For thirty years, Rancho De La Luna has stood as a testament to the weird and wonderful in recorded music. Renowned for its uniquely high desert vibe and enviable collection of vintage and modern equipment, the recording studio has been a chosen creative retreat for bands like Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, and Foo Fighters.

Owner Dave Catching [Eagles of Death Metal, QOTSA, earthlings?, Mojave Lords] has helped curate the sonic identity of the studio with his taste in equipment, which over the years has included a large number of microphones made by Mojave Audio. A longtime friend of Mojave co-founders David Royer and Dusty Wakeman, Catching recently sat down for an interview to discuss his shared history with the brand and how a chance meeting with Royer and some prototype microphones kicked off a longtime partnership that has defined some of the studio’s signature sounds.