Studio 11
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Industry | Recording Studio |
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Founded | Chicago, IL 1996 |
Founder | Alex Gross, Dan Scalpone |
Headquarters | Chicago, IL, United States |
Key people | Alex Gross, Dan Scalpone |
Website | studio11chicago.com |
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.
History
[edit]Early history
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Selected recordings
[edit]Albums
[edit]Year | Album | Artist |
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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
[edit]Year | Song | Artist |
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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
[edit]Year | Song | Artist |
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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
[edit]Year | Film | Director | Musical Score |
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2003 | When Thugs Cry | Parris Reaves | Alex Gross[33] |
2005 | The Evil One | Parris Reaves | Alex Gross & Dan Scalpone[34][35] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Studio 11 - About". Studio 11. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "MTV Back to the Root, Presented by Discover America". Episode 7 - Hip Hop culture in Chicago. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Curd, James (27 March 2011). "You only live once". The best of Chicago. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Rockie Fresh "AC Green" Studio 11 Video Blog 0004". Studio 11. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Self Made Presents Payroll 125 - The Album". Discogs. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Barber, Andrew (December 1, 2010). "The 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs". Complex. Complex Media Inc. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "Studio 11 | About". Studio 11. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Lux, Glass (30 November 2012). "I'm a Machine". Bandcamp. Bandcamp, Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "The Free Music Archive". Angel Alanis: Angel Alanis - Studio 11 FMA Compilation. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "The Free Music Archive". Studio 11 Chicago : Recording, Mixing, Mastering, And Music Production. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Capper, Andy (2 December 2013). "Vice". The Fresh Prince of Chiraq. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Bell, David (November 11, 2013). "The Fresh Prince of Chiraq". Def Jam Recordings. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Barber, Andrew (16 September 2011). "Fake Shore Drive". TRELLO X KING LOUIE – DEEP CRUISING. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "ROCKIE FRESH "AC GREEN" - STUDIO 11 VB0004". YouTube. February 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Anderson, Steve. "Rockie Fresh signed to Warner/Maybach Music Group". Studio 11. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "Self Made Presents Payroll – 125 - The Album". Discogs. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "Thank you Lenny - Credits". AllMusic. October 4, 2005. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Stagner, Ashley (April 1, 2007). "music & goldfish: filligar". The Continental. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Filligar". Interpunk. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Is There A Signal Coming Through". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Fly Over State". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "L'Homme Au Bob". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Planet Crucon". All Music. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ "Glass Lux - The New Wave Chicago Italo Connection". The Free Music Archive. February 6, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "Neurobotic". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "The Dancing Wu Li Masters EP". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Polarities 1 Of 2: Positive". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Lunar". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Intrinsic". Discogs. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "Group Modulo". Discogs. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "Curiosity". Discogs. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "Pattern Recognition". Discogs. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "When Thugs Cry". IMDB. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ "The Evil One". IMDB. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ Koziarski, Ed (June 24, 2004). "Reaves starts new production in September; Lion's Gate to release his Holmes horror pic". Retrieved September 13, 2015.