At Spacebar Studios, LLC, our mission is to consistently provide visually stunning websites that are easily updated and built to last with the highest quality of modern standards.
We believe a website in many cases is the first thing your customers and audience will see, and that it should evoke a reaction that truly wins their attention and appreciation.
We started our studio in 2011, by renovating an old building in our hometown.
After operating mainly out of Massachusetts for many years, we are excited to expand our operation to our new home-base, beautiful Sarasota, Florida! For our northeast customers, we still operate as Stellar Web Studios, but we have rebranded for our new market as Spacebar Studios, LLC.
We’re thankful for the new friends, partnerships, opportunities, and relationships we’re growing here.
Meet the Team
Brian J Bahia
- Owner, User Experience Director
Brian’s over 30 years of experience in web design and development has ranged from small businesses and bands to banks and school districts.
Brian holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Design from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
When not working on websites, Brian enjoys playing music, writing screenplays, and hiking and exploring.
He lives with his wife and two daughters, aged 1 and 5 as of 2025, in Englewood, Fl.
Brandon Downs
- Lead Developer
Brandon is a talented developer and WordPress specialist. Also a songwriter and accomplished bassist, he brings a creative finesse to the development process. We are proud to have Brandon in a lead development role at Stellar Web Studios.
Dan Shedd
- Senior Developer
Dan has been involved with Stellar since it’s inception in 2010. He is a modest, superbly skilled back-end developer. Dan is also a singer/songwriter as well as a performing magician.
Ariel Eglea
- Web Developer
Ariel brings enthusiasm and creative problem solving to the table. She has proven to be a talented team member in a short period of time since her hiring in 2021.
You may receive maintenance update notifications from Ariel detailing the effort put in for each and every update.
Rikka Pastorfide
- Administrative Accounts Manager
Rikka brings her skills as an account representative to our maintenance customers, assisting them with updates and change requests. She is a detail-oriented, valued team member.
Vikas Jain
- Web Designer
Maribel Deraco
- Administrative Assistant