Thomas Dolby (1958-), Multi-Talented New Wave Singer-Songwriter from London - Also a Session Musician, Producer, and Entrepreneur

[Pool Boy]

This guy is still an underrated gem still 20 years plus after his last real efforts. Sure he got immediate fame for 'She Blinded Me With Science', but he has a lot of great little tunes.

Pulp Culture

Budapest by Blimp

May the Cube be With You

One of our Submarines

Screen Kiss

Hot Sauce

I Love You Goodbye

I Live in a Suitcase

Beauty of a Dream

[DonRocks]

This guy is still an underrated gem still 20 years plus after his last real efforts. Sure he got immediate fame for 'She Blinded Me With Science', but he has a lot of great little tunes.

I've always thought "One Night In Bangkok" sounded like it might have been by Thomas Dolby - more so than "Hyperactive!" - it's not representative that "Hyperactive!" should be his second-most famous song; however, "She Blinded Me With Science" is pretty snappy - I'm surprised it only made #5 on the Billboard charts.

Apparently, Dolby's currently a professor at Johns Hopkins, although I wonder if that means he's a "professor" in quotes.

I always thought he had something to do with "Dolby Stereo," although I'm not sure what, and it's not coming up on quick internet searches.

(Does anyone hear Kraftwerk and Devo in his music?)

[Pool Boy]

HE had nothing to do with Dolby but co-opted the moniker since that is what friends referred to him as as a teenager.

He had a lot to do with a company that allowed the digitization of audio, especially for mobile phones. Not sure of his precise role, but I think he ended up making a tidy sum at it.

[darkstar965]

Ray Dolby was the founder and namesake of Dolby Labs and Dolby Digital. He had a son, still with us, named Thomas but not the same person.