Oregon, mappedRegion snapshot
Central Oregon
Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson counties. About 266,000 people.
The venue directory’s estimate, from each room’s size and how often it has music. A work in progress. How it’s worked out.
Counted through 15 October 2026: 96 live music rooms · 42 festivals, concert series and fairs · 3 recording studios · 32 music businesses, in 14 towns. Studios and businesses count those read on their own websites so far.
74 of the 96 live music rooms have an address and are on the map, with 42 of 42 festivals, concert series and fairs, 3 of 3 recording studios and 32 of 32 music businesses. Home and project studios, and businesses without a public address, sit at their town’s center, never at a home. Places close together gather into a count until you zoom in. For every room’s details, open the full live map. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, served by OpenFreeMap.
Live music rooms
80 of the 96 rooms have a level: 4 with music three or more times a week, 31 once or twice a week, 45 about monthly.
- Bend48
- Redmond11
- Sisters11
- Sunriver8
- La Pine4
- Prineville4
- Culver2
- Tumalo2
Festivals, concert series and fairs
42 in the region, each confirmed on its own source page; 6 with a published attendance figure.
- Wilco Deschutes County Fair & RodeoRedmond · 170,000 people (2023)
- FairWell FestivalRedmond · 50,000 people (2023)
- Bend WinterFestBend · 25,000 people (2026)
- Central Oregon Celtic Festival & Highland GamesRedmond mailing area · 2,750 people, the organizer’s estimate (2026)
- Sunriver Music Festival Summer Concert SeriesSunriver, Bend · 2,024 tickets sold (2025)
Recording studios
3 studios, each read on its own website.
Featherlight Recording Studio (Bend) · SOMNI Studios (Bend) · Sonoran Mastering (Sisters)
Music businesses
32 businesses, each read on its own website.
- Record labels1
- Music shops5
- Instrument and gear makers9
- Repair and luthiers5
- Sound, lighting and backline rentals12
Federal numbers for its counties
| County | People, 2025 | Live music rooms | Recording studios with paid staff | Record labels and distributors with paid staff | Musical groups and artists with paid staff | One-person sound recording businesses | One-person instrument and supply shops | One-person independent artists, writers and performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crook County | 27,564 | 5 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 58 |
| Deschutes County | 213,072 | 86 | 3 | n.p. | 5 | 39 | 12 | 1,050 |
| Jefferson County | 25,740 | 5 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 62 |
| Central Oregon | 266,376 | 96 | at least 3 | n.p. | at least 5 | at least 39 | at least 12 | 1,170 |
n.p.: not published. The Census file has no number for that county and industry, often because the count is small; it is not zero. A total with “at least” leaves those counties out. The independent artists line counts writers and visual artists too, not only musicians. Sources: County Business Patterns 2023, Nonemployer Statistics 2023 and county population estimates for July 2025, U.S. Census Bureau.
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This map is built from public information and checked against each source. A Recording Ecosystem Lab goes further with the people who make the music: a survey of local musicians, studios and venues, a report, and recommendations for the city or region. Most cities start with The Crisis of Perfect Music, a 60- to 90-minute session for music offices and their local recording communities.