Dr. Luke is an acclaimed music studio producer of our generation. The talented musician and producer has worked with some of the biggest names in the pop world, on top of having performed with international artists and been a part of the Saturday Night Live house band for years. His input in the music industry is undeniable and his impact on pop albums and recordings can be heard on the radio all around the world. Dr. Luke has been nominated for Grammys and is recognized to be the producer of the decade so far.
Native from Rhode Island, Lukasz Goldwatt, was born in September 1973 in a jewish Polish-American family. Luke have always wanted to play the drums but finally decided to practice on his sister's guitar after his parents denied the permission of having drums in the house. He would practice for hours and hours. He tried to recreate every interesting guitar lick he would hear on the radio and on his favourite albums in order to perfect his craft. He then moved on to attend the Manhattan School of Music, a renowned institute in New York City.
After studying at the School of Music for two years, Dr. Luke participated in an audition held by Saturday Night Live in order to find a lead guitarist for their house band. Out of 80 applicants, Dr. Luke scored the position and went on to play for SNL for 10 seasons, which the contract ended in 2007. During that time, Dr. Luke had also become acquainted with the underground hip-hop scene of the Big Apple. He has also appeared as a DJ at various events. He also met up with Max Martin, a producer, who proved to play an important role in Luke's successful career.
It was with producer Max Martin that Dr. Luke co-wrote and co-produce one of Kelly Clarkson's biggest pop hits, Since U Been Gone, which was released in December 2004. The song topped the charts and Dr. Luke switched his focus to production: he has then been producing tracks and albums for Britney Spears, Pink, Avril Lavigne, Sugababes, Kelly Clarkson, the Backstreet Boys, Vanessa Hudgens, Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, Ke$ha, Flo Rida and many other pop fixtures of the 2000's. As a music studio producer, Dr. Luke has been nominated at the Grammy Awards twice and was named Number One Producer of the Year by Billboard in 2010.
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