State of the Texas Music Industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2012
contact:
Casey Monahan 512.463.6666 music [at] governor.state.tx.us
| # Businesses | # Employees | |
| Texas music businesses | 8,596 | 63,721 |
| Industry services | 2,292 | 18,586 |
| Nightclubs, dancehalls and other venues | 1,901 | 13,607 |
| Publishing companies | 257 | 975 |
| Record production, distribution and sales | 1,132 | 4,916 |
| Recording services | 1,222 | 7,450 |
| Texas recording studios | 793 | 3,018 |
| Record labels | 555 | 2,032 |
| Touring services | 1,138 | 11,717 |
| Organizations, Associations, and Unions | 432 | 7,592 |
| Texas radio stations | 946 | 15,444 |
| Texas classical and performing arts groups | 175 | 22,283 |
| Texas colleges and universities offering music courses (22,483 total students) | 144 | 3,121 |
| Working musicians | 31,110 | |
| Texas music teachers (source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Music Educators Assn.; approximate) |
11,000 | |
| Songwriters (ASCAP, BMI and SESAC; approximate) | 10,000 | |
| TOTAL MUSIC INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT | 146,679 | |
| Texas Music Events Calendar | ||
| Events: 699 | Annual attendance: 20,920,014 | Annual budget: $79,753848 |
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Recent notable Texas recording artists (999 of which have national distribution): | ||
| Explosions in the Sky (Austin) | Hayes Carll (Houston) | Ryan Bingham (Austin) |
| Pinata Protest (San Antonio) | Calhoun (Fort Worth) | Josh Abbott Band (Lubbock ) |
| Miranda Lambert (Lindale) | Wheeler Brothers (Austin) | The Sword (Austin) |
| Ghostland Observatory (Austin) | Rodney Parker (Dallas) | Midlake (Denton) |
| Mike Jones (Houston) | Sideshow Tramps (Houston) | Jonathan Tyler (Dallas) |
| Wade Bowen (New Braunfels) | Sarah Jaffe (Dallas) | Neon Indian (Dallas) |
| Band Of Heathens (Austin) | Gary Clark, Jr. (Austin) | Okkervil River (Austin) |
| Sarah Jarosz (Wimberley) | RTB2 (Dallas) | Randy Rogers (Austin) |
| Lukas Nelson (Austin) | Paul Wall (Houston) | St. Vincent (Dallas) |
| Patty Griffin (Austin) | Robert Ellis (Houston) | Whiskey Folk Ramblers (Fort Worth) |
| Based
on informal survey of Texas retailers and distributors. | ||
| Number of listings in Texas Music Industry Directory / EnjoyTexasMusic.com | |
| 1991 first edition | 1,160 |
| 1992 second edition | 3,259 |
| 1993 third edition | 4,437 |
| 1994 fourth edition | 4,974 |
| 1995 fifth edition | 6,422 |
| 1996 sixth edition | 7,575 |
| 1997 seventh edition | 8,072 |
| 1998 eighth edition | 9,433 |
| 1999 ninth edition | 10,152 |
| 2000 tenth edition | 11,133 |
| 2001 eleventh edition | 11,818 |
| 2002 twelfth edition | 13,034 |
| 2003 thirteenth edition | 13,587 |
| 2004 fourteenth edition | 14,573 |
| 2005 fifteenth edition | 14,830 |
| 2006 sixteenth edition | 15,278 |
| 2007 online edition | 15,461 |
| 2008 online edition | 15,962 | 2009 online edition | 16,791 | 2010 online edition | 17,141 | 2011 online edition | 18,243 |
-compiled by Stephen Ray, Marc Fort and Casey Monahan, Texas Music Office, Governor's Office
For further information see the U.S. Census Bureau's Nonemployer Statistics - Arts Entertainment, and Recreation in Texas.
Nonemployer Statistics summarizes the number of establishments and sales or receipts of businesses without paid employees that are subject to federal income tax. Most nonemployers are self-employed individuals operating very small unincorporated businesses, which may or may not be the owner’s principal source of income.