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Research draft

musical group

vr.tr.musical-group · SOC.ORG

Let an agent handle musical groups by name, genre, members, discography, performances and rights.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle musical groups by name, genre, members, discography, performances and rights.

A group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music together under a name, such as bands, orchestras, choirs, opera companies and ensembles.

What it is for: Making and performing music together.

It can be identify a group and its members; find discographies and tour dates; book or hire a group; check naming and rights questions.

Distinguishing features

Collective performance

Named identity

Changing membership

Rights shared among members

What it looks like

Performers on stage with instruments or voices; recorded works and branding.

How it is recognised

Group name and logo

Line-up changes over time

Solo artists are not groups

Related models

is a kind of - category

musical ensemble

performs - activity

music

has member - people

musician

is identified by - identifiers

MusicBrainz and ISNI

In practice

Families and kinds

rock and pop bands

orchestras

choirs

opera and operetta companies

folk and military music groups

Identifiers

MusicBrainz artist ID UUID music database

ISNI 16 digits identity

Standards and regulation

Copyright and performing rights

Trademark law for band names

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing groups with the same name

Outdated line-ups

Ticket scams

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Which group.

Names can clash.

Name

Group name.

Name

Group identity.

  1. Which group is meant, and from where? provenance
  2. Is there another group with the same name? boundary

Members

Line-up.

Members

Line-up.

  1. Who are the current and former members? provenance
  2. When did the line-up change? provenance
Music Works.

Works need sources.

Genre

Style.

Genre

Genre.

  1. Which genre does the group play? definition
  2. Who influenced them, according to sources? provenance

Discography

Recordings.

Discography

Discography.

  1. What recordings has the group released? provenance
  2. Which database lists them? provenance
Performances Live.

Fans need official info.

Tours

Dates.

Tours

Tour dates.

  1. When and where does the group perform next? provenance
  2. Where are official tickets sold? provenance

Booking

Hiring.

Booking

Booking.

  1. How can the group be booked for an event? action
  2. Who is the agent? provenance
Rights Legal.

Rights matter.

Name rights

Trademark.

Name rights

Name rights.

  1. Who owns the rights to the group name? provenance
  2. Is it registered? provenance

Licensing

Use of music.

Licensing

Music licensing.

  1. How can the group music be licensed? action
  2. Which collecting society handles it? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each group be a separate entry?
  • How should line-ups be modelled over time?
  • How should identifiers be linked?
Draft as JSON