Ro Panuganti is a progressive rock and metal music, best known for his extended range of guitar work and expressive hair-metal inspired leads. He has an extensive library of original music and covers spanning across video games, television, anime, and more. Ro’s signature guitar sound has also found its way into many projects, including indie games like Bacon Man: An Adventure and SuperEpic.

Online, Ro is a very active presence and frequently performs live concerts for events like VGMTogether, Ongaku Overdrive, and Zeldathon. Additionally, he has produced even more music through his collaborative work with the VGM community and groups like GameLark, GameGrooves, and Pixel Mixers.

Ro has performed live at Super MAGFest, VGMcon, Brew Game Plus, and other music festivals with his band, the Ro Panuganti Prog Experience! With signature dazzling visuals and eclectic rock and metal arrangements, their live show brings the energy of music videos and studios directly to the audience. You can often hear him give advice on music production, video game cover remixes, and collaborating in panels as well.

Ro has also left a large visual impression—as an editor/videographer, he has lent his services to many musicians in game audio, and continuously pushes the envelope of what a music video can be.

Through it all, Ro’s passion has always lied with bombastic electric guitar work and visually exciting music videos.