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BIO

“The father of contemporary a cappella" - Entertainment Weekly
“A one man a cappella revolution" - Boston Globe
“Deke Sharon makes a cappella cool again" - NPR

Born and still living in San Francisco, California, Deke Sharon has been performing professionally since the age of 8.

As a child he toured North America and shared the stage performing in operas with the likes of Pavarotti.

Heralded as “The Father of Contemporary A Cappella” this performer, arranger, music producer, author, producer and coach is credited by many as being responsible for the current sound of modern a cappella. While at college, he pioneered the dense vocal-instrumental sound that we today take for granted as the sound of contemporary a cappella.

Deke founded the Contemporary A Cappella Society while in college, and is responsible for many seminal a cappella programs, including the CARAs (Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards), the ICCAs (International Champions