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+######################################################################
+package Net::Amazon::Request::Artist;
+######################################################################
+use warnings;
+use strict;
+use base qw(Net::Amazon::Request);
+
+##################################################
+sub new {
+##################################################
+    my($class, %options) = @_;
+
+    if(exists $options{artist}) {
+        $options{ArtistSearch} = $options{artist};
+        delete $options{artist};
+        $options{mode} = "music";
+    } else {
+        die "Mandatory parameter 'artist' not defined";
+    }
+
+    my $self = $class->SUPER::new(%options);
+
+    bless $self, $class;   # reconsecrate
+}
+
+1;
+
+__END__
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Net::Amazon::Request::Artist - Class for submitting Artist requests
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+  use Net::Amazon;
+  use Net::Amazon::Request::Artist;
+
+  my $ua = Net::Amazon->new(
+      token       => 'YOUR_AMZN_TOKEN'
+  );
+
+  my $req = Net::Amazon::Request::Artist->new( 
+      artist  => 'Zwan'
+  );
+
+    # Response is of type Net::Amazon::Response::Artist
+  my $resp = $ua->request($req);
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+C<Net::Amazon::Request::Artist> is a class used to submit Artist search
+requests to the Amazon web service.
+
+The artist to search for is specified in the C<artist> parameter.
+
+Upon success, the responses' C<properties()> method will return a list of
+C<Net::Amazon::Property::Music> objects.
+
+Check L<Net::Amazon::Request> for common request parameters not listed here.
+
+=head2 METHODS
+
+=over 4
+
+=item new( artist => $artist )
+
+Constructs a new C<Net::Amazon::Request::Artist> object, used to query
+the Amazon web service for items of a given artist.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+Mike Schilli, E<lt>m@perlmeister.comE<gt>
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
+
+Copyright 2003 by Mike Schilli E<lt>m@perlmeister.comE<gt>
+
+This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the same terms as Perl itself. 
+
+=cut