Born in the city of Eindhoven, the Netherlands in 1954. He studied at the Brabants Conservatory, Tilburg, with Baltazar Benítez (guitar) and Jan van Dijk (composition). He finished his studies in 1981 by performing his own guitar concerto rewarded with the “prix d’exellence”. Since that time Jan van den Langenberg did various things in music ranging from giving concerts, to leading a musical group with his wife Myrna, also a musician. Today he is teaching music at the same conservatory, now being a part of the Art devision of Fontys Hogescholen and teaching guitar at the Music & Dance Insitute at his domicile ‘Best’. His compositions include: music for solo guitar, orchestral music (educational), many sorts of arrangements (popular music as well as classical). close harmony, musical songs etc. (in co-operation with his wife).