Peter Glen Prescott is a musician from

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, Massachusetts. He is best known as the drummer for

Mission of Burma Mission of Burma was an American post-punk band from Boston, Massachusetts. The group formed in 1979 with Roger Miller on guitar, Clint Conley on bass, Peter Prescott on drums, and Martin Swope contributing audiotape manipulation and acting a ...

. After Burma disbanded in 1983, Prescott remained active in the Boston music scene, forming

Volcano Suns Volcano Suns was an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts formed by Mission of Burma drummer Peter Prescott in 1984.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 559 History The band was founded i ...

and later

Kustomized Kustomized was an American indie rock band formed by former Mission of Burma and Volcano Suns member Peter Prescott. History The band was formed by Prescott following the breakup of Volcano Suns in 1993.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie ...

Peer Group In sociology, a peer group is both a social group and a primary group of people who have similar interests ( homophily), age, background, or social status. The members of this group are likely to influence the person's beliefs and behaviour. ...

, and Minibeast. Since Burma's reformation, beginning with 2004's ''

ONoffON ''ONoffON'' is the second studio album by American post-punk band Mission of Burma. It was released on May 4, 2004 by Matador Records, marking the band's first studio recording after a nineteen-year hiatus. Track listing # "The Setup" – 3:08 # ...

'', Prescott has resumed his original duties alongside bandmates Roger Miller and

Clint Conley Clinton J. Conley is an American post-punk musician and journalist from Boston, Massachusetts, best known as a co-founder, bassist, and vocalist of Mission of Burma. Early life and education Conley was born in Boston, Massachusetts and graduate ...

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20th-century American drummers Living people Male drummers Mission of Burma members Musicians from Boston Year of birth missing (living people) American post-punk musicians {{US-drummer-stub