As far as venues are concerned, there are a lot of new ones popping up in ATL actually. The city is growling. Just have to come correct and propose your events. Build that relationship.
The industry so slime. People on a bigger platform steal from you for their benefit and won’t even put you in a position to progress cuz they’re intimidated. They know you have way more ambition & that’s scary to them
Please be careful befriending anyone that wants to be famous. They will do ANYTHING it takes to get there and it won't even be personal , use the tools God gave you