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        //example from jonathan
        BufferedReader reader;
        int choice = 0;

        //print menu
        while(choice != -1) {
            System.out.println("What do you want to do?");
            System.out.println("1. Add artist");
            System.out.println("2. Add track");
            System.out.println("3. Add Album");
            System.out.println("-1: Exit the system");
            //shouldnt be done in the loop
            reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
            System.out.print("Choice: ");

            try {
                choice = Integer.parseInt(reader.readLine());
                System.out.println(choice);
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }


            if(choice == 1) {
                //create new artist
                String name;
                String title;
                //ask for name
                System.out.print("Please enter artist name: ");
                name = getInput();
                //print blank line
                System.out.println();
                //ask for title
                System.out.print("Please enter the track title: ");
                title = getInput();

                System.out.println("this is where we create an artist object with the name: " + name + " and title: " + title);
                //Artist artist = new Artist(name, title);

            } else if(choice == 2) {
                //create track
                //may need to keep a list of added artist objects in order to add an artist to a track
            } else if(choice == 3) {
                //create album
                //may need to keep a list of added artist objects in order to add an artist to a track
            } else if(choice == -1) {
                System.out.println("good bye");
            }
        }
    }

    public static String getInput() {
        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        String input = null;
        try {
            input = reader.readLine();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return input;
    }