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The Retreat

Come for days, not hours

The best records aren't made between load-in and curfew. They're made when the band lives inside the record for a while.

The Lockout

Book the dome lockout-style and it belongs to you. No other sessions, no teardown, no resetting the drum sounds every morning. Mics stay up. The rough mix from last night is still on the console in the morning. You stay on site, thirty feet from the live room. All you have to do is wake up, brew coffee, and get back to work! This is the true benefit of destination studios. You have the time and the space to become the art yourself. Forty minutes from an international airport, without the insane price tag.

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Red velvet couch and wood diffusers in the lounge at The Dome Collective residential recording studio The lounge

Ways to work

Pick your dose of desert.

The Day Session

for overdubs, vocals, mixing & Vegas locals

  • Full access to the dome, console & backline
  • Track, overdub, or mix with our engineer or yours
  • Leave with rough mixes in hand
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Days in the Dome

the lockout — for EPs, albums & band retreats

  • Exclusive multi-day run of the whole studio
  • Stay on site — no commute, no curfew
  • Sounds stay up for the entire project
  • Desert nights included, free of charge
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Record + Shoot

for artists who need visuals too

  • Track your record and shoot content in one trip
  • Every corner of the dome is a set
  • Golden-hour desert, technicolor interior
  • Also available as a film/photo location rental
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Rates depend on dates, days, and crew size — tell us about the project and we'll build you a quote the same day.

Life at the dome

What the days feel like.

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On-site stay

Sleep where you record. Wake up thirty feet from the live room and keep the momentum going.

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Desert mornings

Coffee outside, mountains going pink, yesterday's rough mix in your headphones.

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Kitchen & hang

Cook, hang, argue about the bridge — the spaces between takes are where records get finished.

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Dark-sky nights

Stargazing that city bands don't believe until they're standing in it. It ends up in the mixes.

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Ghost-town country

The dome sits in old Nevada — mining-camp history, a century-old saloon down the road, real West quiet.

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Head of Vibes

Valentino the dalmatian makes the rounds. Morale has never dipped on his watch.

Getting here

  • Fly into Harry Reid International (LAS) — direct flights from everywhere
  • A short drive from Las Vegas; an easy day's drive from Los Angeles
  • Exact directions shared when your booking is confirmed
  • On-site parking for vans, trailers, and RVs — easy load-in
Open high desert and mountain view surrounding the studio, outside Las Vegas, Nevada The view from the property

Retreat Questions

Asked from the road.

Is this really a residential studio?

Yes — on-site accommodation is the core of the place. Book the dome for a run of days and stay for all of them. That's the difference between visiting a studio and living in one.

What's a lockout, exactly?

The studio is exclusively yours for the duration — no other clients, mics stay up, sounds stay dialed. You lose zero time to setup and teardown, which is usually a full day saved on a week-long booking.

How many people can stay?

A typical band-sized crew fits comfortably. Tell us your headcount and dates in the inquiry and we'll confirm the arrangements.

What should we bring?

Your songs, your stage clothes for the content day, and whatever instruments you can't live without. The house rig covers the rest — many bands fly in with guitars and pedalboards only.

Book the retreat

Your record wants a few days out here.

Send dates, headcount, and what you're making — we'll take it from there.

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