NAICS 711130 · Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Musical Groups and Artists: Business Name Ideas
48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 5,477 U.S. business locations broken down by state.
What this industry covers
This industry comprises (1) groups primarily engaged in producing live musical entertainment (except theatrical musical or opera productions) and (2) independent (i.e., freelance) artists primarily engaged in providing live musical entertainment. Musical groups and artists may perform in front of a live audience or in a studio, and may or may not operate their own facilities for staging their shows.
Businesses classified here include
- Bands
- Bands, dance
- Bands, musical
- Chamber musical groups
- Chamber orchestras
- Choirs
- Classical musical artists, independent
- Classical musical groups
- Concert artists, independent
- Country musical artists, independent
- Country musical groups
- Dance bands
- Drum and bugle corps (i.e., drill teams)
- Ensembles, musical
- Jazz musical artists, independent
- Jazz musical groups
- Musical artists, independent
- Musical groups (except musical theater groups)
- Musical productions (except musical theater productions), live
- Musicians, independent
- Opera singers, independent
- Orchestras
- Popular musical artists, independent
- Popular musical groups
- Rock musical artists, independent
- Rock musical groups
- Singers, independent
- Soloists, independent musical
- Symphony orchestras
- Vocalists, independent
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 711130), U.S. Census Bureau.
Name ideas for musical groups and artists
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
U.S. business numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
Top states for musical groups and artists
- California 1,188 locations
- New York 593 locations
- Tennessee 516 locations
- Florida 429 locations
- Texas 289 locations
- Illinois 205 locations
- Georgia 156 locations
- Pennsylvania 137 locations
- New Jersey 128 locations
- Massachusetts 118 locations
All 51 states
- Alabama (36)
- Alaska (10)
- Arizona (68)
- Arkansas (15)
- California (1,188)
- Colorado (115)
- Connecticut (45)
- Delaware (25)
- District of Columbia (16)
- Florida (429)
- Georgia (156)
- Hawaii (17)
- Idaho (14)
- Illinois (205)
- Indiana (52)
- Iowa (23)
- Kansas (23)
- Kentucky (28)
- Louisiana (36)
- Maine (16)
- Maryland (54)
- Massachusetts (118)
- Michigan (79)
- Minnesota (109)
- Mississippi (13)
- Missouri (69)
- Montana (15)
- Nebraska (17)
- Nevada (79)
- New Hampshire (14)
- New Jersey (128)
- New Mexico (28)
- New York (593)
- North Carolina (93)
- North Dakota (7)
- Ohio (74)
- Oklahoma (38)
- Oregon (82)
- Pennsylvania (137)
- Rhode Island (9)
- South Carolina (48)
- South Dakota (11)
- Tennessee (516)
- Texas (289)
- Utah (48)
- Vermont (12)
- Virginia (84)
- Washington (107)
- West Virginia (10)
- Wisconsin (70)
- Wyoming (9)