Aha excellent question:
Tetrafusion, Thanatopsis, Travis Dickerson, Planet X although they're similar to the sounds Rudess uses in Dream Theater...
I highly suggest Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains - Elephant Ghost
Got an old-school original funker Bernie Worrell on keys, but its modern and funky and jammin.
Maybe Devin Townsend/Strapping Young Lad...
I know there's better examples if I thought of different subgenres but I'm brain farting. Let's see if anyone else has any suggestions and meanwhile you let me know if that helps at all.
Another idea is to embrace the alternative/prog/classic rock sounding keyboard at times because it could stand out. Don't rule it out completely.
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