Making A Genre That Fits
Posted: Sun Sep 7, 2008 11:02 pm

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The most contentious issue with any music database is trying to arrange things into genres. On one hand you're trying to keep as many people happy as possible, while on the other you're trying to keep things simple.

At the moment, there are about 2330 artists listing on muzic.net.nz, arranged into genres as follows:

Alternative Rock 446
Blues/Jazz 87
Country/Folk 64
Electronica 215
Hip Hop/R&B 156
Maori/Pacifica 18
Metal 122
Misc 100
Pop 125
Pop Rock 164
Punk 233
Reggae/Dub 56
Rock 369
Vocal/Acoustic 93

(Those people who are observant enough will notice that the numbers don't quite add up to 2330 - that's because not all of the artists have been stuck into genres)

Now, my ultimate goal is to have the artist database arranged so that if someone searches a band or musician they like, it will also make suggestion on others that may also interest them. Possible methods of achieving this include taking user feedback to create the "links" or by arranging artists into a broader range of genres and sub-genres to make the selection based on that. Or a combination of the two.

If we do go to a broader sub-genre setup, we're obviously going to have to implement some sort of user polling system to help put artists into various genres. I would also allow artists to exist in more than one genre.

What do you guys think - is it important to you to seperate your Grindcore from your Hardcore, your Gangsta from your Freestyle, your Trip Hop from your Acid Jazz...

RE: Making A Genre That Fits
Posted: Sun Sep 7, 2008 11:05 pm

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There's a pretty good genre list here that I'm considering using as a starting point.

RE: Making A Genre That Fits
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