John Player Special (a.k.a. João Gomes da Costa) was born in 1979 Portugal. In the past 20 years, John Player Special has built a dj career that spans practically all major clubs and music venues in Portugal, and has cemented his position as one of the most hard working and original dj's in the country. In a digital age, he remained faithful to the analog days and his vinyl record collection is an impressive homage to the best soul, funk, hiphop and jazz of the 20th century. His journey through the vaults of the most creative and respected labels of the past is in part responsible for his sophisticated taste, that combined with his open mind and natural capacity of working a crowd, gives him the capacity to turn any event into a memorable dancing session, full of groovy surprises and contagious dance floor fever. While usually in his sets one can enjoy a predominance of contemporary urban music ranging from breakbeat, hiphop and soul, John Player Special crosses freely through genres and epochs adding rhythms from the early rock'n'roll period, latin and afrobeat tracks, jazz and blues classics, obscure soundtrack shakers or Brazilian gems, creating the right balance to please the attending crowd. Rock in Rio, Lisb-On, Lux Frágil, Plano B, Out jazz and Out Fest, among many others, are some of the venues where John Player Special has played his sets. 
John Player Special has been involved in music production for more than 15 years, either in his own solo projects or with live bands. His first release was published in 2018 by the Portuguese record label 1980. 
https://1980lyfers.bandcamp.com/track/jps-lose-your-love

I'm a passionate music junky who doesn't live a day without it and believes music is meant to be felt, appreciated and shared.
 Therefore, I'm now in the learning process of being an aspiring DJ or somehow more involved with this healthy addiction of mine.

...I hope you enjoy this the same way as I do, or even more :) !!

♬♫ !!! CHEERS TO MUSIC !!! ♫♬

Born and raised in Lisbon in 1980 in the midst of the golden era of Techno, the emerge of electronic music on the comercial charts, arcades and the first computer games ever created so electronic sounds and music was present from a very young age. 

Worked in record distributors and shops in his 20´s and Dj´ed many years in Brighton (UK) and a bit allover England until his early 30´s. Has DJ´ed in Brazil, Cannary Islands, England and Ibiza to name a few and his style is as broad as his mind and covers from beat-less and ambient soundscapes to Industrial Techno, Acid and everything in between. For many years his most loved genres and go to styles have been more on the breaks and broken techno side with some Electro and Techno thrown in for good measure, creating a varied and interesting journey and making sure the style and vibe changes along the way and he covers as many genres as he can throw in without loosing the flow and vibe of the dancefloor. 

Has been making music since the early 90´s and finishing tracks since early 00´s, has releases on Naked Lunch, T1, Ovelha Trax and Elberec, and a few releases coming out soon. 

Recently has been focusing on his live act and touring it around his loved hometown.

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