Tristan Bons (Composer) is a composer from Nijmegen in the Netherlands. He wrote the music and lyrics (in Dutch) for the musical Traffic Jam, which was staged in Nijmegen in December 2001. Working with librettists/lyricists Robert Gould and Jimmy Granstrom, he has written the music for the musical Nova as well as collaborating on the musical The Dying Game. He has also translated the Book and Lyrics of the musical Nova into Dutch in preparation for a Dutch language production in Nijmegen. An accomplished musician and singer, he teaches young students to play the piano, he has sung in numerous concerts in Nijmegen and played the role of Collins in "Rent". He is currently working on the musical Shadow On The Sun.