About Institute of Production and Recording

Minneapolis (/ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/ (listen)) is the most populous city in the US disclose of Minnesota and the chair of Hennepin County. With an estimated population of 429,606 as of 2019, it is the 46th most populous city in the US. Seven counties encompassing Minneapolis and its neighbor Saint Paul are known as the Twin Cities. In 2019, those counties are in the midst of sixteen making happening the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington MN–WI metropolitan area of 3.6 million, and twenty-two making going on the collect statistical Place of 4.0 million.

Minneapolis lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river’s confluence like the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state’s capital. With one of the nation’s best park systems, the city is abundantly wealthy in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls, many united by parkways in the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway. The city and surrounding region is the largest population and primary business middle between Chicago and Seattle. Minneapolis was historically a marketplace for timber, became the flour milling capital of the world, and, to the present day, preserved its financial clout.

Anchoring mighty music and interim scenes, Minneapolis is house to both the Guthrie Theater and the First Avenue nightclub. Reflecting the region’s status as a middle of folk, funk, and alternative rock music, the city was the launching pad for several of the 20th century’s most influential musicians, including Bob Dylan and Prince. Hip-hop and rap scenes produced artists Lizzo, Brother Ali, Atmosphere, and Dessa.