Artist: Difference between revisions

From MusicBrainz Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
((Imported from MoinMoin))
 
(ArtistSortName (Imported from MoinMoin))
(3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:


An artist is generally a musician, group of musicians, a colloboration of multiple musicians or other music professional contributing to the works described in the [[MusicBrainz Database|MusicBrainzDatabase]]. As the [[MusicBrainz]] project evolves, so does the definition of "artist", so that now the artist table is used to hold everything from publishing companies to music industry lawyers (see [[Miscellaneous Production Relationship Type|MiscellaneousProductionRelationshipType]]). In general, however, artists are people who sing or play instruments. Each artist has a unique [[Artist ID|ArtistID]].
An artist is generally a musician, group of musicians, a collaboration of multiple musicians or other music professional contributing to the works described in the [[MusicBrainz Database|MusicBrainzDatabase]]. As the [[MusicBrainz]] project evolves, so does the definition of "artist", so that now the artist table is used to hold everything from publishing companies to music industry lawyers (see [[Miscellaneous Production Relationship Type|MiscellaneousProductionRelationshipType]]). In general, however, artists are people who sing or play instruments. Each artist has a unique [[Artist ID|ArtistID]].


There are various examples of unusual artists under [[Artist Name|ArtistName]]. See also the list of [[Fictitious Artist|FictitiousArtist]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s (which are also considered valid, separate artists in [[MusicBrainz]]) and [[Special Purpose Artist|SpecialPurposeArtist]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s.
There are various examples of unusual artists under [[Artist Name|ArtistName]]. See also the list of [[Fictitious Artist|FictitiousArtist]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s (which are also considered valid, separate artists in [[MusicBrainz]]) and [[Special Purpose Artist|SpecialPurposeArtist]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s.
Line 11: Line 11:
* [[Artist Name|ArtistName]]: the name of the artist
* [[Artist Name|ArtistName]]: the name of the artist
* [[Artist Alias|ArtistAlias]]: alternate names for the artist, including possible typos
* [[Artist Alias|ArtistAlias]]: alternate names for the artist, including possible typos
* [[Sortname|SortName]]: alternate form of the name used in search results
* [[Artist Sort Name|ArtistSortName]]: alternate form of the name used in search results
* [[Artist Comment|ArtistComment]]: field to distinguish between identically named artists
* [[Artist Comment|ArtistComment]]: field to distinguish between identically named artists
* [[Artist Annotation|ArtistAnnotation]]: general information about the artist that may be of interest to other users
* [[Artist Annotation|ArtistAnnotation]]: general information about the artist that may be of interest to other users
Line 18: Line 18:
* [[Artist End Date|ArtistEndDate]]: This is interpreted differently for bands and individuals. For bands, it's the breakup date; for artists, it's the date of death.
* [[Artist End Date|ArtistEndDate]]: This is interpreted differently for bands and individuals. For bands, it's the breakup date; for artists, it's the date of death.


Many other kinds of information can be represented using [[Advanced Relationships|AdvancedRelationships]]. See [[Advanced Relationship Type|AdvancedRelationshipType]]s for more information.
Many other kinds of information can be represented using [[Advanced Relationships|AdvancedRelationships]]. See [[Advanced Relationship Type|AdvancedRelationshipType]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s for more information.


==Editing artists==
==Editing artists==

Revision as of 11:40, 26 April 2007

An artist is generally a musician, group of musicians, a collaboration of multiple musicians or other music professional contributing to the works described in the MusicBrainzDatabase. As the MusicBrainz project evolves, so does the definition of "artist", so that now the artist table is used to hold everything from publishing companies to music industry lawyers (see MiscellaneousProductionRelationshipType). In general, however, artists are people who sing or play instruments. Each artist has a unique ArtistID.

There are various examples of unusual artists under ArtistName. See also the list of FictitiousArtists (which are also considered valid, separate artists in MusicBrainz) and SpecialPurposeArtists.

Information about artists stored in the database

Of course, the most interesting thing about any artist is which Releases they've made. Each release has a ReleaseArtist and Tracks with TrackArtists.

These fields are stored directly in each artist's record:

  • ArtistName: the name of the artist
  • ArtistAlias: alternate names for the artist, including possible typos
  • ArtistSortName: alternate form of the name used in search results
  • ArtistComment: field to distinguish between identically named artists
  • ArtistAnnotation: general information about the artist that may be of interest to other users
  • ArtistType: used to distinguish between individuals and groups
  • ArtistBeginDate: This is interpreted differently for bands and individuals. For bands, it's the date of formation; for artists, it's the date of birth.
  • ArtistEndDate: This is interpreted differently for bands and individuals. For bands, it's the breakup date; for artists, it's the date of death.

Many other kinds of information can be represented using AdvancedRelationships. See AdvancedRelationshipTypes for more information.

Editing artists

Any MusicBrainz user can edit artists in several ways:

Retrieved from "https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/index.php?title=Artist&oldid=11295"