Dr. Luke

Dr. Luke
Dr. Luke
	Gottwald in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald
Also known as	Kasz; Richard Head; Made in China; Tyson Trax; Loctor Duke;
Born	September 26, 1973 (age 50); Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Pop; hip hop;
Occupations	Songwriter; record producer; singer;
Years active	1997–present
Formerly of	Saturday Night Live Band

Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald (born September 26, 1973),^[3] known professionally as Dr. Luke, Tyson Trax, and Made in China, is an American songwriter and record producer. His professional music career began in the late-night television sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live as its house band's lead guitarist in 1997 and producing remixes for artists such as Bon Jovi and Gravediggaz. He came into music prominence in 2004 for producing Kelly Clarkson's single "Since U Been Gone" with Swedish record producer Max Martin.

Gottwald continued to co-write and produce commercially successful records such as "Who Knew" (2006) for Pink, "Girlfriend" (2007) for Avril Lavigne, and "I Kissed a Girl" (2008) for Katy Perry, before leaving Saturday Night Live and reuniting with Clarkson for "My Life Would Suck Without You" (2009). As the founder of both Kemosabe Records and Amigo Records, Gottwald has signed artists such as Kesha, Doja Cat, Becky G, Juicy J, R. City, and Lil Bibby to the former, as well as Kim Petras and Joy Oladokun to the latter.^[4]

Gottwald's work has been recognized with various music industry awards. Billboard named him one of the top performing producers of the 2000s. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awarded him Producer and Songwriter of the Year honors from 2009 to 2011. At the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, and Perry's Teenage Dream was nominated for Album of the Year.

In October 2014, Kesha initiated a series of lawsuits, alleging sexual assault and abuse by Gottwald.^[5] Since then, Gottwald has maintained a low public profile.^[6]

^ Winton, Richard (October 14, 2014). "Kesha sues producer, alleges years of sex abuse and forced drugging". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
^ Powell, Jon (May 29, 2020). "Lil Wayne liberates deluxe version of 'Funeral'". REVOLT. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference nymag was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Prescription Songs/Amigo Records promotes General Manager Ashlee Gibbs to Director of Operations". March 2, 2023.
^ Grow, Kory (October 16, 2014). "Kesha Sues Producer Dr. Luke for Sexual Assault and Battery". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
^ "Dr. Luke on Doja Cat's 'Kiss Me More' and Saweetie's 'Best Friend'". December 3, 2021.

[1] Winton, Richard (October 14, 2014). "Kesha sues producer, alleges years of sex abuse and forced drugging". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2014.

[2] Powell, Jon (May 29, 2020). "Lil Wayne liberates deluxe version of 'Funeral'". REVOLT. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[nymag-3] Cite error: The named reference nymag was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Prescription Songs/Amigo Records promotes General Manager Ashlee Gibbs to Director of Operations". March 2, 2023.

[5] Grow, Kory (October 16, 2014). "Kesha Sues Producer Dr. Luke for Sexual Assault and Battery". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 12, 2015.

[6] "Dr. Luke on Doja Cat's 'Kiss Me More' and Saweetie's 'Best Friend'". December 3, 2021.

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