Oregon, mappedRegion snapshot
Portland Metro
Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington counties. About 1,887,000 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: 98 live music rooms · 113 festivals, concert series and fairs · 69 recording studios · 158 music businesses, in 18 towns. Studios and businesses count those read on their own websites so far.
For Portland and Vancouver together, on both sides of the river, with funding and studio prices, see the Portland-Vancouver example.
97 of the 98 live music rooms have an address and are on the map, with 113 of 113 festivals, concert series and fairs, 69 of 69 recording studios and 158 of 158 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
77 of the 98 rooms have a level: 38 with music three or more times a week, 25 once or twice a week, 14 about monthly. 11 closed since 2019.
- Portland67
- Hillsboro4
- Lake Oswego4
- Tigard4
- Canby2
- Clatskanie2
- Forest Grove2
- St. Helens2
Festivals, concert series and fairs
113 in the region, each confirmed on its own source page; 26 with a published attendance figure.
- Washington County FairHillsboro · 200,000 people (2026)
- Oregon SymphonyPortland · 200,000 people over the season (2024-2025)
- PDX LIVEPortland · 40,000 people, the organizer’s estimate (2026)
- North Plains Elephant Garlic FestivalNorth Plains · 30,000 people, the organizer’s estimate (2025)
- Sandy Mountain FestivalSandy · 30,000 people
Recording studios
69 studios, each read on its own website.
Cooper Mountain Sound (Beaverton) · Rack Recording Studio (Beaverton) · Rooted Rhythm Recording Studio (Beaverton) · Hartford Studios (Forest Grove) · Soma Electronic Music Studios (Gladstone) · Just Create Studios (Hillsboro) · MIR Music Recording Studio (Hillsboro) · Sextant Studios (Hillsboro) · Heavywood Studio (Lake Oswego) · Talkback Sound + Visual (Lake Oswego) · Chapel Recording (Milwaukie) · Supernatural Sound (Oregon City) · 2-Track Mind (Portland) · Alex Dobbert Mastering (Portland) · All Classical Radio Media Arts Center (Portland) · Anjuna Recording Studio (Portland) · Artifact Industries (Portland) · Audiosiege (Portland) · AUDIOWELLS (Portland) · B-Side Studios (Portland) · Black Diamond Studios (Portland) · BreakPoint Mastering (Portland) · Bungalow 9 Recording (Portland) · Burn Money Music (Portland) · Dead Aunt Thelma's Studio (Portland) · Digital One (Portland) · Dream Tree Studios Northwest (Portland) · Eureka Mastering (Portland) · Falcon Recording Studios (Portland) · Felt Sound (Portland)
And 39 more on the map.
Music businesses
158 businesses, each read on its own website.
- Record labels55
- Music shops23
- Record shops17
- Instrument and gear makers18
- Repair and luthiers13
- Sound, lighting and backline rentals11
- Rehearsal spaces9
- Pressing and duplication7
- Pro audio stores5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clackamas County | 426,280 | 10 | n.p. | n.p. | 3 | 50 | 11 | 1,681 |
| Columbia County | 54,091 | 4 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 133 |
| Multnomah County | 795,391 | 70 | 14 | 6 | 43 | 285 | 50 | 7,472 |
| Washington County | 611,708 | 14 | n.p. | n.p. | 4 | 81 | 19 | 2,162 |
| Portland Metro | 1,887,470 | 98 | at least 14 | at least 6 | at least 50 | at least 416 | at least 80 | 11,448 |
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.