John Baston
type: MusicGroup
description: John Baston, (fl. 1708–1739) was an English Baroque composer, recorder player and cellist. He performed in his own ‘interval music’ concertos in London; several of these lively pieces were published a
popularity: 4
followers: 102
additional property: CopyrightID
additional property: CopyrightChainExplorerURL
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://explorer.copyrightchains.com/tx/0x7eafa02548da7dc07aefeb473ca8dc926960b24def892021f6af4dbcbc6f47cf
additional property: OTSHash
additional property: OTSBitcoinBlock
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 954638
additional property: OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://blockstream.info/api/block-height/954638
additional property: OTSProofURL
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/d44bcca4-d54f-4b5a-868e-eba72c4fdb35.ots
additional property: OTSRecordURL
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/d44bcca4-d54f-4b5a-868e-eba72c4fdb35.json
additional property: OTSVerificationAPI
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/artist/d44bcca4-d54f-4b5a-868e-eba72c4fdb35
additional property: OTSTimestamp
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2026-06-21T03:45:44Z
additional property: OTSCanonicalRecord
  type: PropertyValue
  value: {"copyright_id":"0x7eafa02548da7dc07aefeb473ca8dc926960b24def892021f6af4dbcbc6f47cf","name":"John Baston","registered_at":"2026-06-21T01:58:03Z","symbol":"NIM1784563","token_address":"0x244b771217b10c8cf0796f9edc663dda345b609c","type":"artist","uuid":"d44bcca4-d54f-4b5a-868e-eba72c4fdb35"}
additional property: OTSVerifyInstructions
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 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
subject of: OpenTimestamps Proof of Existence
  type: DigitalDocument
  encoding format: application/vnd.opentimestamps.ots
  description: Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x7eafa02548da7dc07aefeb473ca8dc926960b24def892021f6af4dbcbc6f47cf. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 954638 (2026-06-21T03:45:44Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/d44bcca4-d54f-4b5a-868e-eba72c4fdb35.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/d44bcca4-d54f-4b5a-868e-eba72c4fdb35.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
  date published: 2026-06-21T03:45:44Z
  text: {"copyright_id":"0x7eafa02548da7dc07aefeb473ca8dc926960b24def892021f6af4dbcbc6f47cf","name":"John Baston","registered_at":"2026-06-21T01:58:03Z","symbol":"NIM1784563","token_address":"0x244b771217b10c8cf0796f9edc663dda345b609c","type":"artist","uuid":"d44bcca4-d54f-4b5a-868e-eba72c4fdb35"}
album: Concerto No. 2 in D Major: I. Allegro (Arr. By Matthias Höfs)
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2017-10-06
album: Concerto No. 2 in D-Major (Arr. Péter Dominkó)
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2023-02-14
track: Recorder Concerto No. 2 in D: 2. Adagio
track: Concert No. 2: Allegro - Adagio - Presto
track: Recorder Concerto No. 5 in D Major: I. Allegro

Recorder Concerto No. 2 in D: 2. Adagio
type: MusicRecording
duration: PT2M10S
duration ms: 130266
explicit: false
by artist: John Baston
by artist: Michala Petri
by artist: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
by artist: Kenneth Sillito
in album: Recorder Concertos By Handel, Babell & Baston / Jacob: Suite For Recorder & Strings
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1983-12-31
isrc code: NLA508205308
additional property: CopyrightID
additional property: CopyrightStatus
  type: PropertyValue
  value: registered
additional property: CopyrightRegisteredAt
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2026-07-07T19:04:49+00:00
additional property: CopyrightChainExplorerURL
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://explorer.copyrightchains.com/tx/0x29b42aa73e9c2b3523c575d619b310205bfd10aff9e5e3c85cac0880e4db8c7a
additional property: OTSHash
additional property: OTSBitcoinBlock
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 957124
additional property: OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://blockstream.info/api/block-height/957124
additional property: OTSVerificationAPI
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/NLA508205308
additional property: OTSTimestamp
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2026-07-08T03:53:27Z
additional property: OTSVerifyInstructions
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 1. Confirm isrcCode identifies the recording in the pre-2022 source corpus and cc-db-prod record 2. GET OTSVerificationAPI → server-side canonical-record, hash, and attestation checks must pass 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. Confirm CopyrightID is the CopyrightChains transaction hash 5. If all match: the cc-db-prod record is independently anchored on Bitcoin at OTSTimestamp
additional property: ProofProfileEvidenceStatus
  type: PropertyValue
  value: verified-cc-db-prod
additional property: TokenDeploymentConfirmed
  type: PropertyValue
  value: true
additional property: ContentHash
additional property: BitcoinBlock
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 957124
additional property: BitcoinTime
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2026-07-08T03:53:27+00:00
subject of: OpenTimestamps Proof of Existence
  type: DigitalDocument
  encoding format: application/vnd.opentimestamps.ots
  description: Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x29b42aa73e9c2b3523c575d619b310205bfd10aff9e5e3c85cac0880e4db8c7a. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957124 (2026-07-08T03:53:27Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/NLA508205308.
  date published: 2026-07-08T03:53:27Z
audio: Recorder Concerto No. 2 in D: 2. Adagio
  type: AudioObject
  additional property: Tempo (BPM)
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 135.55
  additional property: Musical Key
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 9
  additional property: Mode (Major/Minor)
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 1
  additional property: Time Signature
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 5
  additional property: Danceability
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.225
  additional property: Energy
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.083
  additional property: Speechiness
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.04
  additional property: Acousticness
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.343
  additional property: Instrumentalness
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.883
  additional property: Liveness
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.085
  additional property: Valence (Positivity)
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.113
  additional property: Loudness (dB)
    type: PropertyValue
    value: -23.784
  additional property: Key Name
    type: PropertyValue
    value: A
  additional property: Mode Name
    type: PropertyValue
    value: Major

Concert No. 2: Allegro - Adagio - Presto
type: MusicRecording
duration: PT5M55S
duration ms: 355000
explicit: false
by artist: John Baston
by artist: Matthias Höfs
by artist: Matthias Janz
in album: An English Concert
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2023-11-24
popularity: 3
subject of: OpenTimestamps Proof of Existence
  type: DigitalDocument
  encoding format: application/vnd.opentimestamps.ots
  description: Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xad4b2f75068a65acd2b1aa81914f1a16bf5872cab505855d84cd93825399aafb. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960387 (2026-07-31T10:06:30Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/DES382344011.
  date published: 2026-07-31T10:06:30Z
audio: Concert No. 2: Allegro - Adagio - Presto
  type: AudioObject
  additional property: Tempo (BPM)
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 111.534
  additional property: Musical Key
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 2
  additional property: Mode (Major/Minor)
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 1
  additional property: Time Signature
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 5
  additional property: Danceability
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.256
  additional property: Energy
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.135
  additional property: Speechiness
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.041
  additional property: Acousticness
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.828
  additional property: Instrumentalness
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.72
  additional property: Liveness
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.079
  additional property: Valence (Positivity)
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.12
  additional property: Loudness (dB)
    type: PropertyValue
    value: -24.458
  additional property: Key Name
    type: PropertyValue
    value: D
  additional property: Mode Name
    type: PropertyValue
    value: Major
isrc code: DES382344011
additional property: CopyrightID
additional property: ProofProfileEvidenceStatus
  type: PropertyValue
  value: verified-cc-db-prod
additional property: TokenDeploymentConfirmed
  type: PropertyValue
  value: true
additional property: ContentHash
additional property: BitcoinBlock
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 960387
additional property: BitcoinTime
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2026-07-31T10:06:30+00:00
additional property: OTSVerificationAPI
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/DES382344011
additional property: OTSHash
additional property: OTSBitcoinBlock
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 960387
additional property: OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://blockstream.info/api/block-height/960387
additional property: OTSTimestamp
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2026-07-31T10:06:30+00:00
additional property: OTSVerifyInstructions
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 1. Confirm isrcCode identifies the recording in the pre-2022 source corpus and cc-db-prod record 2. GET OTSVerificationAPI → server-side canonical-record, hash, and attestation checks must pass 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. Confirm CopyrightID is the CopyrightChains transaction hash 5. If all match: the cc-db-prod record is independently anchored on Bitcoin at OTSTimestamp Note: an OTS proof may carry multiple Bitcoin attestations; OTSBitcoinBlock is the earliest confirmed one — a later attestation inside the proof corroborates it and is not a mismatch

Recorder Concerto No. 5 in D Major: I. Allegro
type: MusicRecording
duration: PT2M17S
duration ms: 137933
explicit: false
by artist: John Baston
by artist: Dan Laurin
by artist: Makoto Akatsu
by artist: Van Wassenaer Orchestra
in album: Sammartini / Baston / Babell / Woodcock: Recorder Concertos
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2000-01-31
subject of: OpenTimestamps Proof of Existence
  type: DigitalDocument
  encoding format: application/vnd.opentimestamps.ots
  description: Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x6f4ecaffec6f56b994e21648507edf7dfe7055c0b5de41d4e4e6df492798d6e6. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960403 (2026-07-31T13:04:34Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/SEAEJ9885040.
  date published: 2026-07-31T13:04:34Z
audio: Recorder Concerto No. 5 in D Major: I. Allegro
  type: AudioObject
  additional property: Tempo (BPM)
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 122.66
  additional property: Musical Key
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 8
  additional property: Mode (Major/Minor)
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 1
  additional property: Time Signature
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 5
  additional property: Danceability
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.504
  additional property: Energy
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.2
  additional property: Speechiness
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.036
  additional property: Acousticness
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.913
  additional property: Instrumentalness
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.301
  additional property: Liveness
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.084
  additional property: Valence (Positivity)
    type: PropertyValue
    value: 0.63
  additional property: Loudness (dB)
    type: PropertyValue
    value: -19.383
  additional property: Key Name
    type: PropertyValue
    value: Ab
  additional property: Mode Name
    type: PropertyValue
    value: Major
isrc code: SEAEJ9885040
additional property: CopyrightID
additional property: ProofProfileEvidenceStatus
  type: PropertyValue
  value: verified-cc-db-prod
additional property: TokenDeploymentConfirmed
  type: PropertyValue
  value: true
additional property: ContentHash
additional property: BitcoinBlock
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 960403
additional property: BitcoinTime
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2026-07-31T13:04:34+00:00
additional property: OTSVerificationAPI
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/SEAEJ9885040
additional property: OTSHash
additional property: OTSBitcoinBlock
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 960403
additional property: OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://blockstream.info/api/block-height/960403
additional property: OTSTimestamp
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2026-07-31T13:04:34+00:00
additional property: OTSVerifyInstructions
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 1. Confirm isrcCode identifies the recording in the pre-2022 source corpus and cc-db-prod record 2. GET OTSVerificationAPI → server-side canonical-record, hash, and attestation checks must pass 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. Confirm CopyrightID is the CopyrightChains transaction hash 5. If all match: the cc-db-prod record is independently anchored on Bitcoin at OTSTimestamp Note: an OTS proof may carry multiple Bitcoin attestations; OTSBitcoinBlock is the earliest confirmed one — a later attestation inside the proof corroborates it and is not a mismatch