Oregon, mappedRegion snapshot
Eastern Oregon
Baker, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler counties. About 196,000 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: 66 live music rooms · 42 festivals, concert series and fairs · 4 recording studios · 8 music businesses, in 25 towns. Studios and businesses count those read on their own websites so far.
54 of the 66 live music rooms have an address and are on the map, with 41 of 42 festivals, concert series and fairs, 4 of 4 recording studios and 8 of 8 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
48 of the 66 rooms have a level: 12 once or twice a week, 36 about monthly.
- La Grande11
- Pendleton7
- Baker City6
- Enterprise5
- Hermiston5
- Burns4
- Joseph3
- Ontario3
Festivals, concert series and fairs
42 in the region, each confirmed on its own source page; 8 with a published attendance figure.
- Umatilla County FairHermiston · 65,000 people, the organizer’s estimate
- Malheur County Fair & RodeoOntario · 20,000 people, the organizer’s estimate
- Pendleton Whisky Music FestPendleton · 9,000 people (2026)
- Wheatstock Music FestivalHelix · 1,050 people a day (2023)
- Juniper JamEnterprise · 700 people, the organizer’s estimate (2019)
Recording studios
4 studios, each read on its own website.
OK Records (Enterprise) · Canyon Mountain Studio (John Day) · Digital Whispers Audio Productions (La Grande) · The Frosty Badger (Ontario)
Music businesses
8 businesses, each read on its own website.
- Music shops2
- Record shops1
- Sound, lighting and backline rentals4
- Rehearsal spaces1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County | 16,658 | 8 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 43 |
| Gilliam County | 1,971 | 1 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
| Grant County | 7,075 | 2 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 11 |
| Harney County | 7,380 | 4 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 19 |
| Malheur County | 32,261 | 4 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 30 |
| Morrow County | 12,602 | 2 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 9 |
| Sherman County | 2,051 | 0 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 4 |
| Umatilla County | 81,119 | 17 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 97 |
| Union County | 25,900 | 14 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 67 |
| Wallowa County | 7,595 | 11 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 46 |
| Wheeler County | 1,472 | 3 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 3 |
| Eastern Oregon | 196,084 | 66 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | at least 329 |
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.