When a high school senior heads back to school, he will be able to tell his friends about performing at one of the country's biggest music festivals.

Winston Rider found his voice as a pop-rock singer/songwriter.

“I was coming home from a hockey game and I got the call and they were like ‘This was Z100.’ Opportunities like opening for the Jingle Ball,” said Rider. “It was just like such a cool moment, I felt like a lot of the work I put into my music paid off.”

Rider just played his biggest gig yet – Summerfest in Milwaukee.

News 12’s Suzanne Goldklang has more.