Dr. Luke

Dr. Luke
Dr. Luke at the 2014 ASCAP awards
Background information
Birth name	Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald
Born	(1973-09-26) September 26, 1973 (age 43) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Origin	New York, New York, U.S.
Genres	Pop hip hop
Occupation(s)	Record producer songwriter
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Kemosabe Records
Associated acts	Bon Jovi Max Martin Kelly Clarkson Avril Lavigne Katy Perry Flo Rida Miley Cyrus Kesha G.R.L. Becky G Usher Nicki Minaj

Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald (born September 26, 1973), known professionally as Dr. Luke, is an American record producer and songwriter. Dr. Luke's professional music career began in the late night television sketch comedy 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).

While continuing to produce for Perry, Lavigne, and Pink, Gottwald has also worked with other artists, including Taio Cruz, B.o.B, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, T.I., Flo Rida, Miley Cyrus, Jessie J, Juicy J, Ne-Yo, Shakira and Pitbull. Dr. Luke is also noted for signing recording artists such as Kesha and Sabi and playing a vital part in their careers.