Scott Storch

Scott Storch
Birth name	Scott Spencer Storch
Born	(1973-12-16) December 16, 1973 Long Island, New York, U.S.
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, R&B
Occupations	Record producer, songwriter,
Instruments	Keyboards, Piano
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Storch Music Company, Tuff Jew Productions
Associated acts	The Roots, Dr. Dre, Christina Aguilera, Fat Joe, Game, 50 Cent, Paris Hilton, Nox, Nu Jerzey Devil, Jason Boyd
Website	Scott Storch on Myspace

Scott Storch (born December 16, 1973) is an American record producer. He produces a variety of music, particularly hip hop, reggaeton, and R&B. His label, Storch Music Company (formerly Storchaveli Recordings) responsible for signing Brooke Hogan and Nox. He also has his own music production company called Tuff Jew Productions LLC which is published by Reservoir Media Management.

Early life

Scott Spencer Storch was born in Long Island, New York on December 16, 1973. 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. His father, Phil Storch, was a court reporter. His uncle, Jeremy Storch, was a founder of soul-rock band The Vagrants and wrote songs recorded by Dave Mason and Eddie Money Storch's parents divorced in 1983. 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. After dropping out of high school in the ninth grade, Storch was expelled from home at the age of 16.By age 18 he was living with his father in Cherry Hill, NJ, where his cousin lived nearby. It was here his musical abilities flourished, having many friends he used to hang out with, and listen and play music with. Scott had a son in 1991, Steve Storch Bellido with Vanessa Bellido, his high school sweetheart.^{[citation needed]}

He 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 collaborated with Dr. Dre and helped produce the riffs for the song Still D.R.E.. Storch's most successful commercial hit was Lean Back, a 2004 single by Fat Joe. In 2006 Scott had another son, Jalen Scott Storch with Dalene Daniel, his on and off girlfriend of four years. After huge commercial and artistic success, he became addicted to cocaine and lost his fortune which included his mansion in Miami and all of his sports cars. He has recovered from the addiction and is starting to produce again. Scott is currently finishing up Detox with Dr. Dre, working on his own album, and has recently worked with Ludacris and on Chris Brown's upcoming album. On February 4, 2012, Storch was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine and was released on bond.

Scott Storch discography

Main article: Scott Storch discography