Michael Dean Roland (born October 10, 1972) is an American

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

and

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. He is best known for being the

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ist of the band

Collective Soul Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia. Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb, and lead guitarist Jes ...

, an

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

band fronted by his brother Ed. He is also part of the rock duo Magnets & Ghosts alongside Ryan Potesta.

Discography

; With Collective Soul ; With Magnets & Ghosts * ''Mass'' (2011) * ''Be Born'' (2014) * ''Space Time Gender'' (2018)

References

External links

Official Collective Soul websiteOfficial Magnets & Ghosts website
1972 births 20th-century American musicians 21st-century American musicians Alternative rock guitarists Alternative rock singers American alternative rock musicians American male singers American rock singers Collective Soul members Ed Roland Living people Musicians from Atlanta People from Stockbridge, Georgia Rhythm guitarists Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state) Guitarists from Georgia (U.S. state) American male guitarists 21st-century American singers {{US-rock-guitarist-stub