Sandbox Percussion co-founder, Percussionist, Freelancer and Educator Ian Rosenbaum stops by to talk about the origins of the group, early performances, group management, and dealing with inventory (02:40), how Sandbox develops relationships with composers and their connections to Só Percussion and Third Coast Percussion (22:20), the rehearsal and performance logistics for Sandbox (32:20), Ian and the groups’ various college residencies and the importance of their Creator Mentorship program (45:00), growing up in Westchester (NY), beginnings of playing drumset and piano, and attending many types of concerts in his youth (01:09:40), eventually attending Peabody and working with Bob Van Sice (01:18:10), his master’s degree time at Yale and getting in the freelance scene in NYC (01:26:20), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments about performance setup and etiquette, great food, movies and books, and Christian Marclay’s The Clock (01:37:35).
Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 Grammy Awards ceremony (02:00:00).
Ian Rosenbaum links:
Sandbox’s Creator Mentorship Program
“Khan Variationa” - Alejandro Viñao
Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:
Other Links:
“Mallet Quartet” - Steve Reich
“Drumming (Part 1)” - Steve Reich
“Extremes from Imaginary City” - Jason Treuting
“Pattern Transformation” - Lukas Ligeti
“NO one to kNOW one” - Andy Akiho
Goldberg Variations - J.S. Bach (Glenn Gould)
“Late in the Evening” - Paul Simon
“I Go to Extremes” - Billy Joel
Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer Tiny Desk concert
“All the Small Things” - Blink-182
Etuden for Timpani - Richard Hochrainer
Formula 1: Drive to Survive trailer
Jacob Collier - Tiny Desk concert
Victor Wooten Trio at PASIC 2018
“So Much to Say” - Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford view)
Raves: