A few years on the road with a group of people called Deadheads resulted in the beginning of a body of photographic work that continues to this day.
It was also during this time period that Blakesberg became staff photographer for BAM Magazine (Bay Area Music), and went on to shoot over 75 covers starting with indie rockers Camper Van Beethoven, and including artists such as Ice-T, Green Day, Primus, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Many of the most popular of the business magazines of the day were looking for an edgy look to cover these new "technology rockstars" and they turned to Blakesberg for his eclectic and original style of photography.
Blakesberg became a frequent contributor to this new online magazine shooting artists such as Weezer, Phish, X, Radiohead and DJ Shadow exclusively for ATN.
The commissioned assignments continued from music magazines and record companies, giving Blakesberg the opportunity to work with many well-known artists including Tom Waits, John Lee Hooker, Santana, Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson, Metallica, Talking Heads, Beck, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Dead Hot Workshop and many others.
Along with the guitar's production and model, each image is accompanied by a story from the musician detailing the instrument's special characteristics, as well as its significance to them and rock history.
This publication includes photographs of Neil Young, Carlos Santana, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Trey Anastasio, Derek Trucks, and Warren Haynes to name just a few.
Working in conjunction with the iClips Network at these festivals, Blakesberg has directed the video for such artists as The Flaming Lips, Furthur, Phil Lesh and Friends, The String Cheese Incident, Widespread Panic, The Black Crowes, The Allman Brothers Band, moe., Umphrey's McGee and many others.