Peter Prescott (musician)

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Peter Glen Prescott is a musician from Boston, Massachusetts.

He is best known as the drummer for Mission of Burma. [1] After Burma disbanded in 1983, Prescott remained active in the Boston music scene, forming Volcano Suns [2] [3] and later Kustomized, [1] Peer Group, [1] and Minibeast. [4] Since Burma's reformation, beginning with 2004's ONoffON , Prescott has resumed his original duties alongside bandmates Roger Miller and Clint Conley. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Milner, Greg (July 9, 2002). "The undeniable truth about Burma". Salon . Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Murray, Noel (January 27, 2009). "Volcano Suns". The A.V. Club . Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ O'Connell, Chris (April 7, 2010). "Mission Of Burma's Peter Prescott lives for insane experiences". The A.V. Club . Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Samarov, Dmitry (April 15, 2019). "Catching Up With Peter Prescott". Aquarium Drunkard . Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ Ryan, Kyle (May 24, 2006). "Mission Of Burma: The Obliterati". The A.V. Club . Retrieved February 6, 2020.


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