Template:Infobox Musical artist/doc

Infobox musical artist is the standard infobox for non-classical musician articles. It is within the purview of WikiProject Musicians.

Usage
One of the following two versions should be placed in an article at the top of the page, before the introduction. One is for individuals or solo artists, one for groups or bands.

Parameters

 * Most fields are optional and the row will simply be omitted if no data is supplied.
 * See WikiProject Musicians for more information about this template.


 * Name: The name of the group or artist ("the act") in plain text only. Logos and other graphics are to be avoided in this field in accordance with WP:ACCESS, WP:FAIR, and in particular WP:LOGO. This field is mandatory.


 * Img: An image of the act, sufficiently clear for display at 220 pixels' width. Set to only the image name, e.g., not   or.


 * Img_alt: Alt text for the image, for visually impaired and other readers who cannot see the image. See WP:ALT.


 * Img_capt: Caption for the image to be displayed.


 * Img_size: The image size should only be specified if the image is smaller than 220 pixels width. Enter the width in pixels without "px", for example . Size for landscape images should be 250.


 * Landscape: Set to  when using wide, short images.  The image height (rather than width) will be limited to 200 pixels.

 


 * Background: The musical artist should be placed into one of seven categories by using one of the codes below in the  field. Each category is color-coded to provide a quick indication of the type of group/performer, e.g. solo artist, orchestra, etc. The color scheme is similar to the one used by WikiProject Albums and other projects. Please discuss additional types that need to be accounted for on the template's talk page. This field is mandatory.

Other values (e.g. "jazz trumpeter") be used.

The artist's name at birth.
 * Birth_name: This field is only relevant for individuals.


 * Alias: For listing official stage names for the act; also for solo artists who change their birth name. This field is not for nicknames such as "The Godfather of Soul"(James Brown) or "Nippy" (Whitney Houston) which are not the artists' actual stage name.

The artist's date of birth; it is preferable to use birth date and age (for example ) to display current age. For dead people, use birth date (for example . Also list the place of birth, if it differs from the artist's hometown (see field "Origin" below). Omit the country if it does not differ from that specified at the field "Origin". Year City, State/Province, Country
 * Born: This field is only relevant for individuals.

The artist's date and place of death (same format as birth; but use death date and age).
 * Died: This field is only relevant for individuals.

City, State/Province, Country
 * Origin: The city from which the singer or group originated (that is, the city where the group was founded; or the city where individual performers started their career, should it not match the location of their birth). If the city is not known, specify at least the country. Note: as for "Born" and "Died", there is no need to additionally place a flagicon to represent the nationality.

General class(es) of instrument(s) played by the artist, e.g.  or. Include,  ,   and/or   if relevant.
 * Instrument: This field is only relevant for individuals.


 * Genre: The genre or genres of music performed by the act. Aim for generality (e.g.  rather than  ). Genres should be separated with a delimiter, either a comma or a line break .  Genres should be linked (piped linked where needed), for example, "Rock, pop" should link to rock music and pop music respectively. Note that most genres aren't proper nouns, and shouldn't be capitalized, but the first word in the list should be.

Roles the artist has fulfilled (e.g. musician, songwriter, producer, etc). For artists that have participated in other forms of entertainment, outside of music (such as acting), these occupations can be included if notable.
 * Occupation: This field is only relevant for individuals.


 * Years_active: Period in years during which the act was or has been active. Only years should be listed here (for example, do not distinguish between the period Paul McCartney was in The Beatles and his solo career), with non-consecutive periods separated by commas. Periods should be punctuated with an unspaced en dash (e.g. 1993–2004, 2005–present). See WP:DATE and WP:MOS.

For groups only, use Start date.


 * Label: The record label or labels to which the act has been signed, as a comma-separated list. Omit parenthetical dates; save that information for the main article. Drop the word "Records" from the end of any label's name (e.g. use  rather than  .)


 * Associated_acts: This field is for professional relationships with other musicians or bands that are significant and notable to this artist's career.

This field can include, for example, any of the following:
 * For individuals: groups of which he or she has been a member
 * Other acts with which this act has collaborated on multiple occasions, or on an album, or toured with as a single collaboration act playing together
 * Groups which have spun off from this group
 * A group from which this group has spun off

The following uses of this field should be avoided:
 * Association of groups with members' solo careers
 * Groups with only one member in common
 * Association of producers, managers, etc. (who are themselves acts) with other acts (unless the act essentially belongs to the producer, as in the case of a studio orchestra formed by and working exclusively with a producer)
 * One-time collaboration for a single, or on a single song
 * Groups that are merely similar


 * URL: The single web address for the act's primary official website. The proper syntax is.

Current members of the group, listed in order of joining with no other notation than names.
 * Current_members: This field is only relevant for groups.

Past members of the group, listed in order of joining with no other notation than names. If a group is inactive, all members should be listed here, and none in the "Current_members" field. In some exceptional cases (e.g. The Beatles), and only with a clear consensus, members at the time of dissolution may be listed in the "Current_members" field.
 * Past_members: This field is only relevant for groups.

Particularly noteworthy models or custom musical instruments with which the artist is strongly associated (e.g. Jimi Hendrix's Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Flying V guitars or Tori Amos's Bösendorfer piano).
 * Notable_instruments: This field is only relevant for individuals.

Individual artist
The Infobox musical artist with the following parameters; 

Group
The Infobox musical artist with the following parameters; 

Examples of the template in use

 * Elvis Presley
 * Madonna
 * R.E.M.

Microformat
The choice between  (for individuals) and   (for groups) and is based on the Background parameter value.