Lukasz Gottwald, guitar
(1997-2007)

Lukasz Gottwald led an incredible double life during his ten-year tenure in the SNL Band.

Besides being a killer musician, Gottwald masqueraded as writer and producer Dr. Luke. It's hard to tell which he did better, as he certainly proved his versatility in the SNL guitar chair. (Anyone remember who he replaced? It was Yoshiko Hirashige.) Gottwald's music productions read like a Who's Who of pop music over the last dozen or so years, with artists like Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Daughtry and Pink among those benefitting from his talents. The songwriting/producing won over the session playing, as Dr. Luke officially left the band after the 2006-2007 season, being replaced by Jared Scharff.

 Lukasz offers these other credits:

Kelly Osbourne "Too Much Of You Is Not Enough" (Epic) - wrote
SK "Single Black Female", "Thunder" (WB) - produced/wrote
B-Rich "Nightmares" (Atlantic) - produced/wrote
The Hot Chick (Soundtrack) "Stick 'Em" (Hollywood) - produced/mixed/wrote
KRS-One, Zach de la Rocha & Last Emperor "CIA" (Rawkus) - remixed
Mos Def, Q-Tip & Tash "Bodyrock" (Rawkus) - remixed
Gravediggaz "Unexplained" (V2) - remixed
Black Star & Common "Respiration" (Rawkus) - remixed
The Getaway People "Chocolate" (Columbia) - remixed
The Getaway People "She Gave Me Love" (Columbia) - produced/wrote/mixed
Mortal Kombat "Theme From Mortal Kombat" (TVT) - remixed
Bon Jovi "Say It Ain't So" (Island) - remixed
Speech (featuring India.Arie) "Ain't Nothin' New" (EMI) - produced/wrote/mixed
Speech "The New Sound" (EMI) - produced/wrote/mixed
Jive Jones "Dear Dad" (Jive) - produced/wrote/mixed
Mocean Worker "Hey Baby" (Palm) - produced/wrote/mixed
Kodo "Wax On" (Sony) - produced/wrote/mixed
Unknownwerks "Lift Ticket" (Astralwerks) - produced/wrote/mixed
Liquid Todd "Rocktronix" (Ultra) - produced/wrote/mixed
Ursula 1000 "Kinda Kinky", "Samba 1000", "The Girl From N.O.W.H.E.R.E." (18th St. Lounge) - produced/wrote/mixed
Krafty Kuts (featuring Dr. Luke) "Come Alive" (Finger Lickin') - produced/wrote/mixed
Dr. Luke "Know Soul" (Finger Lickin') - produced/wrote/mixed

• Born 9/26/73
• Went to Manhattan School of Music (2 years)
• Favorite color is blue
• Played with: Herbie Hancock, Michael Bolton, Phoebe Snow, Jack McDuff, Shabba Ranks

TV:

• Saturday Night Live: Guitar player on the show
• Amateur Night at the Apollo: Guitar player for the house band (sub for Rodney Jones under Frank Owens)

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