The Rise And Possible Fall Of Producer Scott Storch

The Rise And Possible Fall Of Producer Scott Storch

MIAMI — Just a few years ago, Canadian Scott Storch was one of the top producers in pop music, living in a $10.5 million mansion on an exclusive Miami island, driving a phalanx of luxury cars and dating the likes of Paris Hilton and Lil Kim.

Nowadays, Scott Storch, 34, is missing in action. He owes over $500,000 in real estate taxes and had a warrant out for his arrest when he failed to show up in court in a child-support case last month. He has not had a top 10 hit in three years.

He still has his waterfront marble mansion but his lawyer, Guy Spiegelman, says Storch is attempting to refinance it after a "catastrophic occurrence this year" resulting from "mismanagement."

Storch no longer works with his old manager or publicist. He hasn't talked to either of his children in months.

Replete with tragic details and bad behaviour, the ballad of Scott Storch may be the swan song of the bling era, a riches-to-rags tale of excess, poor decisions and a hobbled music industry.

Born in Halifax and raised in South Florida and the Philadelphia area, Storch is a high-school dropout from a broken, middle-class family, who turned serious musician chops and intense ambition into a high-flying career. Vanessa Bellido met him when they were both in high school and he was a talented keyboardist.

"He always knew what he wanted to be," she says. "He would play the piano unbelievably. He was like, 'I'm going to make it, I'm going to make it.' Even at 15 he was an old soul. Real smart, real different."

While still a teen, Storch was a founding member of the band Roots. He produced their breakthrough single "You Got Me," which helped Philly's acclaimed live hip-hop band win a Grammy, and gave the sandy-haired Jewish producer serious hip-hop credentials.

Deciding he preferred studios to touring, Storch moved to Los Angeles to work with Dr. Dre. There his keyboard loops helped form the basis of such hits as "Still D.R.E." He produced seven tracks on Christina Aguilera's "Stripped" album, including "Can't Hold Us Down," which featured Lil Kim.

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He should haven't been so egotistical and he wouldn't be in this situation...people gotta remember where they came from or all is lost...hopefully he gets it together financially and keeps the hot tracks coming. Below are a few Storch-produced tracks that are BBB certified.

Jadakiss Ft. Nate Dogg-Time's Up (Produced By Scott Storch)

B.G. Ft. TI-For A Minute (Produced By Scott Storch)

WC Ft. Nate Dogg-The Streets (Produced By Scott Storch)