Meet the Band

Prog XP (from its longer Ro Panuganti Prog Experience) makes music from, and inspired by the world video games and more…

Colby Terry

Favorite Games:

  • Final Fantasy X

  • Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

  • Mega Man Legends

Favorite Music

  • Biffy Clyro

  • Daft Punk

  • Intervals

Colby aka Colbydude is a rock-driven, metal-leanin’, video game-lovin guitar player, game developer, and co-founder of Prog XP. Colby additionally plays bass guitar in Seattle-based math rock band Armature.

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Evan Berge

Favorite Games:

  • Resident Evil

  • Factorio

  • XCOM

  • StarCraft

Favorite Music

  • Snarky Puppy

  • Dream Theater

  • Igor Stravinsky

Evan is a Washington-native percussionist and drummer, experienced in everything from intense progressive and math rock to symphonic percussion and jazz fusion. Evan additionally plays drums in Seattle-based math rock band Armature.

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Ro Panuganti

Favorite Games:

  • Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

  • Banjo-Tooie

  • Earthbound

Favorite Music

  • Van Halen

  • Dream Theater

  • Steve Vai

  • Foo Fighters

  • Periphery

Ro Panuganti is lead guitarist and founder of Prog XP, arranging and songwriting based on video game, film, anime soundtracks and original progressive metal music. Full bio can be found here

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Bao Vuong

Bao is a keyboardist/synth player, programmer, and brings a variety of jazz, neo-soul, and fusion to the band. Bao performs with video game jazz band Turnabout Players and SMYA in Raleigh, NC.

Favorite Games:

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Max Sandler

Max is a technical sound designer and progressive rock/metal bassist for Prog XP. Joined in 2025, Max brings a fittingly eclectic set of influences to the band between deep-cut soundtracks and killer bass writing.

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Favorite Games:

  • Metroid Dread

  • The Evil Within

  • Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap

  • Sonic Adventure

  • Killer Instinct

Favorite Music

  • Porcupine Tree

  • Haken

  • Coheed & Cambria

  • The Contortionist

  • The Warning

In addition to the Seattle-based Prog XP band, we have been fortunate to share the stage and studio with exceptional live musicians and an extended Prog Experience family including…(but not limited to!)

SPECIAL GUESTS

Rahul Vanamali has performed drums for Prog XP at MAGFest 2024 and on the debut album “Save Your Progress” in 2026. He currently performs various mallet percussionist live professionally and arranges/records percussion and drum kit for projects around the world.

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Anthony Kraft has performed bass for Prog XP at MAGFest 2023, 2024, and on the debut album “Save Your Progress” in 2026. She currently composes for game soundtracks, creates video game cover arrangements, and performs with different rock bands and groups on the East coast as a guitarist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist.

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Christian Richardson has performed guitars for Prog XP at MAGFest 2024 and Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo (2025), as well as on the debut album “Save Your Progress”. He currently performs out of Vancouver in a variety of musicals, pop-punk, hardcore metal acts, and composes.

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