Jeffrey Ainis

Jeffrey Ainis is the co-author of "Composing Music: A New Approach," written with music legend William Russo (Prentice Hall, University of Chicago Press), and he is the co-author of "Introduction to World Music "(Kendall Hunt Publishing).

A former Associate Editor and writer for The Hollywood Reporter, he has also edited and contributed to numerous educational books and online courses, written (and designed) marketing material for publishers and other clients, and is a member of ASCAP.

As a professional book editor, he has edited many non-fiction books and memoirs, and authors have credited his editing and contributions for helping them win awards.