Tony Diodore is a musician from

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. He played guitar and violin in

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's live tour band, and formerly played guitar and/or violin in multiple Brooklyn

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and electronic bands, including: Number19, BM Linx, and

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Biography

Tony Diodore grew up in Marion, Indiana where he studied violin with Patricia Tretick. After moving to New York City he began playing in the band Number19 in 1999 with electronic musician

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, drummer Marcus Righter, and vocalist/cellist

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. The band performed online as well as in person, and funded its first album, Suspension, from mp3.com downloads. Also in 2005 Tony formed the electronic,

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band BM Linx with Jonathan Murray and drummer Andrew Griffith. The band released its EP, ''The Portable Genius'' in 2006, and full-length album ''Black Entertainment'' in 2008. The band toured the U.S., Canada, and Europe, but have been on hiatus since 2010, and their third record remains unfinished. In 2006 Tony played guitar and violin with

for their album, ''I've Been Here the Longest'', released by Astraea Records. Since 2011 he has been touring and playing guitar in Lou Reed's live band.

References

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