Sungazer at Terminal West

Sungazer is a duo project between bassist Adam Neely and drummer Shawn Crowder. The music fits somewhere between EDM, progressive rock, and jazz. The initial spark for the band was to try an unconventional recording/production process: Shawn would go into the studio and record himself playing drums, by himself, with no music written, and would play along to a click track and improvise some short-form mini "solos". Then, Adam would take what was recorded, and write music to that afterwards. Their debut EP sungazer vol. I was released July 29, 2014. Their debut album was released October 15, 2021.

Jake Silverman, also known as Button Masher, is a GRAMMY-winning arranger, electronic musician, composer and educator. In 2018, Silverman began to experiment with combining jazz fusion with chiptune. Since that time, Silverman’s genre bending music has garnered popularity with jazz lovers and video games fans from all over the world. He received the 2021 GRAMMY Award for Best Arrangement: Instrumental or A Cappella for his and Charlie Rosen’s arrangement of “Meta Knight’s Revenge” as recorded by The 8-Bit Big Band. In 2024 he was nominated for a second GRAMMY for his work with Charlie Rosen on their arrangement of “The Last Surprise” in the category of Best Arrangement: Instruments and Vocals. Button Masher can be heard with notable artists such as Phoenix, The 8-Bit Big Band, Evan Marien, Adam Neely, Sungazer, Andrew Huang, Dj Cutman, and many more.