Scott Storch
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| Scott Storch | |
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| Birth name | Scott Storch |
| Born | December 16, 1973 |
| Origin | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, R&B , reggaeton |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, rapper, singer |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, sampler drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Label(s) | SMC, Interscope, Tuff Jew Productions |
| Associated acts | The Roots, Dr. Dre, Nox, Ice Cube, The Game, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Timati |
| Website | Scott Storch at MySpace |
Scott Storch (born December 16, 1973) is a Canadian[1] record producer. He has found success in many genres of music, particularly hip hop, pop, and R&B. He has his own record label, Storch Music Company and his own music production company called Tuff Jew Productions LLC.
Storch has produced for a variety of artists including The Roots, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Fat Joe, Ja Rule, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Raven Symone, Jadakiss, Daddy Yankee, Eminem, Christina Aguilera, Nas, T.I.,Young Buck, Lil Wayne, Nelly, Jessica Simpson, Beyoncé, Brooke Hogan, LeToya Luckett, Danity Kane, The Game, Tha Realest, Chamillionaire, Ras Kass, Chingo Bling, Kelly Rowland, Teairra Mari, Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Timati, Paris Hilton, Busta Rhymes, Miss Issa, and many more.
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[edit] Early life
Scott Storch was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and is the son of a court reporter and a singer, both of Jewish heritage. He eventually moved to Cherry Hill, New Jersey and Coral Springs, Florida. He attended middle school and high school in Davie, Florida.
Storch made his first big step in 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. Storch's first big commercial hit was when he met up with Dr. Dre and helped produce the riffs for the song "Still D.R.E.".
He also has an interest in Middle Eastern and Indian music, which comes across in some of his songs, most notably "U Make Me Wanna" by Jadakiss; "Lean Back" by Fat Joe; "Clap Back" by Ja Rule; "Side Effects" by Mariah Carey; "Turn It Up" by Paris Hilton; "Let Me Love You" by Mario; "Playa's Only" by R. Kelly (featuring the Game); "Lock U Down" by Mýa; "Naughty Girl" and "Baby Boy", both by Beyoncé; "About Us" by Brooke Hogan; "Turn It Up" by Chamillionaire; "Work" by Kelly Rowland; "Candy Shop" and "Just a Lil' Bit" by 50 Cent; and "Poppin' Them Thangs" by G-Unit.
[edit] Financial collapse
In 2006, Rolling Stone estimated that Storch had earned over $70 million in his career.[2] According to a 2007 Forbes article, "Hip Hop Cash Kings," Storch was one of the highest-paid people in the music industry in 2007, having earned $17 million in that year. His fee per track was around $85,000, exclusive of publishing royalties. In July 2008, it was reported that Storch was unable to pay over $500,000 in late property taxes, and a warrant was issued for his arrest for failure to appear at his child-support hearing. According to his attorney, there had been "mismanagement" of Storch's finances.[3]
[edit] Private life
Storch has been romantically linked with emcee Lil Kim,[4] actress Morgan T, Paris Hilton, and video model Erica Mena.[5][6] He is rarely, if ever, photographed without his signature aviator-style sunglasses. His wife's name is Candace Riley and they have three kids together.
Storch is well-known for wearing ostentatious diamond jewelry and a collection of exotic sports cars. As a producer, Storch's preferred method of creating beats is with a Macintosh, A Motif, MPC 2000 XL, and VSTs.[7]
In June 2008, a Miami-Dade judge ordered an arrest warrant for Storch when he missed a hearing regarding back child support for his son with ex-girlfriend Dalene Jennifer Daniel. In addition to being behind more than $46,000 in child support, Storch also owes approximately $720,000 in property taxes from 2006 through 2008.[8] He was arrested in April 2009 for a Grand Theft Case stemming out of Broward County Florida. That Charge was dismissed on June 26th, 2009 due to a technicality on notice according to his lawyer Bradford Cohen
[edit] Conflicts
[edit] Timbaland
Hip hop producer Timbaland refers to Storch in his single "Give It to Me," singing: "I get a half a million for my beats, you get a couple grand/Never going to see the day that I ain't got the upper hand/I'm respected from California way down to Japan/I'm a real producer and you just the piano man/Your songs don't top the charts, I heard 'em, I'm not a fan." Timbaland confirmed that he was talking about Storch in an interview with MTV presenter Sway Calloway. He said that he would go after the haters on his new album Timbaland Presents Shock Value. [9]
Storch responded with the track "Built Like That" on February 26, 2007, which features Philadelphia MC Nox. On the track, Storch claims to have been solely responsible for the production of the 2002 Justin Timberlake hit "Cry Me a River," for which he received credit as a co-writer and pianist, but production was solely credited to Timbaland. He also claims that Timbaland's production partner Danja has been responsible for his recent string of hits with Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake, and mocks the commercial failure of Timbaland's former Beat Club label. They recently ended their feud. This was confirmed by Timbaland in the final issue of Scratch Magazine.[10]
[edit] Christina Aguilera
The eighth track on the first disc of Christina Aguilera's double album Back to Basics was titled, "F.U.S.S." rumored to stand for "Fuck You, Scott Storch." Storch produced and co-wrote several tracks for Aguilera's previous album, Stripped. Storch was asked to be involved with Back to Basics, but he refused to be a part of the project when Aguilera declined to fly him and his entourage out to her, among other demands, which led to a breakdown of their relationship. "F.U.S.S." was written as a response to the animosity between Aguilera and Storch during the recording of Stripped. In an interview with Maxim, she said, "That’s a way of burying my experience with him. We did great work on Stripped.... When I tried to work with him again, he made uncalled for demands. It was disappointing that someone would get affected like that."[11]
[edit] Issues
On April 25, 2009 it was stated on XM channel 66 that Storch was trying to recover from a 3 year cocaine stint that has left him at rock bottom. It was also stated that Storch lost earnings of potentially $26 million during that time period.[12]
[edit] Discography
[edit] References
- ^ "e-Talk Daily, December 6, 2006". CTV. 2006-11-06. http://www.tv.com/e-talk-daily/december-6-2006/episode/931845/summary.html. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
- ^ Scott Storch's Outrageous Fortune : Rolling Stone
- ^ Producer Scott Storch Wanted By Police For Skipping Child-Support Hearing, MTV, 2008-07-18
- ^ 'Naked Truth': Lil' Kim, More Than Skin Deep
- ^ A Producer of Hip-Hop Gets Behind an Heiress
- ^ National Ledger - Paris Hilton, Lil' Kim and Scott Storch?
- ^ Gets Behind an Heiress
- ^ County, Miami-Dade (2009-01-15). "Miami-Dade County Real Estate Tax Information". miamidade.gov. http://egvsys.miamidade.gov:1608/wwwserv/ggvt/txcaw01.dia?folio=0242050010310. Retrieved on 2009-01-20.
- ^ Timbaland vs Scott Storch
- ^ Scratch Magazine | The Blueprint of Hip-Hop | » SCRATCH: Is This The End?
- ^ Maxim (March 2007). Christina Aguilera: Ain’t No Other Girl…. Retrieved on May 5, 2007.
- ^ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/27/scott_storch_in_rehab_after_blowing_30m_
[edit] External links
- Scott Storch at the AllMusicGuide
- Scott Storch at the Internet Movie Database
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