Andrew Featherston is an American musician who is based in the state of California.

He is a fairly well known personality, and is particularly renowned as a percussionist for the indie band “The Hereafter”. Andrew Featherston frequently makes the headlines for his relationship with the famous Grey’s Anatomy star Sandra Oh.

Personal Life

Andrew Featherston was born in 1977, in the state of California in the United States of America. He is a publicly-introvert person who actively shuns the limelight of the press and media. Leading a modest day to day life is a major departure from the typical rockstar-musician life of hogging the limelight every now and then. He barely reveals details about his personal life, therefore very little is known to the media about his initial years, his lineage and upbringing. However, he displays a stark contrast in his professional life, where he leads a very open life.

It was in the year 2008 when photos of him and Sandra Oh surfaced online, it was also the year after Sandra had gotten her divorce from her husband, writer-director Alexander Payne. The two of them had been separated since the year 2005. Though reports suggest that the two of them had been dating for a long period of time before the photos went public, the two remained tight-lipped through that entire duration of time.

The duo has been under the media limelight primarily due to the popularity that Sandra Oh gained by playing the loved character of Dr Cristina Yang, in the super hit Television series Grey’s Anatomy. Sandra Oh went on to say that Andrew made her dream come true by dating her as it was a lifelong ambition to date a rock-star.

Career

Andrew Featherston has a decent career in his duration in the music industry, he has specialized in playing the percussion in the band which he is a member of. The band named “The Hereafter” is an independent rock band which has managed to establish Featherston as a prominent celebrity in the Indie-Rock Music Scene. The band was formed and christened in Salisbury.

The band is primarily known for their performances at various events and several music festivals across the lengths and breadths of the country. Featherston’s band has been associated with several small record companies over the years and the band as a whole has worked on several small, low budget projects.

Despite Featherston’s band, “The Hereafter” seeing various changes in members of the years, he has continued to record, perform and mentor the band as its percussionist.

Featherston has defined himself as more than just a percussionist, he is an instrument builder and a multi-instrumentalist. He is also a former member of the confrontational art-rock band called Candybox Violence. Featherston, has over the years tried to blend his unique micro tonal instruments and visceral sonic textures into his various musical projects and his music videos.

Last Modified: Nov 11, 2018




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