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Title: Two artists with the same name
Post by: supertwister on April 22, 2017, 03:24:38 PM: Hello,
My music library contain two artists with the same name - John Williams. One is a composer and the other is a guitar player. Both of them are displayed under the same artist in MB. Please see the screenshot below. These albums doesn't belong to the same artist.

Is there any way to separate them?

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Title: Re: Two artists with the same name
Post by: psychoadept on April 22, 2017, 04:24:00 PM: The only direct way I know of would be to give them slightly different names, like "John Williams (composer)" vs "John Williams (guitarist)". But I know that's not ideal, especially if you need compatibility for scrobbling or something.

If you have the Musicbrainz ids, those will be different and you might be able to make use of them in some ways. Maybe you could make a virtual tag to use in place of Artist l
Title: Re: Two artists with the same name
Post by: vincent kars on April 22, 2017, 04:30:02 PM: I use the Artist tag for performers.
In case of John Williams (composer) I would put him in the composer tag.
Title: Re: Two artists with the same name
Post by: boroda on April 22, 2017, 05:38:05 PM: also you could try to use different sort-artist tags, but the same artist tags.
Title: Re: Two artists with the same name
Post by: Bee-liever on April 22, 2017, 11:16:11 PM: Quote from: boroda74 on April 22, 2017, 05:38:05 PM
also you could try to use different sort-artist tags, but the same artist tags.
I was hoping this would work with the new sorting tags database but, unfortunately, MB justs tells you there is inconsistencies in the database and still puts all the artists/album artists with same name together :(
Title: Re: Two artists with the same name
Post by: boroda on April 23, 2017, 08:52:55 AM: :-\
Title: Re: Two artists with the same name
Post by: wobbly on April 23, 2017, 11:39:36 AM: maybe you could use full name for now

"John Christopher Williams" = guitarist
"John Towner Williams = composer
Title: Re: Two artists with the same name
Post by: supertwister on April 23, 2017, 11:35:50 PM: Quote from: wobbly on April 23, 2017, 11:39:36 AM
maybe you could use full name for now

"John Christopher Williams" = guitarist
"John Towner Williams = composer

You're a genius. So simple and elegant solution :)
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Title: Re: Two artists with the same name
Post by: Bee-liever on April 24, 2017, 03:19:30 AM: Quote from: supertwister on April 23, 2017, 11:35:50 PM
You're a genius. So simple and elegant solution :)
but unfortunately it doesn't work for
The Angels (American 60's girl group / Australian hard rock band)
Jigsaw (UK 70's pop group / Australian 70's pop group)
Title: Re: Two artists with the same name
Post by: wobbly on April 24, 2017, 03:56:32 AM: Quote from: Bee-liever on April 24, 2017, 03:19:30 AM
Quote from: supertwister on April 23, 2017, 11:35:50 PM
You're a genius. So simple and elegant solution :)
but unfortunately it doesn't work for
The Angels (American 60's girl group / Australian hard rock band)
Jigsaw (UK 70's pop group / Australian 70's pop group)

how about setting country tag or just

"Jigsaw UK" "Jigsaw AU" and "The Angels US" "The Angels AU" maybe
Title: Re: Two artists with the same name
Post by: wobbly on April 24, 2017, 04:11:47 AM: what if musicbee found the same name but then just looked a band members and matched on that.. i am just thinking and writing it down
Title: Re: Two artists with the same name
Post by: boroda on April 24, 2017, 08:17:48 AM: there is a request now on wishlist board for custom definition of what is artist (like how we can define what is album).