Prong 9/30/14

October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 Derek Soto Canon, Canon 24-70, Canon 6D, Jason Christopher, Live, Live Concert, Metal, No Light, Prong, Ruining Lives, santos party house, Sinestra, Sinestra Studios, Tommy Victor

Nothing is better, than reuniting for a night of metal with friends. Whats even better, is being able to have a round two in New York City at their hometown show with them. Prong came back to NYC after a two year absence from their prior Prong on a boat show sponsored by Rocks Off and MetalInsider.Net for the C.M.J concert series (Note: it took them five years to come back in 2012, goes to show you they are hardly around the city now a day). When I say that their importance of coming to NYC is there, is that it truly is. The die hard fans entered Santos Party House (venue was originally suppose to be at the Gramercy Theater, but was removed for a secret show instead. Thank you very much Lady Antebellum). Once again, like the first time seeing them, I was up front and close to them at Santos, as I was when I first shot them on the blasted boat. The room was immensely dark and amidst a sea of flashes going off throughout the show by other photographers, I stayed tried and true to no flash policy out of respect for the band. I did sneak my LED lighting for 10 minutes and immediately removed it after band crew were eying my movement with the portable light. It was quite alright and out of respect and courtesy, I decided to NOT, be a photo jerk. Check out the set-list and the photos below. And one more thing. Prong deserves a bigger tour and a bigger venue. This show was another intimate setting to which I felt they did not deserve. Tommy, Jason, and Art, deserve to be on the bigger stages that other bands have graced in New York City. These guys work hard and are a damn good show to watch. That’s enough of my rant for this article, check out the material below.

Special thanks to the ENTIRE band for autographing my photos as well. 🙂

Band: Tommy Victor (Top Left), Art (Top Right). Bottom: Jason Christopher.

Photo taken from Sinestrastudios Instagram at: Sinestrastudios

Catch you rockers on the flip side!

–Derek–

Set-list:

For Dear Life
Beg To Differ
Unconditional
Lost & Found
Ruining Lives
Cut-Rate
Rude
Rude Awakening
Turnover
Revenge…Best Served Cold
Broken Peace
Another Worldly Device
Whose Fist Is This Anyway?
Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck
Power Of The Damager

Prong Photo Gallery:

Derek Soto

The court Jester and The Renaissance Man rolled up into ONE. My life has been about music, and the pursuit of experiencing culture by learning the multi-faceted lives of roles throughout Music and Entertainment. Spanning 10 years as a Photographer, Interviewer, and Videographer, the best education you can ever find is the one you make of your own accord. My life is all here, I hope you enjoy the rollercoaster.