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25 Years of Influence: Beats Per Minute looks back at 1997

Joshua Pickard, Ana Leorne, Chase McMullen, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, John Amen, Aleksandr Smirnov, Kyle Kohner, Ethan Reis, John Wohlmacher, Rob Hakimian, Jeremy J. Fisette, Carlo Thomas and Tim Sentz·September 9, 2022
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