Presented by The Friends of the Johns Hopkins Libraries…
TUESDAY, MAY 2nd Reception at 6:00 p.m. followed by 6:45 p.m. talk in MASON HALL on Homewood Campus (3101 Wyman Park Dr., Baltimore, MD 21218).
This event is FREE, but RSVP is requested via libraryfriends@jhu.edu or 410-516-7943.
With hit songs like “Hyperactive!” and “She Blinded Me with Science,” Thomas Dolby achieved international fame in the early 1980s. He was a pioneer of New Wave and Electronica, and his innovative music videos were staples of the early days of MTV. (The five-time Grammy-nominated artist is also known for his keyboard and production work, which over the years put him in the studio with David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Foreigner, Joni Mitchell, and George Clinton).
Dolby combined a love for invention with a passion for music. But as record company politics overshadowed the joy of performing, he found a second act in Hollywood. Scoring films and computer games eventually led him to Silicon Valley, but life at the zenith of a tech empire proved to be just as full of big personalities, battling egos, and roller-coaster success as his days spent at the top of the charts.
The Speed of Sound, Dolby’s new memoir, is the remarkable story of his rise to the top of the music charts, a second act as a tech pioneer, and the sustaining power of creativity and art.
Dolby served for 12 years as the Music Director for the TED conferences, and he is the JHU’s first Homewood Professor of the Arts in. Film and Media Studies program.