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⚫ | birth_name = Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Winton |url=http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-81675774/ |title=Kesha sues producer, alleges years of sex abuse and forced drugging |newspaper=] |date=October 14, 2014 |access-date=October 14, 2014 |archive-date=October 6, 2012 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121006015957/http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-81675774/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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'''Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald''' (born September 26, 1973),<ref name="nymag" /> professionally known as '''Dr. Luke''', is an American guitarist and record producer. He is not a doctor and holds no doctorate (or any post-high school) degree; the term "Dr." is purely used as part of a stage name. Dr. Luke's professional music career began in the late night television sketch comedy '']'' as its ]'s lead guitarist in 1997 and producing remixes for artists such as ] and ]. He came into music prominence in 2004 for producing ]'s single "]" with Swedish record producer ]. '''Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald''' (born September 26, 1973),<ref name="nymag" /> 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 ]'s lead guitarist in 1996. After which, he produced remixes for acts such as ] and ], and came into prominence in 2004 for producing ]'s single "]" with Swedish record producer ].


Gottwald continued to co-write and produce commercially successful records such as "]" (2006) for ], "]" (2007) for ], and "]" (2008) for ], before leaving ''Saturday Night Live'' and reuniting with Clarkson for "]" (2009). Gottwald continued to co-write and produce commercially successful songs such as "]" (2006) for ], "]" (2007) for ],<ref name="CBS35"/> and "]" (2008) for ], before leaving ''Saturday Night Live'' and reuniting with Clarkson for "]" (2009). As the founder of both ] and Amigo Records, Gottwald has signed artists such as ], ], ], ], ], and ] to the former, as well as ] and ] to the latter.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://creativeindustriesnews.com/2023/03/prescription-songs-amigo-records-promotes-general-manager-ashlee-gibbs-to-director-of-operations/ | title=Prescription Songs/Amigo Records promotes General Manager Ashlee Gibbs to Director of Operations | date=March 2, 2023 }}</ref>


In 2014 Gottwald was involved in a series of lawsuits with Kesha, known collectively as '']'', 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.
While continuing to produce for Perry, Lavigne, and Pink, Gottwald has also worked with other artists, including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Dr. Luke is also noted for signing recording artists such as ] and ] and playing a vital part in their careers.


⚫ Gottwald owns two publishing companies, Kasz Money Publishing, for his own songs, and ], which employs other songwriters. As of January 2011, he has garnered 21 Top 40 ] singles, becoming the producer with the third most such hits since the charts were created.<ref name="billboard2">Concepcion, Mariel (January 8, 2011). "Dynamite Doc" ''Billboard''.</ref> His work has been recognized with various music industry awards. '']'' named him one of the top performing producers of the 2000s. The ] awarded him Producer and Songwriter of the Year honors from 2009 to 2011. At the ], he was nominated for a ] for ], and Perry's '']'' was nominated for ].
In October 2014, Kesha initiated a series of lawsuits, alleging ] and abuse by Gottwald;<ref>{{cite web|author1=Kory Grow|title=Kesha Sues Producer Dr. Luke for Sexual Assault and Battery|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kesha-sues-producer-dr-luke-for-sexual-assault-and-battery-20141014|website=Rolling Stone|accessdate=12 June 2015|date=16 October 2014}}</ref> the cases in New York and California are still ongoing as of April 2016.<ref>http://www.people.com/article/kesha-dr-luke-lawsuit-not-over-yet-remote-court-appearance-scheduled</ref>

⚫ Dr. Luke's work has been merited for various music industry awards. Music publication '']'' named him as one of the top performing producers of the 2000s. The ] awarded him Producer and Songwriter of the Year honors from 2009 to 2011. At the ], he was nominated for a ] for ], and Perry's '']'' was nominated for ].


==Early life== ==Early life==
Gottwald was born in ].<ref name="nymag" /> He is ].<ref name="billboard">{{Cite news |first=Chris |last=Willman |title=Dr. Luke: The Billboard Cover Story |date=September 3, 2010 |magazine=] |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956518/dr-luke-the-billboard-cover-story |accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref> <!--His mother, Laura, is an interior designer.--> His father, Janusz Jerzy Gottwald, was an architect who was born in ], ].<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/berkshire/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=145553942 | title= Janusz Gottwald Obituary | work = ] | date= September 22, 2010 | archivedate= October 6, 2013 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131006021818/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/berkshire/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=145553942#sthash.MWQbnPA8.dpbs | deadurl= no}}</ref> Gottwald spent many of his formative years in New York City. He had originally wanted to be a ], but his parents refused to allow a drum kit in the house.<ref name="nymag">{{cite news | url = http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2010/66784/ | last=Sternbergh | first= Adam | date = June 20, 2010 | title = The Hit Whisperer | work = ] | accessdate = August 25, 2013}}</ref> 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 admired, so could figure out what the guitar player was doing right."<ref name=nymag/><ref name="billboard"/> Gottwald was born in ].<ref name="nymag" /> He is ].<ref name="billboard">{{Cite news |first=Chris |last=Willman |title=Dr. Luke: The Billboard Cover Story |date=September 3, 2010 |magazine=] |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956518/dr-luke-the-billboard-cover-story |access-date=October 19, 2014}}</ref> <!--His mother, Laura, is an interior designer.--> His father, Janusz Jerzy Gottwald, was an architect who was born in ], Poland.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/berkshire/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=145553942 |title=Janusz Gottwald Obituary |work=] |date=September 22, 2010 |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006021818/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/berkshire/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=145553942#sthash.MWQbnPA8.dpbs |url-status=live}}</ref> Gottwald spent many of his formative years in ]. He had originally wanted to be a ], but his parents refused to allow a drum kit in the house.<ref name="nymag">{{cite news |url=http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2010/66784/ |last=Sternbergh |first=Adam |date=June 20, 2010 |title=The Hit Whisperer |work=] |access-date=August 25, 2013}}</ref> 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 admired, so could figure out what the guitar player was doing right."<ref name=nymag/><ref name="billboard"/>


==Career== ==Career==
Gottwald attended the ] for two years.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lukasz-gottwald-mn0002629181/biography|title=Lukasz Gottwald &#124; Biography & History|website=]|access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref> He joined the ] as the lead guitarist in 1996<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sternbergh |first1=Adam |title=From the Archives: New York Magazine's 2010 Dr. Luke Profile |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/dr-luke-profile-2010-new-york-magazine.html |website=Vulture |date=October 14, 2014 |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref> until the 2006–2007 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Luke: The Man Behind Pop's Biggest Hits |url=https://www.npr.org/2010/09/20/129956645/dr-luke-the-man-behind-pops-biggest-hits |website=NPR |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>


⚫ He produced tracks and remixes for various artists including ] and ].<ref name="villagevoice">Fennessey, Sean (May 18, 2010). " {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521030429/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/05/surveying_the_d.php |date=May 21, 2010 }}" '']''.</ref> He released the ] "Wet Lapse", under the name Kasz, for ], and remixed the theme from the film '']''.<ref name="GCardManual">" {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231153436/http://www.tcelectronic.com/media/G_Card_manual.pdf |date=December 31, 2010 }}". ]. p. 17. Retrieved on December 26, 2009.</ref> While deejaying at a house party, Gottwald met producer ] and subsequently gave Martin a tour of New York clubs when Martin arrived in the city.<ref name=nymag/>
Gottwald attended the ] for two years.{{cn|date=February 2016}} He joined the ] as the lead guitarist in 1997<ref name="jseabrook">John Seabrook, '']'', October 14, 2013.</ref> until the 2006–2007 season.{{cn|date=February 2016}}


⚫ In 2004, he co-wrote and co-produced the ] ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number two song, "]" with ]<ref name=nymag/> and provided the singer another hit in "]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Houghton |first1=Cillea |title=The Angsty Meaning Behind Kelly Clarkson's "Behind These Hazel Eyes" |url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-angsty-meaning-behind-kelly-clarksons-behind-these-hazel-eyes/ |website=American Songwriter |date=August 15, 2023 |access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref> Subsequent songs by ], "]" and "]" reached the top ten in the US.<ref name="CBS35">{{cite web |last1=Capatides |first1=Christina |title=35 huge songs written by Kesha's former mentor Dr. Luke |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/35-huge-pop-songs-written-produced-by-keshas-former-mentor-dr-luke/ |website=CBS News |date=February 22, 2016 |access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref> He would go on to co-produce a number one for ] with the song "]" as well as seven other songs on Lavigne's album. He also achieved a UK number one with the 2007 song "]" for the ]. Gottwald contributed two songs to ]'s second album, '']'' in 2008. US ''Billboard'' number one, "]" and "]", as well as three songs to ]' 2008 album, '']'',<ref name="CBS35"/> including the title track. He also co-produced the US number one song "]" by ]. His third co-production for Kelly Clarkson, "]" reached the top of the Hot 100 as well. In late 2009, his song for ], "]",<ref name="CBS35"/> co-written by ], reached number two on the chart. In December 2009, ''Billboard'' named him as one of the top 10 producers of the decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/chart_display.jsp?&f=Hot+100+Producers&g=Decade-end+Producers|title=Billboard Charts: 2009 Hot 100 Producers|website=Billboard.biz}}</ref>
⚫ He produced tracks and remixes for various artists including ] and ].<ref name="villagevoice">Fennessey, Sean (May 18, 2010). "" '']''.</ref> He released the ] "Wet Lapse", under the name Kasz, for ], and remixed the theme from the film '']''.<ref name="GCardManual">"". ]. p. 17. Retrieved on December 26, 2009. {{wayback|url=http://www.tcelectronic.com/media/G_Card_manual.pdf |date=20101231153436 }}</ref> While deejaying at a house party, Dr. Luke met producer ] and subsequently gave Martin a tour of New York clubs when Martin arrived in the city.<ref name=nymag/>


⚫ In 2010, Gottwald was named Songwriter of the Year at the ] and received 10 ASCAP Pop Music Awards for the year as the songwriter and publisher.<ref name=villagevoice/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/100/2010}} Retrieved on May 28, 2010.</ref> Gottwald's co-production for Katy Perry's "]"<ref name="CBS35"/> debuted at number two on the Hot 100 and later reached number one. The second single "]" would follow suit. Taio Cruz's "]",<ref name="CBS35"/> co-produced by Gottwald, reached number one in the UK and number two in the US. He contributed to three more top ten songs, "]" for ], "]" for ], and "]" for ], as well as a top five song, "]", by the latter on the Hot 100.
=== 2004–present===
⚫ Dr. Luke owns two publishing companies, Kasz Money Publishing, for his own songs, and Prescription Songs, 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.<ref name="billboard2">Concepion, Mariel (January 8, 2011). "Dynamite Doc" ''Billboard''.</ref> He co-wrote and co-produced the ] Hot 100 number two song, "]" with ]<ref name=nymag/> and provided the singer another hit in "]". Subsequent songs by ], "]" and "]" reached the Hot 100 top ten. He would go on to co-produce a number one for ] with the song "]" as well as seven other songs on the Lavigne album. He also achieved a UK number one with the song "]" for the ]. Dr. Luke contributed two songs to Katy Perry's second album,"]". Hot 100 number one, "]" and "]", as well as three songs to ]' 2008 album, '']'', including the title track. He also co-produced the US number one song "]" by ]. His third co-production for Kelly Clarkson, "]" reached the top of the Hot 100 as well. In late 2009, his song for ], "]" co-written by ], reached number two on the chart. In December 2009, ''Billboard'' named him as one of the top 10 producers of the decade.<ref></ref>


⚫ In 2010, he was named both the Number One Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year and Number One Producer of the Year by ''Billboard''.<ref>. Billboard.biz. Retrieved on 2012-12-07. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008191802/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/hot-100-songwriters |date=October 8, 2012 }}</ref><ref>. Billboard.biz. Retrieved on 2012-12-07. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218185810/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/hot-100-producers |date=February 18, 2011 }}</ref> At the start of 2011, '']'' called Gottwald "the year's most successful producer and songwriter in terms of chart longevity."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adage.com/influencers2010/article?article_id=147936|title=Advertising Age|access-date=January 3, 2011}}</ref>
⚫ On April 21, 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.<ref name=villagevoice/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/100/2010}} Retrieved on May 28, 2010.</ref> Dr. Luke's co-production for Katy Perry "]" debuted at number two on the Hot 100 and later reached number one. Second single "]" would follow suit. Taio Cruz's "]", co-produced by Dr. Luke, reached number one in the UK and number two in the US. He contributed to three more top ten songs, "]" for ], "]" for ], and "]" for ], as well as a top five song, "]", by the latter on the Hot 100.


In 2011 Gottwald co-executive produced ]' seventh studio album '']'' alongside ].
⚫ In 2010 he was named both the Number One ] Songwriter of the Year and Number One Producer of the Year by ''Billboard''.<ref>. Billboard.biz. Retrieved on 2012-12-07. {{wayback|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/hot-100-songwriters |date=20121008191802 }}</ref><ref>. Billboard.biz. Retrieved on 2012-12-07. {{wayback|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/hot-100-producers |date=20110218185810 }}</ref> At the start of 2011, ''Advertising Age'' called Dr. Luke "the year's most successful producer and songwriter in terms of chart longevity."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adage.com/influencers2010/article?article_id=147936|title=Advertising Age|accessdate=January 3, 2011}}</ref>


On the week ending March 3, 2012, Dr. Luke's co-production for ] "]" became the 20th song to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100. He also produced Perry's single "]", which peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, whilst topping the US Pop Songs chart. On November 2, 2012, several songs from boy band ]'s second album '']'' were leaked online, including "Rock Me", produced by Dr. Luke and frequent collaborators ], ], and ].<ref>. Idolator.com (2012-11-02). Retrieved on 2012-12-07.</ref> On the week ending March 3, 2012, Gottwald's co-production for Katy Perry's "]" became the 20th song to debut atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He also produced Perry's single "]", which peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, whilst topping the US ] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Katy Perry Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/katy-perry/chart-history/hsi/ |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>


⚫ In October 2014, Kesha filed ] 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/6281709/kesha-suing-dr-luke|title=Kesha Suing Dr. Luke for Alleged Sexual Assault & Emotional Abuse|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/242979442/Kesha-Complaint|title=Kesha Complaint|work=Scribd|access-date=February 4, 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/14/kesha-sexual-assault-dr-luke-abuse-lawsuit-drugs/|title=Kesha -- Sues Dr. Luke for Sexual Assault and Battery|date=October 14, 2014|work=TMZ|access-date=February 4, 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/kesha-dr-luke-settle-legal-battle-1235521879/|title= Kesha and Dr. Luke Settle Legal Battle Ahead of Trial|date=June 22, 2023|first=Ashley|last=Cullins|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Harriet |last2=Hamilton |first2=Matt |title=What really happened between Kesha and Dr. Luke |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-08/kesha-sebert-dr-luke-allegations-west-hollywood-hotel-night |newspaper=LA Times}}</ref>
⚫ ==Lawsuit with Kesha==
{{Main|Kesha Sebert v. Lukasz Gottwald}}
In September 2013, Rebecca Pimmel, a fan of ], set up a petition to "free" Kesha from Dr. Luke's management and accused Luke of "stunting" Kesha's creative growth as an artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7485711/kesha-fan-petition-free-dr-luke|title=Ke$ha's Concerned Fans Have Started A Petition To Free Her From Dr. Luke|date=September 23, 2013}}</ref> The petitioners concur with the position stated in Kesha's TV series documentary, '']'', in which Luke serves as an executive producer, that she had little creative control of her second album, ''Warrior''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arcadey.net/2013/09/kehas-director-tweets-photo-fans-revolting-dr-luke/|title=Ke$ha's Director Tweets Photo Of Fans Revolting Against Dr. Luke - arcadey|work=arcadey|accessdate=February 4, 2016}}</ref>


After the lawsuit, Gottwald has maintained a low public profile.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/dr-luke-doja-cat-kiss-me-more-saweetie-best-friend-1235125288/ | title=Dr. Luke on Doja Cat's 'Kiss Me More' and Saweetie's 'Best Friend' | date=December 3, 2021 }}</ref> {{As of|April 2017}}, he was no longer listed on the official ] website<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sonymusic.com/executives/lukasz-dr-luke-gottwald|title=Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald|website=Sony Music Entertainment|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209214200/https://www.sonymusic.com/executives/lukasz-dr-luke-gottwald|archive-date=February 9, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and later that month it was announced that he was no longer the CEO of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/73113-sony-ends-dr-luke-partnership-as-kesha-battle-continues/|title=Sony Ends Dr. Luke Partnership as Kesha Battle Continues|last1=Phillips|first1=Amy|last2=Yoo|first2=Noah|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=April 26, 2017|website=]}}</ref> That same year, Gottwald adopted the pseudonym Made in China.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sargent |first1=Jordan |title=Ne-Yo's New Album Good Man Has Three Songs Produced by a Bad Man |url=https://www.spin.com/2018/06/ne-yo-dr-luke-good-man-metoo/ |magazine=] |access-date=15 February 2019 |date=8 June 2018}}</ref> He has since produced songs for artists such as ], ], and ]. In 2017, Gottwald began songwriting and producing for German singer-songwriter ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/08/dr-luke-kim-petras-kesha/568639/|title=Dr. Luke's Queasy Two-Front Comeback Effort|first=Spencer|last=Kornhaber|date=August 29, 2018|website=The Atlantic|access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref> He also produced five songs on ]'s second album '']'' (2019), including its number one single "]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7907875/doja-cats-say-so-becomes-dr-lukes-first-top-20-hit-in-5-years|title=Doja Cat's "Say So" Becomes Dr. Luke's First Top 20 Hit In 5 Years|date=March 10, 2020|website=Idolator.com|access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>
In January 2014, shortly after Kesha was admitted to a rehab center for ], Kesha's mother, ], made allegations that pressure for Kesha to lose weight came from Dr. Luke. Sebert claimed that Dr. Luke said that Kesha looked "like a refrigerator" which instigated her eating disorder. Dr. Luke denies these claims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.radio.com/2014/01/10/keshas-mom-blames-dr-luke-for-daughters-eating-disorder-producer-responds/|title=Kesha's Mom Blames Dr. Luke for Daughter's Eating Disorder, Producer Responds|publisher=Radio.com|date=10 January 2014}}</ref>


In 2021, Gottwald launched Amigo Records as an imprint of ] and has so far signed Petras, Big Boss Vette, and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/201711510380|title=Amigo Records Corporate Filing|access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://junkee.com/longform/dr-luke-boycott-cancellation|title=How Do You Solve A Problem Like Dr. Luke?|last=He|first=Richard S.|work=Junkee|access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enigmaonline.com/2021/04/30/joy-oladokun-signs-joint-partnership-with-amigo-records-verve-forecast-republic-records/|title=Joy Oladokun Signs Joint Partnership With Amigo Records/Verve Forecast/Republic Records|work=Enigma|date=April 30, 2021|access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref> The same year, he wrote and produced "]" by ] which won Song of the Year at the ].<ref name="RStone">{{cite magazine |last1=Hiatt |first1=Brian |title=How Dr. Luke Staged a Comeback in the Shadows |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dr-luke-comeback-kesha-settlement-1234806919/ |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=2022-10-05 |title=BET Hip Hop Awards 2022: Full Winners List |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bet-hip-hop-awards-2022-winners-see-the-full-list-here/ |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=]|archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007102744/https://pitchfork.com/news/bet-hip-hop-awards-2022-winners-see-the-full-list-here/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, he produced the number one song "]" by ].<ref name="RStone"/> 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.<ref name="RStone"/>
⚫ In October 2014, Kesha sued Dr. Luke, claiming sexual assault and battery, sexual harassment, gender violence, civil harassment, violation of California's unfair business laws, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and negligent retention and supervision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/6281709/kesha-suing-dr-luke|title=Kesha Suing Dr. Luke for Alleged Sexual Assault & Emotional Abuse|work=Billboard|accessdate=February 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/242979442/Kesha-Complaint|title=Kesha Complaint|work=Scribd|accessdate=February 4, 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/14/kesha-sexual-assault-dr-luke-abuse-lawsuit-drugs/|title=Kesha -- Sues Dr. Luke for Sexual Assault and Battery|date=October 14, 2014|work=TMZ|accessdate=February 4, 2016}}</ref>


⚫ ==Lawsuit==
A preliminary injunction was denied on February 19, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/19/kesha-dr-luke-denied-legal-request-record-label-rape|title=Kesha denied legal request to escape contract with man she alleges raped her|last=Gajanan|first=Mahita|date=February 19, 2016|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=February 21, 2016}}</ref> Before her legal battle against Dr. Luke, in 2011, Kesha had previously sworn under oath that the producer had never assaulted or drugged her in a deposition for a lawsuit against her former managers at DAS Communications, a key piece of evidence that played a role in the court ruling in favor of the defense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2802370/kesha-swore-oath-2011-deposition-dr-luke-did-not-sexually-abuse-undercutting-rape-allegations-latest-lawsuit.html|title=Kesha swore under oath that Dr. Luke did not sexually abuse her|website=Mail Online|access-date=2016-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/kesha-trial-dr-luke-deposition-video-denies-sexual-advances-roofie|title=VIDEO: Kesha Denied Dr. Luke 'Made Sexual Advances,' Roofying Her in 2011 Deposition|website=PEOPLE.com|access-date=2016-03-21}}</ref> In April 2016, Kesha claimed that she had been offered freedom from her contract if she recanted her rape allegations against Dr. Luke.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/04/entertainment/kesha-rape-claims-freedom-feat/index.html|title=Kesha: I was offered 'freedom' to recant rape claims=CNN|access-date=2016-04-04}}</ref>
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==Discography==
On April 6, 2016, New York Judge Shirley Kornreich dismissed most of Kesha's claims, ruling against her motion to end her recording contract. The judge found that for several of the sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender violence claims, the ] had expired, or outside the jurisdiction (as California is where the crimes were alleged to have occurred), while the emotional distress that she suffered did not rise to the level of "extreme, outrageous conduct intolerable in civil society" that is the legal definition of emotional abuse.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Redden|first1=Molly|title=Judge dismisses Kesha's sexual assault case against producer Dr Luke|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/06/judge-dismisses-keshas-sexual-assault-case-against-producer-dr-luke|website=The Guardian|accessdate=7 April 2016|language=en-GB|date=6 April 2016}}</ref>
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By suing in New York, where the court lacks jurisdiction to rule on incidents alleged to have occurred in California, Gottwald forced Kesha to fight his lawsuit in a venue where her claims were likely to be barred. Kesha has also filed suit in California, but a Los Angeles superior court judge has frozen Kesha’s lawsuit until Gottwald’s lawsuit, for breach of contract and defamation, is settled.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/07/kesha-dr-luke-lawsuits-new-york-california</ref>


==Awards and nominations== ==Awards and nominations==
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*2014 – ] (Nominated) *2014 – Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (Nominated)
*] – ] ("]") (Nominated)
*] – Album of the Year (]) (Nominated)<ref name="DrLukeGrammy">{{cite web |title=Dr. Luke |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/dr-luke/3000 |website=Grammy Awards |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>
*2022 - Song of the Year ("]") (Nominated)<ref name="DrLukeGrammy"/>
*2022 - ] ("]") (Nominated)<ref name="DrLukeGrammy"/>


'''] Pop Music Awards''' '''] Pop Music Awards'''
*2010 – Songwriter of the Year (Won)<ref>{{cite web|title=ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2010|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2010/Songwriter_of_the_Year.aspx|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> *2010 – Songwriter of the Year (Won)<ref>{{cite web|title=ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2010|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2010/Songwriter_of_the_Year.aspx|website=Ascap.com|access-date=24 May 2012}}</ref>
*2011 – Songwriter of the Year (Won)<ref>{{cite web|title=ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2011|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2011/Songwriter_of_the_Year.aspx|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> *2011 – Songwriter of the Year (Won)<ref>{{cite web|title=ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2011|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2011/Songwriter_of_the_Year.aspx|website=Ascap.com|access-date=24 May 2012}}</ref>
*2023 - Songwriter of the Year (Won)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomas |title=Dr. Luke Wins Songwriter of the Year Award Amid His Ongoing Legal Battle With Kesha |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dr-luke-wins-songwriter-award-kesha-legal-battle-1234738603/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>


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*] - Producer of the Year (Nominated)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fields |first1=Taylor |title=2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List of Nominees |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-04-07-2021-iheartradio-music-awards-see-the-full-list-of-nominees/ |website=102.7 KIIS FM |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>
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American musician (born 1973)

Dr. Luke
Gottwald in 2014Gottwald in 2014
Background information
Birth nameŁukasz Sebastian Gottwald
Also known as
  • Kasz
  • Richard Head
  • Made in China
  • Tyson Trax
  • Loctor Duke
Born (1973-09-26) September 26, 1973 (age 51)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1996–present
Formerly ofSaturday Night Live Band
Musical artist

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 Bon Jovi and Gravediggaz, and came into 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 songs 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.

In 2014 Gottwald was involved in a series of lawsuits with Kesha, known collectively as Kesha v. Dr. Luke, 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 Prescription Songs, 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. His 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.

Early life

Gottwald was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He is Jewish. His father, Janusz Jerzy Gottwald, was an architect who was born in Łask, Poland. Gottwald spent many of his formative years in New York City. He had originally wanted to be a drummer, 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 admired, so could figure out what the guitar player was doing right."

Career

Gottwald attended the Manhattan School of Music 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 Arrested Development and Nappy Roots. He released the 12" single "Wet Lapse", under the name Kasz, for Rawkus Records, and remixed the theme from the film Mortal Kombat. While deejaying at a house party, Gottwald met producer Max Martin 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 Kelly Clarkson Billboard Hot 100 number two song, "Since U Been Gone" with Max Martin and provided the singer another hit in "Behind These Hazel Eyes". Subsequent songs by Pink, "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand" reached the top ten in the US. He would go on to co-produce a number one for Avril Lavigne with the song "Girlfriend" 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 Sugababes. Gottwald contributed two songs to Katy Perry's second album, One of the Boys in 2008. US Billboard number one, "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold", as well as three songs to Britney Spears' 2008 album, Circus, including the title track. He also co-produced the US number one song "Right Round" by Flo Rida. 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 Miley Cyrus, "Party in the U.S.A.", co-written by Jessie J, 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" debuted at number two on the Hot 100 and later reached number one. The second single "Teenage Dream" would follow suit. Taio Cruz's "Dynamite", 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 3OH!3, and "Take It Off" for Kesha, 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, Advertising Age called Gottwald "the year's most successful producer and songwriter in terms of chart longevity."

In 2011 Gottwald co-executive produced Britney Spears' seventh studio album Femme Fatale alongside Max Martin.

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 Pop Songs 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. As of April 2017, he was no longer listed on the official Sony Music website and later that month it was announced that he was no longer the CEO of Kemosabe Records. That same year, Gottwald adopted the pseudonym Made in China. He has since produced songs for artists such as Trey Songz, Ne-Yo, and Big Boi. In 2017, Gottwald began songwriting and producing for German singer-songwriter Kim Petras. He also produced five songs on Doja Cat's second album Hot Pink (2019), including its number one single "Say So".

In 2021, Gottwald launched Amigo Records as an imprint of Republic Records and has so far signed Petras, Big Boss Vette, and Joy Oladokun. The same year, he wrote and produced "Big Energy" by Latto which won Song of the Year at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards. In 2022, he produced the number one song "Super Freaky Girl" by Nicki Minaj. 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

This section is an excerpt from Kesha v. Dr. Luke.

Kesha v. Dr. Luke refers to a series of lawsuits and countersuits between the singer Kesha Rose Sebert (Kesha) and the music producer Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald (Dr. Luke). Sebert filed a civil suit against Gottwald in October 2014 for infliction of emotional distress, sex-based hate crimes and employment discrimination. Gottwald filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court in which he sued Sebert and her mother, Rosemary Patricia "Pebe" Sebert, for defamation and breach of contract.

Gottwald (Dr. Luke) has denied all of the allegations. In the legal documents filed in support of his defamation suit against Sebert (Kesha), he claims that Kesha and her mother made "defamatory statements in an attempt to extort Gottwald into releasing Kesha from her exclusive recording agreement". This New York lawsuit resulted in the staying (or a stop to the legal proceedings) of a California lawsuit where Kesha claimed Dr. Luke was liable for sexual harassment, misogyny, civil harassment, violation of California's laws against unfair business practices, infliction of emotional distress (both intentional and negligent), and negligent retention and supervision. In her New York counter-claim, Kesha alleged that Dr. Luke "sexually, physically, verbally and emotionally" abused her since the beginning of their professional relationship. The suit alleged he drugged and raped her on two occasions, made threats against Kesha and her family, and called her derogatory names.

On February 19, 2016, a request made by Sebert (Kesha) for a preliminary injunction was denied. Kesha appealed the decision the following month. On April 6, 2016, New York Justice Shirley Kornreich, dismissed all of Kesha's counter-claims against Gottwald (Dr. Luke). Kesha and her legal team appealed the injunction decision, and on June 7, 2016, Kesha was recorded in a deposition stating all the allegations' details.

On June 22, 2023, Kesha and Dr. Luke released a joint statement saying they have reached a settlement.

Discography

Main article: Dr. Luke production discography

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

ASCAP Pop Music Awards

  • 2010 – Songwriter of the Year (Won)
  • 2011 – Songwriter of the Year (Won)
  • 2023 - Songwriter of the Year (Won)

iHeartRadio Music Awards

  • 2021 - Producer of the Year (Nominated)

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