Deletion of Kim Cascone

Comment: I just cleaned out a bunch of cruft from the article but what's left (e.g. the passages in http://books.google.ca/books?id=CRFCgjPWF6gC&pg=PA73 this book including the quote "Cascone is probably the most famous microsound artist in the world") convinces me that he really does pass . The spa party going on here and the strong pattern of promotional and autobiographical edits to the article make me think that page protection and a sockpuppet investigation may be warranted, however
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: While apparently started by someone else, the article has been heavily edited by the subject (or someone doing a very good job of impersonating him), and the nearest that it comes to sourcing is a collection of primary external links. As a |BLP, it is going to have to be significantly rewritten (and sourced) if kept. However, the subject himself may well be notable. An article on "The Aesthetics of Failure" gets 185 hits of GScholar, and seems to have become something of a manifesto for glitch (music). The best GNews hit that I could identify was http://www.scotsman.com/news/ministry-of-sound-1-1146469 this one from The Scotsman, but as the rest seem to be in about a dozen languages and mostly from apparently specialist publications, someone who is more of a linguist and/or knows more about the less accessible areas of electronic music than me might well find more and better - and similarly for the GBooks hits. And there are also passing mentions in apparently reliable sources (like http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Music-Review-Joachim-Nordwall-Ignition-2443125.php this from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer) which suggest that readers is already expected to have heard of the subject - useless in themselves for notability but still hinting at sources elsewhere
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons (WP:BLP)

Comment: per  and identified sources
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ARTIST)

Comment: The issue is not whether Cascone is an "obscure" composer, or whether he believes that all cells have consciousness.  Consensus among physiologists is that they do not, but with respect to the article in question, the point is moot.  That said, I am not the editor who proposed the deletion, but I see many reasons why it shouldn't be a part of Wikipedia.  What is wrong with this article is simple.  It does not follow standard Wikipedia guidelines regarding Biographies of Living Persons, insofar as it lacks even the barest number of reliable citations.  It is, as of this writing, a collection of external references accompanied by numerous claims which have no substantiating links from reliable news sources.  Plain and simple.  I didn't see anyone disputing Cascone's work with David Lynch; what I witnessed was someone (rightfully) expecting an authenticating citation where none existed.  A single listing on IMDb is not, by Wikipedia's standards, in and of itself a reason to keep the article.  It must both adhere to Wikipedia's strict policy regarding verifiability, including several, independent citations from reputable news sources, and also be written in a style that is NPOV.  As it is now, and as has been pointed out, much of the information in the article cannot be (or has not yet been) reliably sourced, and therefore are in direct violation of Wikipedia's policy.  I'm sure that Kim is a wonderful guy.  That is not the problem here.  This is obviously a vanity article containing a TON of personal information that is, thus far, unverified, and that alone is reason enough for deletion.  Again, refer to Wikipedia's longstanding policy regarding |reliable sources and correct the article.  For now, it's a self-authored biography by a self-proclaimed person of import.  This is not to suggest that Mr.Cascone isn't notable.  Only that his notability has yet to be established in keeping with Wikipedia's well-established protocol.  Special:Contributions/108.92.172.8|108.92.172.8
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (:WP:RS)