With Lamont Dozier Partial

Legendary songwriter and producer (Holland–Dozier–Holland / Motown). At USC Thornton, Luke studied songwriting with Lamont Dozier. Teacher / mentor node in Luke's career map.

Lamont Dozier is one of the architects of the Motown sound: co-author (with Brian and Eddie Holland) of "Stop! In the Name of Love," "Reach Out I'll Be There," "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)," and dozens more. Holland–Dozier–Holland defined the classic Motown era. Dozier later taught songwriting at the USC Thornton School of Music.

Luke studied songwriting with Lamont Dozier at USC. The DOLO Los Angeles showcase archive lists Luke Walton among USC Thornton Popular Music students from the same program cohort. This hub entry is for the formative-education / teacher-mentor relationship, not a songwriting collaboration on a released track.

Teacher / mentor node. No shared songwriting credit on a public release; this documents the USC study relationship.

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