diff --git a/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py b/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
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+import logging
+
+from mopidy import config
+from mopidy.backends import BaseBackend
+from mopidy.models import Artist, Album, Track, Playlist
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(u'backends.gstreamer')
+
+class GStreamerBackend(BaseBackend):
+    pass