The explosion onto the scene of electronic acts Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk and New Order created an instant an insatiable desire for Michael Dodds to start making his own electronic music at the age of 14.

Perhaps the diversity of what he now creates owe something to his continual globe trotting. Leaving his birthplace of Edinburgh in Scotland at age 4 and emigrating with his parents to Durban in South Africa where he grew up, he has since lived in LA, Manchester, London, Melbourne and now calls the coastal paradise of Western Australia home.

In 1997 he adopted the name Rolanoid in reverence to his early electronic music gear including the now legendary Roland TR-808 beat box. The engaging soundscapes of Rolanoid pursue elements from the dance styles of The Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Paul van Dyk, Mylo, Daft Punk, New Order, BT and Orbital to the electronica of Royksopp, Massive Attack, Air, Zero 7, Ulrich Schnauss, Depeche Mode, Lemon Jelly and Groove Armada.

In 2003 Rolanoid was used on the soundtrack for the stylish BBC TV series Dreamspaces alongside Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers.

His tracks have received over 60 000 plays and rave comments on MySpace resulting in a No.5 global ranking for Rolanoid on the MySpace House genre in 2006 alongside industry heavyweights Basement Jaxx, Moby, Paul Van Dyk and Fat Boy Slim. He has also had five genre number ones on the major US site for independent artists Broadjam and was also awarded Pop Song of the Month by Broadjam.

‘Locked In’ which was co-written with Melbourne's Scott Nunan won an honourable mention in the Dance / Electronica category of the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. More recently Michael’s songs have seen him shortlisted for the 2008 Australian Songwriting Contest as well as being a semi-finalist in the 2008 UK Songwriting Contest narrowly missing out by one point on a place in the finals of this very highly regarded competition.

Having been an avid reader of popular and respected Future Music magazine since its inception, Michael was thrilled to have a track selected as their Hot Pick in February 2009.