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- ↑ "NME artists: Christian Lindberg". NME . Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- 1 2 "Faculty+Staff Directory: Ralph Sauer". Arizona State University website. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ↑ "Trombonist Ralph Sauer touts Andreas Eastman". Entrpereneur. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
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