Heather Grey is the production alias of Andrew Thackeray, a Salt Lake City-based beatmaker, musician, and recording engineer. Rooted in childhood piano lessons and drum kits, he discovered hip-hop production through J Dilla, DJ Premier, and Madlib while working at a local skate shop as a teenager. He crafts warm, sample-rich lo-fi hip-hop and jazz-rap beats, often tailoring productions for collaborators including Asher Roth, Monday Night, Sleep Sinatra, Archibald Slim, and Stik Figa. His May 2026 album Cold Comfort with Stik Figa arrived via Mello Music Group, following a steady catalog of beat tapes and collaborative projects such as Head Nod, vol. 1 and Strange Fires. Based in Utah, Heather Grey mixes and masters his own work while remaining a central figure in Salt Lake City's underground hip-hop scene.
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Heather Grey is the production alias of Andrew Thackeray, a Salt Lake City-based beatmaker, musician, and recording engineer. Rooted in childhood piano lessons and drum kits, he discovered hip-hop production through J Dilla, DJ Premier, and Madlib while working at a local skate shop as a teenager. He crafts warm, sample-rich lo-fi hip-hop and jazz-rap beats, often tailoring productions for collaborators including Asher Roth, Monday Night, Sleep Sinatra, Archibald Slim, and Stik Figa. His May 2026 album Cold Comfort with Stik Figa arrived via Mello Music Group, following a steady catalog of beat tapes and collaborative projects such as Head Nod, vol. 1 and Strange Fires. Based in Utah, Heather Grey mixes and masters his own work while remaining a central figure in Salt Lake City's underground hip-hop scene.
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