Ro Panuganti

Ro Panuganti

@ropanuganti.com

Prog-Metal Guitarist He/Him 📧 ropanuganti@gmail.com 🎶 Guitarist for Prog XP 🎸Guitarist (Nullpoint Protocol, Nitro Gen Omega, Bread & Fred, Royalty Free-4-All) 🎼🎨 Creative Project Manager for game/music projects

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Happy #BandcampFriday and Happy.. FIRST Prog XP Music Video! We're delighted to bring you our road-tested Star Wolf arrangement after a summer of shows, complete with swanky organs, ripping riffs, fun genre swaps, and costumes 🐺

Prog XP@progxp.band

OUR FIRST MUSIC VIDEO IS OUT! 🐺 Star Wolf from Star Fox 64, PROG METAL! After our Summer Tour we're happy to share our new single has a full playthrough ready for #BandcampFriday ▶ youtu.be/671Xo4oyYOM

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6. "With an overwhelming abundance of life and vitality – showcasing soloists from every single instrumental family of the orchestra. From the bustling bazaars in the forgotten era to eerily unoccupied breezy quarter of the modern era, and everything in-between."

Game music bands and artists, don't miss this convention whether you're applying to perform or just looking for a lovely community event to have fun and support! Bonus points if you get to play Tazer or Shamburger 🏰 (And of course I'm going and @progxp.band applied!)

VGM CON@vgmcon.bsky.social

Have you gotten your performer application in yet? Don't delay - this is your final week to get it in! Whether you're a first-time applicant or a returning musician, don't forget to get your form submitted!

There should be a word for FOMO that's positive, like Fear of Missing Out but glad wonderful things are happening to my friends and peers. Ongakuvania and GSC look amazing

But I'm also glad I'm at home getting to do my things, I just look upon so many things with admiration and wish I could be everywhere at once

6 months of working in video games and music spaces and I'm unbearably grateful my job is to support musicians, interview and promote composers, and apparently play games for research while Garfy traps my hand. That said...excited to drop a pretty unique Zelda arrangement soon after 10 years!

I still remember when we got this game and my sister and I would constantly play through the first areas especially during Christmas. This conversation meant a lot, and I learned a ton about the N64 age from these two legends 😃

Materia Collective@materiacollective.com

Here's one last snippet of the amazing interview we had with legends @DavidWise.bsky.social and Kev Bayliss. 🎈🏁 Watch the full interview now on the Materia Collective YouTube channel! youtu.be/9NNdmTgZVTw

A tough and sad day but games live on forever. #BioWare impacted me and so many friends with the adventures they got to tell.

Garfy is chirping at birds by the window again and I'm listening to amazing music for a last-round spot check, from one of my favorite OSTs. How's everyone else's week shaping up?

Hey all! Won't be going to GameSoundCon this year, since I've got a lot of cool stuff to mix, manage, release at home.. BUT I'd love to chat/call and proper catch up! GSC was amazing for meeting folks in game music and I'd love to keep that up remotely 👋

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GameGrooves is very excited to announce that Viridian Citypop is now available! Viridian Citypop: Red & Green is a 28-track follow-up to 2024's Goldenrod Citypop that takes you on two separate journeys through the Kanto Region. Video by @cartridj.com #citypop #pokemon #vgm

It's a beautiful, surprisingly varied but ultimately funky fierce album, we spent extra time cooking together, and I'm excited for the Listening Party (Pokémon Randomizer Archipelago anyone??) and reception to this huge batch of music 🪩🕺🏽

To the few folks enjoying Dave the Diver, I did not expect even more expansions after the Jungle update (which was really neat, lot of alternate gameplay styles!). I think the last one being a mashup of Subnautica 2 is exciting for fans of either, but I'm ready to see what he studio does next

This post basically helped me mentally appreciate.. I played 3 shows, hung with several dear friends, watched @allisonmartintrombone.com play Alpine Horns, saw Sonic and UT Live, went to a Lego fan fest, cooked for 30+ coworkers/friends, and made the best birria tacos of my life. September jeez 😅

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Here’s a sneak peek at our conversation with @DavidWise.bsky.social and Kevin Bayliss about the music, art, and creative process behind Diddy Kong Racing. 🏁 Hear from the legends themselves about bringing this iconic world to life. Full interview coming soon!

Smiling listening back to the Live Album because I got the cleanest sweep of my life during "Heartache" after plenty of scuffed lines and riffs 😀 Ever just actually nail the hard stuff and goof on the easy bits?

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Thank you Bellingham and Tacoma for two excellent shows! While it takes a lot to put together shows, bills, and truly come together, we hope you know that it's all fun up on that stage 🤘 Jawdropper 📸 from @noelesca.bsky.social

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We really love Metroid, twin lead guitars, subtle djent references, and blast beats! Thanks Bellingham for an awesome show and hope to see Tacoma bring it tonight 🤘 📹 @noelesca.bsky.social

I hope I have Washingtonians on BSky.. I'm excited to share 2 nights of extra interactive, rockin video game music LIVE in Bellingham and tomorrow Tacoma! While @progxp.band may not speed-run with our shows, it's been a blast upping fun quirks to our shows like moon-throwing and singalongs!

Prog XP@progxp.band

📢 ANNOUNCING.. we are ALSO performing with Bit Brigade in Tacoma, WA on 10/5 for two nights of EXTRA-Nerdy rock, prog-metal, and VGM! Expect classic and modern game music, everything from Zelda to Undertale, shreddage, and good times 🎮

On top of that, BB and PXP have both gotten to play different MAGFests and rock venues alike across the US and historically both been able to enjoy a range of sized events. It's a really cool match-up I'm proud to see happen, and I hope folks are eager to see everything from NES to indies played!

Happy #BandcampFriday everyone! Before plugging my music, here's a special freebie: DM, email, or reach out if you have questions about making YOUR music projects for Bandcamp and aren't sure about licensing! I'm here to help 👋🏽

Unbelievably large amount of physical media to preserve video game soundtracks. This thing has been a beast to photograph, dive into, and of course enjoy listening to

Materia Store@materia.store

Today we're unboxing the impressive Castlevania Black & Red Box Set. Featuring 46 LPs of recordings from 1986 to 2010, housed in two stunning boxes with new artwork by Johnny Dombrowski. This limited edition of 500 units is the definitive Castlevania collector’s item!

Been a roller coaster of stressful/relaxing happenings this last few weeks but.. I'm very excited to enjoy Undertale Symphony and relive 2015 again 🥹

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Since we've been so full of genAI nonsense lately in this VGM scene, today I wanna share with you how I made this double album artwork for the upcoming "Viridian Citypop" album by @gamegrooves.com because it was super fun to make! (And also, as everything on the label, it was made by humans!)

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Replying to @vgmcovers.com

This week's VGM artist is none other than @ropanuganti.com, an icon in the VGM scene. He has collaborated on countless covers, coordinated multiple albums, and performed at several VGM shows, including MAGFest! www.ropanuganti.com

ropanuganti.comRO PANUGANTIRo Panuganti is an Indian-American guitarist, musician, producer specializing in video game soundtrack arrangement, creation, and videography and progressive metal. His band Prog Experience or Prog XP...

Ahead of releasing two metal and-or symphonic-rock inspired projects.. Do folks on BlueSky like seeing #WIP and music production breakdowns, or just like keeping up with the end results? There's a ton of little nerdy neat things I'm learning and trying out if people are into it 👀

Another sweet announcement today, my wonderful label dropped pre-orders for Viridian Citypop - I have the honor of arranging the Pokémon Anime Theme for an extra funky citypop take 🎙️

GameGrooves@gamegrooves.com

GameGrooves is excited to announce Viridian Citypop, open for digital pre-orders now! A 28-track citypop double album that takes you on a journey through the Kanto Region. Bandcamp: fanlink.tv/viridian-cit... Art by @pokerusproject.bsky.social #citypop #pokemon #bandcamp #シティポップ #ポケモン

Enjoy our show at MAGWest? Just play guitar in general and want to learn some of my licks/riffs from arrangements? I'm beyond ecstatic to share the launch of Editions: Spotlight, licensed guitar tabs/sheets from cover community folks including 9 songs from Undertale and DELTARUNE Ch1-4! Learn em!

Prog XP@progxp.band

For the first time, maybe ever, a VGM Band and 2 amazing artists can proudly say "Yes. We have tabs of that song you heard us play!" Spotlight debuts with our ENTIRE @magwestofficial.bsky.social set of Undertale/Deltarune tabs that @ropanuganti.com and @colbydude.com played on the Store!

I'm super excited for this album, full of fantastic arrangements from a player more and more folks ought to check out! This announcement video is also a delight and didn't expect to cameo in there as a 💿

Xander Plute@xanderplute.bsky.social

Reveal video below

Sonic Live super fun! Please take more of these shows into rock venues so I can mosh to Undefeatable and hear the band better

I'm SO excited to see the seventh iteration of this celebration, and one of its most special! Not sure how they booked Powerline last time but I'm sure there's going to be something spectacular next year 👀

March Caprice@marchcaprice.com

🌸 March Caprice VII is happening March 20-27th, 2027!! We can't wait to see you all come up with! 🌸

After Logan reached out, I wanted to spend enough time on the arrangement to give space to vocals and find ways to truly write a proper metalcore/deathcorey set of vocal layers rather than slap vocals onto my instrumental cover! The result has some incredible highs and I'm so glad we can share it!

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Reposting from IG: Mixing the insane @magwestofficial.bsky.social show (did you know there's a bustling convention in CA with fire music there??). Symphonic Metal MEGALOVANIA with 3 guitars, 7 chamber players, and a room ready to get down 🤘

Throwback to this massive Ocarina of Time album I have sitting from 2014-2016, tentatively titled "Hero of Time". Not a single track of this got released but I remember specific riffs and original aspects of the whole thing. Might crack open a few of these!