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#REDIRECT [[Artist#Type]] |
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=Types of Artists= |
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==Description== |
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An "[[Artist|artist]]" is usually either a person or a group of persons. While artists in [[MusicBrainz]] are (mainly) the people responsible for creating music, they are also used in many different [[Advanced Relationships|AdvancedRelationships]], and in that context they can fulfill all kinds of roles, from producers, publishers, lyricists, conductors and many more. |
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To distinguish the different kinds of artists, there are different types available. |
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* '''Person''': |
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">This indicates an individual person. |
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* '''Group''': |
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">This indicates a group of people that may or may not have a distinctive name. |
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* '''Unknown''': |
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">This is to be used when the type of the artist is yet to be found. |
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</ul> |
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==Additional information and examples== |
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Note that for the same person, there may be several different artist entries in the database, with different [[Artist Name|ArtistName]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s - this usually happens when a person uses different [[Performance Name|PerformanceName]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s: |
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* [[Artist:cb661251-3bc2-4373-bd7c-4b1531275c4c|Kieran Hebden]] (of type person) performs as [[Artist:3bcff06f-675a-451f-9075-99e8657047e8|Four Tet]] (of type person) |
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The members of a group are indicated with the [[Member Of Band Relationship Type|MemberOfBandRelationshipType]], if the group represents a band: |
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* [[Artist:300c4c73-33ac-4255-9d57-4e32627f5e13|Ringo Starr]] (of type person) was a member of [[Artist:b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d|The Beatles]] (of type group) |
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... or [[Collaboration Relationship Type|CollaborationRelationshipType]] if the group represents a short-term collaboration: |
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* [[Artist:cb661251-3bc2-4373-bd7c-4b1531275c4c|Kieran Hebden]] (of type person) collaborated on [[Artist:acef318f-bdd4-485d-b7e9-313e58e646fa|Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid]] (of type group) |
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In the case of a collaboration, the "members" can also be other groups. See for example: |
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* [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/0ecaa896-58fa-4dca-b53d-8da7bc5f59c5.html Band Aid] (of type group) |
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* [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/25f54bb7-c393-44e4-8e26-e4f4cd7aa61c.html Queen & David Bowie] (of type group) |
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The type of an artist can be modified by clicking the "Edit artist" link in the artist box. |
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Finally, note that [[Special Purpose Artist|SpecialPurposeArtist]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s ([[Various Artists]], [[Unknown Artist|UnknownArtist]], [[No Artist|NoArtist]]...), being neither groups or persons, are of type "unknown". |
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[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Terminology]] [[Category:Artist]] [[Category:WikiDocs Page]] |
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