Mariha Hamm-Krowas
Editor/Photographer/Booking, Hardened Magazine
Mariha is an award winning fine art photographer and law student at Fort Hays State University. She has been published in Metal Maniacs Magazine and America: Her Children Photography Magazine and has had her work featured at Union Station’s Harley Davidson exhibition, Overland Parks Art At The Center juried exhibition and three Kansas City Crossroads art exhibitions among others.

Troy Van Horn
Columnist/Editor, Hardened Magazine

Troy has been playing, thinking and writing about music since sometime in the last century. His 2001 method book, Meditations for the Modern Guitarist, is a volume of utmost obscurity. In addition to giving over 20,000 lessons, Troy has done varied studio work, contributed compositions to independent films and released several CDs. He currently plays lead guitar in Kansas City’s Federation of Horsepower. For additional absurdly detailed information, check out echoflower.wordpress.com.