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Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald (born September 26, 1973), known professionally as Dr. Luke, Tyson Trax, and Made in China, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He began his professional music career as the Saturday Night Live Band's lead guitarist in 1996. After which, he produced remixes for acts such as
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, and came into prominence in 2004 for producing
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's single " Since U Been Gone" with Swedish record producer
Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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known professional ...
. Gottwald continued to co-write and produce commercially successful songs such as " Who Knew" (2006) for
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, "
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" (2007) for
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, and "
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" (2008) for
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, before leaving ''Saturday Night Live'' and reuniting with Clarkson for " My Life Would Suck Without You" (2009). As the founder of both
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and Amigo Records, Gottwald has signed artists such as
Kesha Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. Her first major success came in 2009 when she was featured on rapper Flo Rida's number-one single, "Right Round". Kesha's music and ima ...
,
Doja Cat Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCl ...
,
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,
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, R. City, and
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to the former, as well as
Kim Petras Kim Petras (, ; born 27 August 1992) is a German singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. Between 2016 and 2020, she released music as an independent artist under her own imprint, BunHead Records, before signing with Amigo and Republic Reco ...
and Joy Oladokun to the latter. In 2014 Gottwald was involved in a series of lawsuits with Kesha, known collectively as ''
Kesha v. Dr. Luke ''Kesha v. Dr. Luke'' refers to a series of lawsuits and countersuits between the singer Kesha, Kesha Rose Sebert (Kesha) and the music producer Dr. Luke, Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald (Dr. Luke). Sebert filed a civil suit against Gottwald in Octob ...
'', where she alleged abuse and employment discrimination, whilst he claimed breach of contract and defamation. The case was settled out of court in June 2023. Gottwald owns two publishing companies, Kasz Money Publishing, for his own songs, and
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, which employs other songwriters. As of January 2011, he has garnered 21 Top 40 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles, becoming the producer with the third most such hits since the charts were created.Concepcion, Mariel (January 8, 2011). "Dynamite Doc" ''Billboard''. His work has been recognized with various music industry awards. ''
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'' named him one of the top performing producers of the 2000s. The
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awarded him Producer and Songwriter of the Year honors from 2009 to 2011. At the
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, he was nominated for a
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for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, and Perry's '' Teenage Dream'' was nominated for Album of the Year.


Early life

Gottwald was born in
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. He is
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. His father, Janusz Jerzy Gottwald, was an architect who was born in
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, Poland. Gottwald spent many of his formative years in
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. He had originally wanted to be a
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, but his parents refused to allow a drum kit in the house. At 13, he picked up his older sister's guitar and taught himself how to play. As a teenager, Gottwald would "listen to bad music over and over, if there was a guitar part eadmired, so ecould figure out what the guitar player was doing right."


Career

Gottwald attended the
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for two years. He joined the Saturday Night Live Band as the lead guitarist in 1996 until the 2006–2007 season. He produced tracks and remixes for various artists including
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and Nappy Roots.Fennessey, Sean (May 18, 2010).
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" ''
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''.
He released the
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"Wet Lapse", under the name Kasz, for
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, and remixed the theme from the film ''
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''.G-Card Manual
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While deejaying at a house party, Gottwald met producer
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known professional ...
and subsequently gave Martin a tour of New York clubs when Martin arrived in the city. In 2004, he co-wrote and co-produced the
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''Billboard'' Hot 100 number two song, " Since U Been Gone" with
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known professional ...
and provided the singer another hit in " Behind These Hazel Eyes". Subsequent songs by
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, " Who Knew" and "
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" reached the top ten in the US. He would go on to co-produce a number one for
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with the song "
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" as well as seven other songs on Lavigne's album. He also achieved a UK number one with the 2007 song " About You Now" for the
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. Gottwald contributed two songs to
Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. She is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists in hist ...
's second album, ''
One of the Boys ''One of the Boys'' is the second studio album by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on June 17, 2008, by Capitol Records. She collaborated on the album with producers Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Dave Stewart, Max ...
'' in 2008. US ''Billboard'' number one, "
I Kissed a Girl "I Kissed a Girl" is the debut single by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on April 28, 2008, by Capitol Records as the lead single from her second studio album, '' One of the Boys'' (2008). Perry co-wrote the song with Max Martin, ...
" and "
Hot n Cold "Hot n Cold" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. The song was written by Perry, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin and produced by Luke and Benny Blanco for her second studio album, ''One of the Boys'' (2008). It was released as the album's second s ...
", as well as three songs to
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' 2008 album, ''
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'', including the title track. He also co-produced the US number one song "
Right Round "Right Round" is a single performed by American rapper Flo Rida featuring guest vocals from American singer Kesha. It was released as the lead Single (music), single from his second studio album, ''R.O.O.T.S.'' (2009). It was released to radio ...
" by
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. His third co-production for Kelly Clarkson, " My Life Would Suck Without You" reached the top of the Hot 100 as well. In late 2009, his song for
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, " Party in the U.S.A.", co-written by
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, reached number two on the chart. In December 2009, ''Billboard'' named him as one of the top 10 producers of the decade. In 2010, Gottwald was named Songwriter of the Year at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards and received 10 ASCAP Pop Music Awards for the year as the songwriter and publisher. He had received ten Pop Music Awards from ASCAP between 2006 and 2009. He was also named to Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business, placing at number 33. Gottwald's co-production for Katy Perry's "
California Gurls "California Gurls" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album, '' Teenage Dream'' (2010). It was released as the album's lead single on May 7, 2010, through Capitol Records. The song features rap verses from Snoop Dog ...
" debuted at number two on the Hot 100 and later reached number one. The second single " Teenage Dream" would follow suit. Taio Cruz's "
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", co-produced by Gottwald, reached number one in the UK and number two in the US. He contributed to three more top ten songs, " Magic" for B.o.B, " My First Kiss" for
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, and " Take It Off" for
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, as well as a top five song, " Your Love Is My Drug", by the latter on the Hot 100. In 2010, he was named both the Number One Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year and Number One Producer of the Year by ''Billboard''. At the start of 2011, ''
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'' called Gottwald "the year's most successful producer and songwriter in terms of chart longevity." In 2011 Gottwald co-executive produced
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' seventh studio album ''
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'' alongside
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known professional ...
. On the week ending March 3, 2012, Gottwald's co-production for Katy Perry's " Part of Me" became the 20th song to debut atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He also produced Perry's single " Wide Awake", which peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, whilst topping the US
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chart. In October 2014, Kesha filed a lawsuit against Gottwald, claiming sexual assault and battery, sexual harassment, gender violence, civil harassment, violation of California's laws against unfair business practices, infliction of emotional distress (both intentional and negligent), and negligent retention and supervision. Gottwald responded by filing a countersuit alleging that Kesha's lawsuit was an attempt by Kesha, her mother, and her new management firm to extort him into releasing her from her contract. In June 2023, one month before the case was scheduled for trial, Kesha and Gottwald released a joint statement saying the case had reached a settlement. Both parties wished each other well, although Gottwald still denied the allegations while Kesha continued to say she could not remember everything that night. After the lawsuit, Gottwald has maintained a low public profile. , he was no longer listed on the official
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website and later that month it was announced that he was no longer the CEO of
Kemosabe Records Kemosabe Records is an American record label founded by record producer Dr. Luke in 2011. It was launched as an imprint of RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Los Angeles, California, the label has signed acts including ...
. That same year, Gottwald adopted the pseudonym Made in China. He has since produced songs for artists such as
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,
Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. Regarded as a leading figure of Contemporary R&B#2000s, 2000s R&B music, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, includi ...
, and
Big Boi Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), known professionally as Big Boi, is an American rapper and record producer. Born in Savannah, Georgia, and raised in Atlanta, he was one half of the Southern hip-hop duo Outkast along with rapper ...
. In 2017, Gottwald began songwriting and producing for German singer-songwriter
Kim Petras Kim Petras (, ; born 27 August 1992) is a German singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. Between 2016 and 2020, she released music as an independent artist under her own imprint, BunHead Records, before signing with Amigo and Republic Reco ...
. He also produced five songs on
Doja Cat Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCl ...
's second album '' Hot Pink'' (2019), including its number one single "
Say So "Say So" is a song by American rapper Doja Cat from her second studio album, ''Hot Pink (album), Hot Pink'' (2019). The song was written by Doja Cat with her manager Lydia Asrat, Yeti Beats, and Dr. Luke, who handled production for the song un ...
". In 2021, Gottwald launched Amigo Records as an imprint of
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and has so far signed Petras, Big Boss Vette, and Joy Oladokun. The same year, he wrote and produced "
Big Energy "Big Energy" is a song by American rapper Latto. It was released through Streamcut and RCA Records on September 24, 2021, as the lead single from Latto's second studio album, '' 777'' (2022). It was written by Latto, A1 LaFlare, Jaucquez Lowe, R ...
" by
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which won Song of the Year at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards. In 2022, he produced the number one song "
Super Freaky Girl "Super Freaky Girl" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj from her fifth studio album, ''Pink Friday 2'' (2023). It was released on August 12, 2022, through Republic Records as the lead single from the album. It is an upbeat, raunchy song that sample ...
" by
Nicki Minaj Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Rap" and one of the most influential rappers of all time, she is noted for her ...
. Gottwald continued producing music into 2023, including collaborations with Doja Cat and others, again winning the ASCAP Pop Music Award for Songwriter of the Year in May.


Lawsuit


Discography


Awards and nominations

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (Nominated) *2011 – Album of the Year ( ''Teenage Dream'') (Nominated) *
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
Song of the Year ("
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") (Nominated) *2014 – Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (Nominated) *
2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
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("
Say So "Say So" is a song by American rapper Doja Cat from her second studio album, ''Hot Pink (album), Hot Pink'' (2019). The song was written by Doja Cat with her manager Lydia Asrat, Yeti Beats, and Dr. Luke, who handled production for the song un ...
") (Nominated) *
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– Album of the Year ( ''Planet Her (Deluxe)'') (Nominated) *2022 - Song of the Year (" Kiss Me More") (Nominated) *2022 - Best Rap Song (" Best Friend") (Nominated)
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Pop Music Awards *2010 – Songwriter of the Year (Won) *2011 – Songwriter of the Year (Won) *2023 - Songwriter of the Year (Won)
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*
2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
- Producer of the Year (Nominated)


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External links

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