Alex Preston (singer)

Alex Preston was born and raised in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire.^[1][2] He wrote his first song called "Fish Food" when he was 12. He attended Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire where he played the guitar in a jazz band, and in the percussion section in concert and a marching band.^[3] He also formed a band with friends, Dustin Newhouse, Josh Brackett and Tucker Brown, called Undertow.^[1] He graduated from high school in 2011,^[4] and studied at the University of New Hampshire.^[5]

Preston has written songs with his cousin Jo Dee Messina, the rock band Framing Hanley, and Aria Summer. His song was used on the album "Voices for Heroes," a benefit for Sandy Hook.^[6] He won the "Open For MixFest" competition organized by a radio station to open for acts such as Backstreet Boys, Gavin DeGraw and Of Monsters and Men.^[6] His single "The Light Was Already Here" was released in September 2013.^[7]

His debut, self-titled album was recorded in a cabin in Lone Pine, California and was released in 2015.^[8] His second album, A Work in Progress, was released in 2018.^{[citation needed]} In 2019, he won a New England Emmy Award in the Special Event Coverage category for the program NH Chronicle Presents New Hampshire Idol.^[9][10]