The roster
Twenty-five people,
one save file
AMP was built so that the right voice sings the right character. Ages nineteen to fifty-one, nine lead vocalists, five lead guitarists, and a production crew that keeps the whole thing moving at two dozen songs a year.
The story
A symphony of gaming and rock
AMP is a musical endeavour spearheaded by Adam DeGraide and Dameon Aranda, whose vision was to fuse the worlds of video games and rock music into an auditory spectacle. Founded on the principle that collaboration breeds innovation, A.D.A.M. stands for Artists Developing Astonishing Music — an ethos you can hear in the lineup.
At the heart of it is DeGraide, an entrepreneur, public speaker and musician from Jacksonville, Florida with a deep-rooted passion for both gaming and music. His idea was to create what he calls the “ultimate fan art project”: songs whose lyrics and themes come from iconic video game characters. Aranda — a long-time friend, and known for his work with the band Aranda — joined to co-write and co-produce, bringing the distinctive vocals and guitar that shape the sound. Their partnership has carried the project from hard rock anthems to melodic, story-driven tracks.
The first records went deep on Apex Legends. From there it widened to Mario, Sonic, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy VII, The Last of Us, Halo, Pokémon, Fortnite, Tomb Raider, Mega Man and the arcade cabinets that started all of it. The songs aren’t just entertainment — they tell stories, follow character arcs, and celebrate the lore through rock music.
The point was never only the records. It was to build a place where music fans and gaming fans intersect, share and celebrate the same things — and to prove that inspiration can come from somewhere as unexpected as a digital world.
Founders & core
Who you see on stage
Adam DeGraide
Adam DeGraide is the founder and creator of the A.D.A.M. Music Project. He is an avid gamer and a long time musician. His goal was to create the “Ultimate Fan Art” project and create hard rock songs about everyone’s favorite video game characters! Rock On!
Dameon & Gabe Aranda
The bottom line with Aranda is these boys can sing, write and play like no other artists. We were completely blessed to have them work on this project and their vocal talents, musical talents and writing talents are all over this project!
Brandon Frazier
Singer, father, and an all around good guy. Brandon shares a love for hard rock music, and also a desire to see people changed in a profound way. His voice is powerful and he is a staple in AMP’s high energy and fun live performances.
Jay Gleason
Jay Gleason is a seasoned guitarist with a passion for music that has spanned 25 years. He began playing guitar at the age of 10, and has since dedicated himself to mastering the art of the guitar. By age 17, he was gigging around OKC regularly and instructing guitar. Jay has since shared the stage with Grammy award winning artist Kitt Wakeley, played guitar for numerous musicals at the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, and continues to hone his craft in projects spanning many genres.
Lacy Saunders
We knew we needed a powerhouse female vocalist to deliver the energy on the tracks based on female characters and thank God we found Lacy. She was simply brilliant and we were so grateful to get her amazing vocal talent on “Into The Void”, “fLy” and “You Will Be Bound”, inspired by the characters Wraith, Valkyrie and Ash.
Jeff Hall
Jeff Hall is the drummer that graces this project. I’m sure you will all agree that he nailed it! If you need a drummer to knock your project out of the park then Jeff is your guy! Plus his recording studio setup is one of a kind.
The collective
Singers, players, producers
Everyone who has put their name on an AMP record.
Joel Driskell
This powerhouse vocalist from Indianapolis graces the Smash It Up album with 2 songs. “She’s The Key” (about Joel) from The Last of Us and “Help Me” about Cloud from Final Fantasy 7. Joel is sure to be a staple addition to the ADAM MUSIC PROJECT and we are so excited to have his talent on the project! Let’s go!
Hartleigh Buwick
Hartleigh Buwick is a professional actress and singer and brought the energy and heat to the track “Wrecking Ball” on Apex Rising Pt. 2. We were so grateful to have her voice on this project and look forward to other songs in the future that she will be featured on.
Macie Cantrell
When it came to singing the song Me & N.E.W.T., inspired by the character Horizon in Apex Legends, we really needed a very versatile singer and Macie Cantrell delivered! We were honored to have her be a part of Apex Rising Pt. 2 and look forward to her singing on other tracks in the future!
Neil DeGraide
Adam was completely blown away that his brother Neil DeGraide from DPR agreed to grace the project on many tracks with his amazing guitar work. Neil is a world class musician, producer and film maker, and made a terrific addition to the line up of these astonishing artists.
Tyler Anderson
Tyler is a fantastic musician, song writer and engineer. Tyler is also a big Apex Legends fan and has helped Adam DeGraide with this project… big time. Guitar engineer, B3 organ, piano engineer and mix engineer on Pathfinder’s Lonely Mountain Top Reprise, and guitar solo on “Beautiful”.
James Conner
Engineer, organ, vocoder, mixer, co-writer and fellow Apex Legends fan. James enhances this entire project with his brilliant talent and skills running VEUX Studios out of Oklahoma. Most of this project was recorded in his studio and for that we are very grateful. If you’re looking for a world class engineer and great environment, check out VEUX Studios.
David LaChance Jr.
David is a fantastic artist and composer in his own right. David is a fellow gamer and we are so excited to add his talents on this project. David arranged the strings on Pathfinder’s Lonely Mountain Top Reprise and “Beautiful – Alternate Version”, and also arranged all of the strings on Adam DeGraide’s solo project “The Calm” and “Reflection”.
Adam Aguilar
Adam Aguilar is a fantastic artist and musician in his own right. Adam is the voice on the track “Motherlode”, inspired by Fuse from Apex Legends. He nailed Fuse’s spirit and energy in this active rock track. We look forward to him contributing again in the future.
Eric Gillette
Eric is simply a monster guitar player and musician. His skill and creativity on the guitar is second to none. We were so glad to have him join us on the track “I Bring Death” on Apex Rising Pt. 2. He simply shreds and we are blown away by the performance.
Myra Beasley
Myra Beasley was simply amazing on the song “Smoke You Out”, inspired by Bangalore from Apex Legends. You will be able to hear her genius on the full deluxe album Apex Risen. You will be blown away!
Zachary Siddiqui
Nobody can scream like my man Zachary Siddiqui. He did many of the gang vocals on Apex Rising Pt. 2 and Apex Risen. He is also the drummer on the music videos for Octane, I Bring Death and FLY. Thanks Zachary!
YZMN
YZMN is a powerhouse new artist that graced the song “News To You” about Wattson from Apex Legends. We are confident we will be hearing her music for many years to come!
Pete Mitchell
Pete Mitchell has been making art and music since he could crawl. His amazing voice and creative talent is an inspiration to everyone at the ADAM MUSIC PROJECT. We were honored to have him be a part of this movement of melding video games and rock and roll together. Thanks Pete, we love you!
Chris Jackson
We were so excited that Chris Jackson agreed to be on this project. Chris is a fellow Apex Legends fan and added his magic to the track “Breathe It In”, which was inspired by the character Caustic. His voice is amazing and we were so grateful to get him on the first EP, Apex Rising Pt. 1!
Kimberly Morrison, Telecia Miles & Patrice Whitfield
These women were truly amazing and we are blown away by their performance on this EP during Me, Myself & I. I think it’s safe to say that we are the very first band to ever have a choir sing… “you’ve been Bamboozled!”
Aranda
The band. Featured on Punch Out, Octane (Refueled), Killing Machine and Two Worlds.
Coming soon
Stay tuned for the next amazing artist to be featured on AMP’s future releases. Thanks for listening.