Google reportedly plans to cut ties with Scale AIMeta’s massive investment in Scale AI may be giving some of the startup’s biggest customers pause. Reuters reports that Google had planned to pay Scale AI $200 million this year but is now planning to cut ties with the startup and is having conversations with its competitors.

DIY and Independent Musician News Last WeekLast week in DIY and independent musician news last week range from a DIY social media makeover, to new TikTok artist marketing tools, and more...
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Music Business News Last Week: Grammys, PROs, Ticketing, MoreTop music business news last week included new Grammy categories, a critical look at PROs, a $1B Live Nation investment, a NY state ticketing bill and more.
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Music Production for Women free in-person workshops Music Production for Women (MPW) have announced that they will be running a series of four music production workshops throughout July 2025 with the aim of empowering female and non-gender conforming musicians.

Music Production for Women announce free in-person workshops Music Production for Women (MPW) have announced that they will be running a series of four music production workshops throughout July 2025 with the aim of empowering female and non-gender conforming musicians.

Roland Joins NFL Media and James Fauntleroy to Support Foster YouthRoland Corporation announced Thursday that it has, "partnered with 4x GRAMMY award-winning songwriter James Fauntleroy to host a Beat Garden for foster youth through Open Your Doors Dream Week in May, supported by the National Football League (NFL).""Each year, Open Your Doors creates opportunities for foster youth around Los Angeles to explore careers across the entertainment industry," they said in a statement. "Roland and Fauntleroy’s Beat Garden, hosted at Laboratory Studio in Burbank, marked one of several stops with the acclaimed musician, joined by rapper Hit Boy, hosting a total of 10 foster youth to discuss music production careers and offer hands-on beatmaking with tools like the iconic Roland SP-404MKII sampler and TR-8S drum machine, as well as pocket-sized products from the AIRA Compact line.""Fauntleroy has championed music education for years," they continued. "His initial idea for Beat Garden stemmed from an experience he had growing up, which he largely credits for his successful career today. By creating an inviting space for youth to explore their creativity, he is planting the seed for future generations of creators. Further cementing his goals, he recently launched All NEW, a cutting-edge platform dedicated to providing opportunities for underrepresented creatives."“Supporting the next generation of musicians has always been a huge passion of mine, and it was an honor to be able to speak with several similarly-minded foster youth this week,” James Fauntleroy said. “If history is any indication, beatmaking’s future visionaries are coming from all types of backgrounds, which is one of the things that makes this industry so powerful. I’m excited to continue providing these types of opportunities to underserved communities through my partnerships with Roland and the NFL Media, along with my program All NEW.”“We’re proud to support the incredible work Open Your Doors is doing and to help create meaningful moments like this one,” said Seth Dudowsky, NFL Head of Music. “It’s inspiring to see young people embrace the opportunity, especially when guided by an artist like James, who genuinely cares about the next generation. These are the kinds of partnerships we’re excited to grow.”Open Your Doors Dream Week concludes on Friday, May 16. For more information about Open Your Doors and its initiatives, visit openyourdoors.org.The post Roland Joins NFL Media and James Fauntleroy to Support Foster Youth first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

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Clay secures a new round at a $3B valuation, sources sayThe sales automation startup doubles its valuation a month after launching a tender offer at $1.5 billion.

Adapting an Old Rotary Dial for Digital ApplicationsToday in old school nostalgia our tipster [Clint Jay] wrote in to let us know about this rotary dial.
If you’re a young whippersnapper you might never have seen a rotary dial. These things were commonly used on telephones back in the day, and they were notoriously slow to use. The way they work is that they generate a number of pulses corresponding to the number you want to dial in. One pulse for 1, two pulses for 2, and so on, up to nine pulses for 9, then ten pulses for 0.
We see circuits like this here at Hackaday from time to time. In fact, commonly we see them implemented as USB keyboards, such as in Rotary Dial Becomes USB Keyboard and Rotary Dialer Becomes Numeric Keypad.

One thing that makes this particular project different from the ones we’ve seen before is that it doesn’t require a microcontroller. That said, our hacker [Mousa] shows us how to interface this dial with an Arduino, along with sample code, if that’s something you’d like to do. The schematic for the project shows how to connect the rotary dial (salvaged from an old telephone) to both a 7-segment display and a collection of ten LEDs.
The project write-up includes links to the PCB design files. The guts of the project are a 4017 decade counter and a 4026 7-segment display adapter. Good, honest, old school digital logic.

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Bandcamp offers musicians community and tools to growBandcamp offers musicians community and tools to grow, Its low commission, direct-to-fan model funds albums, tours, and careers. Take a deep dive with Bandcamp's J. Edward Keyes and music marketers Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert.
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Spotify mental health programs expand Heart & Soul initiativesSpotify has expanded its Heart & Soul, Mental Health for Creators initiative. First launched in 2018, the Spotify mental health programs now include financial support for non-profits and musicians seeking care as well as expanded access.
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Ibiza finally has an audiophile bar – here’s what it entailsBeach restaurant El Silencio Ibiza has opened the Urusai Sunset Bar, the island’s “first true vinyl-listening audiophile experience” dedicated to vinyl-only DJ sets and deep listening.
The bar is inspired by the Japanese jazz kissa tradition (cafes that specialise in playing recorded jazz music through high-quality audio systems), and is described as “a soulful fusion of vinyl culture, Japanese ritual, and Balearic legacy”.

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The bar is located on the western coast of Cala Molí, and is open daily from 6pm (or golden hour, some might say) and into the night, during which you can hear genres including a mix of Western and Eastern Jazz, Soul, Funk, Disco, Afro-Boogie, and Balearic Disco.
The programming is curated by Jaime Fiorito, son of Balearic pioneer DJ Alfredo, and blends rare and reissued vinyl from the 1970s through to the 2000s, featuring records by Alice Coltrane, Patrick Cowley, Susana Estrada, Degrees of Freedom, Nu Guinea, and more.
The space has been designed by Kulapat Yantrasast of WHY Architecture, and in true kissa style, Urusai has a custom-built sound system that delivers “studio-grade clarity”. At its core is a hybrid analogue-digital mixer, completed by handcrafted coaxial speakers made from Baltic birch plywood, with each unit individually amplified for balance and tonal depth.

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“Urusai isn’t a club or a lounge, it’s a community in the making,” reads a press release. “It recalls the spirit of Ibiza in the ‘70s and ‘80s, when aristocrats danced beside farmers, and music discovery took precedence over genre.
“Providing a place for vinyl heads, creatives, collectors, and those who crave something more intimate and intentional. Urusai is a place where people from all walks of life can come together, united by a deep love for sound, sunsets, and soulful connection.”
To book a table, head over to the Urusai Sunset Bar website. 
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