Proto is a six-member progressive rock band, originally from Memphis, which moved to Chattanooga (Tennessee) in January 2003, after recording their first EP release with new label . Shaun West and J. Mark Crider began Proto with Erik Berkes in 2002. Proto continued to write new material for their first full-length album, which was due out in 2004. After recording, the band left Memphis for Chattanooga. Their first song, "Monkey", off the self-titled album, was used in introduction of the movie Devour (2005), starring Jensen Ackles, and in the third season of Roswell.