🎵 Complete Music Catalog Database Guide

📋 Table of Contents

Overview
Database Structure
Option 1: Notion Setup
Option 2: Google Sheets Setup
Display Options
Implementation Guides
Comparison & Recommendations

Overview

This guide covers creating a comprehensive music catalog database with the following features:

Album-level organization with track-level details
Streaming platform links for each track
Sortable and filterable views
Web-displayable formats
Mobile-friendly access

Required Data Fields

Album Information

Album Name
Album Type (LP, EP, Single, Compilation, Mixtape)
Album Duration
UPC Number
Release Date
Album Cover
Total Tracks

Track Information

Track Number
Track Name
ISRC Number
Track Duration
Streaming Links (Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon, Tidal, iTunes)
Stream URL (for embedded playback)
Genre
Featured Artists

Database Structure

Albums Table

Field	Type	Description
Album ID	Auto-generated	Unique identifier
Album Name	Text/Title	Primary album title
Album Type	Select	LP, EP, Single, etc.
Album Duration	Duration/Text	Total runtime
UPC Number	Text	Universal Product Code
Release Date	Date	Release date
Total Tracks	Number	Track count
Album Cover	File/URL	Cover artwork

Tracks Table

Field	Type	Description
Track ID	Auto-generated	Unique identifier
Album Name	Relation/Text	Links to album
Track Number	Number	Order in album
Track Name	Text/Title	Song title
ISRC Number	Text	International Standard Recording Code
Track Duration	Duration/Text	Track length
Genre	Multi-select	Musical genres
Featured Artists	Multi-select	Guest artists
Apple Music	URL	Streaming link
Spotify	URL	Streaming link
YouTube Music	URL	Streaming link
Amazon Music	URL	Streaming link
Tidal	URL	Streaming link
iTunes	URL	Purchase link
Stream URL	URL	Direct audio file

Option 1: Notion Setup

Step 1: Create Databases

Albums Database

Database Name: 🎵 Music Albums Catalog
Properties:
- Album Name (Title)
- Album Type (Select: LP, EP, Single, Compilation, Mixtape)
- Album Duration (Text)
- UPC Number (Text)
- Release Date (Date)
- Album Cover (Files)
- Total Tracks (Number)

Tracks Database

Database Name: 🎶 Music Tracks Catalog
Properties:
- Track Name (Title)
- Album Name (Text)
- Track Number (Number)
- ISRC Number (Text)
- Track Duration (Text)
- Genre (Multi-select)
- Featured Artists (Multi-select)
- [All streaming platform URLs]
- Stream URL (URL)

Step 2: Create Views

Album Grid View
- Sort by: Release Date (newest first)
- Group by: Album Type
- Properties shown: Cover, Name, Type, Duration
Track List View
- Sort by: Album Name, then Track Number
- Filter: Has streaming links
- Properties shown: Track info, streaming links
Recent Releases View
- Filter: Release Date is within past 30 days
- Sort by: Release Date (newest first)

Step 3: Notion Display Options

A. Direct Embed

<iframe src="YOUR_NOTION_PUBLIC_URL" 
        width="100%" 
        height="600" 
        style="border: none;">
</iframe>

B. Notion API Integration

// Notion API Setup
const { Client } = require('@notionhq/client');
const notion = new Client({ auth: process.env.NOTION_KEY });

// Fetch albums
const response = await notion.databases.query({
  database_id: 'YOUR_DATABASE_ID',
  sorts: [{ property: 'Release Date', direction: 'descending' }]
});

C. Third-Party Services

Super.so - Turn Notion into a website
Potion - Notion to website builder
Fruition - Free Notion website builder

Option 2: Google Sheets Setup

Step 1: Create Spreadsheet Structure

Sheet 1: Albums

A1: Album ID | B1: Album Name | C1: Album Type | D1: Album Duration
E1: UPC Number | F1: Release Date | G1: Total Tracks | H1: Album Cover URL

Sheet 2: Tracks

A1: Track ID | B1: Album Name | C1: Track Number | D1: Track Name
E1: ISRC Number | F1: Track Duration | G1: Genre | H1: Featured Artists
I1: Apple Music | J1: Spotify | K1: YouTube Music | L1: Amazon Music
M1: Tidal | N1: iTunes | O1: Stream URL

Step 2: Add Data Validation

Albums Sheet

Column C (Album Type):
- Data → Data validation
- Criteria: List of items
- Items: LP,EP,Single,Compilation,Mixtape

Tracks Sheet

Column B (Album Name):
- Data → Data validation
- Criteria: List from range
- Range: Albums!B2:B1000

Column G (Genre):
- Data → Data validation
- Criteria: List of items
- Items: Pop,Rock,Hip-Hop,Electronic,R&B,Jazz,Classical

Step 3: Useful Formulas

Auto-generate IDs

// Album ID (Column A)
=IF(B2<>"", "ALB-"&TEXT(ROW()-1, "000"), "")

// Track ID (Column A)
=IF(D2<>"", "TRK-"&TEXT(ROW()-1, "0000"), "")

Count Tracks per Album

// In Albums sheet, Column G
=IF(B2<>"", COUNTIF(Tracks!B:B, B2), "")

Sum Album Duration

// In Albums sheet, Column D
=IF(B2<>"", SUMIF(Tracks!B:B, B2, Tracks!F:F), "")

Step 4: Google Sheets Display Options

A. Simple Embed

<!-- Embed full spreadsheet -->
<iframe 
  src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/YOUR_SHEET_ID/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false"
  width="100%" 
  height="600">
</iframe>

<!-- Embed specific sheet -->
<iframe 
  src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/YOUR_SHEET_ID/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true&widget=true&headers=false"
  width="100%" 
  height="600">
</iframe>

B. Google Apps Script Web App

Code.gs:

function doGet() {
  return HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile('index')
    .evaluate()
    .setTitle('Music Catalog')
    .addMetaTag('viewport', 'width=device-width, initial-scale=1');
}

function getAlbums() {
  const sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Albums');
  const data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
  const headers = data.shift();
  
  return data.map(row => {
    const album = {};
    headers.forEach((header, index) => {
      album[header] = row[index];
    });
    return album;
  });
}

function getTracks() {
  const sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Tracks');
  const data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
  const headers = data.shift();
  
  return data.map(row => {
    const track = {};
    headers.forEach((header, index) => {
      track[header] = row[index];
    });
    return track;
  });
}

C. Google Sheets API

// Using Google Sheets API v4
const SHEET_ID = 'YOUR_SHEET_ID';
const API_KEY = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
const ALBUMS_RANGE = 'Albums!A1:H100';
const TRACKS_RANGE = 'Tracks!A1:O500';

async function fetchSheetData(range) {
  const url = `https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/${SHEET_ID}/values/${range}?key=${API_KEY}`;
  const response = await fetch(url);
  const data = await response.json();
  return data.values;
}

// Fetch albums
const albumsData = await fetchSheetData(ALBUMS_RANGE);
// Fetch tracks
const tracksData = await fetchSheetData(TRACKS_RANGE);

Display Options

1. HTML/JavaScript Template (Works with Both)

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Music Catalog</title>
    <style>
        /* Responsive grid layout */
        .albums-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(300px, 1fr));
            gap: 20px;
        }
        
        .album-card {
            background: white;
            border-radius: 8px;
            box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
            overflow: hidden;
            transition: transform 0.3s;
        }
        
        .album-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-5px);
        }
        
        /* Add more styles as needed */
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="app">
        <!-- Dynamic content loads here -->
    </div>
    
    <script>
        // Your API integration code here
    </script>
</body>
</html>

2. WordPress Integration

// Shortcode for WordPress
function music_catalog_shortcode() {
    ob_start();
    ?>
    <div id="music-catalog">
        <iframe src="YOUR_EMBED_URL" width="100%" height="800"></iframe>
    </div>
    <?php
    return ob_get_clean();
}
add_shortcode('music_catalog', 'music_catalog_shortcode');

3. React Component

import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

const MusicCatalog = () => {
  const [albums, setAlbums] = useState([]);
  const [tracks, setTracks] = useState([]);
  const [view, setView] = useState('albums');

  useEffect(() => {
    // Fetch data from your API
    fetchMusicData();
  }, []);

  return (
    <div className="music-catalog">
      <div className="controls">
        <button onClick={() => setView('albums')}>Albums</button>
        <button onClick={() => setView('tracks')}>Tracks</button>
      </div>
      
      {view === 'albums' ? (
        <AlbumsGrid albums={albums} />
      ) : (
        <TracksList tracks={tracks} />
      )}
    </div>
  );
};

Implementation Guides

Setting Up Notion Integration

Create Integration
- Go to https://www.notion.so/my-integrations
- Create new integration
- Copy the integration token
Connect to Databases
- Open each database
- Share → Add integration
- Select your integration

API Configuration

const NOTION_API_KEY = 'YOUR_INTEGRATION_TOKEN';
const ALBUMS_DB_ID = 'YOUR_ALBUMS_DATABASE_ID';
const TRACKS_DB_ID = 'YOUR_TRACKS_DATABASE_ID';

Setting Up Google Sheets API

Enable API
- Go to Google Cloud Console
- Create new project or select existing
- Enable Google Sheets API
Create Credentials
- Create API key for public data
- Or OAuth 2.0 for private data
Make Sheet Public
- File → Share → Publish to web
- Get the published URL

Embedding Audio Players

HTML5 Audio Player

<audio controls>
  <source src="YOUR_AUDIO_URL" type="audio/mpeg">
  Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>

Cloud Storage URLs

Google Drive: Use direct download links
Dropbox: Replace www.dropbox.com with dl.dropboxusercontent.com
Amazon S3: Use presigned URLs for private files

Comparison & Recommendations

Notion vs Google Sheets

Feature	Notion	Google Sheets
Cost	Free up to 1000 blocks	Completely free
Learning Curve	Moderate	Easy
API Access	Yes (with limits)	Yes (generous limits)
Mobile App	Excellent	Good
Collaboration	Good	Excellent
Custom Views	Excellent	Limited
Embedding	Good	Excellent
Formulas	Basic	Advanced
File Storage	Built-in	Via Google Drive
Design Flexibility	High	Low

Recommendations

Choose Notion if you want:

Beautiful, modern interface
Multiple view types (gallery, board, calendar)
Better design customization
Integrated file storage
Richer formatting options

Choose Google Sheets if you want:

Completely free solution
Powerful formulas and calculations
Easy embedding options
Familiar spreadsheet interface
Better for bulk data operations
Easier API integration

Best Practices

Data Entry
- Use templates for consistent formatting
- Implement validation rules
- Regular backups
Organization
- Consistent naming conventions
- Proper categorization
- Complete metadata
Performance
- Limit embedded content size
- Use pagination for large catalogs
- Optimize images
Security
- Keep API keys secure
- Use environment variables
- Implement proper access controls

🎵 Complete Music Catalog Database Guide

📋 Table of Contents

Overview

Required Data Fields

Album Information

Track Information

Database Structure

Albums Table

Tracks Table

Option 1: Notion Setup

Step 1: Create Databases

Albums Database

Tracks Database

Step 2: Create Views

Step 3: Notion Display Options

A. Direct Embed

B. Notion API Integration

C. Third-Party Services

Option 2: Google Sheets Setup

Step 1: Create Spreadsheet Structure

Sheet 1: Albums

Sheet 2: Tracks

Step 2: Add Data Validation

Albums Sheet

Tracks Sheet

Step 3: Useful Formulas

Auto-generate IDs

Count Tracks per Album

Sum Album Duration

Step 4: Google Sheets Display Options

A. Simple Embed

B. Google Apps Script Web App

C. Google Sheets API

Display Options

1. HTML/JavaScript Template (Works with Both)

2. WordPress Integration

3. React Component

Implementation Guides

Setting Up Notion Integration

Setting Up Google Sheets API

Embedding Audio Players

HTML5 Audio Player

Cloud Storage URLs

Comparison & Recommendations

Notion vs Google Sheets

Recommendations

Best Practices

Additional Resources

Notion Resources

Google Sheets Resources

Music Industry Standards