// Search for songs given an artist
        public string SearchSongs(string artistID)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(artistID))
            {
                return(string.Empty);
            }

            List <SongList> result = new MusicBrainzHelper().SearchSongs(artistID);

            string myJsonString = (new JavaScriptSerializer()).Serialize(result);

            return(myJsonString);
        }
        // Search for an artist
        public string SearchArtist(SearchViewModel model)
        {
            if (model == null)
            {
                return(string.Empty);
            }

            List <ArtistList> result = new MusicBrainzHelper().SearchArtist(model.ArtistName);

            string myJsonString = (new JavaScriptSerializer()).Serialize(result);

            return(myJsonString);
        }