The Sandbox is an
improvisational duo which deftly blends organic rhythms, acoustic sounds and
home-grown looping software to take you on a guided trip through the exotic
sound-worlds of their post-psychedelic imaginations. They showcase an
extraordinary degree of musical communication – Steve and Warren have known each
other since they went to PS 209 in Queens together, and they started playing
together over 30 years ago! Combine the fluidity of their ideas with their
traditional instruments, plus new electronic techniques, and you get a heady
brew that can still make you sway and groove. They have just released their
first CD, Play Date.
Warren Sirota's years writing the "Electronic Guitarist" column for
Guitar Player magazine established him as a "guitarist's guitarist" when it
comes to extending the vocabulary and grammar of the guitar with modern
technology. He uses
his own custom "live looping software" to create musical effects that cannot be
duplicated with any existing commercial technology.
Steve Rubin is a drummer/percussionist with varied roots and influences
from R&B, jazz, rock, funk and more recently electronic. He performed for years
during the disco dance band era and regularly performs with a variety of bands
in the greater NY region. He performs with his acoustic drum set
augmented by an instrument that looks like a spider from Mars, but which reveals
itself, to be a powerful worldbeat-influenced percussion synthesizer.