Speed of Sound: Breaking the Barriers between Music and Technology: A Memoir

Thomas Dolby is a five-time Grammy nominee, and his 1982 album She Blinded Me With Science reached number 5 on the US Billboard charts. The Speed of Sound chronicles his life in the music business, from Silicon Valley through the nineties, and at the forefront of the mobile phone revolution. It is a revealing look behind the curtain of the music industry and a unique history of technology over the past thirty years.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 288 pages
\n Publication date: 04 January 2018
\n Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
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Thomas Dolby is a five-time Grammy nominee, whose 1982 hit She Blinded Me With Science reached number 5 on the US Billboard charts. He has also appeared in Breaking Bad and was even covered by The Muppets. Dolby's life is chronicled in his book, The Speed of Sound, which covers his career in the music business from the 1980s to the turn of the millennium. The book explores his experiences in Silicon Valley and at the forefront of the mobile phone revolution.

Dolby's book is written with humor and a great sense of storytelling, providing a revealing look behind the curtain of the music industry. It also offers a unique history of technology over the past thirty years, from sipping Chablis with Bill Gates to visiting Michael Jackson at his mansion or viewing the Web for the first time on Netscape founder Jim Clark's laptop.

Dolby's book is both the view from the ultimate insider and that of a technology pioneer whose groundbreaking ideas have helped shape the way we live today. His contributions to music and technology have had a lasting impact, and his book is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of music, technology, and culture.

\n Weight: 256g\n
Dimension: 200 x 140 x 20 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781785783173\n \n