Collin Hill is a 25-year-old fingerstyle guitarist from Nashville, Tennessee. He grew up in Southern California, where he pursued the guitar as a hobby. Heavily influenced by artists such as Tommy Emmanuel and Emil Ernebro, he competed in the “Home of the Legends Thumbpicking Championship” in September 2018; he took first place in two categories, winning the overall championship title and a new Gretsch guitar. Later that same year, he recorded and released his debut album of original music, String Stories, which has garnered over 10 million streams on Spotify.