Mastering · Engineering

John Dent

John Dent is credited on 8,216 releases across 2,914 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1973–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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8,216

Credits

2,914

Albums

6

Decades active

2,912

In collections

Biography

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British mastering engineer, Dent worked in London mastering houses Trident Studios (1973–1978), The Sound Clinic (1978–1986), The Exchange (1987–1996) and Loud Mastering (along with Jason Mitchell), from 1996 until his death on 29 December 2017.
Mastering Engineer of the Year 2014 at the Music Producers' Guild Awards, his engineering mark can often be found in vinyl runouts simply as "JONZ" or similar variants; Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Dent + ANV Jonz (ANV's should NOT be created for variations in capitalization).
If the runout etching is "JD", please consider also John Davis as a possibility.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

8,216 releases · 2,914 albums · active 1973–2026

  • Mastering · 8,631
  • Engineering · 48
  • Other credits · 21

Studios: Power Station · AIR Studios, Montserrat · Windmill Lane Studios · Compass Point Studios

Discography

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