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Simon Tam (born March 30, 1981) is an American musician, author, record producer, and activist. He is best known as the founder of the Portland-based Asian American dance-rock band, The Slants. As a musician, he also goes by the name "Simon Young." He has been involved with many albums and has won "Album of the Year" awards from the Portland Music Awards, Willamette Week, Rockwired magazine, and others. In addition to his music, Tam also is actively involved with the music industry as a regular contributor for Music Think Tank, ASCAP, Huffington Post, and Last Stop Booking.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Last Stop Booking Blog )〕 In 2012, he published the book ''How to Get Sponsorships and Endorsements.'' In 2014, he published his second book, ''Music Business Hacks: The Daily Life of the Self-Made Musician'' 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=May 31, 2014 State of Wonder )〕 Tam is also an activist, dedicated to raising awareness of racial disparities, social justice, and issues that affect the Asian American community.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NPR All Things Considered )〕 Tam is known filing a case (''In Re Tam'') against the United States Patent and Trademark Office to Federal Courts〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NPR Codeswitch )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Asian-American band blocked from trademarking 'The Slants' – The Daily Caller )〕 on the grounds of being denied rights based on his race.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Portland band )〕 This led to several TEDx talks on systemic racism.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=TEDxUofW talk: A New Slant on Racism )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=TEDxSpokane talk" Give Racism a Chance )〕 In 2014, he was named a "Portland Rising Star" 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Marylhurst University )〕 by the Light a Fire Awards. ==Music career== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Simon Tam (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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