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COI Declaration: Patrick van Zandwijk (TuskHead)

Latest comment: 1 year ago6 comments3 people in discussion

Hello, I am Patrick van Zandwijk, the artist known as TuskHead and the subject of this article. I would like to openly declare a conflict of interest as per Wikipedia’s guidelines.

I have made edits to this article to ensure that the information is factually accurate and fully supported by reliable, verifiable sources. I have aimed to follow Wikipedia’s neutrality standards and have only added sourced, publicly available information without promotional intent.

I welcome and encourage independent editors to review, adjust, or improve the article to maintain neutrality and meet Wikipedia’s standards.

Thank you.

Pvanzandwijk (talk) 11:12, 14 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Pinging @Onel5969 as they tagged the article for undisclosed paid editing. I just took a look and I don't think this article is that problematic, if anything it could be tagged for notability. The Apple Music and Bandcamp links as sources are unsatisfactory but hopefully this can be resolved. Given the subject of this article has now come forward, I would prefer to remove the UPE tag as it's sort of a mark of shame to a certain degree. Are you okay with this, Onel5969? MediaKyle (talk) 15:06, 14 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Absolutely, as it no longer applies. COI should still apply, unless you're comfortable with the tone and scope of the article. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 15:09, 14 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Onel5969: Thank you. I've swapped out the tag for a notability one for now, but I wouldn't contest its removal if someone more familiar with music content thinks the sourcing is good. I tried to find sources for this, but it's difficult when I don't speak Dutch and it can be hard to differentiate blogs from real publications when you're not familiar with them.

@Pvanzandwijk: You made the right call letting us know about this, and the article is actually decently well-balanced all things considered. I think it could do with more sources, though. If you might be able to leave some links here to articles from reliable publications which discuss you in-depth, that would go a long way towards helping us with improving the article.

If anyone wants to take a shot at working on this further, the "media coverage" section should be turned into prose summarizing what was said in that coverage rather than simply listing the articles. Cheers, MediaKyle (talk) 15:29, 14 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

== Clarifying sources and notability ==

Hi all, thanks again for the constructive feedback.

I’d like to clarify that the article relies on multiple reliable, independent, secondary sources, including:

Algemeen Dagblad (AD), one of the largest national newspapers in the Netherlands – which published a full article about my career and local success. This is both a printed and online news media outlet.
Weekblad De Brug – a detailed regional article with biography and context about international performances. This is both a printed and online news media outlet.
Mooi Schijndel – two separate pieces covering single releases and collaboration with Dave McPherson (of InMe) and Josh Morningstar. This is both a printed and online news media outlet.
3voor12 Gelderland – part of the VPRO, a respected Dutch public broadcasting organization, which listed me in their 2024 "Gelderse Top 20". My songs "Maybe" and "Goodbye, Music City" ranked #5 and #3 respectively, reflecting local listener impact and editorial curation.
Euro Americana Chart – named me in their June 2025 "Ones to Watch", highlighting international recognition in the Americana scene. They are a monthly European chart of Americana and roots music compiled by approximately 70 journalists, DJs, and promoters across Europe.

All these sources are notable and completely independent, with no influence from me.

There was an earlier inclusion of Apple Music and Bandcamp links that might have been mistakenly treated as sources; this was not intended to establish notability.

My collaboration with Josh Morningstar (songwriter for artists such as Cody Jinks) was also reported on by Mooi Schijndel and is considered a significant milestone in my career development.

Thank you again for reviewing and engaging with this article. I’m happy to help by summarizing or translating Dutch-language sources if needed.

— Pvanzandwijk Pvanzandwijk (talk) 16:38, 25 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the explanation. I took a look at the sources you mentioned and everything checks out to me, and in the interest of assuming good faith I'm just going to accept your descriptions of them at face value. I'll remove the notability tag accordingly, and I'm sure at some point someone familiar with your music will be along to work on it some more. Cheers, MediaKyle (talk) 18:21, 25 June 2025 (UTC)Reply