A3C Spotlight Artist: JACK PRESTON

The A3C festival kicks off this week!

This week’s A3C spotlight artist is producer/emcee – JACK PRESTON!

For those who don’t know, who is Jack Preston?
JACK PRESTON: Jack Preston is a MC, producer and instrumentalist based in Atlanta.

How did hip hop find you?
JACK PRESTON: I was born in the 80′s, so hip hop was always around. As I came into adulthood I was already making different types of music, so it was quite natural to apply all that I had absorbed from Hip Hop while growing up. Hip hop transformed from being something that i thought was really cool, to being something that i love.

Are you looking forward to performing at A3C? Will this be your first time performing?
JACK PRESTON: Indeed, I’m always excited any time I have an opportunity to rock a crowd live. I performed at A3C for the first time in 2010, and it proved to be an especially fun festival. There was an electrifying energy in the building during my set last year.  I plan to give it a good old fashion smashing again this year.

Which other artists are you most looking forward to seeing perform?
JACK PRESTON: I’m excited to catch Big K.R.I.T, Black Milk, Aleon Craft and Big Daddy Kane.

What can fans expect from your performance?
JACKPRESTON: I’ll have a trifecta of songstresses with me this year, as well as my DJ, Jay Smart. We don’t have much time, so we are going to give the crowd a lighting fast gut punching show. No time for breathing or chatting. Only head bobbing.

Who’s in your ipod right now?
JACK PRESTON: Parliment, Spree Wilson, BLK JKS, Aja Rae, BOSCO and RJD2 to name a few.

Last movie you watched?
JACK PRESTON: This movie called Objectified. It’s about product design. Exploring other mediums of creativity helps inspire and strengthen my own creativity.

What projects are you currently working on?
JACK PRESTON: I’m working on three projects. The first is a full length solo album called the Authentic. The next is a follow up to one of my 2010 releases the Sonikah Project that I did with producer Jon Bom from SF. I’m also producing an EP with my band/crew The Dojo Collective.

In 3 words A3C is gonna be

JACK PRESTON: “that fii shawty”

Is there anything else you’d like to add?
JACK PRESTON: I’d just like to give a S/O to RawRoots and A3C for reaching out and showing some love. Much appreciation.