Sandoval earned his undergraduate and Masters’ degrees in Physics from Harvard University in spring 2002. A student of classical piano since the age of four and Suzuki classical violin since the age of two, Sandoval performed at Chicago's Orchestra Hall with the Haig Academy of Violin and competed in piano guild competitions as a student of Radcliffe graduate, Carol Stein, before entering (and through) elementary school. He began studying & transcribing jazz while in high school, and performing with his quartet in local coffee shops, businesses, and malls, high school concerts & school music competitions, and company Christmas parties.

The Cambridge, Boston Music Scene  
During his time in Cambridge, Sandoval played with a variety of bands at many college campus venues (Harvard, Wellesley, and BU) and around the Boston area at clubs like the Middle East and T.T. the Bears. In 2000, as a member of the band, North House, Sandoval won the Internet Underground Music Archive’s (IUMA’s) East Coast Battle of the Bands and opened for Les Claypool’s Primus at legendary Fillmore West in San Francisco.

Sandoval is a Steinway Artist and appreciates every opportunity to perform on Steinway pianos.