Vernon Duke ( 16 January 1969) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love," with lyrics b
1. Compute SHA-256 of OTSCanonicalRecord value → must equal OTSHash 2. Open OTSProofURL → extract Bitcoin block number → must equal OTSBitcoinBlock 3. GET OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL → returns the Bitcoin block hash at height OTSBitcoinBlock; GET https://blockstream.info/api/block/{that hash} → its timestamp must match OTSTimestamp 4. Read CopyrightID inside OTSCanonicalRecord → must equal the CopyrightID above 5. GET OTSVerificationAPI → pre-computed 6-check result from server 6. If all match: this entity was registered on CopyrightChains at OTSTimestamp, independently verifiable on Bitcoin
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x7eb3fe2fbeae216229b680116f0511b7d52ae8a87cab133a2ebbcdee6c5d4d79. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953697 (2026-06-14T21:49:28Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/64cd9648-31c3-4cc9-be22-e0ede4183e5c.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/64cd9648-31c3-4cc9-be22-e0ede4183e5c.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
Nashville New York (Original London Cast) [Live]
Duke: Piano Concerto / Cello Concerto / Homage To Boston
Sweet Bye and Bye (World Premiere Recording)
Beyond Vernon Duke: Piano Works by Vladimir Dukelsky
Vernon Duke: Violin Concerto, Complete Music for Violin
Vernon Duke: Violin Concerto III. Var. 3. Giocoso