Doctor’s Note #010

Sometimes You Just Try Again

It’s funny how sometimes the answer is simply to try again.

In the last Doctor’s Note, I talked about the situation surrounding my latest track, “Just So You Know.” When I originally submitted the song through DistroKid, I was eventually told there was an issue involving possible copyright elements and that certain DSPs weren’t accepting the release.

What made the situation even more confusing was the song they claimed had similarities to “Just So You Know.” I listened to it, and personally, I couldn’t hear the connection at all. The instruments, production, and overall sound didn’t seem similar to what I created.

At that point, I decided not to stress myself out over it. I still released “Just So You Know” through Bandcamp so the people who support my music could hear it.

But last week, I decided to try something.

I uploaded it again.

Same song. Another attempt.

A couple of days later, I received some good news from my distributor:

“Just So You Know” was successfully delivered to the DSPs.

No problem this time.

That definitely made me question what happened with the first upload. With AI and automated detection becoming more common across digital platforms, it makes me wonder how much technology is involved in determining whether a song potentially matches existing material.

Was the original rejection caused by an automated system? Was it simply a false positive? Was something else happening behind the scenes?

I don’t know.

But when you can submit the same track again and suddenly everything goes through successfully, it definitely makes you think.

Either way, the important part is that “Just So You Know” is officially available across DSPs now.

And while all of that was happening, we kept working.

Memory Card Slot 002 — Track #3

We officially recorded track #3 for Memory Card Slot 002, and this session was probably one of my favorite experiments with the project so far.

I brought two artists into the studio who had never worked together before.

That was intentional.

I wanted to see what would happen if I put two different creative minds in the same room and gave them an opportunity to build something completely from scratch.

Their styles have similarities, but at the same time, they’re different enough that I honestly didn’t know exactly what the final result would sound like.

And that was the exciting part.

There wasn’t some huge plan where everything had already been figured out before we walked into the studio. It was about creating, listening to each other, throwing ideas around and seeing where the record naturally wanted to go.

And it worked.

The chemistry between both artists made the session feel natural, and we walked away with another record for Memory Card Slot 002.

We also turned the session into an IRL studio stream, which ended up being a success. I was able to bring the community into the experience while also capturing some behind-the-scenes footage of both artists working on the record.

That footage will eventually give everyone another look into how this project is being created before they finally hear the finished music.

That’s something I’ve really been enjoying about Memory Card Slot 002.

You’re not only going to hear the finished project.

You’re getting to see the journey that created it.

Keep Creating

Overall, this has been another amazing week.

From thinking “Just So You Know” might not make it onto DSPs, to seeing it successfully released, to getting another Memory Card Slot 002 record completed with two artists working together for the first time — there’s a lot to be grateful for.

And I’m learning something throughout all of this:

Not everything is going to work the first time.

Sometimes something gets rejected.

Sometimes an idea doesn’t make sense immediately.

Sometimes you put two people in a room without knowing exactly what’s going to happen.

You try again. You experiment. You create.

And sometimes, something great comes out of it.

Memory Card Slot 002 continues to take shape.

The behind-the-scenes journey continues.

And Paging Dr. Juan is still creating.

See you in the next Doctor’s Note.

— Paging Dr. Juan