Justin currently lives in Manhattan, he is an active member of The Jammyland All Stars, The King Django Band, The Equilibrians, Raw Deal, Sdoun, The Rocksteady 7, Son De La Calle and other on going projects. As an educator, Justin teaches guitar privately in Manhattan, at the Bronx Lab School and at the Bergen Music Academy in Ordale NJ. He also is a part of a coop of teaching musicians called In The Pocket www.inthepocketnyc.com

Justin has performed with many acts, including Sister Nancy, Matisyahu, Adam Rogers, Luciana Suza, Congo Ashanti Roy, Frank London, Zoro, Dr. Ring Ding, The Gaylads, Glen Brown and Tom Waily. He has toured America, Canada, Europe, and Japan, several times and has recorded several albums for King Django, Eastern Standard Time, The Eric Plax Quintet and Raw Deal. His original compositions were featured on Raw Deal's self-titled debut album as well as their second album "Encoded". He has recorded various 7" vinyl records under the version city label. One record features an original composition "God of Abraham" that received radio play in Europe and Jamaica. He has recently recorded two tracks "Dedicated" and "She Don't Love You" on Taylor Dayne's newest album "Satisfied" which reached the front page of the i-tunes store. His original band "The Justin Rothberg Trio" just released their debut album and is now availible on i tunes, amazon, and cd baby.

Justin received a Bachelors of Music from The City College of New York in 2005.