Known as “the Sound Painter” of the guitar for producing the most fascinating variety and scope in sound colours on the planet, Jan Depreter is considered among the top 10 of performing classical guitarists in the world today. A graduate of the Lemmens Institute Leuven and the Royal Conservatories of Antwerp and The Hague, Depreter holds several Master Degrees in Music. Jan Depreter has a deep love, academic knowledge and understanding about the classical guitar and as such enjoys excellent private relations with all top luthiers in the world. He also has one of the most formidable guitar collections in Europe. Jan Depreter currently lives with his cat Lelie in Antwerp, where he teaches guitar at the Academy of Deurne. Apart from reading Terry Pratchett novels he still feels playing the guitar is probably the most fun anyone could have by themselves.