Studio 11
Chicago recording studio
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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]
1996
- Alex Gross
- Dan Scalpone
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| Industry | Recording Studio |
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| Founded | Chicago, Illinois 1996 |
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| Headquarters | Chicago |
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| Website | studio11chicago.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 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
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 and 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 feat. 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 |