Jim ten Boske( 1946) studied at the Royal conservatory of music in The Hague with Koos Tigges ( guitar) , Jan van Dijk and Ruud Koumans. He attended additional master classes guitar and contemporary music. He has worked as a  teacher in the fields of guitar, faculties Jazz and Pop at the ArtEZ Conservatory in Enschede , as well as in the fields of composition and pop music, faculties Music Therapy and Social Work at the Hogeschool Utrecht. As a performer he played in several Dutch groups a.o. Willy and his Giants,The Bumble Bees with singer Mariska Veres, The Shoes, Double You, NRA ( recording). Ten Boske has worked for music theatre and TV-productions with a.o. Mini and Maxi, Robert Paul, Conny Vandenbos, Ted de Braak and Herbert Joeks.