I refer to ASCAP's guidelines which state " ASCAP members are individuals who make their living writing music. As a society of composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers, we know very well that there are many steps between creation and compensation; months, if not years, can pass between the creation of a song, its recording, its release, its performance, and the day when the revenues due to the writer actually arrive. A music creator is like a small business, and ASCAP exists to ensure that music creators are paid promptly when their works are performed publicly."
By the time that a songwriter earns revenue, the song has to be recorded, released, sold to the public and played on radio and television. By that stage, the performers would meet WP:music in any event.
I would accept ASCAP listing in voting on AfD articles about a performer. That performer is very likely to have achieved notability by that stage in any event but thanks for bringing the resource to my attention.
On 10/23/05, Anthony DiPierro wikispam@inbox.org wrote:
On 10/23/05, Keith Old keithold@gmail.com wrote:
Anthony says there is a problem with verifiable garage bands as to what
do
with them. Garage bands in the sense that he presumably means the term
are
unsigned bands practising in garages and playing gigs at the local pub
if
thet're lucky are usually unverifiable. Third parties who provide verification such as the media and reference sources such as Allmusic.com http://Allmusic.com http://Allmusic.com<
http://Allmusic.com%3Earent interested in
writing anything about them at this stage.
What about ASCAP? If their songs are listed with them, would you consider that information to be verifiable? How many individuals/bands do you think have songs registered with ASCAP but would fail that list of criteria you present?
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