Battle Born Studios

Battle Born Studios

Formerly	Studio Vegas
Company type	Recording studio
Industry	Music
Founded	2008; 16 years ago (2008) in Las Vegas, Nevada
Headquarters	Las Vegas , United States
Owners	The Killers
Website	battlebornstudios.com

Battle Born Studios is a 2,000-square-foot (190 m²) recording studio located in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. It is owned by rock band the Killers.^[1][2]

History

Established in the late 1990s as Studio Vegas,^[2] the studio was taken over by The Killers in 2008.^[3] The studio was opened to all artists on August 26, 2009. Prior to that time, it was used by The Killers and invited artists.^[4] The studio adopted its name from the Nevada state flag.^[2]

The studio has hosted and/or recorded notable artists including Mötley Crüe, B.B. King, Elton John, and Imagine Dragons.^[2][5][3] Other artists who have recorded at Battle Born Studios include Howling Bells, The Envy Corps, and David Hopkins.

In promotion of their fourth consecutive UK number 1 studio album Battle Born, The Killers allowed NME to tour the studio.^[6]

Recordings

Albums

• Day & Age (2008, Island Records),^[7][8] US #6, UK #1
• Flamingo (2010, Island Records),^[9][10] US #8, UK #1
• Big Talk (2011, Epitaph Records)^[11][12]
• The Loudest Engine (2011, Cooking Vinyl),^[13] UK #151
• It Culls You (2011, self-released)^[14]
• Another Life (2011, self-released)^[15]
• (Red) Christmas EP (2011, Island Records),^[16] US #85, UK #104
• Battle Born (2012, Island Records),^[17][18] US #3, UK #1
• Night Visions (2012, Interscope Records),^[19] US #2, UK #2
• Direct Hits (2013, Island Records),^[20] US #20, UK #6
• The Desired Effect (2015, Island Records),^[21] US #17, UK #1
• Dark Arts (2016, self-released)
• Wonderful Wonderful (2017, Island Records) US #1, UK #1, AUS #1
• Imploding the Mirage (2020, Island Records) US #8, UK #1
• Pressure Machine (2021, Island Records) US #9, UK #1

EPs

• Imagine Dragons (2009, self-released)
• Hell and Silence (2010, self-released)

Singles

• "Human" (2008, Island Records), US #32, UK #3
• "Spaceman" (2008, Island Records), US #67, UK #40
• "Crossfire" (2010, Island Records), UK #8
• "Boots" (2010, Island Records), US #79, UK #53
• "Runaways" (2012, Island Records), US #78, UK #18
• "Hear Me" (2012, Interscope Records), UK #37
• "Shot at the Night" (2013, Island Records), UK #23
• "I Can Change" (2015, Island Records), UK #52
• "The Man" (2017, Island Records), UK #63
• "Run for Cover" (2017, Island Records), UK #100
• "Caution" (2020, Island Records), UK #95
• "My Own Soul's Warning" (2020, Island Records), UK #84

#1 Singles

• "Human" (2008, Island Records), Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #1
• "The Man" (2017, Island Records), Billboard Adult Alternative Songs #1
• "Caution" (2020, Island Records), Billboard Alternative Airplay and Rock Airplay #1

See also

• Music of Nevada

References

1. "American Majesty: The Killers Forge A Fresher Sound for Day and Age in Their New Personal Studio". EQ Magazine. New Bay Media. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
2. Xania Woodman (August 20, 2009). "It's not confidential". Las Vegas Weekly.
3. Barbara Schultz (January 1, 2010). "Battle Born Studios". Mixonline. 2010 Penton Media. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
4. "Las Vegas' Premiere Recording Studio Battle Born Studios Now Available For Business" (Press release). August 26, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
5. "Battle Born Studios". Battle Born Studios. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
6. "The Killers - Inside Their Recording Studio". NME.COM.
7. "Music: The Killers". Mixonline. Penton Media, Inc. December 1, 2008. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
8. "iTunes - Music - Day & Age (Deluxe Version) by The Killers". Itunes.apple.com. November 24, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
9. "Brandon Flowers: A Killer Solo Project". Electronic Musician. July 14, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
10. "iTunes - Music - Flamingo by Brandon Flowers". Itunes.apple.com. September 14, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
11. "iTunes - Music - Big Talk (Deluxe Edition) by Big Talk". Itunes.apple.com. July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
12. "iTunes - Music - Big Talk by Big Talk". Itunes.apple.com. July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
13. "iTunes - Music - The Loudest Engine by Howling Bells". Itunes.apple.com. September 9, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
14. "iTunes - Music - It Culls You by The Envy Corps". iTunes.
15. "iTunes - Music - Another Life by Mark Stoermer". iTunes. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012.
16. "iTunes - Music - (RED) Christmas - EP by The Killers". iTunes.
17. "iTunes - Music - Battle Born (Deluxe Edition) by The Killers". iTunes.
18. "iTunes - Music - Battle Born by The Killers". iTunes.
19. "iTunes - Music - Night Visions (Deluxe) by Imagine Dragons". iTunes.
20. "iTunes - Music - Direct Hits (Deluxe) by The Killers". iTunes.
21. "iTunes - Music - The Desired Effect by Brandon Flowers". iTunes.

External links

• Official website

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