Owner/Recording Engineer, Jeff Ward, & Co-Owner, Tammy Bennett, opened up SUEDE SHOE STUDIOS together in a partnership that spawned from their love of local music.

Jeff Ward began his musical career at the age of 11 playing the trombone. That instrument earned him a scholarship for college. Guitar and bass entered Jeff's world at age 15. The bass guitar soon became his favorite instrument, and music his favorite artform. In the 90's he played in several Orlando bands and also ran sound at local clubs. Suede Shoe Studios is the next step in his musical dream. Jeff say's, "I wanted to build a studio that I would be excited to record in. A studio made by a musician for musicians. I've always wanted to go into a studio where the engineer understood where my music was coming from and had no bias. Beautiful sound from professional gear in a low pressure environment is a must! No bargain basement recordings. This is high quality production with fair and affordable pricing for ALL musicians.

Tammy Bennett is best known for her love of local music from the old Sunburst Pub of the early 80's, and Club Nowhere in the late 8o's. She provided a venue for local original music when local original music was not hip. Little known fact is that she is also the daughter of the late Billy Bennett who was the drummer and sax player for SAM the SHAM & the PHAROAHS, whose "Lil' Red Riding Hood" and "Wooly Bully" were huge hits back in the 60's when she was a little girl. Tammy says, "Music has been running through my veins ever since I was a fetus. My father was a good ol' rock-n-roll drummer, and my mother was a dancer on a popular TV show in the 50's & 60's. I used to jump around on my bed at night and pretend I was a rock star. I sang in a few bands in high school, but nothing ever panned out. When I got into the Sunburst nack in the 80's I re-established my love affair with music and tried to get as many musical acts of various genres into the club. From there I started booking National acts like GREEN DAY, and NUCLEAR ASSAULT, and put local bands in front of them to help ticket sales and help the local bands get exposure. When my dad died late last year, I found out that he had been working nights at a music store in order to make money for a recording studio in his house, so I decided to live out his dream for him . . . and SUEDE SHOE STUDIOS was born!"