De Torres met his future Danger Radio band-mate Nico Hartikainen during their time at middle school in Lynnwood in 1999. The pair involved bassist Marvin Kunkel to form Danger Radio after several line-up changes. Danger Radio have released two EPs and one full-length album entitled Used and Abused.

In the video below, Andrew de Torres answers questions from Reddit users as part of a series where you can ask various professionals anything and everything:

Check out the questions Reddit users asked below to more easily navigate through the first "Ask Andrew de Torres Anything" session:

• What's it like being a touring musician in The Scene Aesthetic?
• Whats your favorite accomplishment as a musician?
• Who are your favorite artists? Who inspires you?
• How's the writing process for you?
• What's it like being an independent artist and not on a label?
• What kind of advice do you have for young aspiring artists who want to make it?
• What did you do to try to get your music out there?
• How do you think your music spread so fast?
• Were you ever on label? If so, what was that experience like? 
• Do you think labels help out nowadays with the resource of the Internet?
• Do you feel pressure to present yourself in the best light?
• With the death Myspace, do you think there is a platform for people to find music?
• Do you think Justin Timberlake could possibly revive and bring back Myspace?
• How do you think iTunes has changed the music industry?
• How did you go about getting on your first tours? 
• Is touring different now that you have experience?
• Have you ever had a really bad show where the crowd was not receptive?
• Could you pinpoint the best show of your life?
• What's the most interesting recording experience you've had?
• If you could do it all again, would you do it differently?

Andrew de Torres got together with Eric Bowley in January 2005 to write a song, which became their successful single "Beauty in the Breakdown." The two continued to write together throughout 2005 and 2006 as The Scene Aesthetic until they had enough material for their debut full-length, Building Homes from What We've Known.

The Scene Aesthetic have released three full-length albums, a DVD and an EP. They have also covered Taylor Swift's "Love Story" for a compilation disc.