Battle Born Studios

Battle Born Studios, located in the Winchester, Nevada, is a 2,000-square-foot (190 m²) recording studio owned by The Killers.^[1][2] The studio has hosted groups including Mötley Crüe, B.B. King, Elton John, The Killers, and Imagine Dragons.^[2][3][4]

History

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

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

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

#1 Singles

• "Human" (2008, Island Records), Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #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. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
2. Xania Woodman (2009-08-20). "It’s not confidential". Las Vegas Weekly.
3. "Battle Born Studios". Battle Born Studios. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
4. Barbara Schultz (2010-01-01). "Battle Born Studios". Mixonline. 2010 Penton Media. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
5. "Las Vegas’ Premiere Recording Studio Battle Born Studios Now Available For Business" (Press release). 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
6. "The Killers - Inside Their Recording Studio". NME.COM.
7. "Music: The Killers". Mixonline. Penton Media, Inc. 2008-12-01. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
8. "iTunes - Music - Day & Age (Deluxe Version) by The Killers". Itunes.apple.com. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
9. "Brandon Flowers: A Killer Solo Project". Electronic Musician. 2010-07-14. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
10. "iTunes - Music - Flamingo by Brandon Flowers". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
11. "iTunes - Music - Big Talk (Deluxe Edition) by Big Talk". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
12. "iTunes - Music - Big Talk by Big Talk". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
13. "iTunes - Music - The Loudest Engine by Howling Bells". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
14. "iTunes - Music - It Culls You by The Envy Corps". iTunes.
15. "iTunes - Music - Another Life by Mark Stoermer". iTunes.
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

• Battle Born Studios