Niels Eikelboom, graduated in 1998 from the Zwolle Conservatory and in August 2000 from the Messiaen Academie, both in the Netherlands. He has performed in masterclasses by great guitarists like: Odair Assad, Pavel Steidl, Vladislav Blaha, Carlo Marchione, Aldo Lagrutta, to name a few. Eikelboom, as well as solo performances and ensemble work, has also cooperated in the making of a CD of music by the great composer Pieter van der Staak. He is working as a guitar teacher at the Regional Institute for Artistic Development in Meppel, Holland. Along with Hit the Strings, he has also written two other books, La Magdalena and London-25, which are published by Edition Daminus in Germany. http://www.nielseikelboom.com