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Over the course of his incarceration, in seven of New York State’s maximum-security penitentiaries, Larry turned to the guitar and music for salvation. The film chronicles the tragic story of Larry Brown’s life from his torturous upbringing in Forsyth, Georgia - by age seven he had endured constant abuse and beatings at the hands of the local residents - through his release after a thirty-five-year prison sentence for murder.

Rosenbaum began filming the award-winning short documentary, L ife & Larry Brownin the fall of 2018. In addition to capturing iconic live performances and some of the last interviews with these legends (they all passed in 2011), Sidemen features interviews with members of The Allman Brothers, Dave Matthews Band, Aerosmith, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Doors, and artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Winter, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Shemekia Copeland, and Joe Bonamassa. These men were sidemen in the great Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters bands. The film explores the lives and legacies of some of the last original Chicago and Delta bluesmen Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith. In 2017/18 Abramorama released Rosenbaum's award-winning feature-length documentary film, Sidemen: Long Road To Glory which had its world premiere at South By Southwest. The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll, released in 2011 stars Kevin Zegers, Lukas Haas, Jason Ritter, Taryn Manning, and the iconic Peter Fonda. After returning to New York, Rosenbaum finalized rewrites on The Perfect Age with writing partner Jasin Cadic. This experience took him to Rome and Tuscany where Miracle was filmed on location.

In 2007, Scott met Oscar-winning director Spike Lee who, after reading a draft of The Perfect Age and viewing Coda, invited Rosenbaum to apprentice with him during the filming of his World War II epic, Miracle at St. In 2002, Scott began writing and developing the story and screenplay for the Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll, which ultimately became his feature film debut.

Subsequently, he studied with Lenore DeKoven of Columbia University Film School, NYU Professor Adrienne Weiss, who produced Scott’s first film, the short, Coda and Bill Balzac of the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. This included an opportunity to study under the late legendary stage director Gene Frankel at the lower Manhattan theater that still bears his name. After college Scott returned to New York where he worked several jobs while studying screenwriting and directing at various New York City workshops. He is a graduate of The George Washington University with a B.A. Rosenbaum is a writer/director/producer based in New York.