It was supposed to be a year or two just to refresh my batteries, but I moved to Silicon Valley in the early 90's, and one thing let to another, got very involved in high tech, and formed a company and it ended up doing pretty well.

At the second annual Mobile Music Awards Miami Florida in 2004 RetroFolio won "Best of Show" and "Best New Technology" awards. The Sole Inhabitant

Following his involvement in Beatnik Inc Dolby returned to his musical career in 2006. It had the advantage of small file size like MIDI but allowed recorded sampled sounds to be included at a higher bitrate for better overall reproduction.

Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson; 14 October 1958) is an English musician and producer. Best known for his 1982 hit "She Blinded Me with Science" and 1984 single "Hyperactive!" he has also worked extensively in production and as a session musician.