Studio 11
FoundationChicago, Illinois
1996
FounderAlex Gross · Dan Scalpone
LocationChicago
Key peopleAlex Gross · Dan Scalpone
IndustryRecording Studio
Homepagestudio11chicago.com

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

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 in Chicago. By 1999 the studio expanded to the top floor at 209 W. Lake St. with two music studios to accommodate larger volumes of recording. Early adaptation of digital technology established Studio 11 as a premiere 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

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

Notable clients

Rockie FreshK-Paz de la SierraMemphis Bleek
Crucial ConflictCashisPatrulla 81
Yung BergNo I.D.Greenskeepers
Flavor FlavAdela PopescuRon Carroll
Lil HerbB HowardLupe Fiasco
Young ThugKanye WestGradur
C-SickLil Durk[11][12]Seventh Wonder
AkonSnoop DoggJuice
Do or DieGroove ArmadaShawnna
Mos DefStraight No ChaserDave Dresden
Warner Music GroupAtlantic RecordsOm Records
King L[13]BTSilversun Pickups
Filligar

Selected recordings

Albums

YearAlbumArtist
2010The Otherside[14]Rockie Fresh
2013Driving 88[15]Rockie Fresh
2013Electric HighwayRockie Fresh
2001Payroll 125[16]Payroll and Kanye West
2006Ziggy Franklin Radio ShowJames Curd, Greenskeepers
2005PleetchGreenskeepers
2005Thank You Lenny[17]Treologic
2006Succession, I Guess[18]Filligar
2007The City Tree[19]Filligar
2008Near or FarFilligar
2010The NerveFilligar
2003Is There A Signal Coming Through[20]Life At Sea
2012Fly Over State[21]Fly Over State
2015L'homme Au Bob[22]Gradur
2006Block MusicShawnna
2008Planet Crucon[23]Crucial Conflict
2015Building A New ChicagoTrack Jackit

Singles

YearSongArtist
2013Vraja taD.J. Project feat. Adela
2014The Unbreakable Grayarea MixBT
2009Cloud AtlasDave Dresden & Grayarea
2007Little Lover's So Polite Grayarea RemixSilversun Pickups
2014A.C. GreenRockie Fresh
2012Into The FutureRockie Fresh
2010Warsaw James Curd RemixGroove Armada
2012Dat AssRon Carroll feat. Kima'Chelle
2012InsaneY.P. feat. Rockie Fresh
2013Rub A DubY.P. feat. King Louie
2012Bingo PlayersRattle feat. Ron Carroll
2015I'm A Machine[24]Glass Lux
2008BarnfireCrucial Conflict
2009What's Poppin' Ride?Butta Da Prince
2007Lake ParkButta Da Prince
2008Styrafoam CupsJDP

12" Vinyl Singles / EPs

YearSongArtist
2004Neurobotic[25]Hidden Variable
2001The Dancing Wu Li Masters EP[26]Hidden Variable
2002Polarities 1 Of 2: Positive[27]Hidden Variable
2004Lunar[28]Gabriel Palomo & Lee Chameleon
2012Crush Your IdolsSanFaçon
2012When The Angels FellSanFaçon
2012Midnight At Dusk HotelSilentcorp
2012Naked Came The StrangerSilentcorp
2012Intrinsic[29]Gabriel Palomo
2012Group Modulo[30]Kuya
2014Curiosity[31]Mikey Yellow
2014Pattern Recognition[32]Linear
2011Chicago House Music EP Part 1Gene Farris
2011Chicago House Music EP Part 2Gene Farris

Films

YearFilmDirectorMusical Score
2003When Thugs CryParris ReavesAlex Gross[33]
2005The Evil OneParris ReavesAlex Gross and 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 (27 July 2012). "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. 25 May 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  29. ^ "Intrinsic". Discogs. 17 May 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  30. ^ "Group Modulo". Discogs. 17 December 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  31. ^ "Curiosity". Discogs. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  32. ^ "Pattern Recognition". Discogs. 15 September 2014. 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.