Logan Kroeber from the Dodo's
Strobist Info:
D300 w/17-55
1 Bare SB-800 high and camera left
1 SB-800, bare camera right, level with face
The background was in a club in Brooklyn, a red velvet drop with spotlights coming down creating deep red circles. I picked a corner with a seat to give it some depth. Used the bare strobes to cut him out from the back and drug the shutter to get the full effect if the back drop.
The ambient was so low everything not lit just drops to black, him wearing a black shirt just makes it even more extreme.