John Player Special (a.k.a. João Gomes da Costa) was born in Portugal in 1979. 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.