Status: Streaming Data Observation
Accessed the distributor’s website and was finally able to view streaming data. As of today, it appears that only one person in Japan has listened on Spotify (that person being myself). On YouTube Music, there has been one play each from Hungary, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, India, Romania, Vietnam, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Italy. Curious what kind of algorithm leads to such distribution.
Release: Josui_005
Created from the July 2024 BGM performance. The treatment of the marimba felt ambiguous—whether rough or natural remained uncertain. Decided to accept it as is and proceed without overanalyzing.
Update: Domain Registration
Registered the domain josuisound.com. Having a proper domain gave the project a more official presence. Although the site is accessible to the public, it remains quietly unadvertised.
Status: Josui_004 Approved
Approval for Josui_004 was finally granted. The release successfully went live four days later after distribution processing.
Release: Josui_004
Produced from the July 2024 BGM performance, though the release process faced delays due to extended review. Using a web service called Studio, a basic website prototype was built, which led to the realization that it could be coded independently. Installed Phoenix Code and began development. After several years away from coding, the one-page site was completed smoothly with assistance from ChatGPT.
Release: Josui_003
Also derived from the April 2024 BGM performance. Although no website existed yet, an email address and a provisional site using a web service were created to prepare the foundation for future releases.
Release: Josui_002
Created by extracting material from a BGM performance held in April 2024. Applied for a Spotify for Artists account under the Josui name to check performance data, but the application required social media or an official website. Temporarily put on hold due to the absence of both.
Release: Josui_001
Edited and released a file called josui01 that had been created a few months earlier on a whim. Since the plan was to start the project this month, the release was somewhat of a leap of faith, marking the official beginning of the Josui project.