Singer/songwriter, Hines, loves music, always had, always will. As a kid growing up in a Chicago suburb, music affected his life early on: beginning with Disney songs in kindergarten and evolving into Metal bands in junior high. As Hines matured so did his musical tastes. Phish became the catalyst that helped Hines discover bands like The Beatles and The Grateful Dead, and artists like Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, and Gillian Welch, (just to name a few)… all of which have impacted Hines’ original music. Maybe even more importantly Hines learned to respect and investigate all genres of music. The story that most musicians tell is of one continuous path toward their final musical destination. Hines’ story follows a more disjointed path. Although he loved the idea of being in a band in high school, he was not convinced that music was to be his life. His first college experience was in Los Angeles studying film at USC, but he found himself spend...