Sandbox Sessions

Sandbox Sessions is an ongoing music project founded in Podgorica in 2025 on the initiative of Dragan Dubljević, conceived as a platform for exploration, improvisation and collaborative creation in electronic music. KC Kružni Tok served as the project’s starting point and creative laboratory, where its concept, sound and recognizable format gradually developed through continuous sessions. Over time, a core lineup formed around the project: Nemanja Bečanović, Ljubomir Baćović, Marija Mitrović and Peko Joković, with occasional appearances by other musicians and artists. Using synthesizers, modular systems, drum machines, sequencers and other equipment, participants create music together without predefined structures or arrangements, leaving room for spontaneity, mutual response and experimentation. The audio component is occasionally complemented by visuals, lighting and spatial interventions, creating a complete audiovisual experience.

Previous sessions have featured guests including Ivan Marušić (Croatia), Andrieš Gandrabur (Armenia), Ivan Marović (Montenegro) and Bojan Đuković (Montenegro), among others. An important part of the project is its visual identity, occasionally developed in collaboration with designer Davor Golubović, while Matija Mitrović further shapes the atmosphere of selected sessions through accompanying visualizations. The goal of Sandbox Sessions is to continuously develop new concepts through sound, different locations, guest appearances, collaborations and new audiovisual approaches.

LIVE

September 5 @ FIAT

MEMBERS & COLLABORATORS

Info on previous participants

modular system

Nemanja Bečanović

Nemanja Bečanović is a musician whose work spans a wide range of genres, from electronic, trip hop and experimental music to rock, grunge, lo-fi acoustic music and alternative indie pop. He took his first steps in the 1990s with the band Bad Taste, later developing independent projects such as Metasound, The Money Hoarding and Gear Acquisition Syndrome. His work is a continuous exploration of sound and styles, with each album functioning as a stylistic exercise and a reflection of what he has listened to and experienced. Although he rarely performs live, audiences have heard him at festivals including Open Sound and FIAT.

synths + fx

Ljubomir Baćović

After many years of experimenting with guitar and bass, his path with guitar-based sound evolved into experimental electronic music, leading to a collaboration with Nemanja Bečanović in the project Gear Acquisition Syndrome (G.A.S.), where his musical curiosity moves toward an analog techno sound.

synths, laptop

Marija Mitrović

MARIEK is a pianist and multimedia artist who naturally moves from the classical music tradition into transgenre creation. Her work intertwines traditional and contemporary sound, ambient textures and underground experimentalism. Combining acoustic and electric piano, synthesizers and multimedia forms, she develops a personal language connecting tradition and the avant-garde while exploring the boundaries between concert, performance and sonic ritual.

drum machine

Peko Joković

A music producer from Nikšić known for a dark, synth-driven sound that combines indie dance and electronic music through the project Pelzensers. He has released several independent albums and EPs, including “Iskorak” (2024) and “Pukotine” (2026), and has performed at regional events such as Sea Dance Festival.

synths, guitars, fx

Andrieš Gandrabur

Composer, sound designer and educator working at the intersection of sound art, media and performance. He founded the Sound Art and Sound Design program at the Higher School of Economics – School of Design and teaches at the British Higher School of Design, where he develops courses and approaches to contemporary sound and design. Gandrabur has experience founding DOS Music Production School and leading music communication projects, and has participated in artistic collaborations involving sound and stage music, contributing to the development of the sound art community.

visuals-installations

Matija Mitrović

A visual artist and music promoter from Podgorica and one of the founders of Platform081, a multimedia initiative created to promote contemporary music and the local art scene. Through audiovisual projects, livestream performances and programs at unconventional locations, he actively contributes to the development of Podgorica’s alternative scene.

poster design since vol.8

Davor Golubović

A graphic designer and visual artist from Podgorica recognized for visual identities, illustration and contemporary creative projects. His distinctive style is especially visible in illustration, and he has also led creative workshops focused on illustration and work with the gaming community.

photo-video

Luka Ćalasan

Luka Ćalasan is a photographer, videographer and audiovisual producer with experience across various music and creative projects. He has worked as a freelance photographer and video producer, including experience on projects such as a Warner Bros live show, as well as a creative assistant and technical collaborator on audiovisual productions.

photo-video

Luka Šćepanović

Luka Šćepanović is a photographer from Montenegro specializing in astrophotography and visual media. After graduating from the Faculty of Economics in Podgorica, he focused on photography and developed his own practice in night and landscape photography, concentrating on natural phenomena and the starry sky through contemporary visual formats. He is also a video author and collaborator on the production of video content and the project’s digital presentation.

synth

Ivan Marušić Klif

Ivan Marušić Klif is a Croatian multimedia artist and a prominent author on the experimental media scene, whose work connects sound, video, light, analog and digital technologies through installations and audiovisual performances.

guitar

Bojan Đuković

Guitarist, singer-songwriter and leader of the Podgorica bands Beatz & Rhymes and formerly Sandraun. As a musician and educator, he teaches guitar at the “Vasa Pavić” Music School in Podgorica, while developing an original expression through his band that plays with different musical genres. He has performed with his bands at numerous regional festivals, including DEUS and Split, building music through exploration of sound and freedom of expression while always leaving space for live performance.

sound engineer