ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Thomas Dolby - Electronic music pioneer
Thomas Dolby has spent his career at the intersection of music and technology. He was an early star on MTV, then moved to Silicon Valley, then went back on the road with his album, "A Map of the Floating City."

Why you should listen

Perhaps best known for blinding us with science, Thomas Dolby has always blurred the lines between composition and invention. As a London teenager, Tom Robertson was fascinated with the convergence of music and technology. His experiments with an assortment of keyboards, synthesizers and cassette players led his friends to dub him “Dolby.” That same fascination later drove him to become an electronic musician and multimedia artist whose groundbreaking work fused music with computer technology and video. Two decades, several film scores, five Grammy nominations and countless live-layered sound loops later, it's clear Dolby's innovations have changed the sound of popular music.

In the 1990s, Dolby re-created himself as a digital-musical entrepreneur, founding Beatnik, which developed the polyphonic ringtone software used in more than half a billion cell phones. From 2001 to 2012, Dolby served as TED's Music Director, programming great music for the TED stage, assembling a wide variety of house bands and collaborations to play between speakers. At TED2010, backed by the string quarter Ethel, he premiered the song "Love Is a Loaded Pistol," from his sweeping, A Map of the Floating City. The album marked his return to recording and touring after a 15-year hiatus, and used seriously retro technology -- '40s-era oscilloscopes and Royal Navy field-test equipment -- to control modern synthesizers, in shows at once nostalgic and cutting edge.

In 2014, Dolby took on a new name: professor. He was named the Homewood Professor of the Arts at Johns Hopkins University, teaching the course "Sound on Film."

More profile about the speaker
Thomas Dolby | Speaker | TED.com
Ethel - String quartet
Ethel is, perhaps, the first 21st-century realization of the classical string quartet.

Why you should listen

An all-star foursome, Ethel includes performers Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Ralph Farris (viola), Dorothy Lawson (cello), and Mary Rowell (violin), a mixed bag of players from classical, rock and downtown new-music circles. The powerhouse ensemble takes an unconventional approach to performance.

Says the Wall Street Journal, "Ethel ... created a world in which classical music had never grown distant, a world in which it was as fresh and direct as crowds dancing in the street."

(photo by Steve J. Sherman)

More profile about the speaker
Ethel | Speaker | TED.com
TED2010

Thomas Dolby: "Love Is a Loaded Pistol"

توماس دالبی: "عشق، تپانچه ای پر است"

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توماس دالبی، نوآور در زمینه موسیقی، برای انتشار اولین آلبوم استودیویی اش طی دهه ها، مشغول ساخت موسیقی درون فضای الهام بخش منحصر به فرد یک کشتی نجات بازسازی شده بوده است. در اینجا، او آهنگی زیبا و مهیج - که درباره شبی با یک اسطوره است - از آن آلبوم را برای اولین بار اجرا می کند. اعضای گروه کوارتت زهی مدرن، او را همراهی می کنند.
- Electronic music pioneer
Thomas Dolby has spent his career at the intersection of music and technology. He was an early star on MTV, then moved to Silicon Valley, then went back on the road with his album, "A Map of the Floating City." Full bio - String quartet
Ethel is, perhaps, the first 21st-century realization of the classical string quartet. Full bio

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I've been playingبازی کردن TEDTED for nearlyتقریبا a decadeدهه,
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نزدیک به یک دهه است که من برای TED موسیقی می نوازم
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and I've very rarelyبه ندرت playedبازی کرد
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و به ندرت پیش آمده که
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any newجدید songsآهنگ ها of my ownخودت.
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هیچ کدام از آهنگ های جدید ساخته خودم را اجرا کنم.
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And that was largelyتا حد زیادی because there weren'tنبودند any.
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و این بیشتر به این دلیل بوده است که اصلا آهنگ جدیدی نداشته ام.
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(Laughterخنده)
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So I've been busyمشغول with a coupleزن و شوهر of projectsپروژه ها,
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خب، من مشغول یکی دو تا پروژه بوده ام،
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and one of them was this:
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و یکی از آنها این است.
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The Nutmegجوز هندی.
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نات مگ (Nutmeg)،
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A 1930s ship'sکشتی ها lifeboatقایق رانی,
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کشتی نجاتی متعلق به سالهای 1930،
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whichکه I've been restoringبازگرداندن in the gardenباغ
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که من در باغچه خانه ساحلی ام
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of my beachساحل دریا houseخانه in Englandانگلستان.
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در انگلستان مشغول تعمیر آن بوده ام.
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And, so now,
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و حالا،
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when the polarقطبی iceیخ capsکلاه meltذوب شدن,
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وقتی که قله های یخی قطبی آب شوند،
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my recordingضبط studioاستودیو will riseبالا آمدن up like an arkآرک,
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استودیوی ضبط موسیقی من مانند کشتی ای به پا می خیزد،
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and I'll floatشناور off into the drownedغرق شد worldجهان
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و من، مثل شخصیتی در یکی از رمان های جی. جی. بالارد (J.G. Ballard)،
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like a characterشخصیت from a J.G. Ballardبالارد novelرمان.
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بر روی دنیای غرق شده شناور خواهم شد.
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Duringدر حین the day,
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در طول روز،
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the Nutmegجوز هندی collectsجمع می کند energyانرژی
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نات مگ از طریق صفحه های خورشیدی روی سقف اتاق سکان
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from solarخورشیدی panelsپانل ها on the roofسقف of the wheelhouseچرخ دستی,
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و به وسیله یک توربین 450 واتی
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and from a 450 wattوات turbineتوربین
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در بالای دکل
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up the mastمشت.
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انرژی ذخیره می کند.
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So that when it getsمی شود darkتاریک است,
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پس وقتی که هوا تاریک می شود،
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I've got plentyفراوانی of powerقدرت.
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به مقدار فراوان نیروی برق دارم.
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And I can lightسبک up the Nutmegجوز هندی like a beaconچراغ.
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و می توانم نات مگ را مثل یک برج دریایی روشن کنم.
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And so I go in there untilتا زمان the earlyزود hoursساعت ها of the morningصبح,
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و به این ترتیب من تا اولین ساعتهای صبح در داخل آن می مانم.
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and I work on newجدید songsآهنگ ها.
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و روی آهنگ های جدید کار می کنم.
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I'd like to playبازی to you guys,
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دوست دارم برای شماها یکی از آن آهنگ ها را اجرا کنم،
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if you're willingمایلم to be the first audienceحضار to hearشنیدن it.
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اگر مایل هستید که اولین کسانی باشید که آن را می شنوید.
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(Applauseتشویق و تمجید)
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(تشویق)
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It's about Billieبیلی Holidayتعطیلات.
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این آهنگ درباره بیلی هالیدی (Billie Holiday) است.
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And it appearsظاهر می شود that,
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اینطور که به نظر می رسد،
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some night in 1947
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شبی در سال 1947
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she left her physicalفیزیکی spaceفضا
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او جسم فیزیکی اش را ترک کرد
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and was missingگم شده all night,
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و تمام طول شب گم شده بود،
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untilتا زمان she reappearedدوباره ظاهر شد in the morningصبح.
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تا اینکه هنگام صبح دوباره ظاهر شد.
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But I know where she was.
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اما من می دانم که او کجا بود.
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She was with me on my lifeboatقایق رانی.
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او همراه من روی قایق نجاتم بود.
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And she was hotداغ.
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و جذاب بود.
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(Musicموسیقی)
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(موسیقی)
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Billieبیلی creptفرو ریختن softlyآرام
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♫ بیلی به آرامی خزید ♫
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♫ into my wakingبیدار شدن armsبازوها
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♫ درون بازوهای بیدار من ♫
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warmگرم like a sipشیرین of sourترش mashمخلوط کردن
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♫ گرم بود مثل جرعه ای معجون شراب (مخلوطی از غلات خیسانده شده برای تهیه شراب) ♫
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Strangeعجیب fruitمیوه for ♫
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♫ میوه غریبی بود برای ♫
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♫ a sweetشیرین hunkشلاق زدن of trashزباله ها
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♫ تکه شیرینی از زباله ♫
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Panicوحشت at the stageمرحله doorدرب
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♫ وحشت بر در صحنه ♫
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♫ of Carnegieکارنگی Hallتالار
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♫ سالن کارنگی (Carnegie) ♫
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♫ "Famousمعروف Jazzجاز Singerخواننده Goneرفته AWOLAWOL" ♫
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♫ "خواننده مشهور جاز از نظرها غایب شده" ♫
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Mustباید have left the buildingساختمان
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♫ حتما ساختمان را ترک کرده است ♫
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bodyبدن and soulروح
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♫ جسم و روحش ♫
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♫ On a creakyخنده دار
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♫ امشب بر روی یک ♫
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pianoپیانو stoolمدفوع tonightامشب
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♫ چهارپایه غیژغیژی پیانو ♫
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♫ as the moonماه is my ♫
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♫ در حالیکه ماه ♫
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♫ only witnessشاهد
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♫ تنها شاهد من است ♫
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♫ She was breathingنفس كشيدن
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♫ او (بیلی) نفس می کشید ♫
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♫ in my earگوش
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♫ در گوش من ♫
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♫ "This time it's love" ♫
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♫ "این بار عشق است" ♫
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♫ But love is a loadedلود شده pistolتپانچه
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♫ اما عشق، تپانچه ای پر است ♫
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♫ By daybreakسپیده دم she's goneرفته
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♫ سپیده دم، او رفته است ♫
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♫ Over the frozenمنجمد riverرودخانه, home ♫
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♫ از بالای رودخانه یخ زده، به سمت خانه ♫
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♫ Me and Johnnyجانی Walkerواکر
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♫ من و جانی واکر (Johnny Walker) را ♫
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♫ See in the newجدید ageسن
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♫ در عصر جدید ببین ♫
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aloneتنها
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♫ تنها ♫
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Stayاقامت کردن with me ♫
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♫ با من بمان ♫
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♫ again tonightامشب
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♫ دوباره امشب ♫
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Billieبیلی, time, ♫
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♫ بیلی، زمان، ♫
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♫ time is a wilyباهوش tricksterترفندها
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♫ زمان حقه باز مکاری است ♫
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♫ Still an echoاکو
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♫ هنوز پژواکی ♫
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♫ in my heartقلب saysمی گوید, ♫
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♫ درون قلبم می گوید، ♫
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♫ "This time it's love" ♫
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♫ "این بار عشق است" ♫
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(Applauseتشویق و تمجید)
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(تشویق)
Translated by Sahba Salehi
Reviewed by Iraj Hosseini

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Thomas Dolby - Electronic music pioneer
Thomas Dolby has spent his career at the intersection of music and technology. He was an early star on MTV, then moved to Silicon Valley, then went back on the road with his album, "A Map of the Floating City."

Why you should listen

Perhaps best known for blinding us with science, Thomas Dolby has always blurred the lines between composition and invention. As a London teenager, Tom Robertson was fascinated with the convergence of music and technology. His experiments with an assortment of keyboards, synthesizers and cassette players led his friends to dub him “Dolby.” That same fascination later drove him to become an electronic musician and multimedia artist whose groundbreaking work fused music with computer technology and video. Two decades, several film scores, five Grammy nominations and countless live-layered sound loops later, it's clear Dolby's innovations have changed the sound of popular music.

In the 1990s, Dolby re-created himself as a digital-musical entrepreneur, founding Beatnik, which developed the polyphonic ringtone software used in more than half a billion cell phones. From 2001 to 2012, Dolby served as TED's Music Director, programming great music for the TED stage, assembling a wide variety of house bands and collaborations to play between speakers. At TED2010, backed by the string quarter Ethel, he premiered the song "Love Is a Loaded Pistol," from his sweeping, A Map of the Floating City. The album marked his return to recording and touring after a 15-year hiatus, and used seriously retro technology -- '40s-era oscilloscopes and Royal Navy field-test equipment -- to control modern synthesizers, in shows at once nostalgic and cutting edge.

In 2014, Dolby took on a new name: professor. He was named the Homewood Professor of the Arts at Johns Hopkins University, teaching the course "Sound on Film."

More profile about the speaker
Thomas Dolby | Speaker | TED.com
Ethel - String quartet
Ethel is, perhaps, the first 21st-century realization of the classical string quartet.

Why you should listen

An all-star foursome, Ethel includes performers Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Ralph Farris (viola), Dorothy Lawson (cello), and Mary Rowell (violin), a mixed bag of players from classical, rock and downtown new-music circles. The powerhouse ensemble takes an unconventional approach to performance.

Says the Wall Street Journal, "Ethel ... created a world in which classical music had never grown distant, a world in which it was as fresh and direct as crowds dancing in the street."

(photo by Steve J. Sherman)

More profile about the speaker
Ethel | Speaker | TED.com