Seattle, US

Seattle is globally recognized as the birthplace of grunge music and home to legendary artists like Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. The city's music industry generates over $1.2 billion in sales annually¹ and directly creates more than 11,000 jobs². Seattle's geographic isolation and economic conditions in the 1970s-80s fostered a unique alternative rock scene that revolutionized popular music in the 1990s³.

Seattle, US

Seattle is globally recognized as the birthplace of grunge music and home to legendary artists like Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. The city's music industry generates over $1.2 billion in sales annually¹ and directly creates more than 11,000 jobs². Seattle's geographic isolation and economic conditions in the 1970s-80s fostered a unique alternative rock scene that revolutionized popular music in the 1990s³.

Seattle, US

Seattle is globally recognized as the birthplace of grunge music and home to legendary artists like Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. The city's music industry generates over $1.2 billion in sales annually¹ and directly creates more than 11,000 jobs². Seattle's geographic isolation and economic conditions in the 1970s-80s fostered a unique alternative rock scene that revolutionized popular music in the 1990s³.

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