tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78731722008967196042012-01-26T11:26:18.837-08:00This blog is dedicated to information new musicians, singers, bands, songwriters, rappers, and speakers of great new happenings at Eclipse Recording Studios in St. Augustine, Florida. It is also a chance for all users and bloggers to tell their own personal music-related stories, both good and bad!Eclipse Recording Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05823768434571542104noreply@blogger.comBlogger2591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873172200896719604.post-64861340519782318162012-01-26T11:25:00.000-08:002012-01-26T11:26:18.852-08:00

Reuban Morgan, Gerard Guida and the Mighty Groove Machine LIVE at the St. Augustine Amphitheater -Sound system and audio recording by Eclipse.Gerard needs a new drummer please contact 201-320-2514 for more information.————————————-Andrea Samuels and Jim discussing the 10th season of the St. Augustine Beach Civic Association’s “Concert By The Sea” series.John Dickie and Mark Hart in the studioJim

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It’s 2012 and it already feels like it’s going to be a great year! Many thanks to everyone who participated in or supported our 10th annual Charity CD. If you see any of those artists listed go see them and give them your support – They truly deserve it! I am really excited about the newest member of our team, Cisco Marquez. He is an outstanding producer and videographer who has great

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Eclipse would like to thank you all for your support and business in 2011! We wish everyone and their families a safe and happy holiday season.Eclipse will be closed next week——————–You have one last opportunity to get a great Christmas gift, our 10th Annual Holiday Charity CD! Come in today (Thursday 12-22) through tomorrow (Friday 12-23)BUY THIS YEAR’S HOLIDAY CD AND GET ONE FROM ANY PREVIOUS

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There is still time to get a copy of the “Gift that keeps Giving”! 100% of our proceeds goes to the Empty Stocking Fund – Please support our effort… Thank you everyone for coming to our 10th annual Charity CD Release Party. Here are a few shots taken by our good friend Rick Ambrose . ———————————————– The CD is still available at these fine retail outlets: High Tide Gallery

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Thank you Lewis Turner for your story on this year’s charity CD “Happy Holiday’s From The Heart”Click the link below to see the video on his blog!http://www.firstcoastnews.com/weather/blog_turner.aspx—————10th Annual Eclipse Holiday CD Release Party!Photo drawn exclusively for our annual Charity CD. Courtesy of Mick Stevens, Cartoonist for “The New Yorker Magazine” —— ——————————Chili’s has

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Photo drawn exclusively for our annual Charity CD. Courtesy of Mick Stevens, Cartoonist for “The New Yorker Magazine” —— Everyone is invited!When: December 13, 2011 7-9pmWhere: At Eclipse Studios (2155 Old Moultrie Rd.)Enjoy Live performances by CD contributorsPlease feel free to bring food and beverages to add to our tables——————————-Help us fill the “Empty Stocking”Many families throughout

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Kids Rock The Nation!Don’t miss this outstanding event put on by The Friends of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre to benefit the talented youth of our community!(Click on the poster below to visit their site)————————————–The 10th Annual Holiday Charity CD to benefit the St. Augustine Record’s Empty Stocking Fund goes into production next week! It will be a double-disc!Get more details as they happen

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Artist Spotlight of the week! Introducing BADMAN!    We’d like to welcome a new addition to the Eclipse family, BADMAN! Originally hailing from St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, they formed in 2008 and quickly became the island’s “Mightiest Band”. With sold out shows, and radio support they decided it was time to take it to the states. BADMAN has just recently relocated to St.

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The Annual Holiday Charity CD to benefit the “Empty Stocking Fund” is well under way. Check out some of the very talented artists on this years (the 10nth year!) CD(below) Barefoot Davis came all the way from the St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and wrote a song specially for the CD. Zan, DJ Rob, Barefoot Davis, Jonathan and Jim (below) Audio Engineer Zan (below) Michael Elias added Mandolin

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Frankie Urzetta and Bass player, Tommy Gilstrap Mark interviewing Clayton BushShowtime USA Wayne Johnston and Dave Besley working on their Christmas song this yearKaran Newman Reed Franklin The Boren Piano Studio Fall Music Recital Script Writer Richard Wall, Mark Dobies and Marc Gladstone of the Friends of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Em Dinopol mixing her smash sold out performance and

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Frankie Urzetta and Pat RileyMark Douglas Barardo working on Dave’s new CD Mark and DaveKen Beckstrom, esquire- Soon to be retired Billy Odom and Katy Rosenburg Jim with Don & Glenn (Cracker the Box) Jim with Jane Millard Frankie with Dawn Hopkins Johnny of JT’s drumming for Steve Bennett The Bocats- Proving two heads are better than one Remote recording/Sound system in Flagler Beach for Em

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(below) Billy Odom and Dave BesleyJim, Eddie Pickett, Rob Peck and Dave Besley working on Dave’s new CD, “Hopeless Romantic”. Jim is holding Rob’s old Gibson Lap Steel.“Rob, too bad you can’t afford to buy a new guitar!” (below) Lonesome Bert & The Skinny Lizards with Jim(below) Katy our newest Graphic Design Intern and Harmony working on some new designs(below) Curtis Powell playing “

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Lonesome Bert & The Skinny Lizards working on their 3rd CD. Tracking finished today, September 15th. We will begin mixing when they return from their triumphant tour of the Florida Keys. (below) Eclipse Engineer Zan mixing with Austin, our first DRIVE client.(below) Austin is a very talented hip-hop artist recording original material with beats by Zan(below) Flagler Dean, Tracy Halcomb,

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(below) Frankie Urzetta, Wayne Johnston and Tommy Gilstrap. Frankie’s CD is progressing nicely. We will be adding Ponte Vedra Presbyterian’s Youth Singers next Wednesday. Stay tuned for that picture.(below) Jim with his old friend, Stas. He came all the way from New Hampshire to work with us. It was a great pleasure to see him again. Back in the day he and Melody (Jim’s daughter) performed

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It’s Sunrise at Eclipse!-Mark DobiesIt’s been a great couple of weeks at Eclipse Recording Company! It may be summer, but the crew here at Eclipse hasn’t shown a sign of slowing down. The talent we’ve had come through our doors and into our studio lately have brought a surge of energy into Eclipse Recording Company. Many thanks to the Eclipse artists, and we sure hope to have you in the studio

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This week our great nation celebrated another Birthday, in the spirit of that patriotism, we would like to share this video of Eli Grimes’ latest song “Back to the Good Ole USA” on YouTube! Click the link to watch! YouTube.Com/eligrimes He wrote this song in Iraq (where he currently is) and a friend of his made this video. Thanks Eli! Visit Eli’s website to listen to more music! Eli Grimes

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Here are some photos from their annual Tradewinds Tropical Lounge Concert with opening act Glen and Don and special guest, Rachel Carrick.Eclipse provided sound and Recorded as well as Jim being the guest Bass player for their Florida shows. The audio engineering was done by Tom Pisani and Legendary Dinky Dawson. —————-We would like to extend a special thanks to Rick Ambrose for

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Spanky & Our Gang will be performing at the Trade winds Tropical Lounge in remembrance of dear friend and an original “Gang” member, Nigel Pickering. Saturday June 25th from 1-3 p.m. friends of Nigel Pickering will be holding a memorial service at the Tradewinds. A limited number of Special Compilation CD’s (below) spanning his many years as a performer will be given away free. For

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Jim was arrested and held until he could raise the bail money, (proceeds benefited the MDA) Jim would like to thank all of his good friends who helped him to get out of jail:Maureen GormanPaul LinserStan CottleBob PattersonLarry MangumKara PoundSteve BennettGeoff WarmuthEdmund CaseyErick EricksonDenis DeslogeJeff MillionDelila HartsMarilyn BorenMichael RothfeldSon PowersMelissa S.Jack

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We are excited to share that Rachel is opening for LeAnn Rimes at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall this Sunday evening in “An Evening with LeAnn Rimes to Benefit Tornado Victims”. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! Eclipse would also like to congratulate Rachel on her recent appearance on WJXT. CLICK HERE to watch the video and enjoy some photos below. She will be on WJXT next Saturday (June 11th)! Be sure

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“I’m going behind bars for good!”A warrant has been issued for my arrest! As one of the area’s “Most Wanted.” I’ve been arrested and will be put in jail for theMuscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).I’m going to be “locked up” on June 16th to benefit MDA.Don’t even bother asking what crime I’ve committed– it’s not really important. I just have to raise my bail of $3200 before the Lock-Up and they’

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The Gamble Rogers Folk Festival went off without a hitch. Thank you to all our friends who showed their support. Enjoy some photos below from the De Mesa Yard of the old Spanish Quarter, one of the stages we provided sound for —————————————–There have been many new developments in the studio the past few weeks…(below) Trevor passes the baton to Chris(below) Jim Stafford’s

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Share this post : April 29th-May 1st 2011 Reason #1} *The Music* “With eight stages and about 70 performers, the 2011 Gamble Rogers Folk Festival in St. Augustine seems to be in better

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WILLIE GREEN is to finally be released from the hospital!! “Thanks for all the cards and encouragement! He loves his fans!! It's been a long 3 weeks......” –Rick Ambrose For more info. on Willie Green visit: williegreenblues.com ------------------------------ We would like to congratulate long-time friend and client of Eclipse, Eli Grimes, the right people heard his song and he

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Legendary Blues Artist and close friend to Eclipse, Willie Green, has been hospitalized. Rick Ambrose has written this note to all of his fans."To All Willie’s great fans, thanks for the cards of encouragement. And thanks to those who have made the time to visit Willie. His prognosis is "guarded" and doctors are still doing tests. His spirits are good! He just wants to get out of there and to

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“Flagler Palooza!" 4/9/2011 @ 10 a.m. on Flagler West Lawn"This year will mark the first annual Flagler Palooza to be held on the West Lawn of Flagler College. The event will consist of a full day of local bands and musicians, as well as food and merchandise vendors. The gates will open at 10 a.m. with performances running from 10:00 a.m. until 10 p.m. Admission is free for students, faculty

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It’s that time again! The 16th Annual Gamble Rogers Folk FestivalFor more information visit: gamblerogersfest.org!————————In The Studio———————–(below) Mathew, Andrew and Buddy Edenfield jamming in the studio because Andrew is home on leave from the middle east, where he is proudly serving our country (below) Joe Kirby- Joe was in designing his new CD cover(below) Harmony Cornett and Ted Kemp-

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  1.  The Food! You’re sure to find something you love!  Chef’s have come from as far as Maryland to claim the title of “Best of the Festival!” Feast at any of the Vendors below: *CJ’s Foods *Peerce’s Famous Crab Cakes *David’s Seafood Shack *Seafood Unlimited *Greek Flame *Tony

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Eclipse participated professionally in First America Foundation’s presentation by Vice Mayor Juan Jose Ortiz of Cadiz, Spain.  The presentation was to discuss plans for the 2012 bicentennial celebration of the 1812 Spanish Constitution. (below) Jim Stafford, Inga Erickson, Ron Davidson, Jamie Alvarez and Dan Bagan (below) Vice Mayor Juan Jose Ortiz of Cadiz, Spain (below) Ron Davidson,

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A Festival with intentions at the beautiful Ravine Gardens State Park, Palatka. Jim and Tom had a great time providing sound production for 26 performing acts (pictured below).“Ancient City Slickers”(below) Paula and Mac Tyner(below) Bob Patterson(below) “Just in Time”(below) Craig Daniel Hardin(below) “New Old Days”(below) Mindy Simmons(below) “Dunehoppers”(below) Bill and Eli Perras(below)

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(below) Jim Stafford with Carla and Michael Nicholson. They are an exciting touring act from Germany and are best known for their leading roles in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera.”Eclipse was honored to be asked to again provide audio production for their sold out show here in Florida.The show was at “The Hammock Dunes Country Club”—————————(below) Jim, Doug Wiles, Herbie Wiles,

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Eclipse provided sound and lighting services for the Petros Financial Services Customer Appreciation Gala this week.The gala was held three nights in a row at the St. Johns County Convention Center at the World Golf VillageThe ballroom before the show.Our crew setting up.Tom, Gary & Fritz have it all under control.Tom, Gary Jim & Fritz (AKA “Men In Black”)It was a full house. Petros had over 250

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For many years, Eclipse has had the pleasure of working with Mike and Serena Arbuthnot. They had the great opportunity of attending the premiere of “Sanctum” in Los Angeles. Here they are pictured with James Cameron. Mike had worked with him previously on a Titanic project.(below) Another very cool friend and professional collaborator is Dinky Dawson. As one of the pioneers in modern live

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For the past 16 years, Marty Scott, has enriched the airwaves and our lives with his incredible knowledge of the Blues art form. He passed away this past Saturday and will leave a void impossible to fill.In addition to being a fine player, his support of the local music scene and encouragement of up and coming players was an inspiration.Marty, Thanks for the music…you are already missed! (

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Prolific Songwriter, Chris Kastle, is making three CD’s simultaneously. They each have a different theme. The first has a “Maritime” theme, the second has a “Singer-Songwriter” flavor and the third is of “Children’s Songs”. She has gathered a remarkable collection of musicians (seen below) to bring these to life.(above) Chris says, “I can drive too!”(above) “The St. Petersburg Shanty Singers.”

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Southeast Aero Video ShootSoutheast Aero is a distributor of the high-performance aerobatic planes, which are manufactured in Germany and shipped to St. Augustine. The local company has assembled about 300 of these planes for pilots all over the country. The Northeast Florida Regional Airport hired the Eclipse video team to make a short film about what they do.(above) Southeast Aero does a lot

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(below) “Grandpa’s Cough Medicine” is recording their new record at Eclipse with the assistance of Rick Ambrose. (Thanks for the photos Rick!).They are a “must see” act featuring superior musicianship, entertaining stage presence and a great selection of original material.Members include: Brett Bass on acoustic guitar, Dobro and vocals.Mike “Banjo Boy” Coker on a 5-string banjo.Jon Murphy on

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Eclipse would like to share a great review about, Eli Grimes, a friend to everyone at Eclipse and a very talented Singer/Songwriter (below).Congratulations Eli!————————“On the East Coast of Florida, there’s a quaint little town. Almost 500 years of history can be found.”From “Pretty Little Old St. Augustine,” by Eli Grimes.David Eli Grimes, known in the music world as Eli Grimes, is a master

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This year’s event was held at the offices of Eclipse Studios. Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed.Check out the photos below:(above) Jim Stafford presents this year’s 1st contribution check to Ron Davidson, Publisher of the St. Augustine RecordDarryl Wise(above) Chelsea Cottave(above) Anastasia Spiecker with Jim on BassDave BesleyRachel Carrick“The Mood”Mike Shackleford(above)

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Get your copy of the “Happy Holidays St. Augustine” 2010 Charity CD. All proceeds from Eclipse will benefit the St. Augustine Record’s “Empty Stocking Fund”(Below) The song list and some of this years contributors (click to enlarge) Listen to a sample of the song “Thank God For Christmas” by Ray Kayanek and get your copy today at Eclipse Recording Company’s Online Store!Thanks to all our friends

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Musicians Unite To Benefit The St. Augustine Record’s Empty Stocking FundEclipse Recording Company will release its ninth annual holiday CD, “Happy Holidays, St. Augustine, 2010” on November 26th to benefit The St. Augustine Record’s “Empty Stocking Fund”. This year’s release will be a specially priced double disc set. The CD features a variety of local and nationally known musicians and is the

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The 9th Annual Charity Holiday CD will be available on Thanksgiving!———————————(below) Vinny Jacobs and Steve Bennett(below) PL SQURD (below) Melody Stewart and friend(below) Kurt Johnston holding his new Gibson ES-345.“Insert Jim is envious here!”(below) Ray Kayanak singing his Christmas song(below) Ray(below) Trevor Wilson playing his guitar for Ray(below) John McGee playing drums for Ray(below

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Eclipse would like to congratulate John Hankinson(click on the photo to read the full article)(below) Peter Guinta of the St. Augustine Record interviewing John at Eclipse(below) Diana Lopez with Jim Stafford on Halloween, “Off with his head!”(below) Diana with Dan Bagan. “No scalp to remove!”(below) Diana testing for our Personal Pitch Video(below) Chelsea Cottave was in to contribute to our

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Happy Halloween to all our friends from Eclipse!Photos of the St. Johns County Agricultural Fair!——————————————-(below) A card from Tracy Halcomb, Chairman of the Choir Department at Flagler College…She writes “Thanks for taking the time to speak to my students and give them a tour!! They really enjoyed the time at Eclipse! Good luck with your “Drive” Thanks Again, Tracy Halcomb”Jim Says, “Thank

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(below) Myles Savage from “The Platters” was in the studio working on some new original materialVisit his website athttp://www.platterscoastersdrifterstemptations.com/Martha Bush came by the studio to pick up some copies of her CD “Have Harp Will Travel”———————You won’t want to miss this show on Saturday (Tomorrow) at 7:30 with Mike Marshall and Josh Pinkham at the Diner on 67 Florida Ave.

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“NAMVE” The National Association for The National Association of Musicians, Vocalists and Entertainers, our exciting new clients for “Eclipse Media Power”. Stay tuned for some exciting news and visit NAMVE.COM(below) Rick Levy, Jim Stafford, Bill Fitch, Dan Bagan and Trevor Wilson(below) Chelsea Cottave(below) Chelsea with Tonya Clay, Vice President of Revenue Development for the St. Augustine

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(below) Malcolm Todd McDonald and Trevor(below) Rob Peck, Jim and Todd(below) Rick Levy, Jim, Bill Fitch President of NAMVE, Dan Bagan and Trevor.(below) Andrea Marquis worked with Trevor to design the cover of her new album(below) Long-time friend and client Ray Flaherty. Ray is the father, creator and writer of Proxy and Roxy The Cosmic Cubs (pictured below with Jim)(below) “Malt Shoppe

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(below) “U.S. Station 4″ also known as “USS4″, a horror rock band, was in the studio recording their upcoming CD…Recording began Saturday, Sept. 25th! Listen to them on MYSPACE! or read their bio on Musicology and become a fan on FACEBOOK!The band was formed by brothers M. Society (lead/rhythm guitar) and Dead Ted (vocals). The rest of the members include Bull (drums), Baron Massacre (bass),

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(below) Dave Besley, Woody Pernell and Jim Stafford conspiring as usual(below) Woody and Jennie Vick. Woody added percussion to one of Jenny’s new songs(below) “Would someone toss me a real bone?”(below) Rap/hip-hop artist Carlos “Chico” Hamilton(below) Chris and Barry Drill rehearsing(below) “U.S. Station 4″ also known as “USS4″, a horror rock band, was in the studio planning their upcoming CD

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The “Saturday in the Park” Music Festival was a blast! Check out the photos below:(above) Opening act “Penguin Teeth”“Penguin Teeth” fans(above) “Ancient City Brass Band”(above) The Driftwoods(above) The C1 Jazz BandThe C1 Jazz BandThe C1 Jazz Band(above) Jim warming up to play with Willi Green of the “Willie Green Blues Project”(above) WillieThe “Willie Green Blues Project”(above) Willie

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Join us Saturday, Sept. 4th in the Events Field from 12 Noon-9p.m. for the“Saturday Music in the Park Festival”Eclipse is a proud sponsor and is also providing sound. There will be a kid zone, food and drink, beer and wine tasting, Artisans, a car show and plenty of music.Bring a lawn chair or blanket…(Click on the banner to enlarge it)There will be 7 acts and Eclipse’s own Jim Stafford will be

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(below) Myles and Karen Savage, came in to pick up their 1000 CD order. He is the lead singer from “The Platters”.They are also promoting the “Farewell Tour” with Myles with ”The Stars” members of The Platters, The Drifters, Coasters and The Temptations…Click on the poster below to enlarge…http://www.platterscoastersdrifterstemptations.com/————————————-Eclipse recently shot a new episode of

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Ron (pictured below with Jim Stafford) has released his brand new CD “Remember When”. Proceeds donated to St. Justin Martyr Orthodox Church Alms Fund.This CD (pictured below) is now featured on the Eclipse Online Store and it will be the “Featured CD of the Month” in the “Eclipse Monthly Newsletter” for September.Click HERE to check out the CD online!————————-(below) Wayne Johnston, Eli Grimes,

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Mike Arbuthnot came in to shoot for Eclipse Media Power’s personal pitch video and audition for him to host a new program on the Sci Fi Network. Mike is holding up his souvenir from his 2005 Dive to the Titanic with James Cameron. It was a styrofoam coffee cup in which he had his coffee that morning and he carried to the bottom in a perforated bag. The pressure of the water compressed it into

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Laura Highsmith has begun to distribute the fliers for the “Saturday In the Park Music Fest“Eclipse is proud to be a sponsor as well as provide sound for this 1st Annual event. Please join us at the Events Field SaturdaySept. 4th from Noon-9p.m. There will be a kid zone, food and drink, wine-tasting, Artisans and plenty of music.Bring a lawn chair or blanket…(Click on the banner to enlarge it)

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Here is a look at some of the staff at Eclipse hard at work…(below) Trevor Wilson, Project Manager is working on his coffee…(below) Dan Bagan, videographer is working on new episodes of Airborne(below) Jim Stafford, Chief Conspirator is forensically conspiring(below) Harmony Cornett, Master Blogger is working on this blog…(below) The Group, “Down South and Dedicated” (D.S.D.) recorded at Eclipse

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Charmin Russell and Trevor (below) were in the studio working on a project for the Fort Mose Visitor Center. Trevor says, “I recently had a chance to work with Silver Oaks Communication on their voice-over project for the Fort Mose Visitor Center. While the talent (a wonderful lady named Charmin) was recording at Eclipse for the session, the staff at Silver Oaks was patched in via conference

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___________________________________Here are some photos of Airborne available soon at the link below.Visit the link below to watch past videos of the show:staugustine.com/airborne(below) Matt Jeffs, Jim Stafford and Carey Del Ray.Promote Datil Pepper with PosterWhat is Datil Fest?It’s an all day event held at the St. Augustine Beach Pier featuring vendors with, Datil Pepper food, merchandise or

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Eclipse would like to congratulate Anastasia Spiecker, a very talented musician and a great friend, for her article in Folio WeeklyFollow her blog below:http://anastasiascancerexperience.blogspot.com/2010/07/folio-weekly-artilce.htmlSerena Arbuthnot (below) recording for a family memorial service.Eclipse did a remote recording at the St. Augustine Art Association for Pianist Joe Kirby (below).

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Eclipse would like to congratulate Mike on his success with Secret Worlds. Mike Arbuthnot is an archaeologist who explores mysteries surrounding the world’s ancient cultures. Don’t miss 6 episodes back to back of “Secret Worlds” on Saturday (07-03-2010) from 12-6 on the Travel Channel.Eclipse was proud to participate in Mike’s project by recording voice overs for it.He has a Consulting Firm (

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Stephen Lynch, David Lynch and their mom, Nancy (below)David Lynch (pictured below) was recording harmonica parts for his brother’s latest CDSteve Piscetelli was in recording his new record, “Find Your Happy Place”His session players were (left to right) Jeff Tippens on Drums, Billy Bowers on Guitar, Bass and Vocals, THE Mike Shackleford on Guitar and Vocals, Steve Piscitelli lead Vocals and

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Aaron Eades, Sheldon Oston, Mike G-Rhymes, Josh Morton, Skyler Morton below came in to record a new demo cd.(below) Aaron received a gift certificate for the demo package! This includes 5 hours recording time with Audio Engineer, 25 pro packaged CD’s, 1 hour of design time with our designer…for only 349.00! Call today to request the “Demo Package” 904-794-1872Check back for updates on

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Spanky & Our Gang performed at St. Augustine’s Tradewinds Tropical Lounge to celebrate Nigel Pickering’s Birthday…Eclipse provided the sound. Check out the photos below: ————————— —————————– ———————————————- ———————————————– ——————————— ———————— —————————————- ———————————- (below) Lis and Lon Williamson with Spanky McFarlane (below) Joined by Jim CarrickLis and Lon Williamson were in the

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We would like to congratulate Eli Grimes on his song, “Pretty Little Old St. Augustine” and his write-up in the St. Augustine Record, Click the link below to see the article: staugustine.com/living Edd Wagner and Dan Bagan below met to discuss the new video capabilities from Eclipse (below) Shannon McKay and Patti Schiavo recording wedding music. Trevor, the new project manager at Eclipse,

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Dan who has a masterful eye for images has now added photography to the Eclipse menu of professional services.Your behind the scenes look!(below) Here is one of the final products!Please call or email Dan to take advantage of this great new service.904-794-1872 or email: dan@eclipserecording.comMary Elizabeth (pictured with Jim Stafford) below, from Buzz Magazine, was in the studio doing an

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Tom Pisani (Audio Engineer) was at Eclipse looking totally cool!(below) Dan Bagan with Jeremy. He was picking up some copies of ”Safe Prom”. A video produced by EclipseDave Besley came in to work on North Star‘s new CD “Keepin’ It Real”(below) Dr. Bill Hunt came to Eclipse with his many guitars, to work on a new Demo CD(below) Intern, Gregg Pacetti and a friend came in the studio to speak with

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The Academy of Performing Arts was at Eclipse, recording a medley that will be performed at Pedro Menendez High School, with Musical director, Shallynn Johnson (below).(below) Jillian and Christina at the mic(below) Sonya, Hale and EmilySome friends and family watched their performance from the control room (below)Don’t miss them at the Ponce De Leon MallThey will be performing the “Pirates of

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Steve Corliss Bryant and Jim Stafford (below) met up in St. Petersburg this past weekend…A great view of St. Petersburg (below) from “Cha Cha Coconuts” atop the pierWhat a great privilege it was to be able to work with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason this week (below). Among their many achievements they are probably best known for the soundtrack to Ken Burns’ ”Civil War” series on PBS.Jay also wrote

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Jim did a remote recording for “Native Tung” at Pizza Alley’s, downtown St. Augustine!(above) Michael Howard and Woody Pernell(above) Michael(below) Woody(below) Michael and WoodyAll photos (above) shot by Tami JohnsIf you would like professional but affordable pictures of your band click the like below:http://www.myspace.com/tamijohns_____________________________________________Laura Highsmith

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Eclipse Recording Artist, Willie Green was featured on the cover of this years “Blues Festival Guide” Magazine. Bonnie Raitt was featured in last years issue.Rick Ambrose (below) came in to pick up some more copies of their CD, “Willie Green Blues Project”This CD is available in our online store!You can find more info. on Willie Green at williegreenblues.comSteve Corliss Bryant surprised Jim

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Jim Stafford travelled to a Pedro Menendez High School to run sound for a production put on by Pedro students , in conjunction with the St. Johns sheriff’s Office and the St. Johns Fire and Rescue, called, “Party’s Over.”Check out the photos below:___________________________Lizzie Hastings was in the studio recording “Atmosphere”(below) Jim Stafford and Lizzie in the control roomKatherine Archor

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Eclipse would like to thank all the volunteers and musicians who came out this weekend and made the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival 2010, a huge success!(above) Jim Stafford and Loudon Wainwright III(above) Steve Shanholtzer, Cheryl Wheeler and Will Pearsallabove) festival president, Paul Linser festival photographer, John Allison Master of all stages, Harvey Lopez and all around nice guy, Ron Dore(

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In addition to the headliners we have mentioned, below are some Eclipse recording artists, who will be performing at the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival.This is a very special time for St. Augustine. Please come out and support everybody!Sam PacettiBob PattersonKatherine ArcherDarryl WiseCharlie RobertsonFrank ThomasJim Carrick/ Don BlitchMagda HillerWillie GreenDan and Sharon PillenDale CriderWill

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Today’s featured artists who will be performing at the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival are:Loudon Wainwright II Grammy Nominee Loudon Wainwright III masterfully combines humor, wit, melancholy, anger and insight into songs which take his audiences on an emotional roller coaster ride. Loudon Wainwright III has recorded 20 albums, has been nominated for two Grammy awards and his songs have been covered

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Gamble RogersFolk FestivalApril 30 – May 2, 2010Tickets are:$59.50 for 3 Day Passes$29.50 & $19.50 for 1 day passesBuy tickets locally at theSt. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office1340C A1A SouthSt. Augustine, FL 32080Telephone 904-209-0367Click here for box office hoursClick here to visit the Gamble Rogers WebsiteBelow you will find a sneak peek of the celebrities performing this year at the

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(above) Rick Levy and Dan Bagan (project manager) working on some designs for his new CD project(above) Marry Herrington was in the studio working on a Broadway “for fun”(above) Durinda Conner added some piano parts on the studio Steinway(above) Wayne Johnston was in the studio putting the finishing touches on his new album. We just had to get this shot of him sporting the Eclipse Recording

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The students from Creekside High School. (far left) Leslie Shugart, the “Safe and Drug Free Schools” program Coordinator and (back center) Stephanie Whaley, St. Johns County Fire and Rescue.“Party’s Over”(above) Barry Drill is tuning the studio Steinway for the next session(above) Steve Bennett has just completed his new album, “Summer Camp” by the Vinny Vance Band.Stay tuned for more

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(below) Jeremy Robshaw and the students from Pedro Menendez High School. (far right) Leslie Shugart, the “Safe and Drug Free Schools” program Coordinator.Recording their “Safe Prom” project(above) Wayne Johnston and Dave Besley were in the studio recording parts for Wayne’s new album.(above) Wayne in the control room acting omnipotent(above) Keith Jones demoed his songs for us to work onKeith

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Today was interesting, it started out with L and L entertainment, brought to Eclipse, a new and very talented singer, Kim White. She received a gift certificate from her husband last Christmas to come in and record.(above) Lee Gambler, Brent Fountain and Kim White(above) Kim. She says about her session today, “It was fun I enjoyed it, your [Harmony's] dad is awesome!” She jokingly added, “I’ve

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Son Powers (pictured below with Harmony Cornett and Dan Bagan) came in to do final mixes on his soon to be released CD, “Strike You Down.”Visit the link below to check out his music:CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/SonPowersEclipse On-line Store: http://www.eclipserecording.com/shop/P.html(above) Sharon Mull and Rege Lark were in the studio finalizing the details of his video, shot at Eclipse

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(above) Brothers, Kurt and Wayne Johnston, were in the studio working together on Wayne’s brand new album(below) Chelsea Willbach was in the studio shooting her audition video for Fox Television Program, “Glee”Chelsea is also a very talented singer, check back for updates, on this up and coming performer____________________________________________(below) A Recent graduate of Flagler College,

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Eclipse Recording is pleased to announce that Dan Bagan has joined the Eclipse team and will be responsible for visual media including graphic design, video and photography. Dan comes to us from Bagan & Company – Creative Media and will integrate his services and clients into the Eclipse Brand.Dan will be instrumental in the expansion of Eclipse Recording into a full-fledged multi-media

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We would like to give a Special Thanks to Andrea Marquis for giving us this eclipse wall ornament…Thanks Andrea!Andrea (below) is a wonderful singer who was in the studio last week working on her new song, “He’s All The Baby I Need”Be sure to catch Andrea Monday nights at Cortesses Bistro!_______________________________________________Airborne…(above) Dan Bagan setting up to shoot(above) Chris

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(above) Krysta Brown, Wayne Johnston and Dan Bagan got together to discuss some new CD design options for Wayne’s new album(above) Singer/Artist, Chelsea Willbach was in the studio shooting a commercial for Eclipse Media Power(above) ChelseaCheck tomorrow’s blog for a brand newAirborne with Matt Jeffs taping!Eclipse is proud to be a sponsor for the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival again this year.

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(above) Ben Rowan was in the studio mixing his brand new album(above) Carlos came in to record some new tracks for his “Mix Tape”This is his 2nd time here at Eclipse, he says, “I really like it here”. Check back for updates on Carlos and where you can find his music online (coming soon…)(above) PL Squrd (a.k.a. Patrick Lovell) was in the studio finishing up his new album… Check out some of his

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Jim Stafford, Dan Bagan and Richard Wall shot video for an Eclipse Media Power commercial with Krysta Brown.(above) Dan Bagan, getting ready to shoot the video(above) Richard Wall and Krysta Brown going over the script(above) Jim Stafford in the control room monitoring the sound_________________________________________(below) Ben Rowan came in the studio to put the finishing touches on his soon

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In the early seventies, Dinky founded Dawson Sound Companybased on a revolutionary acoustic suspension sound system, the first of its kind. Dawson Sound was the sound reinforcement company of the seventies, with Dawson’s technical expertise and talent evident on tours with the Kinks, Joan Baez, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck ,Steely Dan, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, J.Geils Band, Warren Zevon,

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Happy Birthday to Moody Blues member, Graeme Edge, who turned 69 yesterday. He is best known as the drummer and songwriter for the Moody Blues, but has also led his own outfit, “The Graeme Edge Band.”Graeme’s neighbor, Steve Corliss Bryant (pictured below) was in the studio working on a brand new album “The American.” Steve collaborated with Frankie Urzetta and Kurt Johnston. The new album is a

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Come see us this Saturday for the 2010 St. Augustine Rhythm and Ribs Festival! Eclipse will be shooting video for the event!Voted St. Augustine’s Best Festival 9 Years Running!The annual Rhythm & Ribs Festival features award-winning barbecue, great live music and children’s activities. The Festival continues to grow each year and attracts music lovers and barbeque aficionados from all over the

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Come see us this Saturday for the 2010 St. Augustine rhythm and Ribs Festival! Eclipse will be shooting video for the event!The annual Rhythm & Ribs Festival features award-winning barbecue, great live music and children’s activities. The Festival continues to grow each year and attracts music lovers and barbeque aficionados from all over the Southeast. The musical headliner for this weekend is

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Jack Sharpless (below) was in the studio puting the final touches on his new CD “If I Could Be Your Lover”- Coming Soon…For more information on Jack, visit the link below:http://jacksharpless.com/(above) Jim Stafford, Bob Patterson, Russell George and Krysta Brown(above) Russell George with Jim Stafford. He came in the studio to order some transfers (LP to CD) and also, to give Jim these signed

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Eclipse Media Power of St Augustine, FL is looking for creative individuals with a passion for audio, video and visual media recording and production. If you are a self starter that can present your ideas, develop, plan, and see projects from beginning to end and are well organized, flexible, and have a good overview of the production process Eclipse Media Power has exciting opportunities. The

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(above) Eddie Pickett and Dave Besley. They were in the studio working together on Dave’s new solo album…coming soon(above) Dan Bagan, Michael Bergeron and Jim Stafford met to discuss some business plans. Michael said, “I was promoting the Seafood Festival and just ran into Jim [Stafford].”(above) Rege Lark came in to design his new CD with Krysta Brown (not pictured) Eclipse’s own Project

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Eclipse Media Power was given the opportunity to shoot video at the Bridge of Lions, on the eve of its much-anticipated re-opening.We filmed an episode of Airborne with Paul Williamson and St. Augustine’s director of public affairs and Laurie Sanderson (spokesperson for the Bridge of Lions project). Matt Jeffs and Paul Williamson (below)Laurie then took videographer, Dan Bagan and Jim Stafford

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Eclipse was proud to be a sponsor and provide sound for all three days…(above) “Up the Creek”(above) Valerie Smith and “Liberty Pike”(above) Kaylee Rose(above) Shannon O’Keefe with Jim Stafford at the Eclipse booth(above) “Saltwater Cowgirls” with special guest, Shannon O’Keefe(above) Tom Pisani at the sound board(above) “Current Configuration”(above) Lizzie Hastings and Katherine Archer also

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Come and join Eclipse for great food, music, shopping, arts and crafts…and meet some of our talented artists!Visit the link below for more information:www.lionsfestival.com(above) Vinny Jacobs, will be performing at the festival with other artists below:Saltwater Cowgirls (pictured above) with special guest Mark HastingsValerie Smith (above) will be performing with Liberty PikeLonesome Bert and

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This is our blog which tells you what is going on in the studio on a daily basis. You will find that it is packed with photos and links. We feel this is a great way to find out what’s happening and support our local artists. The staff at Eclipse is available to assist you if you have any questions about the studio, our guests or maybe you would like to be featured on a blog post. Call us today

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We are very sad to report that despite Melanie Cain Stage’s valiant efforts, the bald eagle she named after us didn’t make it.It must be very hard for Melanie to pour her heart and soul into trying to save these animals, knowing that she can’t always succeed.Thank you Melanie for all that you do!Melanie Cain Stage is the founder and director of H.A.W.K.E. (Humane Association for Wildlife care and

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Jim Stafford did a live recording for Ann Fontanella and David Pasbrig at the Lake Wales Arts Center on March 4th, the fifth in a series of performances being offered at the center.(above) Lake Wales Arts Center(above) Ann and David(above) Ann and David(above) Jim Stafford and Ann Fontanella(above) David PasbrigFor more information on the show visit the link below:www.lakewaleschamber.com(below)

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Celebrated duo Ann Fontanella and David Pasbrig will appear at the Lake Wales Arts Center tonight, the fifth in a series of performances being offered at the center.Virtuoso violinist Fontanella and acclaimed pianist Pasbrig (below) blend their styles and techniques together in a Bel Canto performance of classical music.Jim Stafford (chief conspirator) is doing a remote recording for these

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