Scott Storch
American record producer and songwriter (born 1973)
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Birth name | Scott Spencer Storch |
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December 16, 1973
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49)
Long Island , New York , U.S. [1] [2] |
Origin | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S. |
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Years active | 1993–present |
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Formerly of | The Roots |
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Scott Spencer Storch (born December 16, 1973) is an American record producer and songwriter. Storch began his career as a keyboardist for Philadelphia-based hip hop band the Roots ; his first album with the group was Organix (1993). In 1999, Storch provided the keyboard riff and co-produced Dr. Dre 's hit comeback single, " Still D.R.E. ". He expanded to produce other records into the 2000s including Beyoncé 's " Baby Boy " (his first number 1 single), " Me, Myself and I ", and " Naughty Girl ", Terror Squad 's " Lean Back ", and 50 Cent 's " Candy Shop " and " Just a Lil Bit ", Mario 's " Let Me Love You " and Chris Brown 's " Run It! ", among others . [3] Storch has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards . [4]
Early life
Storch was born on Long Island , New York . [1] [2] He was raised in South Florida and Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . [5] His mother, Joyce Yolanda Storch, was a singer signed to Philadelphia's Cameo-Parkway Records under the stage name Joyce Carol, and is of Lithuanian Jewish heritage. [6] His father, Phil Storch, was a court reporter. [7] His uncle, Jeremy Storch, was a founder of soul-rock band the Vagrants and wrote songs recorded by Dave Mason and Eddie Money . [6] Storch's parents divorced in 1983. [6]
Storch attended elementary school in Sunrise and middle school in Davie, Florida . In the middle of his freshman year, he left South Florida to join his father in the Philadelphia area, and attended high school in Bensalem, Pennsylvania . [6] After dropping out of high school in the ninth grade, Storch was expelled from home at age 16. [7] By age 18, he was living with his father in Cherry Hill, New Jersey .
Some publications have written that Storch was born in Canada, [8] but in 2010 the Miami New Times wrote a denial under the title "Scott Storch is not Canadian." [1]
Career
Scott Storch began his professional music career in 1991, when he became one of the first members of the hip hop group the Roots as a keyboard player. [9] He was heavily involved in the following two albums released by the Roots: Organix and Do You Want More?!!!??! and had involvement in Illadelph Halflife . Storch, however, had a distaste towards touring and preferred creating in the studio and decided upon becoming a music producer in his own right.
Storch's first two commercial hits were from the production on the track " You Got Me " by the Roots ft. Erykah Badu and Eve and his collaboration with Dr. Dre for the song " Still D.R.E. ". He produced " Lean Back ", a 2004 single by Terror Squad . He was one of the top producers in the business, having worked on hits by 50 Cent , the Game , T.I. , Chris Brown , Christina Aguilera , Beyoncé , Dr. Dre , Nas , Snoop Dogg , Pink , Lil' Kim and many others. [10] Storch was also awarded ASCAP 's Songwriter of the Year award in 2006. [10]
He produces hip hop music through his label , Storch Music Company. He also had his own music production company called Tuff Jew Productions LLC [11] which is published by Reservoir Media Management .
Since filing for bankruptcy in 2015, he decided to focus on music and lay off drugs. Since then, he has worked with DJ Khaled , the Game , Berner , Russ , Bone Thugs-n-Harmony , Crim Dela Crim, [12] and more. [13]
Personal life
By 2006, Storch was worth more than $70 million. His son was born April 16, 2006, with his part-time girlfriend of seven years Dalene “Daedreams” Daniel. He picked up a cocaine addiction. [14] In August 2006, he "took a month off" and vacationed in Hollywood , California . Friend and manager Derek Jackson said, "It was just a wonderful year, but I think it was defined by the magic month of August. He ran into the Hollywood class – and when he went to Hollywood, all things changed." [10] He withdrew from producing and focused on partying with friends at his $10 million mansion in Palm Island, Florida . He also purchased a private jet, a 117-foot yacht, and nearly 20 luxury cars, about half of which he estimated he purchased while high on cocaine. [14] Storch squandered $30 million in less than six months, and was in dire financial straits by January 2007. [10]
In 2008, Storch hit legal trouble after reportedly falling behind on both his child-support payments and his property taxes. [10] In early 2009, he was arrested for motor vehicle theft for allegedly failing to return a Bentley he had leased three years prior. [10] In April 2009, Storch checked into an intensive inpatient rehab program in Hollywood, Florida , and filed for bankruptcy that May. [14] In February 2012, Storch was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada for possession of cocaine and was released on bail. [15] On June 24, 2015, Storch officially filed for bankruptcy. [16]
Production discography
References
- 1 2 3 Garcia-Roberts, Gus (December 15, 2010). "Scott Storch is Not Canadian" . Miami New Times . Retrieved February 14, 2018 .
- 1 2 "Scott Storch & Steve Lobel (Full) – Drink Champs – YouTube" . Drinks Champs, Play.It, YouTube . Retrieved February 14, 2018 .
- ↑ https://www.grammy.com/artists/scott-storch/10247 [ bare URL ]
- ↑ "Scott Storch Biography, Songs, & Albums" . AllMusic .
- ↑ Douglas Century. "After Hitting Bottom, Scott Storch Is Taking Another Shot at the Top" . Billboard . Retrieved January 4, 2020 .
- 1 2 3 4 Garcia-Roberts, Gus (April 10, 2010). "Scott Storch raked in hip-hop millions and then snorted his way to ruin" . Miami New Times . Retrieved November 29, 2022 .
- 1 2 Touré (June 29, 2006). "Scott Storch's Outrageous Fortune" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on April 19, 2008.
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- ↑ "Scott Storch Recalls Auditioning For The Roots, Says The Group Created The Neo-Soul Wave" . Okayplayer . December 4, 2018 . Retrieved January 4, 2020 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "How Scott Storch's Cocaine Addiction Made Him Spend $100 Million In Six Months" . MTV News . June 11, 2009 . Retrieved July 27, 2013 .
- ↑ "Docket for David Menefield v. Tuff Jew Productions LLC, 2:07-cv-03081-RGK-SS – CourtListener.com" . CourtListener . Retrieved January 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Crim Dela Crim, Crim Dela Crim – "Personal" (Produced by Scott Storch) [ Official Music Video ] , archived from the original on November 17, 2021 , retrieved December 13, 2018
- ↑ Diep, Eric (June 1, 2017). "The Return of Scott Storch: Superproducer Talks Making Peace with Dr. Dre & Working With Big Boi, Lil Wayne & More" . Billboard . Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
- 1 2 3 "Hip-Hop Producer Scott Storch and His Battle with Cocaine" . Details . December 14, 2009 . Retrieved July 27, 2013 .
- ↑ "Scott Storch Arrested for Cocaine Possession in Las Vegas" . Vibe. February 16, 2012 . Retrieved March 29, 2012 .
- ↑ RIVERA, ZAYDA (June 24, 2015). "Scott Storch files for bankruptcy, he has only $100 in cash" . New York Daily News . Retrieved June 24, 2015 .
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