João Paulo Rodrigues Andrade (born 10 Nov. 1988), better known by his stage name 
John Andrews 1st, is a Portuguese House /Hip Hop /R&B DJ, music producer, remixer and sound engineer from Albufeira (city in Portugal), currently based in Belgium. Exposed to music from an early age, he grew up listening to several genres and artists such as Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, The Bee Gees and Stevie Wonder. Different sounds inspired and motivated him to pursue his dream in the music world. In 2009 he finished his studies in Music Production. 

Since then he played in big places like South Beach Mozambique (Africa), Sétima Onda, NoSoloÁgua Vilamoura, Kadoc Club, Capitulo V, Belize Boat Party, Thai Beach Club, Pedras Amarelas, Black Jack and many others.
 In 2013 he founded Afrisoul Records to give upcoming artists an opportunity to spread out their talent. Working as a Producer in the forthcoming years, he always manages to leave a personal signature in his creations and Live Acts. His own creations have been supported by great names in the electronic music scene like Thommy Davis, Dave Mayer, Richard Earnshaw, Inaky Garcia, Peppe Citarella, Nikos Diamantopoulos, Mark Di Meo, Rhythm Staircase and Vinny Da Vinci. In 2017 he got his Sound Engineering Diploma in Rome (capital of Italy). In 2019 he moved to Belgium and together with SupaGloW they opened "Soumelo Records". 2020 offers a great perspective of promising projects and John Andrews 1st is ready to level up more than ever...