Dr. Luke
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Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald (born 1973),[1] also known as Doctor Luke, Luke Gottwald', is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and remixer. He has collaborated with songwriter/producer Max Martin and has co-written and produced/co-produced the No. 1 singles "Since U Been Gone" and "My Life Would Suck Without You" by Kelly Clarkson,[2] "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne, "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry, "Right Round" by Flo Rida, "Tik Tok" by Ke$ha and "Circus"byBritney Spears.
Biography
Gottwald was born in Westerly, Rhode Island and grew up in New York City.[1] He began playing the guitar at age thirteen and attended the Manhattan School of Music for two years. After he was a student there, he auditioned for the Saturday Night Live Band and won out over 80 applicants, joining Saturday Night Live as the guitarist in 1997. Gottwald performed with the band for ten seasons, leaving at the end of the 2006-2007 season. As a guitarist, Gottwald performed with Herbie Hancock, Michael Bolton, Phoebe Snow, Jack McDuff and Shabba Ranks, and played with the house band for the TV series Amateur Night at the Apollo.[3]
While not working with the Saturday Night Live Band, Gottwald made dance music and hip hop backing tracks in his home recording studio. He remixed songs for Mos Def, Black Star, Bon Jovi, and KRS-One & Zack de la Rocha.[4] He released the 12" single "Wet Lapse", under the name Kasz, for Rawkus Records, and remixed the theme from the film Mortal Kombat.[3]
His songs also used a combination of live and electronic instruments, also known as electropop. He has also written and/or produced for Ciara, Paris Hilton, Jibbs, Lady Sovereign, Kelis, Leona Lewis, Missy Elliott, Pink, Lil' Mama, the Backstreet Boys, Daughtry, The Veronicas, Carlos Santana, Three 6 Mafia, Vanessa Hudgens, and the Sugababes. [5]
Dr. Luke was named Songwriter of the Year at the 2010 ASCAP Pop Music Awards and received 10 ASCAP Pop Music Awards for the year as the songwriter and publisher. He has received 4 Pop Music Awards from ASCAP in 2009, 3 awards in 2008, one in 2007 and two in 2006 (fifteen ASCAP Pop Music Awards in total since 2006). In 2009, he was working on the debut album of American singer Kesha, and worked with Miley Cyrus on the hit song, "Party in the U.S.A.", which topped the iTunes top songs. In December 2009 Billboard named him as one of the top 10 producers of the decade.[6]
Selected discography
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- Britney Spears
- "Circus" (Billboard Hot 100 #3, Canadian Hot 100 #2, Billboard Pop 100 #1, Billboard Digital Songs #1, Billboard Hot 100 Airplay #7, UK #13) - Written/Co-produced with Benny Blanco
- "Shattered Glass" - Written/Co-produced with Benny Blanco
- "Lace and Leather" - Written/Co-produced with Benny Blanco
- Katy Perry
- "I Kissed a Girl" (Billboard Hot 100 #1, Billboard Pop 100 #1, Canadian Hot 100 #1, UK #1) - Produced / Co-Written
- "Hot N Cold" (Billboard Hot 100 #3, Billboard Pop 100 #1, Canadian Hot 100 #1, UK#3) - Produced / Co-Written
- "California Gurls" (2010)
- Flo Rida
- "Right Round" (Billboard Hot 100 #1, Billboard Pop 100 #1, Canadian Hot 100 #1, UK #1) - Co-Written/Produced
- "Touch Me" - Co-Written/Co-Produced with Benny Blanco
- Kelly Clarkson (#1 and #2 songs on the Billboard Pop 100 airplay year end chart 2005)[7] [8]
- "Since U Been Gone" (Billboard Hot 100 #2, Billboard Pop 100 #1, UK #5)- Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- "Behind These Hazel Eyes" (UK #9)- Co-Written with Max Martin and Kelly Clarkson / Co-Produced with Max Martin
- "My Life Would Suck Without You" (Billboard Hot 100 #1, Billboard Pop 100 #4, Canadian Hot 100 #1, UK #1)- Co-Written with Max Martin and Claude Kelly / Produced by Dr. Luke
- Avril Lavigne
- "Keep Holding On" - (Billboard Hot 100 #17, Billboard Pop 100 #17, Canadian Hot 100 #2,UK #175) Produced by Dr. Luke / Co-Written with Avril Lavigne
- "Girlfriend" - (Billboard Hot 100 #1, Billboard Pop 100 #1, Canadian Hot 100 #1,UK #2, #1 Worldwide Digital Sales 2007) Produced by Dr. Luke / Co-Written with Avril Lavigne [9]
- "Girlfriend" Dr. Luke Remix Feat. Lil' Mama" - Remixed, Produced and Co-Written by Dr. Luke
- "I Can Do Better" - Produced by Dr. Luke / Co-Written with Avril Lavigne
- "I Don't Have to Try" - Produced by Dr. Luke / Co-Written with Avril Lavigne
- "Hot" (UK #30)- Produced by Dr. Luke
- "I Will Be" - Produced by Dr. Luke / Co-Written with Avril Lavigne, Max Martin
- "Runaway" - Produced by Dr. Luke / Co-Written with Avril Lavigne, Kara DioGuardi
- "Alone" - Produced by Dr. Luke / Co-Written with Avril Lavigne, Max Martin
- "When You're Gone (Acoustic Version)" - Produced by Dr. Luke
- "I Can Do Better (Acoustic Version)" - Produced by Dr. Luke / Co-Written with Avril Lavigne
- Miley Cyrus
- "Party in the U.S.A." -(Billboard Hot 100 #2, Billboard Pop 100 #1, Hot Digital Downloaded Songs #1) - Co-Written/Produced
- "The Time of Our Lives" - Co-Written/Produced
- Kesha - (Lukasz Gottwald was executive producer for Animal.) [10]
- "Tik Tok" (Billboard Hot 100 #1, Canadian Hot 100 #1, NZ #1, Australia #1, UK #4) - Co-Written/Produced
- "Your Love Is My Drug"
- "Take It Off"
- "Kiss N Tell"
- "Hungover"
- "Blind"
- "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes"
- "Animal"
- "Tik Tok (Wolfedelic Club Mix)"
- Pitbull
- Girls ft. Kesha
- Lil Mama
- "Broken Pieces" - Produced with James "Groove" Chambers
- "G-Slide (Tour Bus)" - Produced and Co-Written
- Sugababes
- "About You Now" -(UK #1)- Produced by Dr. Luke / Co-Written with Cathy Dennis
- "Surprise (Goodbye)" - Produced by Dr. Luke / Co-Written with Cathy Dennis
- "Open the Door" Produced by Dr. Luke / Co-Written with Cathy Dennis and Sugababes
- Leona Lewis
- "I Will Be" - Produced by Dr. Luke / Co-Written with Avril Lavigne, Max Martin
- Daughtry
- "Feels Like Tonight" (Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks#1)- Co-Written
- Lady Sovereign
- "Love Me or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!!)" - Written/Produced (the first song by a UK artist to ever reach #1 on MTV's Total Request Live)
- "Love Me or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!!) (Remix featuring Missy Elliott)" - Written/Produced
- "Those Were the Days" - Written/Produced
- "So Human" - Co-Produced with Benny Blanco
- "Pennies" - Co-Produced with Benny Blanco
- Jibbs
- "Firr Az That Thang" - Written/Produced
- B.o.B
- "Magic feat. Rivers Cuomo" - Produced
- Pink
- "Who Knew" (UK #5)- Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- "'Cuz I Can" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- "U + Ur Hand" (UK #9)- Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin & Rami
- Vanessa Hudgens
- "Identified" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin & Cathy Dennis
- "Don't Ask Why"
- "First Bad Habit"
- "Amazed"
- "Set It Off"
- Kelis
- "I Don't Think So" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- Carlos Santana
- "This Boy's Fire" - Co-Produced
- Paris Hilton
- "'Nothing in This World" - Written/Produced
- The Veronicas
- "4ever" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- "Everything I'm Not" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin & Rami
- Kelly Osbourne
- "Too Much Of You" - Written
- Marion Raven
- "Break You" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- Backstreet Boys
- "Climbing The Walls" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- "Just Want You to Know" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- Bo Bice
- "U Make Me Better" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- "Lie ... It's All Right" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- Megan McCauley
- "Tap That" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- Ashley Parker Angel
- "I'm Better" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- "Let U Go" - Co-Written/Co-Produced With Max Martin
- Ursula 1000
- "Electrik Boogie" - Co-Written and Produced With Alex Gimeno
- "Hello! Let's Go To A Disco" - Co-Written With Alex Gimeno
- "Kinda Kinky" - Co-Written and Produced With Alex Gimeno
- "Samba 1000" - Co-Written and Produced With Alex Gimeno
- "The Girl From N.O.W.H.E.R.E" - Co-Written and Produced With Alex Gimeno
- "Arrastao" - Co-Written and Produced With Alex Gimeno and Kool Kojak Comandante Allie Bombz
- Mos Def, Q-Tip & Tash
- "Bodyrock" - Remixed
- Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
- "Respiration" - Remixed
- KRS-One, Zack de la Rocha & Last Emperor
- "C.I.A" - Remixed
- Jeannie Ortega
- "Future Is Clear" - Produced/Mixed
- "Got What It Takes" - Written/Produced
- "Holla Back" - Written/Produced
- "All My Love" - Written/Produced
- "Cuz I Do" - Written/Produced
- "Put 'Em Up" - Written/Produced
- "Oh Oh" - Written/Produced
- "Come See Me" - Written/Produced
- "Make It Shake" - Written/Produced
- Mario
- "Forever and Ever" - Written/Produced
- Ciara
- "Tell Me What Your Name Is" - Co-Written and Co-Produced
- Jordin Sparks
- "Watch You Go" Co-Written and Co-Produced (2009)
- Three 6 Mafia
- Shot After Shots (2010)
- Go To Work (2010)
- Weezer
- "I'm Your Daddy" - Co-Written and Produced
- "Get Me Some" - Co-Written
- Adam Lambert
- For Your Entertainment - Co-Written With Claude Kelly and Produced
- Miranda Cosgrove
- "About You Now" - Co-Written with Cathy Dennis and Produced
- Sparks Fly - Produced
- "Kissin' U" - Co-Written with Claude Kelly
- Victoria Justice
- Make it Shine (Victorious Theme Song) - Co-Written with Michael Corcoran[11]
References
- ^ a b Rosen, Jody (December 16, 2009). "The Music Club" Slate. Retrieved on December 22, 2009.
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1599233/20081113/clarkson_kelly.jhtml
- ^ a b "G-Card Manual". TC Electronic. p. 17. Retrieved on December 26, 2009.
- ^ "Lukasz Gottwald: Saturday Night Livewire". Yamaha All Access. 2001. Retrieved on December 12, 2009.
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Dr.+Luke
- ^ Billboard Charts: Hot 100 Producers
- ^ Year End Charts 2005
- ^ http://chartrigger.blogspot.com/2008/11/kelly-clarksons-new-max-martin-dr-luke.html
- ^ Avril Lavigne Leading Digital Music Boom
- ^ http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/241024/shallow-lyrics-ripe-hits
- ^ Victorious on Nickelodeon Premiering March 27 at 9:30pm EST