Scott Storch
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| Birth name | Scott Storch |
| Born | December 16, 1973 |
| Origin | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, R&B , Reggaeton |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Rapper |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, Sampler drums, Percussion |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Label(s) | SMC, Interscope |
| Associated acts | The Roots, Dr. Dre |
| 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.Recently he has been notably working with protege Naveed from Tag Team Music. He has produced for a variety of artists including Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Fat Joe, Ja Rule, Mariah Carey, Raven Symone, Jadakiss, Daddy Yankee, Eminem, Christina Aguilera, Nas, Lil Wayne, Nelly, Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson, 50 Cent, Beyoncé, Brooke Hogan, The Game, Chamillionaire, Kelly Rowland, Teairra Mari, Chris Brown and many more.
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[edit] Early life
Scott was born in 1973 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Storch is the son of a Fahad court reporter and a singer, both of Jewish heritage. He eventually moved to Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey and Coral Springs, FL. He attended middle school in Davie, FL, and dropped out of school in ninth grade to pursue a career in music. When he was 16, he became the pianist for the hip-hop band The Roots. The band got a record deal and things were moving up. Scott quit the band because he says he "needed to take a step backward to take a step forwards". He eventually moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and then Miami, Florida and is now a music producer.
Storch's first big 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 "Lean Back" by Fat Joe, "Candy Shop" and "Just a Lil' Bit" by 50 Cent, "Side Effects" by Mariah Carey, "Turn It Up" by Paris Hilton, "Poppin' Them Thangs" by G-Unit, "Let Me Love You" by Mario, "Playa's Only" by R. Kelly (featuring The Game), "Lock U Down" by Mýa, as well as "Naughty Girl" and "Baby Boy", both by Beyoncé, "About Us" by Brooke Hogan and "Turn It Up" by Chamillionaire, and "Work" by Kelly Rowland.
[edit] Private life
Storch has been romantically linked with rapper Lil Kim,[2] actress Lindsay Lohan, video model Erica Mena, and hotel heiress Paris Hilton.[3][4] He is rarely, if ever, photographed without his signature aviator-style sunglasses.
On April 16, 2006, Storch's on and off girlfriend of four years, Dalene Daniel, gave birth to his second son, Jalen Storch.[3] Dalene Daniel filed a paternity suit against Storch, verifying that he is the father of the baby, and claiming that her only assets are valued at $17,000. She wanted custody and child support. Storch did not respond to the suit and was judged to be the baby's biological father. Storch has also acknowledged that he is the father of a son named Steven Brandon Bellido, 16.
In June 2008, a Miami judge issued a "writ of bodily attachment" that authorized police to arrest Scott Storch. Storch has failed to pay child support for his 2 year old son Jalen.
Storch also owes $511,839.16 in property taxes from 2006 and 2007.[5]
Storch is well-known for wearing ostentatious diamond jewelry. However, he prefers a relatively low profile. As a producer, Storch's preferred method of creating beats/sounds is with a Macintosh, A Motif, MPC 2000 XL. And VSTs. [6]
Storch is Mentioned in Lil Wayne's Song "Back on My Grizzy" Lil Wayne sings "I got glasses like that white boy Scott Storch and the Porshe"
[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. [7]
Storch responded with the track "Built Like That" on February 26, 2007 co-produced by Nu Jerzey Devil, which features Philadelphia rapper 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. Storch also made remarks about the appearance of the back of Timbaland's neck. Storch also claims that Timbaland owes his success to partner Danja Handz. They recently ended their feud. This was confirmed by Timbaland in the final issue of Scratch Magazine.[8]
[edit] Christina Aguilera
The eighth track and first disc on Christina Aguilera's double album, Back to Basics, was titled, "F.U.S.S." rumored to stand for "F*** U Scott Storch" or "For U 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, amongst 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."[9]
[edit] Discography
- "Built Like That" (featuring NOX)
[edit] References
- ^ e-Talk Daily, December 6, 2006. CTV (2006-11-06). Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
- ^ '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?
- ^ http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/scott-storch-wanted-miami-cops/
- ^ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/16/arts/music/16stor.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Gets Behind an Heiress]
- ^ 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.
[edit] External links
- Scott Storch at MySpace
- Scott Storch at the AllMusicGuide
- Scott Storch at the Internet Movie Database
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