Rollo, an English music producer, was born Rowland Constantine O’Malley Armstrong on May 8, 1966.
Rollo was conceived by an Irish publisher and a French-English poet. He co-wrote and produced several of his younger sister Dido’s multi-million-selling albums, including No Angel, Life for Rent, Safe Trip Home, and Still on My Mind. He participated actively in the URY student radio station while he was a student at the University of York.
He is one half of the remix/production duo Rollo & Sister Bliss and a founding member of the electronic music group Faithless. His remixes of music by musicians including Pet Shop Boys, Simply Red, R. Kelly, U2, Moby, Grace, Tricky, and Suede are just a few examples.
In 1995, Sister Bliss, Jamie Catto, Maxi Jazz, and Rollo formed the band Faithless. Since then, he has performed under a variety of names, including Rollo Goes…, Our Tribe (with Rob Dougan), and Dusted.
Rollo Armstrong parents: William O’Malley Armstrong, Clare O’Malley Armstrong
William O’Malley Armstrong and Clare Collins are Rollo Armstrong’s parents. William O’Malley Armstrong, an editor and publisher, was born on November 9, 1938, in Peshawar, India. William O’Malley Armstrong died in London on December 22, 2006; the couple had two kids, a son and a daughter.
