The Speed of Sound
Breaking the Barriers between Music and Technology: A Memoir
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- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
4 January 2018
Summary
The engaging, emotional, funny and surprising memoir of electronic music and technology pioneer Thomas Dolby.
Thomas Dolby is a five-time Grammy nominee, whose ‘She Blinded Me With Science’ reached number 5 on the US Billboard charts in 1982, appeared in Breaking Bad, and was even covered by The Muppets.
Based on his meticulous notes and journals, The Speed of Sound chronicles Dolby’s life in the music business during the eighties; in Silicon Valley through the nineti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785783173 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1785783173 |
| Author: | Thomas Dolby |
| Publisher: | Icon Books |
| Imprint: | Icon Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 4 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 256g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
’[Dolby’s] journey is as amazing as the book is well written. From start to finish, I thoroughly enjoyed every page. Brilliant.’
[Dolby’s] journey is as amazing as the book is well written. From start to finish, I thoroughly enjoyed every page. Brilliant. – Henry RollinsEngaging, emotional, funny and surprising – JJ AbramsThis warm and immensely readable book will appeal to anyone interested in machine-driven Eighties pop or the dotcom revolution. – Mark Ellen * The Mail on Sunday *Extraordinary, and full of tech at every turn. * MusicTech *
About The Author
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby became one of the most recognizable figures of the synth pop movement of early-‘80s new wave. He played synth on Foreigner’s 4, Def Leppard’s Pyromania and Joan Armatrading’s Walk Under Ladders and supported David Bowie at Live Aid. He also wrote the score for Fever Pitch.
His last studio album was 2011’s A Map of the Floating City, which featured with guest appearances from Mark Knopfler, Regina Spektor, Imogen Heap, and others. He lives in Suffolk.
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