NOLA MusiCon / October 28-30
New Orleans
Cole Rolland
Cole Rolland is best known as a singer, guitarist, and producer, with 1.5 million subscribers and more than 300 million views on YouTube. After a guitar video went viral when he was just 15, Cole spent the next decade transforming that initial spark into a blazing inferno. Quickly selling out a limited run of his Midnight guitar led to a full-blown signature deal. His inventive song reinterpretations earned invitations to perform with EDM/dance-pop duo Krewella and Grammy-nominated artists ILLENIUM and Adventure Club.
A guitar prodigy inspired by Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, and Zakk Wylde, Cole’s cover of “Through the Fire and Flames” by British power metal band DragonForce launched his career in 2009. Each successive release has resulted in musical placements with Meta, PlayStation, and Discovery+ as well as coverage from Guitar World, Premier Guitar, Kerrang!, and Rock Sound.