American Federation of Musicians: https://www.afm.org/

Unionized musicians that work most Broadway-style shows, orchestras, operas and professional recording operations (jingles, film, etc…)

Most midwestern states have a world-class research university. Northwestern, U of Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Purdue...

The "Big Ten Academic Alliance" does more funded research than the Ivy League and the UC system combined [1].

[1] https://www.btaa.org/docs/default-source/reports/btaa-annual...

Minnesota, Iowa State, and the University of Ohio State are very good schools too for tech prospects.