An entertainment and copyright litigation lawyer by profession, John started playing records in and around London in the late 70s and was probably the first UK selector to present fully-focussed tropical dance music events, with 10-year weekly residencies (1984-1994) at the legendary Bass Clef Jazz Club in Hoxton Square, playing a mix of Afro, zouk, Brazilian beats, Konpas, reggae, dancehall, soul, soca, salsa, afro-cuban, hip hop and jazz. In 2008/9, John wrote, devised, and presented BBC Radio 2's Viva Latino – which brought a fully-dedicated latin music show to the BBC airwaves for the first time , with worldwide listening figures for the 14-part series reaching 9 million at one point. Over the last 30 years, he's put together approximately 200 compilations of latin, afro, zouk, Brazilian music, soul, flamenco, Irish traditional music, and even rockabilly, Cajun, zydeco and rock & roll – making him one of the three or four most prolific compilers in the UK. He's put together numerous compilations of Brazilian music of all styles- mostly recently Brazilian Afrobeats, psychedelic samba, and new-wave jazz and hip hop.