Scott Storch

Scott Storch
Birth name Scott Spencer Storch
Born (1973-12-16) December 16, 1973
Long Island, New York [1][2]
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s) Songwriter, Record producer
Instruments
Years active 1993–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website scottstorch.com

Scott Spencer Storch (born December 16, 1973) is an American record producer and songwriter.[1][2] He started off as a keyboardist for the group The Roots.

Early life

Storch was born in Long Island, New York,.[1][2] He was raised in South Florida and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3][4] 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.[5] His father, Phil Storch, was a court reporter.[6] His uncle, Jeremy Storch, was a founder of soul-rock band The Vagrants and wrote songs recorded by Dave Mason and Eddie Money.[5] Storch's parents divorced in 1983.[5]

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.[5] After dropping out of high school in the ninth grade, Storch was expelled from home at the age of 16.[6] By age 18, he was living with his father in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Career

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. 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." including the characteristic piano. Storch's most successful solo production hit was "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."[7] Storch was also awarded ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year award in 2006.[7]

He produces hip hop music through his label, Storch Music Company. He also has his own music production company called Tuff Jew Productions LLC[8] which is published by Reservoir Media Management.

Since filing for bankruptcy in 2015, he decided to focus on music and lay off drugs. He has worked since then with DJ Khaled, The Game, Russ, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and more.[9]

Personal life

By 2006, Storch had more than $70 million but also picked up a cocaine addiction the prior year.[10] 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."[7] 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.[10] Storch squandered $30 million in less than six months, and was in dire financial straits by January 2007.[7]

In 2008, Storch hit legal trouble after reportedly falling behind on both his child-support payments and his property taxes.[7] In early 2009, he was arrested for grand theft auto for allegedly failing to return a Bentley he had leased three years prior.[7] In April 2009, Storch checked into an intensive inpatient rehab program in Hollywood, Florida, and filed for bankruptcy that May.[10] In February 2012, Storch was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada for possession of cocaine and was released on bail.[11] On June 24, 2015, Storch officially filed for bankruptcy.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Garcia-Roberts, Gus. "Scott Storch is Not Canadian". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  2. 1 2 3 "Scott Storch & Steve Lobel (Full) - Drink Champs - YouTube". Drinks Champs, Play.It, YouTube. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  3. ↑ Associated Press (17 July 2008). "Scott Storch: From Riches to Rags?". CBS News. Retrieved 23 November 2016. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and raised in South Florida and the Philadelphia area...
  4. ↑ Douglas Century (September 19, 2014). "After Hitting Bottom, Scott Storch Is Taking Another Shot at the Top". Billboard.
  5. 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 September 21, 2010.
  6. 1 2 Touré (June 29, 2006). "Scott Storch's Outrageous Fortune". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008.
  7. 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.
  8. ↑ "Scott Storch - LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. 1 2 3 "Hip-Hop Producer Scott Storch and His Battle with Cocaine". Details. December 14, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Scott Storch Arrested for Cocaine Possession in Las Vegas". Vibe. February 16, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  12. ↑ 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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