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musician

vr.tr.musician · thing-q639669

Let an agent handle musicians by instrument, genre, works, performances and rights, with careful attribution.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.PER
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity Who the musician is.

Names

Stage and legal names.

Names

Names used.

  1. Under which names does the musician perform? provenance
  2. Which identifiers identify them? provenance

Role

Instrument and genre.

Role

Instrument and genre.

  1. What instruments and genres? definition
  2. In which ensembles? provenance
Works Compositions and recordings.

Recordings

Discography.

Discography

Recordings.

  1. Which recordings feature them, and in what role? provenance
  2. Are credits accurate? boundary

Compositions

Works written.

Compositions

Compositions.

  1. Which works have they composed? provenance
  2. Who publishes them? provenance
Rights Royalties.

Rights

Performer and author rights.

Rights

Rights held.

  1. Which rights do they hold in this recording or work? provenance
  2. Which society collects royalties? provenance

Licensing

Permission to use.

Licensing

How to license.

  1. How can the music be licensed? action
  2. Is sampling cleared? boundary
Health Musicians health.

Hearing

Noise exposure.

Hearing

Hearing protection.

  1. Is their noise exposure managed? boundary
  2. Which rules apply to orchestras? provenance

Injury

Overuse.

Injury

Overuse injuries.

  1. Which injuries are common for this instrument? definition
  2. Where can specialist care be found? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.PER
Other names and narrower kinds
chasseur de Prinkères, LGBTQ+ musician, bandleader, jōrurikatari, principal cello, principal flute, bandmaster, Leader of a small wind band, Indian independent music producer, blind musician, molon, amateur musician

What it is Filled

A person who performs, composes or conducts music, as a profession or practice, including instrumentalists, singers, bandleaders and orchestral principals.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle musicians by instrument, genre, works, performances and rights, with careful attribution.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Performs, composes or conducts music
  • Rights in performances and compositions differ
  • Collective management organisations collect royalties
  • Roles within ensembles are specific

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Imitate a musician's voice or style to pass off work as theirs.
  • Use recordings beyond what the rights holders licensed.
  • Publish private details of a musician's life.
  • Attribute statements or works to a musician without evidence.

Only with a human decision

  • Booking or contracting a musician on someone's behalf.

May

  • Report a musician's public career and works from cited sources.
  • Credit performers and composers accurately.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Musicians depend on credit and royalties; imitation and piracy take both.
  • Public figures keep a right to privacy.

Who is affected

  • Musicians
  • Composers and rights holders

Owners Filled

Steward

The musician themselves; collecting societies manage performance rights.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q483501 - registry parent class

related

  • artist - role
  • music - work
  • performer and composer rights - rights
  • ensemble - group

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.musician
  • Wikidata: Q639669 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q639669)
  • ISNI: 16 digits names
  • IPI name number: numeric collective management

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Credits on recordings and programmes
  • Identifiers such as ISNI and IPI
  • Roles such as principal cello or bandleader
  • Known through performances, recordings and credits; no particular appearance.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • book and hear them perform
  • credit them on recordings
  • license their music
  • support them, through royalties and grants

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Misattributed credits
  • Unpaid royalties
  • Hearing damage and overuse injuries

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Copyright and neighbouring rights law
  • Collective management rules such as EU Directive 2014/26/EU

Context of use required Filled

  • Making and performing music.
  • instrumentalists
  • singers and vocalists
  • composers
  • conductors and bandleaders
  • traditional performers such as joruri chanters

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q639669: musician - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Musician - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should musical roles be separate entries?
  • How should credits be linked to recordings?
  • How should agents handle requests for unlicensed music?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q639669/spec.json