Live music acts & performers in United States
As of 4 November 2026, 16,565 live music acts & performers companies are based in United States; 97 are hiring right now and New York has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 16,565
- Hiring now
- 97 · 35 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Event dj services · 4,373
- Top city
- New York · 523
- Parent market
- Consumer services & leisure · 525,121
Live music acts & performers in United States, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Event dj services | 4,373 | 26% |
| Theatre & musical show companies | 3,293 | 20% |
| Other live music acts & performers | 1,602 | 10% |
| Cover & party bands | 1,336 | 8% |
| Comedians & cabaret performers | 1,054 | 6% |
| Wedding ceremony musicians | 1,053 | 6% |
| Solo musicians & background music acts | 1,006 | 6% |
| Classical instrumental soloists | 880 | 5% |
| Entertainment booking agencies | 854 | 5% |
| Magicians & illusionists | 839 | 5% |
| Classical & chamber ensembles | 624 | 4% |
| Classical & opera singers | 384 | 2% |
| Theatres & theatre companies | 379 | 2% |
| Jazz ensembles & combos | 313 | 2% |
| Dance schools | 254 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 12,677 · 2 |
| 2-10 employees | 2,193 · 10 |
| 11-50 employees | 1,365 · 27 |
| 51-200 employees | 280 · 41 |
| 201-500 employees | 35 · 8 |
| 501-1000 employees | 10 · 6 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 3 · 1 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 1 · 1 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 523 | 3% |
| San Francisco | 203 | 1% |
| Chicago | 194 | 1% |
| Las Vegas | 174 | 1% |
| Houston | 150 | 1% |
| Atlanta | 141 | 1% |
| New York City | 130 | 1% |
| Austin | 123 | 1% |
| Brooklyn | 117 | 1% |
| Philadelphia | 117 | 1% |
| Los Angeles | 115 | 1% |
| Washington | 111 | 1% |
The biggest live music acts & performers companies in United States
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16,565 live music acts & performers companies are based in United States; 97 are hiring right now and New York has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/consumer_services_leisure/united-states/live_music_acts_and_performers)
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- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Live music acts & performers in United States: questions
How many live music acts & performers companies are there in United States?
16,565 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Consumer services & leisure → Live music acts & performers → leaf niches such as event dj services, theatre & musical show companies, other live music acts & performers. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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