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Thomas Dolby

The mad scientist of 1980s synth pop, Thomas Dolby's boundary-pushing, oddball electro made him one of the most acclaimed producers of the era. A technological wiz who was always fiddling with keyboards and tape decks as a schoolboy, Thomas Robertson was nicknamed Dolby by his friends after the audio company, and took the name professionally so as to avoid confusion with singer Tom Robinson. Originally a session musician and technician, he played keyboards for Foreigner and Def Leppard and wrote songs for Lene Lovich before making his name with the hit She Blinded Me With Science...