diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 51f4a62..8bbe474 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ dev:
 
 build:
 	wails build
+
+generate:
+	go generate ./...
diff --git a/backend/database/database.go b/backend/database/database.go
index 02c43f3..90e8d75 100644
--- a/backend/database/database.go
+++ b/backend/database/database.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package database
 
+//go:generate sqlc generate
+
 type DB struct{}
 
 func NewDB() (*DB, error) {
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/queries/recordings.sql b/backend/database/sql/queries/recordings.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f39da8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/sql/queries/recordings.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- name: GetAuthor :one
+SELECT * FROM recordings
+WHERE id = ? LIMIT 1;
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/schemas/artist_credit.sql b/backend/database/sql/schemas/artist_credit.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16203e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/sql/schemas/artist_credit.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+CREATE TABLE artist_credit (
+  id   int PRIMARY KEY,
+  text string NOT NULL
+);
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/schemas/artist_credit_artist.sql b/backend/database/sql/schemas/artist_credit_artist.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1d6c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/sql/schemas/artist_credit_artist.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CREATE TABLE artist_credit_artist (
+  id   int PRIMARY KEY,
+  FOREIGN KEY(artist_id) REFERENCES artists(id),
+  FOREIGN KEY(credit_id) REFERENCES artist_credit(id)
+);
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/schemas/artists.sql b/backend/database/sql/schemas/artists.sql
index 04948f9..a905903 100644
--- a/backend/database/sql/schemas/artists.sql
+++ b/backend/database/sql/schemas/artists.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 CREATE TABLE artists (
-  id   INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+  id   int PRIMARY KEY,
   name text    NOT NULL
 );
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/schemas/audio_files.sql b/backend/database/sql/schemas/audio_files.sql
index aefa2bd..91a21fd 100644
--- a/backend/database/sql/schemas/audio_files.sql
+++ b/backend/database/sql/schemas/audio_files.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CREATE TABLE audio_files (
-  id uuid PRIMARY KEY,
-  file_path text NOT NULL,
-  file_type text  NOT NULL,
-  length_seconds int NOT NULL
+  id int PRIMARY KEY,
+  file_path text NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+  length_milliseconds int NOT NULL,
+  FOREIGN KEY(file_type_id) REFERENCES file_types(id),
+  FOREIGN KEY(recording_id) REFERENCES recordings(id)
 );
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/schemas/cover_art.sql b/backend/database/sql/schemas/cover_art.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4e8540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/sql/schemas/cover_art.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CREATE TABLE cover_art (
+  id   int PRIMARY KEY,
+  is_embedded bool NOT NULL DEFAULT(false),
+  file_path text NOT NULL,
+  FOREIGN KEY(file_type_id) REFERENCES file_types(id)
+);
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/schemas/file_types.sql b/backend/database/sql/schemas/file_types.sql
index b303c72..135f528 100644
--- a/backend/database/sql/schemas/file_types.sql
+++ b/backend/database/sql/schemas/file_types.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 CREATE TABLE file_types (
   id   INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-  extension text    NOT NULL
+  extension text    NOT NULL UNIQUE
 );
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/schemas/recordings.sql b/backend/database/sql/schemas/recordings.sql
index a4e222a..b13ca7f 100644
--- a/backend/database/sql/schemas/recordings.sql
+++ b/backend/database/sql/schemas/recordings.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE TABLE recordings (
-  id   INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-  name text    NOT NULL
+  id   int PRIMARY KEY,
+  name text    NOT NULL,
+  FOREIGN KEY(artist_credit_id) REFERENCES artist_credit(id)
 );
 
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/schemas/release_group_recordings.sql b/backend/database/sql/schemas/release_group_recordings.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5064e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/sql/schemas/release_group_recordings.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CREATE TABLE release_group_recordings (
+  id   int PRIMARY KEY,
+  FOREIGN KEY(release_group_id) REFERENCES release_groups(id),
+  FOREIGN KEY(recording_id) REFERENCES recordings(id)
+);
+
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/schemas/release_groups.sql b/backend/database/sql/schemas/release_groups.sql
index ae6f6b7..36b8e67 100644
--- a/backend/database/sql/schemas/release_groups.sql
+++ b/backend/database/sql/schemas/release_groups.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CREATE TABLE release_groups (
-  id   INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-  name text    NOT NULL
+  id   int PRIMARY KEY,
+  name text    NOT NULL,
+  FOREIGN KEY(cover_art_id) REFERENCES cover_art(id)
 );
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/sqlcgen/db.go b/backend/database/sql/sqlcgen/db.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b72fec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/sql/sqlcgen/db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+//   sqlc v1.28.0
+
+package sqlcgen
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+)
+
+type DBTX interface {
+	ExecContext(context.Context, string, ...interface{}) (sql.Result, error)
+	PrepareContext(context.Context, string) (*sql.Stmt, error)
+	QueryContext(context.Context, string, ...interface{}) (*sql.Rows, error)
+	QueryRowContext(context.Context, string, ...interface{}) *sql.Row
+}
+
+func New(db DBTX) *Queries {
+	return &Queries{db: db}
+}
+
+type Queries struct {
+	db DBTX
+}
+
+func (q *Queries) WithTx(tx *sql.Tx) *Queries {
+	return &Queries{
+		db: tx,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/sqlcgen/models.go b/backend/database/sql/sqlcgen/models.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..066687b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/sql/sqlcgen/models.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+//   sqlc v1.28.0
+
+package sqlcgen
+
+type Artist struct {
+	ID   int64
+	Name string
+}
+
+type ArtistCredit struct {
+	ID   int64
+	Text interface{}
+}
+
+type ArtistCreditArtist struct {
+	ID int64
+}
+
+type AudioFile struct {
+	ID                 int64
+	FilePath           string
+	LengthMilliseconds int64
+}
+
+type CoverArt struct {
+	ID         int64
+	IsEmbedded bool
+	FilePath   string
+}
+
+type FileType struct {
+	ID        int64
+	Extension string
+}
+
+type Recording struct {
+	ID   int64
+	Name string
+}
+
+type ReleaseGroup struct {
+	ID   int64
+	Name string
+}
+
+type ReleaseGroupRecording struct {
+	ID int64
+}
diff --git a/backend/database/sql/sqlcgen/recordings.sql.go b/backend/database/sql/sqlcgen/recordings.sql.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cacc377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/sql/sqlcgen/recordings.sql.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+//   sqlc v1.28.0
+// source: recordings.sql
+
+package sqlcgen
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+const getAuthor = `-- name: GetAuthor :one
+SELECT id, name FROM recordings
+WHERE id = ? LIMIT 1
+`
+
+func (q *Queries) GetAuthor(ctx context.Context, id int64) (Recording, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, getAuthor, id)
+	var i Recording
+	err := row.Scan(&i.ID, &i.Name)
+	return i, err
+}
diff --git a/backend/database/sqlc.yaml b/backend/database/sqlc.yaml
index bb168b2..7baeb76 100644
--- a/backend/database/sqlc.yaml
+++ b/backend/database/sqlc.yaml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ sql:
     schema: "./sql/schemas"
     gen:
       go:
-        package: "sql"
-        out: "sql"
+        package: "sqlcgen"
+        out: "./sql/sqlcgen"