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Studio Sessions & Creative Retreats

Recording Studio in San Diego’s High Desert

Dream Factory Sound Sanctuary offers a professional recording studio and immersive creative retreat environment in the quiet high desert of San Diego County.

Whether you're tracking vocals, producing an album, exploring experimental sound design, or seeking focused creative time away from distraction, our space is designed to support depth, clarity, and high-quality sonic results.

We combine professional recording with intentional space, education, and exploration.

Recording Studio in San Diego’s High Desert

Our studio provides:

  • Professional recording and production

  • Engineering and creative collaboration

  • Acoustic and electronic instrumentation

  • A distraction-free, retreat-style setting

  • Access to our full instrument and gear library

  • Overnight accomodations

  • Food & drink​ during extended stays
     

The stillness of the desert environment allows artists to concentrate fully on their craft. Many clients describe the space as grounding, immersive, and creatively expansive.

This is more than studio time — it’s an intentional creative experience.

Rates & Session Options

Suggested hourly rate: $80 per hour
(Engineer included)

We also offer structured booking blocks:

• 4-Hour Session – $300
• 8-Hour Day Rate – $575
• Custom session lengths available

Sliding scale options are available for independent artists and mission-aligned projects.

Longer sessions are encouraged for creative flow and efficiency.

Multi-Day Creative Retreats

For artists seeking deeper immersion, we offer multi-day studio experiences.

🌿 3-Day Creative Intensive

• Two overnight stays
• Two to three full studio days
• Engineering & creative collaboration
• Access to full instrument library
• Optional music production education
• Focused, distraction-free environment

Multi-day retreats allow artists to live onsite, create in extended blocks, and fully enter the creative process without commuting or outside interruption.

Custom packages are available depending on project scope.

Music Production Education & Experimental Exploration

Dream Factory Sound Sanctuary is also a space for learning and exploration.

Sessions may include:

  • Music production education

  • Recording techniques instruction

  • Arrangement and composition guidance

  • Creative feedback and development

  • Experimental sound design and synthesis

  • Exploration with our full studio instrument library
     

Artists are welcome to create with anything in our collection — from acoustic instruments and percussion to synthesizers, sound tools, and experimental textures.

Whether you are refining a finished project or expanding your creative vocabulary, we support both process and product.

Studio Equipment & Instrument Library

We maintain a curated collection of professional microphones, instruments, synthesizers, and recording equipment.

👉 View our full Studio Gear & Equipment page

Availability

Studio session availability depends on our residency calendar.

When long-term resident artists are in session, outside bookings may be limited. We encourage you to inquire early to discuss scheduling options.

Booking Inquiries

To discuss your project or request availability, please fill out the form below.

Supporting the Mission

Dream Factory Sound Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Studio sessions help sustain our artist residency programming and expand access to meaningful creative work.

When you book time at DFSS, you are supporting a creative sanctuary dedicated to independent artists.

We look forward to working with you!

Studio Gear
Milti-Day Intensive
Rates
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We typically respond within 24–48 hours.


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