LOS ANGELES, CA. (By Melissa Dragich/ MAD Ink, PR) - After a nearly 15-year hiatus from the music business, THOMAS DOLBY is returning for a 6-week U.S. tour set to begin on April 12th at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA and running through mid-May.
An authentic Electronica original, THOMAS DOLBY has been making synth music for over 30-years. A definitive early MTV artist, his well-produced and intelligent videos stood out from the pack, and his songs "She Blinded Me With Science" and "Hyperactive" became huge hits. Numerous awards and five Grammy nominations later, Thomas had achieved worldwide recognition as an artist in addition to working with high profile artists such as Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Foreigner and Roger Waters.
photo by www.nickbrownphotography.comAt the start of the 90s, Thomas quit the music business to become a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. The company he founded, Beatnik Inc., has become the world's top provider of ringtone technology, operating in over 500 million cellphones. His two decades of innovations in the area of computer music and software have greatly impacted today's popular sound.
Now, THOMAS DOLBY is returning to the music scene, reviving his extraordinary one-man show, originally performed in European underground electronic clubs of the late 70s. He performs an intriguing blend of today's state of the art computer music with vintage 1940s oscilloscopes and ex-Royal Navy field test equipment.
"From my standpoint, this is a marvelous time for music, with the doors wide open for maverick talent to break big via Internet downloads, podcasts and live performance," he said. "I feel like Austin Powers waking up in a brand new decade -- many of the ideas I talked about 15 years ago are becoming a reality. And amazingly, fans online are still talking about my music and how it's influenced today's electronica. So I'm bringing my live show back to the stage, blending fresh ideas with the original material; and I'll be adding a few new songs into the mix too. You'll feel like you're peeking into a demented ham radio operator's secret garden shed."
See attached itinerary for tour date information, more dates to be announced shortly.
THOMAS DOLBY ITINERARY:
Wed 4/12 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
Thurs 4/13 Los Angeles, CA Key Club
Fri 4/14 Agoura Hills, CA Canyon Club
Thurs 4/20 Portland, OR The Aladdin
Fri 4/21 Boise, ID The Boquet
Sat 4/22 Seattle, WA Fenix Underground
Wed 5/3 New York, NY Joe's Pub
Thurs 5/4 New York, NY Joe's Pub
Fri 5/5 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theatre
Sat 5/6 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage
Sun 5/7 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage
Mon 5/8 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
Wed 5/10 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Thurs 5/11 Pittsburgh, PA The Club Cafe
Sat 5/13 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Theater
Tue 5/16 Chicago, IL Martyr's
Wed 5/16 Chicago, IL Martyr's
More dates to be announced
