Preston has been in drum education for over 25 years. He has been a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of Drums at BIMM for over 18 years. He was a lecturer at ATM in Brighton and is also a Mentor with South West Music School in South Devon as well as Director of Music at Nicks Music Studios in Hove.
Preston Studied with the world renown Jim Blackley (Canada) and Allan Cox (UK), Jim Chapin (USA) as well as Rex McCloud and Frank Gibson Jnr (NZ).
He has performed and recorded with artists such as Will Butterworth, Mike Outram, James Hunter (Daptone Recording Artists, Van Morrison), Bap Kennedy, Camille O’Sullivan, Violla Wills, Sam Walker, Astrid Williamson, Gordan Russell (Dr Feelgoods), Steve Thompson, Jimi Stewart (Hearing Aid Beige), Sorting Room Studios, and is a signed artist with Universal Recording.
