He began his musical studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Música del Liceo in Barcelona.

A year later he made his first musical performance at theConservatorio Superior de Música del Liceo.

Andreu took the 1st place in the 75th Composer's Festival Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid.

In 1995 at age 24, Andreu got his first sponsorship from the international company Paiste, agreement expiring in 2007 after accepting the proposal to work with his new sponsor Zildjian.

Jacob has written music in projects for Thomas Dodd, Peter Gric, Gottfried Helnwein,.