Jon The Dentist (born John David Vaughan) is a prolific UK hard house/trance producer who has released material both on major labels (Sony and EMI Positiva) and his own labels (Phoenix Uprising, Platinum and Boscaland) under a variety of names. One of the latter, Dentist From Boscaland, included a sample of Peel on 'vocals'.
Jon achieved a couple of lower rung UK chart entries in collaborations with Ollie Jaye (Imagination, Feel So Good) at the turn of the Millenium. AllMusic says:
Some so-called trance DJs like Sasha and Paul Oakenfold crossed over the masses in the late '90s. Not Jon the Dentist, though. His popularity skyrocketed, but he remained strictly a favorite with the eternally youthful rave crowd. This is because the Dentist's style of trance borderlines on hardcore that is so fast and relentless -- a far stretch from his more accessible so-called trance peers. [1]
Although his releases featured heavily on Peel's programmes of the 90s, he was not universally popular, as hard house producer S-J claims:
'Personally I can’t stand Jon the Dentist: he is totally untalented and rides off other people's success. Check out the Pyramid album for any further proof of tone deafness! As far as I’m concerned, the guy’s a prat.' [2]
Festive Fifty Entries[]
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- 09 July 1994: 'untitled (12"-Dentist From Boscaland)' (Boscaland Recordings) as Dentist From Boscaland
- 23 July 1994 (BFBS): 'untitled (12"-Dentist From Boscaland)' (Boscaland Recordings) as Dentist From Boscaland
- 09 September 1994: Cyanide (12" - A Post Card From Dream Inn) Dream Inn as Hiroshima
- 17 June 1995: 'untitled (12"-Having It In Boscaland)' (Boscaland Recordings)
- 10 November 1995: 'Svenson's Trip To Gondor (12"-The Simirillion)' (Phoenix Rising)
- 01 June 1996: 'Jacob's Ladder (split 12" with Boys From Del Bosca)' (Boscaland Recordings) as Dentist
- 20 October 1996 (BBC World Service): 'Destiny (Liberator Remix) (2x12"-Pyramid)' (TEC)
- Dat 083: 'untitled (12"-Having It In Boscaland)' (Boscaland Recordings)