Thereupon he won a lot of prizes in the devotees programs, until he was finally rewarded with the much desired scholarship which the broadcasting company, property of José Arismendy Trujillo Molina, gave for young talents.

With La Voz Dominicana Juan de Dios studied music, vocal techniques and expression.

For two years Ventura was part of La Super Orquesta with stars such as Vinicio Franco and Grecia Aquino.

In 1964, the Cuban impresario Angel Guinea insisted that Johnny Ventura create his own orchestra, the "Combo Show" which is known as an important part of the history of popular Dominican music.

He is credited with the song "La muerte de Martin", with the voice of Luisito Martí, the Combo Show made their first golden record with Ah..!

In 1999, Ventura was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame and won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the same organization in 2003.

Jandy also collaborated with Milly Quezada and Carlos Vives to release Buscando Al Caballo (Homenaje a Johnny Ventura) on May of 2022.