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Priestman was educated at Woodleigh School, North Yorkshire and later the Quaker School, Leighton Park School in Reading and then went on to study Art at the Liverpool College of Artist
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In the late 1970s he played with the British power popular band, Yachts. Yachts supported The Who on their 1979 European tour. In 1980, Priestman was one of the co-founders of lieutenant"s Immaterial.
Although he had officially left the band by 1986, he played as a session musician on the hit single, "Driving Away From Home", and appeared with the band on Top of the Pops.
Priestman has also been used as a session musician by both Bette Bright and Mike Badger. Priestman was the producer of Mark Owen"s 2003 Top 5 album, In Your Own Time.
On 22 September 2008, Priestman released his debut solo album,, on Stiff Records. Artwork was made by Tobbe Stuhre.
The album was a success, and Island Records bought the entire project for a major re-release.
When Island Records picked up the album from Stiff, Priestman became the oldest artist to be signed to a major label for a debut solo album. He also wrote music for a digital age, including a James Bond Xbox game, British Broadcasting Corporation television"s Wildlife on One and Natural World. He has also written the music for numerous commercials.
He continues to enjoy live work, and released his second album, on 17 February 2014.
Priestman also composed the title song for the West End musical Dreamboats and Petticoats, and he wrote three songs for Graham Gouldman"s 2012 album, Love and Work. In 2015, he released his first solo live Digital Video Disc entitled Settle Down, recorded live at Victoria Hall in Settle, Yorkshire The Chronicles of Modern "".
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