band bios

Preston Hutt »» lead vocals, piano "I have had to share my husband," says Preston’s wife, Sylvia, "He is married to me and to music. As soon as he heard the pitch changes of my new variable speed mixer, he came right over and used it in his composition for a silent movie." Songwriter/lead vocalist/pianist Preston Hutt is always experimenting and expanding. He was first trained at the Royal School of Music in his native London and has been playing the piano professionally since the age of fourteen. Along with the classical piano, he has performed with traditional and modern jazz, early rhythm and blues, dance, swing, rock, new age and orchestral ensembles both in England and the United States. The former PBS series Week Night Live has featured Preston and his works, and he has composed the soundtrack for several documentaries, including To Fly Without Wings narrated by Orson Wells. New Music Baltimore, International Music Festival at UMBC, Music in the Great Hall, Peabody Conservatory, and Towson University are some of the other Baltimore venues that have features Preston’s compositions. More recently, he has composed a sextet, "Interlace," written for the Music in the Great Hall’s thirteenth anniversary celebration. This series has also performed Mr. Hutt’s "Entr’acte." Preston's song writing never stops -- Sum of Each is only a sampling of his love affair with the genres of music. VISIT WOODHAVENMUSIC
	Jason Hutt »» guitar, backup vocals Jason has been playing guitar half his life and enjoys playing all styles of music. In addition to playing with Sum of Each he also plays with instrumental band Arc and Sender. On any given day you might also find him skateboarding, or going on long country walks with his dog Bear.
Jennifer Hutt »» violin, backup vocals Jennifer’s had the violin under her chin since she was five. She studied classically with private teachers Lori Zeshonsky, Humberto Ayestas and Zoltan Szabo until the early 90's. Today, she plays with Sum of Each as well as local band Scene 24. She can also be seen occasionally in Baltimore with alt-rock bands Arboretum and Television Hill. She is currently studying with jazz violinist Mark Feldman in Brooklyn. She credits some of her early lessons in improv to her raucous years with The Bobby Griffin Blues Band. She has done both live and studio session work with a number of other groups in Baltimore including former band Love Life . Jennifer has been teaching violin since 1994, and is based out of Music Land in Bel Air, Maryland. She loves to write, travel, and practice yoga.
	Richard Presberry Jr. »» bass, backup vocals Richard has been playing music since the fourth grade. His first instrument was the trumpet, which he played until middle school. He then switched to the guitar because the girls "liked guitar players better than trumpet players." Rich played in bands during high school, picking up bass and keyboard skills along the way. After high-school he was lead singer/guitarist for the band World of Difference. He now plays with Sum of Each and local band Scene 24. He is an accomplished songwriter. His ability to switch from guitar to bass has made him a commodity in the Baltimore music scene.
Mark Leppo »» drums Mark began playing drums at an early age hitting everything around the house with a pair of sticks. He began lessons with Steve Ashcroft and continued with Dale Rauschenberg of Towson University receiving his Performance in Music degree from Towson. Mark plays in a variety of musical styles, from country to rock, from jazz to polka. Until his recent retirement, he spent fifteen years as an adjunct music faculty member at Harford Community College. Mark enjoys playing with "Sum of Each" due to the challenge of playing difficult music. "I like to see music that is more than three chords and a slick chorus," Mark said. "Preston’s music is musically interesting, yet still deep in thought."