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Various Artists compilations: Is there a tag to specify who compiled it?

Various Artists compilations: Is there a tag to specify who compiled it?

Hello, I've been using the standard tags for Artist and Album Artist for compilations. Artist is the one that made the track, and I use "Various" as Album Artist.

But there are lots of electronic compilation albums that are compiled by a specific artist, be it the label manager, a DJ or whoever. Most of the times, this guy isn't even on the album itself, only collected and curated the music that went into it.

Is there a way to tag the compiler?

For example:
https://beatspace-parvati.bandcamp.com/album/mixed-up

In this one, the compilers are DJ Morrieo and Buzz. I don't think I should use Album Artist for them, because seeing "Various" means this is a various artist compilation, not an album by them specifically. But I would like to tag them in some way.

Am I overthinking this?

I have hundreds of these kind of compilations in my library, and I just got curious about who selected them.

u/No_Lemon_2197 — 4 days ago