I wrote Influences: Music and Society while attending Graduate School at Columbia College Chicago and earned a Masters Degree in Entertainment and Media Management with a concentration in the Music Business. "Independent Publishers and print-on-demand is the wave of the future, and the future is now.  It allows me to cut out the impossible middle man and get my work out there the way I want it to be." Josh Hanes

I possess a LOVE for music and a passion for how society functions.  This book was a no-brainer when I thought about writing it.  I was born, raised, and reside in the Chicago land area which has a great music scene.

Columbia gave me a way and will to become well qualified and versed to take on this book's matter.  When you combine passions with education, ideas and theories come flying out of the pen.  I feel like my passion really escapes into this work.  I hope you can see this once you have read it.  Thanks