land on his feet.

Throughout his career, West has proved to be resilient. At 15, he released a top ten single in Asia, by the time he turned 17 he was a DJ on the Urban music station WBLS in New York. He tried music again at 22, working with Guy Chambers and David Foster on an album for Sony/RCA, which went nowhere after the Sony/BMG merger, delaying the album for 2 years before deciding to pull the plug, leaving him hoping he could find his place.

He didn't. "Sony was never willing to embrace Eric's vision," Paul Spina says. "They were not willing to let him drive. There was this ambitious young man with a clear picture of who he is, but Sony wouldn't put him in the driver's seat."

While he was waiting to find a new label, West continued writing music for other artists including Cher and David Hernandez, and modeling to pay bills. "I expected "Button" to help a lot, and it really did. I learned so much working with that crew and I would never change anything about it," says Eric West.

"With Eric it's simple, he's a talented musician and writer, and has gained a lot of media attention over the last 2 years, it helps his brand," says Paul Spina. The campaign starts in September 2009 with the release of his first video and single, following his official debut album at the end of the year which includes production from Kayne West. ItsRTime (talk) 15:40, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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