The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by
Josh Homme in
1997. Artists such as
Brant Bjork,
PJ Harvey,
Jeordie White (a.k.a. Twiggy Ramirez),
Dave Catching,
Nick Oliveri,
Mark Lanegan,
John McBain,
Ben Shepherd,
Josh Freese,
Chris Goss,
Alain Johannes,
Troy Van Leeuwen,
Dean Ween and many others from the
Palm Desert Scene have contributed as songwriters and musicians.