Will Schwartz is gay pop musician, and a member of the band Imperial Teen, whose debut album Seasick was released in 1996. Two more albums, What Is Not To Love? (1999) and On (2003), have followed.

Of the "queer alt-rockers Imperial Teen," one New York Times reviewer wrote that "though every song on the album is good, the best are the ones about homosexuality ("Butch"), Kurt Cobain ("You're One") and complete nonsense ("Imperial Teen").

Will Schwartz later joined with Tomo Yasuda for their dance pop project hey willpower, an outfit which also includes dancers Erin Rush and Justin Kelly. Hey willpower released the EP hey willpower in 2005, and the LP PDA in 2006.