Deke Sharon (born December 12, 1967) is an American singer, arranger, composer, director, producer, author, coach,[1] pioneer,[2][3][4] and teacher of a cappella music, and is one of the leaders and promoters of the contemporary a cappella community.[5][6][7][8][9][10] He has been referred to as "the father of contemporary a cappella"[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] and "the godfather of a cappella".[19][20][21][22][23][24]
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DekeSharon (born December 12, 1967) is an American singer, arranger, composer, director, producer, author, coach, pioneer, and teacher of a cappella...
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2 finale of the NBC series The Sing-Off; that version is arranged by DekeSharon. Bon Jovi usually played the song live in 1987: a version was recorded...
due to her background in a cappella, at the request of vocal producer DekeSharon. In 2013, Jakle appeared in 42, a biographical film about baseball player...
a group opposing the Bellas. While it was revealed by vocal director DekeSharon that Alexis Knapp would return; on February 6, she posted a photo on...
and Kelly Denice Taylor joined the group after Regner and Brown left. DekeSharon was DCappella’s co-creator, music director, arranger and producer. DCappella...
professional a cappella quintet from San Francisco, founded in 1991 by DekeSharon. The House Jacks describe themselves as a "rock band without instruments"...
groupies, partying and rivalries. Two members of the a cappella community, DekeSharon, who founded the International Championship of College A Cappella, and...
Dietz, and Avi Kaplan) and Camp A Cappella in Dayton, Ohio (founded by DekeSharon and Brody McDonald). These programs teach about different aspects of...
Films with Banks and Max Handelman producing for Brownstone Productions. DekeSharon returned as vocal producer, and has a brief cameo as a German reporter...
worked as an arranger and vocal coach on The Sing Off on NBC, alongside DekeSharon. Haden played violin on "Sentimental Tune" by Tegan and Sara, off their...
Founded in 1996 by former Tufts University Beelzebubs music director DekeSharon and former Brown University Derbies member Adam Farb, the ICCA tournament...
by DekeSharon and Rex Solomon, which enabled interaction and collaboration of a cappella groups across the United States for the first time. Sharon, a...
in a special concert titled Total Vocal at Carnegie Hall conducted by DekeSharon in March 2015, and she returned as a special guest again in 2018 and...
championship sing-off. Cherry Hill's Stay Tuned learns under the tutelage of DekeSharon—who was the on-site music director for the Pitch Perfect films—while...
him the "grandfather of rock and roll Hughes, Hilary (October 16, 2018). "Sharon Jones Is The 21st Century's Godmother Of Soul". NPR. Archived from the original...
founded in 1991 by DekeSharon in San Francisco just after graduation. In his Tufts University dorm room during his senior year, Sharon published a newsletter...
for best album, best song, and best soloist. President of the Society, DekeSharon, praised the group's work, saying, "The quality [of their music] is fantastic...
Sergey Schepkin, pianist Andrew Scott, jazz guitarist and professor DekeSharon, a cappella vocalist, arranger, producer Luciana Souza, jazz vocals David...
Beatles, Motown and Jazz. Artistic director, music director and arranger DekeSharon, known for his work on Pitch Perfect and The Sing-Off, created the show...
long affiliation with the Walt Disney Company in 1995. In 2001, she met DekeSharon and founded the a cappella group Groove 66 at Disney's California Adventure...
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