Composer
Thomas Dolby
English musician, singer, composer, record producer, entrepreneur and teacher (born 1958)
b. 1958
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1958
- Birthplace
- London
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, record producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher.
Dolby came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing international hit singles including "She Blinded Me with Science" (1982) and "Hyperactive!" (1984). He has also worked as a producer and as a session musician.
In the 1990s, Dolby founded Beatnik, a Silicon Valley software company whose technology was used to play internet audio and later ringtones, most notably on Nokia phones. He was also the music director for TED Conferences. On the faculty at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University since 2014, Dolby leads Peabody's Music for New Media program, which enrolled its first students in the fall of 2018.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- blogger; songwriter; businessperson; singer; recording artist; composer; musician
- Education
- Westminster School; Abingdon School
- Instruments played
- electronic keyboard
- Genres
- new wave
- Official website
- http://thomasdolby.com
- Birth name
- Thomas Morgan Robertson
- Pseudonym
- Thomas Dolby
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 61731555
- ISNI
- 0000000073664458
- GND ID
- 134360524
- Library of Congress ID
- n92100998
- MusicBrainz ID
- 5a8cc407-7efb-4e94-9637-d5896395e754
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Dance, pop
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| She Blinded Me With Science | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 61731555. Portrait: Unknown author, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.