Battle Tapes

Battle Tapes
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Electronic rock
Years active	2010–present
Website	http://www.battletapesband.com

Members	Josh Boardman Riley Mackin Stephen Bannister Beak Wing

Battle Tapes is an American electronic rock band, based in Los Angeles, California, United States, formed in late 2010. The band consists of Josh Boardman (vocals/guitar/synth), Riley Mackin (keyboardist/vocals), Stephen Bannister (bass guitar) and Beak Wing (drums/percussion). Battle Tapes is known for its live performances, fully sequenced light show and integrating electro and indie influences into its music and image.

To date, Battle Tapes has released two EPs: Sleepwalker (2011) and Sweatshop Boys (2012). It released its first studio album Polygon on November 20th, 2015.

Battle Tapes became more well known in 2013, when their song "Feel the Same," off the Sweatshop Boys EP, was featured in Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V.

Battle Tapes made their festival debut in 2014, performing at The Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles, as well as SXSW in Austin, Texas.^[1] In early 2015, Battle Tapes announced they would be playing at the BottleRock Napa Valley Festival in May later that year.

Skeleton Crüe

Josh Boardman and Riley Mackin often perform as an Electro/DJ duo under the moniker "Skeleton Crüe" — a name derived from the slimmed down personnel size of Battle Tapes, focusing more on a live DJ-style use of drum machines, samplers and synths, in addition to traditional DJ decks.

In other media

Teen Wolf (ep.304) - "Made"^[2]
Paranoia (Trailer) - "Feel the Same"
Grand Theft Auto V - "Feel the Same"
Elementary (ep.204) - "Sleepwalker"
National Geographic Channel (Ad Campaign) - "Sweatshop Boys"
Need For Speed (Trailer) - "Feel the Same"
The Originals (TV series) (ep.117) - "Feel the Same"
NBC Sports (Formula 1/Monaco GP) - "Feel the Same"
State of Affairs (ep112) - "Feel the Same"
Need For Speed (drift races) - "Valkyrie"
Lucifer (TV series) (ep 2) - "Valkyrie"
Bones (TV series) (s.9 ep. 14) - "Sweatshop Boys"
Now You See Me 2 - "Belgrade"
Girls (TV series) - "Solid Gold"

Discography

Sleepwalker (EP) (2011)^[3]
Sweatshop Boys (EP) (2012)
Polygon (Album) (2015)^[4]

Remixes

Childish Gambino - "Sweatpants"
Uh Huh Her - "Time"
Julien K - "Palm Springs Reset"
El Ten Eleven - "I Like Van Halen…"
Wendy & Lisa - "Balloon"
Helmet - "LA Water"

References

↑ "6th Annual Sunset Strip Music Festiva". performingartslive.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
↑ "Battle Tapes - MTV". MTV.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
↑ "Battle Tapes Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
↑ "Band of The Month: Battle Tapes Set 'Valkyrie' Ablaze at Swing House". craveonline.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.

External links

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