Eric Uglum - Tone, Taste and Timing by Chris Stuart About halfway between San Diego and Las Vegas, Interstate15 climbs through the Cajon Pass in the Sierras of southern California and onto the high desert. The town of Hesperia stands at the gates of this desert. In the summer, temperatures above 100 degrees are not uncommon. Front yards are little more than rock and sand relieved only by scrub brush and Joshua trees. In the winter, snow storms gather strength through the pass and blow through the town with full force. For most of the year, the nearby Mojave River is nothing more than an empty ravine, until flash floods scour it, maintaining its designation as a river. It's here, on a slight rise overlooking the desert, that New Wine Studios thrives. Ron Block has recorded here. Sean Watkins. Lost Highway. The Cherryholmes Family. And many other bands. Entering the studio, one is immediately impressed by the amount and range of recording g...