Scott Storch Biography




Scott Storch
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Scott Storch
Birth name Scott Storch
Born December 16, 1973 (1973-12-16) (age 36)
Origin Halifax, Nova Scotia1
Genres Hip hop, R&B , reggaeton
Occupations Record producer, rapper, singer
Instruments Keyboard, sampler, drums, percussion
Years active 1993–present
Labels SMC, Interscope, Tuff Jew Productions
Associated acts The Roots, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, The Game, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Timati
Website Scott Storch at MySpace

Scott Storch (born December 16, 1973) is a Canadian21 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, Tuff Jew Productions LLC.

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Early life

Scott Storch was born in Nova Scotia, Canada,1 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 with his family. He attended middle school and high school in Davie, Florida. 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.".

Finances

In 2006, Rolling Stone estimated that Storch had earned over $70 million in his career.3 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.4

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