Preston Glass (born January 9, 1960) is an American musician, songwriter and producer. Glass is the winner of six

BMI Awards The BMI Film & TV Awards are accolades presented annually by Broadcast Music, Inc., honoring songwriters, composers, and music publishers in various genres. Based in the United States, the awards include the BMI Christian Awards, BMI Country Award ...

. He has also worked several famous artists such as

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...

Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston in ...

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...

Kenny G Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artis ...

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer with the h ...

and

Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres of jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, big band, Latin, and Afro pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time, with sales of over 90 million re ...

Career

Glass started off his career in music during the late seventies as a staff writer for Philadelphia producer

Thom Bell Thomas Randolph Bell (January 27th, 1943 – December 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist, and composer known as one of the creators of Philadelphia soul in the 1970s. He found success as a producer ...

. He eventually began working alongside Narada Michael Walden. Glass played on

's 1980 album '' Aretha'' and

Stacy Lattisaw Stacy Lattisaw Jackson (née Lattisaw; born November 25, 1966) is an American R&B singer from Washington, D.C., United States. Career The 1979 song "Ring My Bell" was originally written for then twelve-year-old Lattisaw, as a teenybopper song ...

's 1981 LP '' Sixteen''. He later produced

Johnny Gill Johnny Gill Jr. (born May 22, 1966) is an American singer and actor. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B/pop group New Edition and was also a member of the supergroup called LSG, with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. Gill has released e ...

and

on their 1984 LP '' Perfect Combination'' and played on

Teena Marie Mary Christine Brockert (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010), known professionally as Teena Marie, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before taking the sta ...

's 1984 album Starchild. Glass also performed on

Patti Austin Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter. Music career Austin was born in Harlem, New York, to Gordon Austin, a jazz trombonist. She was raised in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island. Quincy ...

's 1984 self titled album, Aretha Franklin 1985 LP ''

Who's Zoomin' Who? ''Who's Zoomin' Who?'' is the thirtieth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on July 9, 1985, by Arista Records. A departure from the Luther Vandross-produced adult contemporary sound of her previous albums '' Jump to It'' ...

'' and

's 1985 self titled album. He then produced

on his 1986 LP ''

Duotones ''Duotones'' is the fourth studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G, released on September 29, 1986 by Arista Records. It features one of Kenny G's best-known songs, "Songbird", which reached number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. T ...

'' and

George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, pla ...

on his 1986 album '' While the City Sleeps...''. As well Glass performed on Stacy Lattisaw's 1986 LP ''

Take Me All the Way ''Take Me All the Way'' is an album by the American musician Stacy Lattisaw, released in 1986 on Motown Records. The album features the song "Nail It to the Wall". ''The Washington Post'' concluded that, "though Lattisaw's voice has developed musc ...

'', Aretha Franklin's 1986 album '' Aretha'' and Whitney Houston's 1987 LP ''

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''. He later worked with

on their 1987 album '' Touch the World'' and

Jennifer Holliday Jennifer Yvette Holliday (born October 19, 1960) is an American actress and singer. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as ''Dreamgirls'' (1981–83), ''Your Arms Too Short to Box with God'' (1980–1981) and later became a su ...

on her 1987 LP ''

Get Close to My Love ''Get Close to My Love'' is the third album by soul singer and stage star Jennifer Holliday, released in 1987. Lead single, "Heart On The Line", reached number 48 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Black Singles chart, followed by "Read It In My Eyes". The ...

''. Glass then produced George Benson on his 1988 LP'' Twice the Love'', Kenny G on his 1988 LP ''Silhouette'' and George Howard on his 1989 album ''Personal''. He also composed on

' 1989 LP ''

Workin' Overtime ''Workin' Overtime'' is the eighteenth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on June 6, 1989, by Motown Records. Her first Motown album with new material since '' To Love Again'' (1981) after a short stint with RCA Records, Ross r ...

'' and

's 1989 album ''

Good to Be Back ''Good to Be Back'' is a 1989 album by American singer Natalie Cole. Released on April 19, 1989, by EMI USA, It includes the singles "Miss You Like Crazy" which peaked at number 7 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topped the Adult Contempo ...

''. Glass later produced Warren Hill on his 1991 LP Kiss Under the Moon, performed on

Tevin Campbell Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is an American singer and songwriter. He performed gospel in his local church from an early age. Following an audition for jazz musician Bobbi Humphrey in 1988, Campbell was signed to Warner Bros. Re ...

's 1993 album '' I'm Ready'' and produced

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on his 1993 album ''

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''.

Personal life

Preston Glass is married to Gina McKinney Glass -January 15, 1985 - present Preston has 1 daughter, Gemia Glass Burns, and 4 grandchildren. Glass has taught as a professor at

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...

and

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

Discography

* ''Street Corner Prophecy'' (2006) * ''Music as Medicine'' (2008) * ''The Stuff That Matters'' * ''Colors of Life'' * ''Preston Glass Presents Love And Compassion'' Vol 3

References

External links

www.personaltouchrecording.com
Living people 1960 births Record producers from Los Angeles Songwriters from California 21st-century American composers 20th-century American composers {{US-songwriter-stub