Battle Born Studios Explained

Battle Born Studios
Former Name:	Studio Vegas
Type:	Recording studio
Industry:	Music
Founded:	in Las Vegas, Nevada
Hq Location City:	Las Vegas
Hq Location Country:	U.S.
Owners:	The Killers

Battle Born Studios is a 2000square feet recording studio located in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. It is owned by rock band the Killers.^[1]

History

Established in the late 1990s as Studio Vegas,^[2] the studio was taken over by The Killers in 2008. The studio was opened to all artists on August 26, 2009. Prior to that time, it was used by The Killers and invited artists.^[3] 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.^{[4] [5]} 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. 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

External links

• Battle Born Studios

Notes and References

1. Web site: American Majesty: The Killers Forge A Fresher Sound for Day and Age in Their New Personal Studio . . New Bay Media . July 6, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122172541/http://eqmag.com/article/american-majesty-/January-2009/91855 . November 22, 2010 .
2. News: It's not confidential . Xania Woodman . . 2009-08-20 .
3. Las Vegas' Premiere Recording Studio Battle Born Studios Now Available For Business . 2009-08-26 . 2010-07-06.
4. Web site: Battle Born Studios . Battle Born Studios . July 6, 2010.
5. Web site: Battle Born Studios . 2010-01-01 . Barbara Schultz . Mixonline . 2010 Penton Media . July 6, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130305072112/http://mixonline.com/studios/profiles/battle-born-studios-0110/ . March 5, 2013 .
6. Web site: The Killers - Inside Their Recording Studio. NME.COM.
7. Web site: Music: The Killers . 2008-12-01 . Mixonline . Penton Media, Inc. . July 6, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090830061756/http://mixonline.com/recording/tracking/music-killers/index1.html . August 30, 2009 .
8. Web site: iTunes - Music - Day & Age (Deluxe Version) by The Killers . Itunes.apple.com . 2008-11-24 . 2012-07-16.
9. Web site: Brandon Flowers: A Killer Solo Project . 2010-07-14 . Electronic Musician . July 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100724053501/http://emusician.com/interviews/feature/brandon_flowers/index.html . 24 July 2010 . dead .
10. Web site: iTunes - Music - Flamingo by Brandon Flowers . Itunes.apple.com . 2010-09-14 . 2012-07-16.
11. Web site: iTunes - Music - Big Talk (Deluxe Edition) by Big Talk . Itunes.apple.com . 2011-07-15 . 2012-07-16.
12. Web site: iTunes - Music - Big Talk by Big Talk . Itunes.apple.com . 2011-07-15 . 2012-07-16.
13. Web site: iTunes - Music - The Loudest Engine by Howling Bells . Itunes.apple.com . 2011-09-09 . 2012-07-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113213841/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-loudest-engine/id462030128?enlh=3&ls=1 . 2012-11-13 .
14. Web site: iTunes - Music - It Culls You by The Envy Corps. iTunes.
15. Web site: iTunes - Music - Another Life by Mark Stoermer . iTunes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120205111829/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/another-life/id493344434 . 2012-02-05 .
16. Web site: iTunes - Music - (RED) Christmas - EP by The Killers. iTunes.
17. Web site: iTunes - Music - Battle Born (Deluxe Edition) by The Killers. iTunes.
18. Web site: iTunes - Music - Battle Born by The Killers. iTunes.
19. Web site: iTunes - Music - Night Visions (Deluxe) by Imagine Dragons. iTunes.
20. Web site: iTunes - Music - Direct Hits (Deluxe) by The Killers. iTunes.
21. Web site: iTunes - Music - The Desired Effect by Brandon Flowers. iTunes.