[NateEag]

Many years ago I did freelance sysadmin work for a group that did stage lighting design for some really big names.

At first I was really puzzled how a guy could be running this thing from Lancaster PA and have all these contacts with huge musicians in LA, NYC, etc.

Eventually I realized that he'd been in the industry for decades and got to know a lot of these people over the years organically, from showing up and doing whatever it took to be involved.

All that to say that I have some reason to think the following advice is reasonable:

Get in touch with musicians directly. Find ones you gel with well, bend over backwards to make their shows amazing, and cultivate relationships for the long haul. You won't get rich, famous, or admired by normals, but you may get to be part of creating some beautiful moments for other humans.

[joezydeco]

running this thing from Lancaster PA...

Rock Lititz isn't some tiny garage shop...

[NateEag]

It was not, in fact, Rock Lititz.

Little group called PEDG (Performance Environment Design Group), though it looks like they've rebranded to Nimblist:

https://nimblist.com/

[fragmede]

they were only off by 8.3 miles

[NateEag]

It was a reasonable guess.

Though asking if it was Rock Lititz might have been better than implying I was misrepresenting the group I worked with.