Who is your favorite band or musician? How have they influenced you?

“Lady Gaga. She grew up being different from everyone else, and it shows me that I can be different too.”

Kamera Grove, Homewood

“Joanne Swan. She is very musical and devoted to what she does. She’s been a role model to me.”

Tiffany Hidey, Homewood

“Dallas Green. He has a really unique voice. I like how he can combine folk, rock, blues and acoustic.”

David Mills, Princeton

“Avenged Sevenfold. I’ve been listing to them since middle school, and that’s when I started playing drums and guitar. They’ve influenced my music writing.”

Devin McDivitt, Prophetstown

“Dan Fogelberg. I look to Dan as the person who got me interested in guitar. He was from Peoria and was someone local who made it big.”

Eric Mills, Princeton