Background

My Background

Howdy! I’m Mike Rolon, also known as midilor in online spaces. I’ve always had a creative itch and drive to make things aesthetically and acoustically pleasing. I was born in Los Angeles, California, moved around a lot in my childhood and then finally settled down in Austin, TX. I’ve been a musician for all my life since moving to Austin, first learning the saxophone in grade 6. In high school, I had the honor of being a part of the Texas Music Educators Association’s 5A All-State Band two years in a row, a memory I will forever be fond of. When I graduated I left for college at the Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. I joined the university jazz band my freshman year while I was studying biomedical sciences. I then transferred out of that degree and instead focused on environmental geoscience. I was a student by day, a musician by night. I began learning guitar, drums, bass, and DAW software around my sophomore year of college. I was in a few different independent bands before I graduated, all of which greatly increased my working knowledge of composition and song structure. I am still constantly learning new things and experimenting with what I can create.