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Synth music pioneer Thomas Dolby has gone the route of blogging. Dolby who is a five-time Grammy winner, and has been involved with synth music for over thirty years. You may know some of his more popular songs which are She Blinded Me with Science and Hyperactive.

He has this to say:

“In 2006, the new horizon for music is the Internet. And I don’t mean MP3 piracy, which is old news by now. It’s taken a long time to arrive, but I feel the true Internet music revolution is finally upon us. I’m talking about musicians having the ability to reach out to their fans and make music in close to real time, in their own back room, while never having to put themselves in hock to large corporations.

“I believe we’re about to enter a fascinating new era for musicians and music fans, and I want a front row seat. So I’m putting my enterpreneurial activities behind me, and going back on the road. This is just the first step — before embarking on new songs I’m feeling a strong need to reconnect with my original music and my core fans, who (unbelievably!) have never stopped arguing about my songs and lyrics, even with the total dearth of fresh material. Certain music has the ability to become part of the fabric of your life, and it’s something you never outgrow. This tour will be a way for me, as well as the audiences, to rekindle the old excitement. Getting road-ready is a complicated process, but it’s fun as hell. I’ll be recording some of the process here on my blog. Hope you enjoy it!”

I went and did a visit on his blog, and I was surprized, it's really done well. While there is more than one writer, it does offer some insights into the tour and music life, but also on ways that the Internet can take things and go viral.

You can read his post called Freakonomics in Action here