diff --git a/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/Makefile b/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/Makefile
index b673c5ce..dbe89d14 100644
--- a/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/Makefile
+++ b/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 SLEEP_LED_ENABLE = no  # Breathing sleep LED during USB suspend
 COMMAND_ENABLE   = no  # Commands for debug and configuration
+RGBLIGHT_ENABLE = yes
+MIDI_ENABLE = yes
 
 ifndef QUANTUM_DIR
 	include ../../../../Makefile
diff --git a/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/config.h b/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/config.h
index e5d7fe18..fbd12ab7 100644
--- a/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/config.h
@@ -8,5 +8,16 @@
 
 #undef LEADER_TIMEOUT
 #define LEADER_TIMEOUT 300
+ 
+/* ws2812 RGB LED */
+#define RGB_DI_PIN D7
+#define RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
+#define RGBLED_NUM 15     // Number of LEDs
+#define RGBLIGHT_HUE_STEP 12
+#define RGBLIGHT_SAT_STEP 255
+#define RGBLIGHT_VAL_STEP 12
+
+#define RGB_MIDI
+#define RGBW_BB_TWI
 
 #endif
diff --git a/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/keymap.c b/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/keymap.c
index 4804959d..4a23c7ac 100644
--- a/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/keymap.c
+++ b/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/keymap.c
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 #define SYMB 1 // symbols
 #define MDIA 2 // media keys
 
+enum custom_keycodes {
+  PLACEHOLDER = SAFE_RANGE, // can always be here
+  RGB_FF00BB // always start with RGB_
+};
+
+
 const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
 /* Keymap 0: Basic layer
  *
@@ -67,22 +73,22 @@ const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
  *                                        ,-------------.       ,-------------.
  *                                        |      |      |       |      |      |
  *                                 ,------|------|------|       |------+------+------.
- *                                 |      |      |      |       |      |      |      |
+ *                                 |VAI   |VAD   |HUI   |       |SAI   |TOG   |MOD   |
  *                                 |      |      |------|       |------|      |      |
- *                                 |      |      |      |       |      |      |      |
+ *                                 |      |      |HUD   |       |SAD   |      |      |
  *                                 `--------------------'       `--------------------'
  */
 // SYMBOLS
 [SYMB] = KEYMAP(
        // left hand
-       KC_TRNS, KC_F1,  KC_F2,  KC_F3,         KC_F4,        KC_F5,   KC_TRNS,
+       RGB_FF00BB, KC_F1,  KC_F2,  KC_F3,      KC_F4,        KC_F5,   KC_TRNS,
        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,KC_TRNS,KC_TRNS,       KC_TRNS,      KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
        KC_TRNS, KC_1,   KC_2,   KC_3,          KC_4,         KC_5,
        KC_TRNS, KC_6,   KC_7,   KC_8,          KC_9,         KC_0,    KC_TRNS,
        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,KC_TRNS,LCTL(KC_PGUP), LCTL(KC_PGDN),
                                                                               KC_TRNS,KC_TRNS,
-                                                                                      KC_TRNS,
-                                                                      KC_TRNS,KC_TRNS,KC_TRNS,
+                                                                                      RGB_HUI,
+                                                                      RGB_VAI,RGB_VAD,RGB_HUD,
                // right hand
        KC_TRNS, KC_F6,   KC_F7,   KC_F8,   KC_F9,   KC_F10,  KC_F11,
        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_F12,
@@ -90,8 +96,8 @@ const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
        KC_TRNS, KC_PIPE, KC_AT,   KC_EQL,  KC_PERC,   KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
                          KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
-       KC_TRNS,
-       KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS
+       RGB_SAI,
+       RGB_SAD, RGB_TOG, RGB_MOD
 ),
 /* Keymap 2: Media and mouse keys
  *
@@ -152,6 +158,22 @@ void matrix_init_user(void) {
 
 };
 
+
+bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
+  switch (keycode) {
+    // dynamically generate these.
+    case RGB_FF00BB:
+      if (record->event.pressed) {
+        rgblight_enable();
+        rgblight_mode(1);
+        rgblight_setrgb(0xff,0x00,0xbb);
+      }
+      return false;
+      break;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 LEADER_EXTERNS();
 
 // Runs constantly in the background, in a loop.
diff --git a/quantum/rgblight.c b/quantum/rgblight.c
index 6b58f665..00620da5 100644
--- a/quantum/rgblight.c
+++ b/quantum/rgblight.c
@@ -253,6 +253,13 @@ void rgblight_toggle(void) {
   }
 }
 
+void rgblight_enable(void) {
+  rgblight_config.enable = 1;
+  eeconfig_update_rgblight(rgblight_config.raw);
+  xprintf("rgblight enable: rgblight_config.enable = %u\n", rgblight_config.enable);
+  rgblight_mode(rgblight_config.mode);
+}
+
 
 void rgblight_increase_hue(void) {
   uint16_t hue;
diff --git a/quantum/rgblight.h b/quantum/rgblight.h
index 330c2fe1..a3673348 100644
--- a/quantum/rgblight.h
+++ b/quantum/rgblight.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void rgblight_init(void);
 void rgblight_increase(void);
 void rgblight_decrease(void);
 void rgblight_toggle(void);
+void rgblight_enable(void);
 void rgblight_step(void);
 void rgblight_mode(uint8_t mode);
 void rgblight_set(void);