Rancho De La Luna

Rancho De La Luna is a recording studio in Joshua Tree, California, founded in 1993 by Fred Drake and David Catching.

[1] It has since doubled as Catching's home, where he serves as engineer, producer, guest musician and chef for artists.

[3] The studio is best known for being the home of the Desert Sessions, which has included sessions with Josh Homme, Alain Johannes, Natasha Shneider, Dean Ween, Twiggy Ramirez, Joey Castillo, Pete Stahl, Mario Lalli, Troy van Leeuwen, Nick Oliveri, Brant Bjork, Chris Goss, Ben Shepherd, Alfredo Hernandez, Gene Trautmann, David Catching, Brian O'Connor and Jesse Hughes.

[9][10] and due to the pastoral and unique location it is a favorite spot for tech gear spotlights.

[13] In 2016, David Catching and Bingo Richey released a signature brand of Mezcal named after the studio.