Re: [mb-style] ArtistAlias and PerformanceNameStyle conflict / What makes an Alias?

2006-05-28 Thread Don Redman
On Thu, 25 May 2006 17:29:17 +0200, Cristov Russell wrote: Errr I'm not sure if MP3 software really matters. None of what I'm talking about impacts tagging without TaggerScript. Yes, it does matter. Using ARs instead of the ArtistAlias might not change the schema of the database, but is a

Re: [mb-style] ArtistAlias and PerformanceNameStyle conflict / What makes an Alias?

2006-05-25 Thread Schika
Not sure if this is meant with A.K.A. AR but some AR is needed to link different artist entries: For example the UK band System 7, cause Apple Computer owns the rights for this name, the band has to perform release in the USA as 777.Also the german techno act Der Dritte Raum has released in the

Re: [mb-style] ArtistAlias and PerformanceNameStyle conflict / What makes an Alias?

2006-05-25 Thread Nikki
On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 10:55:07AM +0200, Schika wrote: For example the UK band System 7, cause Apple Computer owns the rights for this name, the band has to perform release in the USA as 777. Also the german techno act Der Dritte Raum has released in the US as The Third Room (just a

Re: [mb-style] ArtistAlias and PerformanceNameStyle conflict / What makes an Alias?

2006-05-25 Thread Chris Bransden
yeah i saw that but it hurt my head thinking about it :) i'm not so sure that splitting up artists in this way (AKA link or not) is the way to go. on the tagging front, considering that most (?) MP3 software (or people's file structures) operate on an X:\Artist\Release\Song.mp3 heriarchy,

Re: [mb-style] ArtistAlias and PerformanceNameStyle conflict / What makes an Alias?

2006-05-25 Thread Cristov Russell
discussion musicbrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org Subject: Re: [mb-style] ArtistAlias and PerformanceNameStyle conflict / What makes an Alias? Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 10:48:17 +0100 yeah i saw that but it hurt my head thinking about it :) i'm not so sure that splitting up artists in this way (AKA

Re: [mb-style] ArtistAlias and PerformanceNameStyle conflict / What makes an Alias?

2006-05-25 Thread Cristov Russell
sensible IMO until we can actually link multiple artists). Cristov (wolfsong) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Nikki [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], MusicBrainz style discussion musicbrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org Subject: Re: [mb-style] ArtistAlias and PerformanceNameStyle conflict