The quintet hailing from Atlanta and Southern California comprises Chris Buck, 25; Mark Richard, 21; Don Lee Samuels, 20; and Antonio Avant (a.k.a. Asa), 25, Levi Jones, 26.N2U was formed when the talents of vocalist Chris Buck inspired visionary producer-director-manager Chris Stokes (B2K, Immature/IMx) to put together a crew of singers that would breathe fresh air onto radio playlists and evoke the best of traditional soul music. Stokes, who discovered multi-platinum songbird Brandy, often works with his artists at several levels—as stylist, manager, music producer/songwriter and video director. He has also directed the films House Party 4 and the street-dancing fable You Got Served. In addition to his breakthrough successes with B2K, IMx and Marques Houston, he has also produced songs for Destiny's Child and the Dangerous Minds, Menace II Society and Barbershop soundtracks.