Thomas Dolby is a British musician. His work covers a wide range of musical styles and moods. His most recognized song is "She Blinded Me With Science". As a sideman he has also worked also with Def Leppard and David Bowie. In 1993, Dolby established himself as a successful business entrepreneur after founding Beatnik Inc. (formerly Headspace), a technology company specializing in mobile phone digital audio formats, such as polyphonic ring tones for mobile phones. and Retro Ringtones LLC in 2002, which produces the award winning RetroFolio(TM) ring tone asset management software suite for companies involved in the mobile phone ring tone business.

He is often a major speaker at technology conferences such as Comdex, Websphere and Nokia. He has also worked as a producer and a soundtrack composer for both movies and video games. In 1998, Thomas received a Lifetime Achievement in Internet Music award from Yahoo! Internet Life.