Studio 11

Studio 11 is a recording studio in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1996.[1] Best known for hip hop music, duranguense, gangsta rap, and house music styles, Studio 11 has recorded, mixed, and mastered over 35,000 musical songs.

Studio 11
IndustryRecording Studio
FoundedChicago, IL
1996
FounderAlex Gross, Dan Scalpone
HeadquartersChicago, IL, United States
Key people
Alex Gross, Dan Scalpone
Websitestudio11chicago.com

History

Early History

Studio 11 was initially opened in a coach house building at 11 East Superior Street by Alex Gross and Dan Scalpone, while students of sound engineering at Columbia College. By 1999 the studio expanded to the top floor at 209 W. Lake St. into two music studios to accommodate larger volumes of recording. Early adaptation of digital technology established Studio 11 as a premiere Chicago destination for recording rap and electronic music, highlighted by the early works of Kanye West,[2][3] Lupe Fiasco, Yung Berg, and Crucial Conflict, as well as more recent recordings with Rockie Fresh,[4] Cashis, and French rapper Gradur.

Music

Founder Alex Gross established himself with the recording of Payroll 125,[5][6] a rap album featuring the Kanye West produced song Never Change, subsequently sold to Jay Z and re-released on critically acclaimed album The Blueprint.[7] In 2011, Studio 11 was selected as a curator for WFMU New York's Free Music Archive, and has since released nearly 200 contributions totalling over 100,000 downloads, featuring artists such as Greenskeepers, Glass Lux,[8] Track Jackit, Angel Alanis[9] and The Dread.[10]

Notable clients
Rockie Fresh K-Paz de la Sierra Memphis Bleek
Crucial Conflict Cashis Patrulla 81
Yung Berg No I.D. Greenskeepers
Flavor Flav Adela Popescu Ron Carroll
Lil Herb B Howard Lupe Fiasco
Young Thug Kanye West Gradur
C-Sick Lil Durk[11][12] Seventh Wonder
Akon Snoop Dogg Juice
Do or Die Groove Armada Shawnna
Mos Def Straight No Chaser Dave Dresden
Warner Music Group Atlantic Records Om Records
King L[13] BT Silversun Pickups
Filligar

Selected recordings

Albums
Year Album Artist
2010 The Otherside[14] Rockie Fresh
2013 Driving 88[15] Rockie Fresh
2013 Electric Highway Rockie Fresh
2001 Payroll 125[16] Payroll & Kanye West
2006 Ziggy Franklin Radio Show James Curd, Greenskeepers
2005 Pleetch Greenskeepers
2005 Thank You Lenny[17] Treologic
2006 Succession, I Guess[18] Filligar
2007 The City Tree[19] Filligar
2008 Near or Far Filligar
2010 The Nerve Filligar
2003 Is There A Signal Coming Through[20] Life At Sea
2012 Fly Over State[21] Fly Over State
2015 L'homme Au Bob[22] Gradur
2006 Block Music Shawnna
2008 Planet Crucon[23] Crucial Conflict
2015 Building A New Chicago Track Jackit

Singles
Year Song Artist
2013 Vraja ta D.J. Project fet. Adela
2014 The Unbreakable Grayarea Mix BT
2009 Cloud Atlas Dave Dresden & Grayarea
2007 Little Lover's So Polite Grayarea Remix Silversun Pickups
2014 A.C. Green Rockie Fresh
2012 Into The Future Rockie Fresh
2010 Warsaw James Curd Remix Groove Armada
2012 Dat Ass Ron Carroll feat. Kima'Chelle
2012 Insane Y.P. feat. Rockie Fresh
2013 Rub A Dub Y.P. feat. King Louie
2012 Bingo Players Rattle feat. Ron Carroll
2015 I'm A Machine[24] Glass Lux
2008 Barnfire Crucial Conflict
2009 What's Poppin' Ride? Butta Da Prince
2007 Lake Park Butta Da Prince
2008 Styrafoam Cups JDP

12" Vinyl Singles / EPs
Year Song Artist
2004 Neurobotic[25] Hidden Variable
2001 The Dancing Wu Li Masters EP[26] Hidden Variable
2002 Polarities 1 Of 2: Positive[27] Hidden Variable
2004 Lunar[28] Gabriel Palomo & Lee Chameleon
2012 Crush Your Idols SanFaçon
2012 When The Angels Fell SanFaçon
2012 Midnight At Dusk Hotel Silentcorp
2012 Naked Came The Stranger Silentcorp
2012 Intrinsic[29] Gabriel Palomo
2012 Group Modulo[30] Kuya
2014 Curiosity[31] Mikey Yellow
2014 Pattern Recognition[32] Linear
2011 Chicago House Music EP Part 1 Gene Farris
2011 Chicago House Music EP Part 2 Gene Farris

Films
Year Film Director Musical Score
2003 When Thugs Cry Parris Reaves Alex Gross[33]
2005 The Evil One Parris Reaves Alex Gross & Dan Scalpone[34][35]

References
  1. "Studio 11 - About". Studio 11. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. "MTV Back to the Root, Presented by Discover America". Episode 7 - Hip Hop culture in Chicago. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. Curd, James (27 March 2011). "You only live once". The best of Chicago. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. "Rockie Fresh "AC Green" Studio 11 Video Blog 0004". Studio 11. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. "Self Made Presents Payroll 125 - The Album". Discogs. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  6. Barber, Andrew (December 1, 2010). "The 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs". Complex. Complex Media Inc. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  7. "Studio 11 | About". Studio 11. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  8. Lux, Glass (30 November 2012). "I'm a Machine". Bandcamp. Bandcamp, Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  9. "The Free Music Archive". Angel Alanis: Angel Alanis - Studio 11 FMA Compilation. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  10. "The Free Music Archive". Studio 11 Chicago : Recording, Mixing, Mastering, And Music Production. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  11. Capper, Andy (2 December 2013). "Vice". The Fresh Prince of Chiraq. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  12. Bell, David (November 11, 2013). "The Fresh Prince of Chiraq". Def Jam Recordings. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  13. Barber, Andrew (16 September 2011). "Fake Shore Drive". TRELLO X KING LOUIE – DEEP CRUISING. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  14. "ROCKIE FRESH "AC GREEN" - STUDIO 11 VB0004". YouTube. February 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  15. Anderson, Steve. "Rockie Fresh signed to Warner/Maybach Music Group". Studio 11. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  16. "Self Made Presents Payroll – 125 - The Album". Discogs. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  17. "Thank you Lenny - Credits". AllMusic. October 4, 2005. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  18. Stagner, Ashley (April 1, 2007). "music & goldfish: filligar". The Continental. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  19. "Filligar". Interpunk. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  20. "Is There A Signal Coming Through". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  21. "Fly Over State". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  22. "L'Homme Au Bob". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  23. "Planet Crucon". All Music. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  24. "Glass Lux - The New Wave Chicago Italo Connection". The Free Music Archive. February 6, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  25. "Neurobotic". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  26. "The Dancing Wu Li Masters EP". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  27. "Polarities 1 Of 2: Positive". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  28. "Lunar". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  29. "Intrinsic". Discogs. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  30. "Group Modulo". Discogs. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  31. "Curiosity". Discogs. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  32. "Pattern Recognition". Discogs. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  33. "When Thugs Cry". IMDB. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  34. "The Evil One". IMDB. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  35. Koziarski, Ed (June 24, 2004). "Reaves starts new production in September; Lion's Gate to release his Holmes horror pic". Retrieved September 13, 2015.

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