Number19 was a band from

Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

. It was formed in 1999 by

Sarth Calhoun Sarth Calhoun is an American musician from Brooklyn, New York. Biography Sarth Calhoun grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing music and writing lyrics at age six. In his teens, he stopped buying comic books to save up for his first bass ...

(bass, Yamaha EX5),

Leah Coloff Leah Coloff is an American singer-songwriter, and cellist who lives in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. Biography Leah Coloff started cello lessons at the age of six. She attended the New England Conservatory. However, she became disillus ...

(voice, cello),

Tony Diodore Tony Diodore is a musician from Brooklyn, NY. He played guitar and violin in Lou Reed's live tour band, and formerly played guitar and/or violin in multiple Brooklyn trip hop and electronic bands, including: Number19, BM Linx, and Puracane. Bi ...

(guitar, violin), and Marcus Righter (drums). The band experimented with electronic sounds in alternative and indie rock settings, focusing on cello and violin swooping over grooving bass and drums. The band notably funded its first album, ''Suspension'', from mp3.com downloads. At one point the band was ranked #18 overall on the site, and garnered over 90,000 downloads in 6 months.

References

{{reflist Musical groups from Brooklyn