Deke sharon biography

American a cappella singer and arranger

Musical artist

Deke Sharon (born December 12, ) 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]}

Early life

Deke Sharon was born and raised in San Francisco.^[25] He started singing in choir groups at age five,^[26] including the San Francisco Boys Chorus.^[27][28] He attended Town School for Boys and San Francisc