Josh grew up in the tough outskirts of East St. Louis, Illinois
He went to school for finance at University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois.
He left school early to pursue a film career in Portland, Oregon.
Is the founder of a Halloween Film Festival called the 666 Fest, where teams have 66 hours and 6 minutes to make a horror film.
Was named one of the 15 filmmakers to watch in the Portland Oregonian in 2005.