Preston Heyman
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Preston Heyman Still remains one of the UK most talented and respected session drummers. He has played drums and percussion with many well known artists. His most notable contributions are with Kate Bush, Bryan Ferry, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Bill Nelson, Roy Harper, Roy Davies, Terence Trent D'Arby, Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Somerville, Adam Ant, Boy George, Tina Turner,Sting and many more.
Preston's band credits include bands such as Atomic Roostera group who had previously featured drummer Carl Palmer. Preston also played percussion with the Funk Jazz group and progressive rock band Brand X a band which centred around Genesis drummer Phil Collins, Percy Jones on bass guitar, John Goodsall on guitar and Rob Lumley playing keyboards. Bryan Ferry was also keen to recruit Preston for the newly formed Roxy Music but that was one that didn't come off! Other band credits include Heaven 17, The Waterboys, Tin Tin Out and Gonzarlez.
Here are some of Preston Heyman's many credits:
Bryan Ferry
Album The Bride Stripped Bare - track - This Island Earth
Type: Album track only Song Musicians: Ann O'Dell String Arrangements. Bryan Ferry Vocals And Keyboards. John Wetton Bass. Neil Hubbard Guitar. Preston Heyman Drums. Waddy Watchel Guitar.
Album - The Killing Fields.
Musicians: Mike Oldfield: Guitars, Synthesizers & Fairlight computer Preston Heyman: Oriental Percussion (on 'Blood Sucking') Morris Pert: Percussion (on 'Etude')
Orchestra of the Bavarian state opera & Tölzer Boys Choir Conducted by Eberhard Schoener
All Tracks by Mike Oldfield, except: 'The Year zero' by David Bedford, 'Etude' by Francisco Tarrega arr. M. Oldfield
Choral & Orchestral Arrangements & album Soundtrack Editor: David Bedford Soundtrack Engineer: Geoff Young Produced & Engineered by Mike Oldfield Recorded in England, Germany & Switzerland
Kate Bush
Various albums. Principle drummer for the 1979 live tour. Delius (Song Of Summer) Roland (percussion) Preston Heyman (additional percussions). Blow Away (For Bill) Preston Heyman (drums, percussion). Egypt Preston Heyman (drums, percussion). The Wedding List Preston Heyman (drums, percussion). Violin Preston Heyman (drums). Sat In Your Lap Preston Heyman (drums, sticks) Paddy Bush (sticks). Pull Out The Pin Preston Heyman (drums). Leave It Open Preston Heyman (drums). Get Out Of My House Preston Heyman (drums).
Heidi Berry
Release info: 1993--4AD (distributed in the USA by Warner Brothers) --9 45301-2 Guest artists: Caroline Lavelle--cello. Christopher Berry--acoustic & electric guitar, 12 string, piano, keyboards, arranger. Jon Brookes--drums, synthesiser. Laurence O'Keeke--bass. Peter Astor--rhythm & electric guitar. Robert Lord--hammond organ, Mellotron, electric piano, celeste, synthesiser. Nick Ingham--conductor. Preston Heyman--percussion. Sonia Astor--violin. Danny Thompson--double bass. S Slany--violin. Julian Swales--guitar shimmers. Terry Bickers--electric & reverse guitar.
Terence Trent d'Arby
Terence Trent d'Arby - Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby Release Date: 10/13/1987 Label: COLUMBIA ©(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited Preston Heyman Percussion Preston Heyman Drums Lance Elling... Vocals (Background) Chris Cameron Strings Tim Cansfield Guitar Frank Collins Vocals Vocals (Background) Mel Collins Saxophone Terence Tren... Clarinet Percussion Piano Drums Keyboards Saxophone Sax (Baritone) Vocals Vocals (Background) Clavinet String Arrangements Pete Glenister Guitar Glenn Gregory Vocals (Background) Phil Legg Vocals Cass Lewis Bass Christian Ma... Guitar Clive Mngaza Percussion Drums Blast Murray Guitar Michelle Old... Vocals Sean Oliver Bass Nick Plytas Keyboards Organ (Hammond) Frank Ricotti Percussion Ebo Ross Vocals Phil Spalding Bass Martyn Ware Vocals Andy Whitmore Guitar Keyboards Ivar Ybrad Sinubla Bruce Smith Drums Bojangles Group Trent Tones Vocals (Background) Tony Jackson Vocals
Bill Nelson
Album CHIMERA Preston Heyman: Percussion Bill Nelson: Vocals, Multi Instruments Ian Nelson: Saxophone Jan Nelson: Backing Vocals, Vibraslap Yukihiro Takahashi: Drums Producer: Bill Nelson
Album VISTAMIX Preston Heyman: Percussion Bill Nelson: Vocals, Multi Instruments Ian Nelson: Saxophone Jan Nelson: Backing Vocals, Vibraslap Yukihiro Takahashi: Drums Producer: Bill Nelson
Album GETTING THE HOLY GHOST ACROSS (aka ON A BLUE WING) Preston Heyman: Percussion Andy Davis: keyboards Iain Denby: bass Peter Geeves: violin Dick Morrissey: Saxophone Bill Nelson: Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Marimba
Raf Ravenscroft
A superb player, he entered into music history for playing the famous sax riff on Gerry Rafferty's 'Baker street' song. Who hasn't heard this tune? Preston appeared like many it would seem on Raf's solo album.
Bands/Discography: Gerry Rafferty Band Roger Chapman's Shortlist David Gilmour Band Willie & The Poorboys Willie & The Poorboys (1985, Passport)
Solo albums: Her father didn't like me, anyway (1979, Portrait) Her father didn't like me, anyway was his first solo album. Being a famous sessionman, it was clear that his solo album were to contain many of his companions. The list is amazingly long:
Raf Ravenscroft (sax, flute) Dennis O'Brien (vocals) Maggie Ryder (vocals, years later in Brian May Band with Neil Murray and Cozy Powell) Charles Boromeo (vocals) Paul Da Vinci (vocals) Richard Brunton (guitar, from Gerry Rafferty Band) Brian Holloway (guitar) Nigel Jenkins (guitar, from Gerry Rafferty Band) Julian Littman (guitar) Steve Waller (guitar) Kuma Harada (bass) Gary Taylor (bass) Steve York(bass) Pete Zorn (bass, flute) Tommy Eyre (keyboards) Pete Solley (keyboards) Betsy Cook (keyboards, vocals) Jeff Bannister (keyboards, from Alan Bown Set) Vic Ash (sax) Keith Bird (sax) Manny Winter (sax) Kenny Baker (trumpet) Eddie Blair (trumpet) Derek Healey (trumpet) John Huckridge (trumpet) Derek Watkins (trumpet) John Wilbraham (trumpet) Don Lusher (trombone) Ken Goldie (trombone) Wally Smith (trombone) Jim Brown (horns) John Pignegny (horns) Bill Skeat (horns) Albert Wing (horns) Liam Genockey (drums, from Zzebra and Gerry Rafferty Band) Stretch (drums) Geoff Britton (drums, ex-Wings and Rough Diamond, among many others) Preston Heyman (drums, from Brand X) Frank Ricotti (percussion) David Ulm (percussion, from Legover)
Album - Whatever Happened to Jugula? - CD Original Release Date: 1985 To quote Roy himself- Jugula was the fifth project that Jimmy Page and I had worked on, but the first record that we made together in its entirety. It was a very enjoyable experience. I went down to Jimmy's place a few times with an eight track Teac borrowed from Pete Townsend, and we worked on it there for a while.
Then he came up to Lytham, where I had helped to set up a studio with my old school friend Tony Beck, who sadly had a tragic accident and is no longer with us. Tony Franklin, later of The Firm, Nik Green, later of Whitesnake and Preston Heyman, later of Terence Trent D'Arby and Steve Broughton were the nucleus of the backing band. Nik Green also engineered the record.
We had a wonderful time. One possible reason would have been that I had just fallen in love for the fourth time in my life, and that it would be forever. Etc.
I think that the whole record is great with the exception of 'Advertisement', which is maybe on the wrong record. My taste varies from year to year as to which is my favorite track.
Sheila Chandra
Album - Monsoon Monsoon’s third single "Tomorrow Never Knows" (earlier covered by the Beatles - just joking!), featured guest appearances from Bill Nelson (Bepop Deluxe), Preston Heyman (Kate Bush), Dave Balfe (Teardrop Explodes) and Merrick (‘Adam and the Ants’).
Brendan Croker
Album - Brendan Croker & The 5 O'Clock Shadows Musicians on tracks with Eric Clapton: Guitar Eric Clapton Vocals, Guitar Brendan Croker Bass Marcus Cliffe Drums Steve Goulding Percussion Preston Heyman
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde & The Rage to Rock Tour
Sting
Sting - Brand New Day: The Remixes 'After The Rain Has Fallen (Tin Tin Out Mix)' and 'After The Rain Has Fallen (Tin Tin Out Mix Edit)'
Sting: Vocal, Guitar, Bass Kipper: Drum Programming, Keyboards Dominic Miller: Guitars Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums Ken Williams: Backing Vocal Darryl Tookes: Backing Vocal Vaneese Thomas: Backing Vocal Marlon Saunders: Backing Vocal Althea Rodgers: Backing Vocal Janice Pendarvis: Backing Vocal Tawatha Agee: Backing Vocal Dennis Collins: Backing Vocal Ettamri Mustapha: Darbouka Preston Heyman: Additional Mix Percussion Mark Johns: Additional Mix Guitar
Tom Robinson
Preston Heyman. Top session drummer who stepped in at last minute to record TRB TWO album after Dolphin Taylor's departure in December 1978.
The Sixteenth National Jazz ,Blues and Rock Festival, Reading 1976
Preston is now working as co-founder of London based production company Flipside Productions (http://www.flipside-productions.com, http://www.myspace.com/flipsideproductionsuk), as well as playing live with Zohar and Avivit on the London circuit.