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Board of Angels · First Show: April 2025

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Why Now

This is the last year before something rips everything apart and makes people rethink how, why, and who.

The world is shifting. Something is ending. Something else hasn't been named yet. This show exists in that gap — a bridge from yesterday to tomorrow.

This is not entertainment for entertainment's sake. This is unconscious education. This is love in the form of a showcase. This is a permission structure — to explore, connect, collaborate, and be free.

Most shows reflect the world as it is. This one is a preview of what it could be. When everything else is about to rip apart, we build something that holds people together.

The 80/20 Philosophy

Every show runs on one core principle. Two forces in tension. Both necessary.

80%
20%

Hyper-Produced

Every detail locked in. Talent, lighting, sound, location, flow — all dialed to the point where the audience only has to interpret the art. Nothing distracts from the experience.

Controlled Chaos

The artist doesn't know the setlist. We don't know the setlist. Our job is to create the context — the container — and trust that brilliant people in the right room create something unrepeatable.

Magic is not accidental. Magic is what happens when all the pieces are there, all the players are there, all the tools are there — and then we get out of the way.

The 5 Pillars

Every show — large or small — must contain all five. Each pillar runs on the 80/20 formula. These are non-negotiable.

01
Location

The venue is never just a venue. It is reimagined, reappropriated, made strange. The space tells part of the story. We start with the dream venue — Saint Paul's Cathedral-level — then negotiate down. Never start small.

02
Curation

Deliberate mixing of scenes: Left / Right / Underground Gem / +2. Above-ground meets below-ground. Genre destroys genre. The lineup is the argument. The contrast is the point.

03
Invisible Technology

Sound and connectivity so good you forget it's there. The technology disappears into the experience. You feel it, you don't see it. We don't invent — we integrate the best that exists.

04
Invisible Theatre

The staging, flow, and transitions — all designed, never announced. The audience moves through a world without being directed. They don't see the architecture; they feel it.

05
Audience Freedom

The room is designed for exploration and interpretation. No assigned meaning. No guided experience. The audience brings themselves and the show meets them there.

The Formula

Every show is built around a deliberate contrast of worlds. This is the lineup architecture.

L Above Ground
Superstar
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R Above Ground
Different Genre
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GEM Underground
The Discovery
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+2 Two Locations
Different Worlds

The GEM is the heart of every show — someone operating from their parents' basement. Someone who makes you rethink what creativity looks like. Someone the room hasn't met yet.

If you're above-ground and know someone underground who belongs — bring it up. If you're underground and know a superstar who should be here — bring it up. We are one degree away from everyone we need.

Start with Alex Jones. If you can't get him, go to the next. Don't start with someone small. Start at the highest and settle will amaze you.

The Audience

No more scenes. No more bubbles. No more robots. The punks cry. The nerds mosh. The sweethearts swear. The jerks love. The gym bros dance with the goth girls.

People arrive through old formulas — cool, popularity, followers. But once they're in the door, they are placed in a room with people completely unlike them. Like a train. Like high school. Aura-sharing without the ability to opt out.

Every show invites a whole camp, club, or community — not just individuals. Curated collision.

Punks Nerds Sweethearts Gym Bros Goth Girls UU Churches Hare Krishnas Street Performers Underground Collectives Skate Scenes Dance Crews The Unexpected

The audience does not pay. Any good party is free. Funding comes from sponsors — we don't gatekeep who. A gambling company next to a weed brand next to the Mormon church. Strange bedfellows make the show more interesting, not less.

Dream Lists

Start with the highest possible version of everything. Add your dreams. We negotiate down only when we must.

Locations

    Artists

      Technology

        Communities

          What We Need

          The board of angels activates here. See what's needed. Claim what you can do. Add what's missing.

          + Add a Need to the Board

          Working Backward
          from April

          Today — Feb 2025
          Board of Angels Meeting
          Align on formula. Assign roles. Begin dream lists. Leave with owners for each pillar.
          March — Week 1
          Venue Locked
          Dream venue pitched. Response by end of week. Backup engaged in parallel.
          March — Week 2
          Lineup Confirmed
          L + R + Gem + 2 committed. Community group invited.
          March — Week 3
          Sponsors Engaged
          At least one sponsor conversation active. Streaming setup underway.
          March — Week 4
          Tech & Production Locked
          Sound, lighting, streaming confirmed. All pillars have an owner.
          April 2025
          THE FIRST SHOW
          The bridge. The beginning.

          Start with the Dream.
          Settle Only if You Must.

          "I created the seed. I am planting it. Together we water it, give it light, and the people who attend — their energy — help it grow."

          YOU ARE THE BOARD OF ANGELS

          Leave this room with one thing owned.
          One dream added to the list.
          One connection you're going to make.

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