Recording Studio
Our Team is led by Jim Stafford with 40 years of engineering experience.
For over 40 years, Jim has developed the skills and experience in engineering to become the leading force behind Eclipse Recording Studios www.eclipserecording.com.
He has taken his passion for media engineering and production, where he’s garnered the deep understanding of how audio and video technologies function in a production environment.
Eclipse was founded in 2000 by Jim Stafford but its origins date back to 1973. It was then that he purchased his first multi-track recorder. A Teac 334os and his love for recording music began. Since then, through a variety of formats: Analog Digital Tape and finally Protools. Jim has recorded virtually every style and genre of music.
After studying music from a very young age, Zan received his degree in Recording Arts from Full Sail University in 2007.
He briefly worked in a local Orlando studio before relocating to St. Thomas Virgin Islands where he was lead engineer for studio A at ISW Studios. There, he was able to work with artists from a wide variety of genres from Hard Rock to Country, Hip Hop and Reggae.
From there he came to St. Augustine in 2010, where he began working with Eclipse.
Zan is proficient across multiple daws including Protools, Logic and Cubase. In addition to being in the studio, Zan is also very experienced in LIVE Sound Mixing and Audio Production for video.
Eight time Emmy Award winning television sports and entertainment audio mixer Jim Budka joins Eclipse Studios in St. Augustine. After an extiensive career in the television broadcast audio business,
He has relocated from Atlanta to St. Augustine and has joined the LIVE Audio Production crew. Jims background includes mising such prestige events such as the Olympics, Superbowls, Final Fours, World Series, Masters, College Football Bowl games, Nascar races, Political conventions. Jim has just finished a 15 year position at Turner Broadcasting.
Edd has over 18 years experience in Web Design and Development. Working for major corporations including: Vstream Inc. where he was a streaming Audio Video Technician. Siemens Power generation division and U.S.A.F., as an instructional designer and developer.
In early 2002 he embarked his career to working for Lifeware Tek as the Mobile Marketing and Social Media Expert.
Developing mobile phone and social media apps.
Joining Eclipse Recording Company in 2007 as Web Developer and Designer.
Melody a.k.a. Jim's daughter a.k.a. Best Chef of St. Augustine (2 rows in a row)! She came to record today, using a gift certificate whe got for her birthday! Melody Stewart records original piano compositions with vocals. She began her music career with guitar at age 12. Then took piano lessions with with Marilyn Boren (Jim Stafford's mom) at age 15!
Melody is going to name her cd "Story of My Life" Melody says, "Jim/Dad is a very talented engineer, and I trust his judgement, If he says I can learn rhythm, then I can!" Melody was voted the Best Chef of St. Augustine, 2 years in a row by the St. Augustine Record.
