Preston Heyman

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Preston Heyman
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Occupation(s)musician
Instrument(s) drums, percussion
Years active1971–present

Preston Heyman is a British record producer, drummer and percussionist.

He is credited on the Kate Bush album Never for Ever . [1] Not too long afterwards, he was recruited to be the drummer for Atomic Rooster's reformation, and appeared on their self-titled comeback album Atomic Rooster (1980).

He played Oriental percussion instruments on the track "Blood Sucking" of Mike Oldfield's soundtrack for the film The Killing Fields , released in 1984. [2]

He played drums on the single "Wishing Well" from the 1987 album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby . [3]

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References

  1. Discography: Preston Heyman. AllMusic. Accessed December 2022.
  2. "Mike Oldfield - The Killing Fields - Tubular.net". Tubular.net. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 145.