Point 19
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Point 19 is a musical group from the outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio. Formed around 2003, Point 19 has received acclaim for the modest amount of music that they have actually made public.
The main cause for the lack of musical releases has been the band's inability to maintain a stable lineup. Despite that fact, they managed to produce two local hits, "The Way Down" and "Trouble".
Point 19 had started out as a jam session amongst friends and co-workers. Eventually, they decided that some of the original material which was being created wasn't all that bad, and the decision to form a band was made. Their most notable song, "The Way Down," was created shortly thereafter. Then, it was announced that guitarist Andrew Wilcoxon was leaving the band due to accepting a new position with his employer in another city. He has gotten married, and he and his wife play for his local church.
Another dramatic switch was made in the lineup with the addition of member Doug Walker in 2004. Doug, a jazz infused drummer, signed on and the original drummer, Stephen Bernhard, switched to guitar. With this new lineup in place, Point 19's music took a decidedly darker and heavier tone. Unlike the more poppy guitar and solo work of previous guitarist Andrew, Stephen set the tone with more riff based songs, often in "dropped D" tuning. The change had definitely impacted perception of the band, losing popularity with fans of the more melodic music, and gaining some recognition from those into the heavier style.
Eventually, this incarnation of the band collapsed due to the usual "creative differences" amongst some of the members. However, they were able to produce one more popular piece, "Trouble." A fast-paced punkish song, "Trouble" had pretty much summed up the band's state at that time.
At present, the three remaining members of the band remain good friends (two of them are brothers). The band remains alive in spirit, and the hopes of resurrecting Point 19 still exist amongst them. Occasionally, they get together for acoustic sessions.
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Original Lineup (2003):
2004 Lineup:
2005-Present Lineup:
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- The band Point 19 originally had a contest on their website where anyone who could guess what their name is from would win a prize. There were no "winners", and Point 19 had never disclosed what the prize would be.
- The band's practice space was actually an old concrete tractor barn owned by member Stephen Bernhard. It was reported as also being occupied by the ghost of a previous owner of the property who had hanged himself in there. They called him by his first name, "Jim", and the barn was referred to as the "hangman's barn".
- Three of the four original members (Andrew, Shawn, and Stephen) worked for the same employer, the State of Ohio. Three of the four (Shawn, Stephen, and Theron) were also transplants to Cincinnati. Coincidentally, the three were from New York State.
- The original guitarist, Andrew, was a guitarist for a touring Christian rock band prior to joining Point 19.
- Stephen was actually a funk bassist prior to forming Point 19, where he started as drummer and then went to guitar.
- One of the guitars which Stephen used, affectionately referred to the "Eat Me" guitar due to having that phrase carved in its body, was put together by Stephen from junk parts of other guitars. Closer examination actually reveals that the pickup switch on it is actually a household light switch!
- According to the remaining band members, there is a likelyhood of Point 19 coming back as an acoustic/electronic band. The chances of being a full out rock band, however, were not nearly as likely.
- Stephen has become afflicted with disabling conditions which have limited his abilities to play the drums and bass for any extended period of time. Due to these conditions, he was also forced to give up his property on which sat the "hangman's barn" sat. According to Stephen, he has also been diagnosed with a chronic and potentially fatal heart and lung condition called "pulmonary hypertension".
