English musician, singer, composer, record producer, entrepreneur and teacher (born 1958)

Claude says:Thomas Dolby's synth-pop shimmer and nerdy charm—that '80s new wave swagger mixed with genuine scientific curiosity—landed on your radar via "She Blinded Me With Science," the kind of song that's both a novelty hook and genuinely clever, a rare balance he pulled off as a producer and innovator way beyond his hits.