Deke Sharon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Deke Sharon
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Dec 12, 1967(1967-12-12)
Age	57
Birthplace	San Francisco
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Deke Sharon Biography

Deke Sharon is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on December 12, 1967 in San Francisco, California, United States. Award-winning composer, vocalist instructor of the acappella music . He is often described as “the father of contemporary a cappella.” He was the an arranger and music director in the movie Pitch Perfect and arranged for The Social Network as well. The extent of his involvement in music grew for Pitch Perfect 2.

He performed with He performed alongside Ray Charles and James Brown and worked with the Pitch Perfect cast, including Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson, as well as the Sing-Off stars, Jewel, Sara Bareilles, Ben Folds and others. and James Brown and also worked with the Pitch Perfect band, which includes Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson and the Sing-Off cast, which included Jewel, Sara Bareilles, Ben Folds and more.

In the early 1990s, he co-founded The Best of College A Cappella (BOCA) compilation, which he now produces annually with Varsity Vocals.

The House Jacks have released seven albums (signed to Warner Brothers/Tommy Boy Records in the mid-1990s) and completed several world tours. He has performed with many musicians, including Ray Charles, Crosby, Stills and Nash and James Brown. They have won “Best Pop Rock Album” from the Contemporary A Cappella Society, for “Unbroken” (2004), “Level” (2010), and “Pollen (2014).

His birthplace was Kurk Richard Toohey Jr. at San Francisco, California.

Deke Sharon Net Worth

Deke Sharon is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Deke Sharon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was just five when he began singing in choirs like The San Francisco Boys Chorus. In San Francisco University High School He was a director and singer in a barbershop doo-wop quartet. He also directed a college a cappella group,”the Tufts Beelzebubs. He was a cum laude graduate from Tufts University while also earning an honorary degree in Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music.

He was the voice producer for every season of U.S. reality competition show The Sing-Off, later serving as executive music producer on that show’s Dutch, South African and Chinese versions of the show.

Deke Sharon (born December 12, 1967) is an American singer, arranger, composer, director, producer and teacher of a cappella music, and is one of the leaders and promoters of the contemporary a cappella community. He has been referred to as “the father of contemporary a cappella” by some authors.

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In December 2009, he acted as music director, arranger, coach, and consultant behind the scenes on America’s first a cappella reality show competition, titled The Sing-Off, and returned in 2010 as one of the show’s producers. He also served as Executive Music Producer on the Dutch Sing Off, Sing Off South Africa and Sing-Off China, including several guest appearances as a judge and performer.

Facts & Trivia

Deke Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Deke Sharon celebrates birthday on December 12 of every year.

He served on the CASA board for almost twenty years, often as President or Vice President. Acapellablog named him the number-one “a cappella power player to keep an eye on in 2012”, and NPR credits him for “making a cappella cool again”.

Top Facts about Deke Sharon

1. Deke Sharon is a Grammy-nominated a cappella arranger and producer.
2. He founded the Contemporary A Cappella Society (CASA) in 1991.
3. Sharon arranged music for the Pitch Perfect movies.
4. He has worked with artists such as Pentatonix and Straight No Chaser.
5. Sharon has written several books on a cappella singing and arranging.
6. He was a judge on NBC’s The Sing-Off from 2009-2013.
7. Sharon has arranged music for major brands like Coca-Cola and Disney.
8. He produced the first-ever album of all-original contemporary a cappella music in 1992.
9. Sharon has been involved in over 2,000 vocal group projects worldwide.
10. He is considered one of the most influential figures in modern a cappella music.

Who arranged the music for Pitch Perfect?

Today Deke Sharon , who may be the most enthusiastic supporter of a cappella music on earth, is best known as a producer of NBC’s The Sing-Off and the man who arranged the music for Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2, which opens this weekend. Later this year, he’ll co-star in his own show about a cappella on Lifetime.

What is Deke Sharon known as?

He has been referred to as “ the father of contemporary a cappella ” by some authors, and “the godfather of a cappella” by others. Deke Sharon.

Why is Pitch Perfect so popular?

Instead, having a film with base material which is unique, rather than just a reboot or remake of an old movie, is precisely where Pitch Perfect excelled. Despite being adapted from a book, it was praised for its originality, largely helped by its gross-out humour and the ad-libbing from cast members like Rebel Wilson.

What is the theme of Pitch Perfect?

As the apparent final film in the highly successful Pitch Perfect franchise, Pitch Perfect 3 is a bittersweet story that embodies the continuous themes of friendship and ambition , whilst giving the acclaimed trilogy the ending it deserves.