diff --git a/app/models/artist.rb b/app/models/artist.rb
index 14318d8..8083841 100644
--- a/app/models/artist.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,11 @@ class Artist < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :tracks, dependent: :destroy
 
   validates :name, presence: true
+
+  # logic for sample connections, artist + method + each loop
+  def sampled_by
+    Track.joins(:artist, :samples_used)
+       .where(samples: { source_track_id: tracks.select(:id) })
+       .select("tracks.title AS track_title, artists.name AS artist_name")
+  end
 end