$1.3B
Music Industry Contribution to state GDP
Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.18,231
Jobs Supported
Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.1,388
Music Businesses
Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.A2IM/RIAA
1,246
Royalty Recipients
SoundExchange11,451
Songwriters
ASCAP/BMIThe Constitution State has a long and storied relationship with music
Bob Dylan was discovered at the Indian Neck Folk Festival in Branford in 1961, and New Haven's Five Satins rose to fame with their dulcet performance of "In The Still of the Night," as did home-state greats Moby, Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, and John Mayer.

Some
Notable
Musicians
- John Mayer
- Liz Phair
- MGMT
- Michael Bolton
- Moby
- The Carpenters