IMDB for music...

ianvargo · 21st November 2008

I love IMDB, getting to see who did absolutely everything on movies. I haven't been able to find such a page for music. I want to know who produced and engineered and played on what? Any ideas?

kzkingsley · 21st November 2008

allmusic.com or wikipedia are going to be your best bets. i think allmusic fell out of relevance with their new site design / slow web server though, so right now there isn't anything really all-inclusive. there are also a lot more indie musicians than there are indie film makers..

psycho_monkey · 22nd November 2008

RockDiscogs - Find CDs, Lyrics, Tabs, and more! too...I find allmusic better though.

vincentvangogo · 22nd November 2008

I don't know of one like IMDB, but there should be.

bgrotto · 23rd November 2008

discogs.com

Ugly interface, but it's the most user-friendly. Plus you can update it yourself, so if someone adds a release and fails to credit you, you can add yourself in.

psycho_monkey · 24th November 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgrotto

discogs.com

Ugly interface, but it's the most user-friendly. Plus you can update it yourself, so if someone adds a release and fails to credit you, you can add yourself in.

oops yeah...that's the one I meant!

Susceptor · 24th November 2008

There's also Last.fm if you're only looking for general info & such.

audiogeek · 21st February 2010

Kind of an old thread, anything new on this? And why is this in the Moan Zone?

I'm looking for something with detailed info on industry professionals; all of these sights seem to be really artist-centered, and rarely feature any info on the engineers or producers. When you do find mention, the info seems to be anecdotal at best...

I'm really surprised there isn't a database out there with detailed bios on audio professionals, that readily displays their credits and such in the same way that IMDB lists off the various projects related to Directors, Producers, Studios, etc...

Any ideas?

In light of the general public's waning interest in supporting 'the industry', you'd think a highly publicized website database like this would make 'the biz' more accessible and relevant. Might help avoid situations like what's happening to Abby Road right now.

rectifier · 21st February 2010

This is a great idea and it's surprising that something like this doesn't exist - and I mean in the vein of web 2.0. IMDB is a great site, I have a few issues with some of the commenting system which is a little passé but the information available is really good and well implemented. I go there often (probably every day and other people I know feel the same). Discogs looks and alas acts like a 1990s website.

I am sure the guys that made imdb have profitted massively from what is essentially a site up there with wikipedia in terms of visits - in fact:

imdb.com - Site Info from Alexa

So - yea bring it on.

Igotsoul4u · 21st February 2010

allmusic sucks ass. They are literally missing 26 albums I have my name on. Most other peoplei know have the same problem. Its BS.

21st November 2008	#1
ianvargo Gear maniac Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 284 Thread Starter	IMDB for music... I love IMDB, getting to see who did absolutely everything on movies. I haven't been able to find such a page for music. I want to know who produced and engineered and played on what? Any ideas?

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bgrotto Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Slum-a-ville, Mass Posts: 6,311	discogs.com Ugly interface, but it's the most user-friendly. Plus you can update it yourself, so if someone adds a release and fails to credit you, you can add yourself in. __________________ http://www.bennygrotto.com Mad Oak Studio on Facebook Allmusic.com The best bands in New England, performing Live at Mad Oak Discogs.com

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21st November 2008	#2
kzkingsley Gear nut Joined: May 2008 Posts: 97	allmusic.com or wikipedia are going to be your best bets. i think allmusic fell out of relevance with their new site design / slow web server though, so right now there isn't anything really all-inclusive. there are also a lot more indie musicians than there are indie film makers..

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psycho_monkey Gear Guru Joined: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 14,291	RockDiscogs - Find CDs, Lyrics, Tabs, and more! too...I find allmusic better though.

22nd November 2008	#4
vincentvangogo Lives for gear Joined: May 2007 Location: London Posts: 2,800	I don't know of one like IMDB, but there should be.

24th November 2008	#7
Susceptor Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 839	There's also Last.fm if you're only looking for general info & such.

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rectifier Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Belgica Posts: 1,756	This is a great idea and it's surprising that something like this doesn't exist - and I mean in the vein of web 2.0. IMDB is a great site, I have a few issues with some of the commenting system which is a little passé but the information available is really good and well implemented. I go there often (probably every day and other people I know feel the same). Discogs looks and alas acts like a 1990s website. I am sure the guys that made imdb have profitted massively from what is essentially a site up there with wikipedia in terms of visits - in fact: imdb.com - Site Info from Alexa So - yea bring it on.