Artists

Models an artist in Labelcamp. If several artists have the same name, the one with the highest priority will be selected by default by the application when an album is set to "active" status.

Managing Artists

Artist Association Mechanism

When a product becomes "active", Labelcamp automatically:

1. Searches for an artist resource for each artist/contributor name
2. Chooses the artist with the highest priority
3. Creates a new artist with priority "1" if no existing match is found
4. Associates the artist as a role with the product and track

Key Features

• Multiple DSP IDs: Artists can have multiple Digital Service Provider IDs through "availabilities"
• Duplicate Names: Supports multiple artists with the same name
• Proactive Creation: Allows creating artists in advance to control future release associations

Best Practices

• Set Default Artist: Assign the highest priority to the "default" artist to ensure correct future associations
• Create in Advance: Create artist resources before creating albums for better control
• Update Associations: To update artist associations on an existing product:
  1. Set the album status to "draft"
  2. Set it back to "active" to reprocess artist roles

Proactively managing artist resources ensures accurate metadata and DSP integrations across all releases.