Michael O'Dorn is an author and songwriter with Mel Bay Publications. His music can be found in Mel Bay's Master Anthology of Fingerstyle Guitar Solos, Vol.II, and in a Mel Bay book called Remembering Marcel (a book celebrating the life and music of French fingerstyle guitarist Marcel Dadi). In 2002 Michael's music has been published in the international Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine.

Michael is a master of Fingerstyle guitar who performs, composes, and teaches guitar music internationally. Michael is a Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) songwriter. Michael excelled in music composition and lyric writing at UCLA. Michael is a member of the Country Music Association (CMA), the Academy of Country Music (ACM), the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society (CAAS), and the Association of Fingerstyle Guitarists (AFG)

Michael's mastery of the guitar styles of Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Marcel Dadi, and, of course, his own style has him in demand to perform several times a year for the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society in Nashville, Tennessee, and for the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) trade show in California and Tennessee. He has taught Merle Travis style guitar at these events and for the National Guitar Summer Workshop (NGSW) at the University of Redlands in California. Michael has performed numerous concerts in France, California, and Tennessee and has opened for country performer Joe Diffie, and for Jeff Cook of the group Alabama. He has recorded on several of Jody Reynolds' (Endless Sleep) albums. Also, Michael frequently donates his time to perform for hospitals, benefits, and telethons for groups such as the United Way.

Michael is endorsed by D'Aquisto Strings, Jim Triggs Guitars, B. C. Rich Guitars, R. C. Allen Guitars, and Traveler Guitars. He is an Artist Representative for Standel Amplifiers, is endorsed by Ultrasound Amplifiers, and by Fred Kelly Thumbpicks.

Michael has released three albums (CDs): Michael's Guitar Christmas, Hand Picked, Tennessee Sunshine and is currently working on two new albums.