Thomas Dolby
Dolby performing in 2024
Background information
Born	Thomas Morgan Robertson (1958-10-14) 14 October 1958 (age 67) London, England
Genres	New wave synth-pop funk film music ambient post-punk [citation needed]
Occupations	Singer-songwriter musician record producer composer entrepreneur teacher musical director
Instruments	Keyboards vocals
Works	Thomas Dolby discography
Years active	1979–present
Labels	Capitol/EMI Giant/Warner Bros. Records Invisible Hands Music Echo BMG Records UK
Website	thomasdolby.com

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 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.