Band Members

Hey, it's been a while since I've contributed to the site (finishing up school/working/moving). I don't know if it's because I forgot how or if it was never available but how do you add members to band pages? Am I supposed to add gear to band pages or individuals within the band? I'm trying to update a band right now but their page doesn't have any members listed in it.

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Is it frowned upon to add bands that aren't together anymore? Some of my favorite bands have since DIS-banded (see what I did there?) but I think it would still be cool to post the gear they used where they were with said band.

Hey, it's been a while since I've contributed to the site (finishing up school/working/moving).

Welcome back!

I don't know if it's because I forgot how or if it was never available but how do you add members to band pages?

Top of the page, click Submit, then click Music Artist. Once you add the name and photo, you;ll be prompted to add the bands he's been in. Unfortunately, the sytem based on that is a little fragmented, so you might get the exact artist.

Am I supposed to add gear to band pages or individuals within the band? I'm trying to update a band right now but their page doesn't have any members listed in it.

For bands, do NOT add the band itself, just the members. Add gear to individual bands. For electronic artists, use their real name, and if it's a duo that works tight-knit, better to add just the name, such as "Boards of Canada".

Is it frowned upon to add bands that aren't together anymore? Some of my favorite bands have since DIS-banded (see what I did there?) but I think it would still be cool to post the gear they used where they were with said band.

Nope. It's legal.

Hey thanks!

Welcome back!

Ok, I'm not seeing any prompt to link to a band or anything like that. I've added an artist but can't see a way to associate them with their band...

Good to be back! I'll be sure to up my game.

Ok, I'm not seeing any prompt to link to a band or anything like that. I've added an artist but can't see a way to associate them with their band...

There isn't a way to manually associate an artist with their bands, yet. In some cases, when adding a new artist we're able to pull in bands using an API and you'll see an option to select the correct ones. That doesn't always find an artist's bands though.

Who's the artist you added? I'd like to see why we couldn't find their band(s).

I added Christo Bowman and Ray Libby of Bad Suns. I was also going to add Gavin Bennett and Miles Morris of the same band.

No on the adding gear to a band and not the individual.

The band should only have band members. The band members own the gear.

Example.

Nirvana uses a bad music generator. - Incorrect

Kirt Cobain, front-man and guitarist of Seattle Grunge band Nirvana, uses a bad music generator. - Correct

Also, the more you add as far as detailed information such as adding the band name to the post enhances the probability of a search engine hitting on it.

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