$835.6M
Music Industry Contribution to State GDP
Economists Inc.4,336
Jobs Supported
Economists Inc.250
Music Establishments
A2IM/Economists Inc./NIVA829
Royalty Recipients
SAG-AFTRA/SoundExchange5,302
Songwriters
ASCAP/BMI/GMR/SESACServing as early stomping grounds for many prominent artists, musicians, and composers
– such as John Philip Sousa, Duke Ellington, Roberta Flack, Henry Rollins, and Dave Grohl – D.C. has played an outsized part in the establishment of several genres, including jazz, rap, go-go, punk, and EDM. A major hub for the arts, D.C. is loaded with musical venues, from the iconic 9:30 Club to the Kennedy Center, home of the National Symphony Orchestra. And the Levine School, the D.C. Youth Orchestra Program, and many other D.C. institutions are undoubtedly turning out the next wave of musical influencers.

Some
Notable
Musicians
- Bad Brains
- Duke Ellington
- Ginuwine
- Marvin Gaye
- Minor Threat
- Wale