Washington – 50 States of Music

$3.3B

Music Industry Contribution to State GDP

Secretariat

47,120

Jobs Supported

Secretariat

6,636

Music Establishments

A2IM/Secretariat/NIVA

3,867

Royalty Recipients

SAG-AFTRA/SoundExchange

26,858

Songwriters

ASCAP/BMI/GMR/SESAC

Birthplace of Jimi Hendrix and grunge,

Washington has made an indelible imprint on music worldwide. From Bing Crosby to Nirvana to Macklemore, this music state has produced, and welcomed, some of the most remarkable music creators ever.

Some
Notable
Musicians

  • Alice in Chains
  • Bing Crosby
  • Brandi Carlile
  • Fleet Foxes
  • Foo Fighters
  • Jimi Hendrix
  • Kenny G
  • Kenny Loggins
  • Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
  • Macklemore
  • Neko Case
  • Pearl Jam
  • Quincy Jones
  • Soundgarden

Music Venues & Festivals

  • Airport Tavern
  • Alma Mater
  • Ballard Homestead
  • Barboza
  • Bass Canyon Festival
  • Benaroya Hall
  • Bing Crosby Theater
  • Blues Alley Club
  • Brewminatti
  • Bumbershoot Festival
  • Cafe Racer
  • Capitol Hill Block Party Festival
  • Central Saloon
  • Century Ballroom
  • Chop Suey
  • Climate Pledge Arena
  • Clock-Out Lounge
  • Conor Byrne Pub
  • Crocodile Cafe
  • CSz Seattle
  • El Corazón
  • Fremont Abbey
  • Funhouse
  • High Dive
  • Kalama Amphitheater
  • Knitting Factory
  • Kremwerk
  • Lo-Fi Performance Gallery
  • Lucky You Lounge
  • Lumen Field
  • Marymoor Park
  • Moore Theatre
  • Nate Jackson’s Super Funny Comedy Club
  • Nectar Lounge
  • Neumos
  • Neptune Theatre
  • Olympic Club Theater
  • Ora Nightclub
  • Paramount Theatre
  • Q Nightclub
  • Reggae On The Way
  • Sea Monster Lounge
  • Showbox SoDo
  • Spanish Ballroom
  • Spokane Comedy Club
  • Substation Seattle
  • Summer Meltdown Festival
  • Tacoma Comedy Club
  • Tacoma Dome
  • The Big Dipper
  • The Crocodile
  • The Factory Luxe
  • The Gorge Amphitheatre
  • T-Mobile Park
  • The Plaid Pig
  • The Royal Room Seattle
  • The Shakedown
  • The Triple Door
  • Tim’s Tavern
  • WaMu Theater
  • Wild Buffalo House of Music
  • Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater
  • Yakima Valley SunDome

Music Schools

  • Central Washington University
  • Cornish College of the Arts
  • Northwest University
  • University of Washington

Notable Music Facts

  • Indie label Kill Rock Stars – home to rockers Kinski and other Washingtonians – has its headquarters in Olympia, Washington.

Major Music Conferences

  • Upstream Music Fest & Summit
  • Washington Music Educators Association Conference

Kill Rock Stars

Indie label Kill Rock Stars, home to local Oregon rockers such as Horse Feathers,The Decemberists, Summer Cannibal and many others, is based in music-drenched Portland. →

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