Fit For An Autopsy guitarist launches eyewear initiative to help musicians and crew members

Fit For An Autopsy guitarist Pat Sheridan has launched a new initiative to help provide eyewear for musicians and crew.

It comes as the musician is also the director of partnerships for a brand called NEVEN Eyewear, and has just launched a new plan exclusively for those in the music industry.

Partnering up with a heavy music fan named Jonathan Strauss, the new project is dubbed ‘Sight For Sound’ and looks to provide both prescription and non-prescription glasses and sunglasses to qualified touring bands and crew members.

According to a new description, the initiative will benefit “US.-based touring or music industry professional[s, who] work on 75-plus show per year”. If you qualify, you can fill out the form here to sign up for free eyewear.

“Our Sight for Sound programme is life-changing for musicians and crew members,” the guitarist said. “I’ve been in the extreme music scene since the ’90s and vision has never been addressed before. Musicians aren’t offered a 401K plan, health insurance or vision benefits. It’s an honour to save music industry professionals thousands of dollars a year.”

Stauss continued: “A lot of people think musicians or people in the industry are living the dream, but what they don’t see is the reality behind the scenes — no healthcare, no safety net.”

“When a tour ends, the realities of life kick in fast,” he added. “We started Sight for Sound because we wanted to change that, even in a small way. This is the least we can do — to support a community that often gets overlooked once the lights go down.”

Strauss began the company at home with his wife, and they have already collaborated with huge names in the metal scene including Gary Holt (Exodus), Tanner Wayne (In Flames), Zach Johnson (The Ghost Inside), Tony Foresta (Municipal Waste), and Phil Sgrosso (Saosin), according to a report by Loudwire.

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The push for better artist protection from Sheridan follows from pop star Chappell Roan using her win at the 2025 Grammys to try and incite change.

While collecting the award for Best New Artist, the ‘Pink Pony Club’ singer called out the music industry and “demanded that labels in the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a liveable wage and health care, especially developing artists.”

She would then pledge $25,000 of her own money to donations aiding struggling musicians, and other acts like Noah Kahan and Charli XCX have since matched her donations.

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