Trusting your records

The short version

Alum+ does the work of finding and organising your artists' activity, but since records are AI-generated from public sources, we recommend verifying the original source before acting on anything. We have a strong track record for accuracy, but AI can make mistakes with dates, and even identity mix-ups if two artists share the same name and instrument. Use Report as incorrect if you catch a mistake.

How do I check if a record is accurate?

Open the record and follow its source link. It takes you to the original page that Alum+ found the information. Make this a habit before you act on something: one click confirms it.

What should I double-check?

Alum+ gets the large majority right, but two things are worth a glance:

• The date: Occasionally a real event is pinned to the wrong time (a past concert read as upcoming, or the reverse). If a date matters, confirm it on the source.
• The person: Where two artists share a name, a record can occasionally be about the other one. The source usually makes it clear.

Both take seconds to confirm, which is why the source link sits on every record.

How do I know if a record is worth acting on?

Alum+ gives you everything it finds, but deciding what's noteworthy is up to you. The category and headline give you the gist, and the source gives you the detail to distinguish a major appointment from a routine listing at a glance.

What do I do if a record is wrong?

Use Report as incorrect on the record. Pick a reason (wrong person, wrong date, and so on) and choose to keep it or remove it. Either way, your report helps us improve accuracy. This is different from flagging a record to follow up; see Flagging vs. reporting a record.

Why do some artists have very few records, or none?

Alum+ can only find what's publicly available, so the volume of information varies from artist to artist. Fewer records usually means the artist has a smaller public footprint, not necessarily a smaller career.

Common reasons include:

• An artist early in their career
• Little presence on the web
• Activity that lives only on social media rather than web pages
• Details kept behind membership-restricted websites

Alum+ keeps searching, and more fills in as it appears. So, if you know an artist is active but little is showing right now, see how that progresses.

That said, if someone is clearly active online and you'd expect us to have found them, email us at [email protected]. We'll try to troubleshoot it for you.