# Deke Sharon
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{{Short description|American a cappella singer and arranger}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Deke Sharon
| image = Dekesharon.jpg
| caption = On stage with the House Jacks, 2006
| birth_name = Kurk Richard Toohey, Jr.
| alias = Deke Robertson
| birth_place = San Francisco
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|12|12}}
| origin = San Francisco, California, USA
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|instrument mimicry}}
| genre = [A Cappella](/source/A_Cappella)
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|arranger|composer|director|producer|television producer|teacher}}
| years_active = 1991–present
| label = {{hlist|[Tommy Boy](/source/Tommy_Boy_Records)|[Warner Bros. Records](/source/Warner_Bros._Records)|Hot Lips Records|Artelier|[Atlantic Records](/source/Atlantic_Records)|Sony Music Latin|[Epic](/source/Epic_Records)|[Universal Records](/source/Universal_Records)|[Universal Classics](/source/Universal_Classics)|[Hollywood Records](/source/Hollywood_Records)|[Walt Disney Records](/source/Walt_Disney_Records)}}
| publishers = Contemporary A Cappella Publishing, [Hal Leonard](/source/Hal_Leonard), [University of Northern Colorado](/source/University_of_Northern_Colorado) jazz press, [Barbershop Harmony Society](/source/Barbershop_Harmony_Society), [The Globe Pequot Publishing Group](/source/The_Globe_Pequot_Publishing_Group), [GIA Publications](/source/GIA_Publications), [Bloomsbury Publishing](/source/Bloomsbury_Publishing), [Rowman & Littlefield](/source/Rowman_%26_Littlefield)
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[The House Jacks](/source/The_House_Jacks)|[Tufts Beelzebubs](/source/Tufts_Beelzebubs)}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist||[Straight No Chaser](/source/Straight_No_Chaser_(group))|[Nota](/source/Nota)|[Committed](/source/Committed_(group))|[Street Corner Symphony](/source/Street_Corner_Symphony_(group))|[Pentatonix](/source/Pentatonix)|[Vocalosity](/source/Vocalosity)|[DCappella](/source/Disney_DCappella)}}
| website = {{Official website|www.dekesharon.com}}
}}
'''Deke Sharon''' (born December 12, 1967) is an American [singer](/source/Singing), [arranger](/source/arranger), [composer](/source/composer), director, [producer](/source/Record_producer), [author](/source/author), coach, and teacher of a cappella music.[{{cite web | url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2024/feb/05/walton-arts-center-names-voicejam-competitors/ | title=Walton Arts Center names VoiceJam competitors, auditions open for WACappella | Arkansas Democrat Gazette | date=February 5, 2024 }}][{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/VIDEO-DCAPPELLA-Releases-New-Cover-of-Trashin-the-Camp-20201009 | title=VIDEO: DCAPPELLA Releases New Cover of 'Trashin' the Camp' }}]
==Early life==
Deke Sharon was born and raised in San Francisco.[{{cite web|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150316/diverse-groups-lend-their-voices-to-the-sing-off-tour|title=Diverse groups lend their voices to The Sing-Off Tour|website=Theoaklandexpress.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024400/http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150316/diverse-groups-lend-their-voices-to-the-sing-off-tour|url-status=dead}}] He started singing in choir groups at age five,[{{cite web|url=https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/pacific-boychoir-academys-modern-approach/Content?oid=3745235|title=Pacific Boychoir Academy's Modern Approach|first=Whitney|last=Phaneuf|website=East Bay Express|date=October 23, 2013|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] including the [San Francisco Boys Chorus](/source/San_Francisco_Boys_Chorus)[{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/music/article_fb4759a0-46b8-11ea-9cd2-c3cdf111a238.html|title=Got Valentine's plans? 'A Cappella Live' bringing love songs to Baton Rouge|date=February 6, 2020 }}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfcv.org/music-news/ian-robertson-leaving-sf-boys-chorus-after-23-years-of-winning-hearts-and-awards|title=Ian Robertson Leaving SF Boys Chorus After 23 Years of Winning Hearts and Awards|website=San Francisco Classical Voice|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}] where he toured the US and sang in operas with [Pavarotti](/source/Pavarotti).[https://youarecurrent.com/2025/01/26/vocal-coach-shares-expertise/] He attended [Town School for Boys](/source/Town_School_for_Boys) and [San Francisco University High School](/source/San_Francisco_University_High_School),[{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2015/03/the_sing_off_live_tour_gives_v.html|title='The Sing-Off Live Tour' gives voice to a cappella in Playhouse Square stop|website=Cleveland.com|date=March 17, 2015|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/life-style/local-entertainment/music/vocalosity-has-them-shouting-out-with-glee-at-bucks-county/article_d803ddda-8049-11e6-ae7e-23a7ba8f3f8b.html|title='Vocalosity' has them shouting out with glee at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope|author=Liz Johnson|website=Buckscountycouriertimes.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}] where he sang lead (second tenor) in the [barbershop](/source/barbershop_music) quartet his freshman year in "The Music Man,"[{{cite news|url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/theater/in-transit-deke-sharon-pitch-perfect-a-cappella-musical.html|title=From 'Pitch Perfect' to Broadway, He's Vocal About A Cappella|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 23, 2016|accessdate=July 18, 2018|last1=Vincentelli|first1=Elisabeth}}] and kept it going all four years, learning to direct and arrange a cappella.[{{cite web | url=https://blog.arrangeme.com/blog/interview-with-deke-sharon | title=Interview with Deke Sharon }}]
===College===
Sharon spent his college years in Boston, graduating from [Tufts University](/source/Tufts_University) with a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in [childhood studies](/source/childhood_studies),[{{cite web | url=https://tuftsdaily.com/arts/2019/02/21/cappella-personality-deke-sharon-talks-time-tufts-beyond/ | title=A cappella personality Deke Sharon talks time at Tufts, beyond | date=February 21, 2019 }}] and a [Bachelor of Music](/source/Bachelor_of_Music) from the [New England Conservatory of Music](/source/New_England_Conservatory_of_Music)[{{cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/02/sing-off_live_director_rehearses_three_a_cappella_groups_for_tours_start_at_turn.html|title=Sing-Off Live! director rehearses three a cappella groups for tour's start at Turning Stone|website=Syracuse.com|date=February 16, 2015|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] with a focus on [vocal jazz](/source/vocal_jazz), [third stream](/source/third_stream), and [music theory](/source/music_theory).[{{Cite web |url=https://tuftsdaily.com/arts/2019/02/21/cappella-personality-deke-sharon-talks-time-tufts-beyond/ |title=A cappella personality Deke Sharon talks time at Tufts, beyond |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222095208/https://tuftsdaily.com/arts/2019/02/21/cappella-personality-deke-sharon-talks-time-tufts-beyond/ |archive-date=February 22, 2019 |url-status=dead }}]
thumb|Tufts Beelzebubs' Foster Street (1991)
In college, he directed the [collegiate a cappella](/source/collegiate_a_cappella) group the Tufts [Beelzebubs](/source/Beelzebubs),[{{cite web |url=http://enews.tufts.edu/stories/012306ACappellaWithAnEdge.htm |title=Tufts E-News – A Cappella With An Edge |website=Enews.tufts.edu |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622052857/http://enews.tufts.edu/stories/012306ACappellaWithAnEdge.htm |archive-date=June 22, 2007 |url-status=dead }}][{{cite web|url=http://repository01.lib.tufts.edu:8080/fedora/get/tufts:UP029.012.018.00063/bdef:TuftsPDF/getPDF#page=9| page=9 | title=‘Bubs in the Pub’ closes their year | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813094059/http://repository01.lib.tufts.edu:8080/fedora/get/tufts:UP029.012.018.00063/bdef:TuftsPDF/getPDF#page=9|archivedate=2010-08-13|date=August 13, 2010}}] transforming the group's sound to reflect modern rock,[{{cite web|url=http://www.tufts.edu/alumni/magazine/fall2013/features/sing-on.html|title=Tufts Magazine / fall 2013|website=Tufts.edu|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310080604/http://www.tufts.edu/alumni/magazine/fall2013/features/sing-on.html|archive-date=March 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}] with intricate instrumental vocalizations[{{cite web|url=http://flavorwire.com/518900/how-pitch-perfect-helped-a-cappella-hit-a-high-note-in-the-mainstream/2|title=How 'Pitch Perfect' Helped A Cappella Hit a High Note in the Mainstream|date=May 14, 2015|website=Flavorwire.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024800/http://flavorwire.com/518900/how-pitch-perfect-helped-a-cappella-hit-a-high-note-in-the-mainstream/2|url-status=dead}}][{{cite web|url=http://dailyfreepress.com/2015/03/06/review-crescendo-of-a-cappella-enthusiasm-rides-over-sing-off-tour/|title=REVIEW: Crescendo of a cappella enthusiasm rides over "Sing-Off" tour – The Daily Free Press|website=dailyfreepress.com|date=March 6, 2015 |accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] and the integration of [vocal percussion](/source/vocal_percussion).[{{cite web|url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/entertainment/events/best-bets/2016/01/22/one-man-capella-revolution-comes-wharton-center-tuesday/79159418/|title=A cappella revolution comes to Wharton Center Tuesday|website=Lansingstatejournal.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=107178&sid=42&fid=1 |title=A cappella group finds its voice – again: The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore |website=Registerguard.com |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927160113/http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=107178&sid=42&fid=1 |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}] The 1990–1991 Beelzebubs album ''Foster Street'' that he directed musically is credited with the creation of the modern a cappella sound,[{{cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/12/15/beelzebubs_take_their_shot_at_fame_on_nbcs_the_sing_off/ |title=Beelzebubs take their shot at fame on NBC's 'The Sing-Off' – The Boston Globe |work=The Boston Globe |date=December 15, 2009 |access-date=November 28, 2011|last1=Anderman |first1=Joan }}] most notably vocal percussion.[https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025/01/from-beelzebubs-to-pitch-perfect-how-deke-sharon-reshaped-a-cappella] He chose the name "contemporary a cappella" in college to describe this new style. [https://www.shanghaieye.cn/detail?postId=126202]
Sharon had to audition three times before he was accepted, as he was seen as "overzealous"[{{cite web | url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/520887/pitch-perfect-music-director-deke-sharon-on-the-secrets-of-a-cappella-singing | title=Pitch Perfect music director Deke Sharon on the secrets of a cappella singing | website=[Radio New Zealand](/source/Radio_New_Zealand) | date=June 30, 2024 }}] during a time when a cappella was not popular, a fact which was mentioned in the book "Pitch Perfect."[{{cite web|url=http://radioheatwave.com/deke-sharon-man-behind-revolution/|title=Deke Sharon tells us about the birth of Contemporary Acappella|date=September 28, 2016|website=Radioheatwave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711063144/http://radioheatwave.com/deke-sharon-man-behind-revolution/|url-status=dead}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/dekeposttso4win|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229054205/http://www.casa.org/dekeposttso4win|archivedate=2013-12-29|title=Fourth Time's A Charm - A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|date=December 29, 2013}}] Beca and Benji in the ''Pitch Perfect'' films are partially based on Sharon.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/theater/in-transit-deke-sharon-pitch-perfect-a-cappella-musical.html|title = From 'Pitch Perfect' to Broadway, He's Vocal About a Cappella|newspaper = The New York Times|date = November 23, 2016|last1 = Vincentelli|first1 = Elisabeth}}] During this time, he decided to make a career of contemporary a cappella [{{cite web|url=http://repository01.lib.tufts.edu:8080/fedora/get/tufts:UP029.012.018.00063/bdef:TuftsPDF/getPDF#page=17|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813094059/http://repository01.lib.tufts.edu:8080/fedora/get/tufts:UP029.012.018.00063/bdef:TuftsPDF/getPDF#page=17| title=Group will sing on, despite changes made necessary by graduation | archivedate=2010-08-13|date=August 13, 2010}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/02/popular_nbc_hit_sing-off_bring.html|title=Popular NBC hit 'Sing-Off' brings live show to Calvin Theatre in Northampton|website=Masslive.com|date=February 19, 2015|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] and popularize this new style, despite being laughed at and told it was impossible,[{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/arts/music/insomniac-song-a-capella-groups.html?searchResultPosition=1 | title=How an Obscure Song Became an a Cappella Sensation | work=The New York Times | date=January 8, 2024 | last1=Deb | first1=Sopan }}][{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/onthetown/index.ssf/2015/03/perfect_pitch_get_ready_grand.html|title=Perfect pitch: Get ready Grand Rapids. The man behind "Pitch Perfect 2" has plans to get everyone singing a tune.|website=Mlive.com|date=March 10, 2015|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] "like making a career of professional [Tiddlywinks](/source/Tiddlywinks)."[{{cite web | url=https://www.thepress.co.nz/culture/350279932/why-voice-behind-pitch-perfect-wants-all-kiwis-sing-world-choir-games | title=Why the voice behind Pitch Perfect wants all Kiwis to sing at the World Choir Games |work=[The Press](/source/The_Press) }}]
==Film==
thumb|left|Deke and Rebel Wilson recording the ''Pitch Perfect 2'' Finale
Sharon was the music director[{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/10/05/162379326/at-college-a-pitch-perfect-musical-comedy|title=At College, A 'Pitch Perfect' Musical Comedy|website=Npr.org|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.insitegainesville.com/current-issue/current-features/1119-in-tune-with-pitch-perfects-deke-sharon.html |title=In-Tune with Deke Sharon of Pitch Perfect |accessdate=2012-11-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226045129/http://www.insitegainesville.com/current-issue/current-features/1119-in-tune-with-pitch-perfects-deke-sharon.html |archivedate=December 26, 2013 }}] and arranger[{{cite web|url=http://reason.com/archives/2012/10/05/taken-2-the-paperboy-and-pitch-perfect/1|title=Taken 2, The Paperboy, and Pitch Perfect|date=October 5, 2012|website=Reason.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] for the film ''[Pitch Perfect](/source/Pitch_Perfect)'',[{{cite web|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/09/20/pitch-perfect-bruno-mars-nelly-song/|title=Bruno Mars, Nelly mash-up in 'Pitch Perfect' – listen to it here|website=Insidemovies.ew.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/09/movie-review-pitch-perfect.html?imw=Y|title=Edelstein on Pitch Perfect: This A Cappella Musical Comedy Sings the Sweetest Song|date=September 28, 2012|website=vulture.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://popculturebrain.com/post/31676050828/pitch-perfect-review|title=Review: 'Pitch Perfect' : My love for acappella...|website=Popculturebrain.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719025137/http://popculturebrain.com/post/31676050828/pitch-perfect-review|url-status=dead}}][{{cite web|url=http://okmagazine.com/meet-the-stars/deke-sharon-interview-the-sing-off-pitch-perfect-2/|title=OK! Exclusive: A Cappella Expert And The Sing-Off Producer Deke Sharon Reveals If Pitch Perfect 2 Will Have A Song As Good As "Cups"|date=March 2, 2015|website=Okmagazine.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] as well as singing on several of the songs, where he was credited on screen as "Male Voice #1."[{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemareview.com/production.asp?prodid=11128|title=PITCH PERFECT – Movie Production Notes|website=Cinemareview.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] He returned for ''[Pitch Perfect 2](/source/Pitch_Perfect_2)'',[{{cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/2015/02/25/sing-live-tour-coming-indy/23997759/|title='The Sing-Off Live!' Tour coming to Indy|website=Indystar.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] in which he has a brief cameo as the German judge and broadcaster.[{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WQvGemmT68 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/0WQvGemmT68 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Pitch Perfect 2 – Featurette: "Aca-Bootcamp" (HD)|last=Pitch Perfect|date=May 5, 2015|accessdate=July 18, 2018|publisher=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)}}{{cbignore}}][{{cite web|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/27693690/pitch-perfect-muso-takes-stars-on-boot-camp/|title=Pitch Perfect muso takes stars on boot camp|website=Au.news.yahoo.com|date=May 7, 2015 |accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20920409,00.html|title=Aca-Exclusive! Go Behind the Scenes of Pitch Perfect 2 Rehearsals with the Cast and Crew|website=[People](/source/People_(magazine))|access-date=July 18, 2018}}{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}] He helped involve several professional a cappella groups and singers with the film, including The Filharmonic,[{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/170771/pitch-perfect-2-actress-director-wanted-hailee-steinfeld-the-filharmonic-from-the-get-go|title='Pitch Perfect 2' actress-director wanted Hailee Steinfeld, The Filharmonic from the get-go|first=Ruben V.|last=Nepales|website=Entertainment.inquirer.net|date=May 23, 2015|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] [Penn Masala](/source/Penn_Masala), and [Pentatonix](/source/Pentatonix). Sharon also worked with the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers).[{{cite web|url=http://www.packersnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/01/20/he-whipped-packers-into-pitch-perfect-shape/79057608/?hootPostID=5cc5257474e415e4270b8de3d892821e|title=He whipped Packers into 'Pitch Perfect' shape|website=Packersnews.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/05/08/1452269/pinoy-band-hollywood-movie|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509222914/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/05/08/1452269/pinoy-band-hollywood-movie|archivedate=2015-05-09|title=A Pinoy band in Hollywood movie - Entertainment, News, The Philippine Star - philstar.com|website=[The Philippine STAR](/source/The_Philippine_STAR) |date=May 9, 2015}}] He returned to music-direct, arrange, and vocally produce for ''[Pitch Perfect 3](/source/Pitch_Perfect_3)''.[{{cite web|url=http://host.madison.com/ct/entertainment/arts_and_theatre/a-cappella-guru-deke-sharon-talks-sing-off-pitch-perfect/article_56ab33fd-93aa-590a-aae2-8e028ab0a79c.html|title=A cappella guru Deke Sharon talks ''Sing-Off,'' ''Pitch Perfect 2'' and more|author=Lindsay Christians|website=Philstar.com|date=March 26, 2015 |accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] He had also arranged for the film, ''[The Social Network](/source/The_Social_Network)''.[{{cite web |url=http://www.casa.org/content/bruin-harmonys-john-he-how-we-ended-social-network |title=Bruin Harmony's John He: How We Ended Up In "The Social Network" | A Cappella Music – The Contemporary A Cappella Society |website=Casa.org |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314163533/http://www.casa.org/content/bruin-harmonys-john-he-how-we-ended-social-network |url-status=dead }}]
==Television==
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](/source/The_Sing-Off)'',[{{Cite web|url=http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/12/the-sing-off-a-cappella-nbc.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217023918/http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/12/the-sing-off-a-cappella-nbc.php|url-status=dead|title=404 Not Found|archivedate=December 17, 2009|website=www.expressnightout.com|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}] and returned in 2010 as one of the show's producers.[{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/yourtown/newton/articles/2010/10/22/sing_off_back_on/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102113433/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/newton/articles/2010/10/22/sing_off_back_on/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |title='Sing-Off' back on – The Boston Globe |work=The Boston Globe |date=October 22, 2010 |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}] He also served as Executive Music Producer on the [Dutch Sing Off](/source/%3Anl%3AThe_Sing-Off),[{{cite web|url=https://www.pressenterprise.com/2019/03/01/patriot-high-school-choirs-invited-to-participate-in-carnegie-hall-performance/|title=Patriot High School choirs invited to participate in Carnegie Hall performance|date=March 2, 2019|publisher=}}] Sing Off South Africa[{{cite web|url=http://www.gettherightchoice.com/#!SA-The-SingOff-Coming-To-South-Africa-Ready-For-Audittions/czao/CB46B27A-B1A3-42EA-8560-184D615FD0CC|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131413/http://www.gettherightchoice.com/#!SA-The-SingOff-Coming-To-South-Africa-Ready-For-Audittions/czao/CB46B27A-B1A3-42EA-8560-184D615FD0CC|archivedate=2015-04-02|title=Get The Right Choice|date=April 2, 2015}}] and Sing-Off China, including several guest appearances as a judge and performer.[{{cite web|url=http://www.infzm.com/content/80242 |title=Live in a Limited Entertainment Order with "good voice" |language=Chinese |accessdate=12 October 2012}}]
Along with [The House Jacks](/source/The_House_Jacks), he sang and performed the 2011 [Monday Night Football](/source/Monday_Night_Football) theme song "Are You Ready for Some Football" with [Hank Williams, Jr.](/source/Hank_Williams%2C_Jr.)[{{cite web|last=Huet |first=Ellen |url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2011/08/house_jacks.php |title=S.F. a Cappella Group the House Jacks Add Voice to Monday Night Football and The Sing-Off – San Francisco Art – The Exhibitionist |website=Blogs.sfweekly.com |date=August 31, 2011 |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}]
He worked with [Straight No Chaser](/source/Straight_No_Chaser_(group)) on their first PBS special ''Live in New York''.[{{cite web|url=http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2010/01/22/tickets-on-sale-jan-29-for-straight-no-chasers-may-8-tulsa-show/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707155417/http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2010/01/22/tickets-on-sale-jan-29-for-straight-no-chasers-may-8-tulsa-show/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |title=Tickets on sale Jan. 29 for Straight No Chaser's May 8 Tulsa show | BAM's Blog |website=Blog.newsok.com |accessdate=November 28, 2011 }}]
He appeared in front of the camera for the first time on [Lifetime](/source/Lifetime_(TV_network))'s ''[Pitch Slapped](/source/Pitch_Slapped)'' reality show, in which he coached after school high school a cappella group Stay Tuned from [Cherry Hill, New Jersey](/source/Cherry_Hill%2C_New_Jersey),[{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/2016-01-06/entertainment/69541118_1_deke-sharon-cappella-group-high-school-a-cappella|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127065703/http://articles.philly.com/2016-01-06/entertainment/69541118_1_deke-sharon-cappella-group-high-school-a-cappella|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 27, 2016|title=Archives - Philly.com|website=[The Philadelphia Inquirer](/source/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer)|access-date=July 18, 2018}}] focusing both on their musicality and emotional delivery.[{{cite web|url=http://cherryhillsun.com/2016/03/02/stay-tuned-unveils-the-full-story-behind-their-appearance-on-lifetimes-pitch-slapped/|title=Stay Tuned unveils the full story behind their appearance on Lifetime's 'Pitch Slapped'|date=March 2, 2016|website=Cherryhillsun.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] The show also aired overseas in London,[{{cite web|url=http://lifetimetv.co.uk/shows/pitch-slapped|title=All Shows|website=Lifetimetv.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] Israel (where its name in Hebrew means "a cappella battle")[{{Cite web|url=https://www.efitriger.com/2016/03/%d7%90%d7%a4%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%9c-%d7%91%d7%a2%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%a5-%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%99%d7%a4%d7%98%d7%99%d7%99%d7%9d/|title=אפריל בערוץ לייפטיים|date=March 31, 2016|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}] across Latin America, Indonesia and the Philippines (under the name ''Pitch Battle'').[{{cite web|url=http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/entertainment/%E2%80%8Bteams-get-pitch-slapped-and-dance-floor-heats-lifetime|title=Teams get pitch slapped and the dance floor heats up on Lifetime|website=Malaya.com.ph|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024524/http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/entertainment/%E2%80%8Bteams-get-pitch-slapped-and-dance-floor-heats-lifetime|archive-date=July 19, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}]
thumb|right|Pitch Battle Finale Judges: Gareth Malone, Kelis, Deke Sharon
As of summer 2017 he is series music director for a new competitive choir show on [BBC1](/source/BBC1) called ''[Pitch Battle](/source/Pitch_Battle)'',[{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/pitch-battle-deke-sharon?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_press_office&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=corporate|title=BBC – Pitch Perfect's Deke Sharon joins new BBC One Saturday night series Pitch Battle – Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}] as well as appearing on camera each episode providing insight and commentary.[{{cite web|url=http://thisisthelatest.com/2017/06/pitch-battle-meet-the-judges-hosts-groups/|title=PITCH BATTLE: MEET THE JUDGES, HOSTS & GROUPS – #ThisIsTheLatest|website=thisisthelatest.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719055723/http://thisisthelatest.com/2017/06/pitch-battle-meet-the-judges-hosts-groups/|archive-date=July 19, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-06-17/who-is-deke-sharon-meet-pitch-battles-pitch-perfect-musical-director/|title=Who is Deke Sharon? Meet Pitch Battle's Pitch Perfect musical director|website=Radio Times}}] He was also the third judge for the season one live finale.[{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/40690869|title=Pitch Battle: Who is in the final? – CBBC Newsround|accessdate=July 18, 2018|website=Bbc.co.uk}}]
He judged [Eurovision Choir 2019](/source/Eurovision_Choir_2019).[{{Cite web|url=https://escxtra.com/2019/07/23/eurovision-choir-2019-running-order-revealed/|title=Eurovision Choir 2019 running order revealed|date=July 23, 2019|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}] In 2022 music directed "Best in Snow" for [Disney+](/source/Disney%2B) as well as co-arranged/vocal produced the a cappella scenes in [Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin](/source/Pitch_Perfect%3A_Bumper_in_Berlin).[{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/pitch-perfect-bumper-berlin-megan-amram-interview/ | title=Megan Amram Interview: Pitch Perfect Bumper in Berlin | website=[Screen Rant](/source/Screen_Rant) | date=November 24, 2022 }}]
==Performing career==
Upon graduation in 1991, he moved back to San Francisco, bringing with him a handful of other collegiate a cappella singers to form [The House Jacks](/source/The_House_Jacks),[{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0DA4F5882102E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=News Archives |website=Nl.newsbank.com |date=May 21, 1993 |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}] a pioneering a cappella group[{{cite web|url=http://www.napavalleyregister.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_75203b20-106e-11df-be4e-001cc4c03286.html |title='Rock band without instruments' returns to Napa High on Friday |website=Napavalleyregister.com |date=February 3, 2010 |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}] known for its original music and sound,[{{cite web |url=http://www.ovparent.com/page/content.detail/id/501598/House-Jacks-Play-Girl-Scout-Benefit-in-Wheeling.html?nav=5020 |title=House Jacks Play Girl Scout Benefit in Wheeling – OV Parent – Ohio Valley's parenting site featuring blogs, message boards, news, polls |website=Ovparent.com |date=April 29, 2011 |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |archive-date=March 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323130043/http://www.ovparent.com/page/content.detail/id/501598/House-Jacks-Play-Girl-Scout-Benefit-in-Wheeling.html?nav=5020 |url-status=dead }}] often called "the original rock band without instruments",[{{cite web|last=Gray |first=Alysia |url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/around_town/nightlife/Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi-A-Cappella-Aficionados-Make-for-UCLA.html |title=NBC Los Angeles article about LA A Cappella Festival |website=Nbclosangeles.com |date=January 26, 2009 |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}] in part because they were the first a cappella group with a designated vocal percussionist.[{{cite web|url=http://www.a-cappella.com/category/century_of_acappella |title=A Century of A Cappella |website=A-cappella.com |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126001531/http://www.a-cappella.com/category/century_of_acappella |archivedate=November 26, 2011 }}]
thumb|left|House Jacks Promo Photo (circa 2001)
The House Jacks have released seven albums (signed to Warner Brothers/Tommy Boy Records in the mid-1990s)[{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/04/26/every_voice_is_heard/?page=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023224142/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/04/26/every_voice_is_heard/?page=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |title=A cappella singers making wider waves – The Boston Globe |work=The Boston Globe |date=April 26, 2009 |accessdate=November 28, 2011|last1=Conner-Simons |first1=Adam }}] and completed several world tours.[{{cite web|url=http://www.novatoadvance.com/articles/2008/08/20/arts_and_entertainment/doc48ac8294d0c87063631329.txt |title=Novato House Jacks article |website=Novatoadvance.com |date=November 23, 2011 |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}] He has performed with many musicians, including [Ray Charles](/source/Ray_Charles), [Crosby, Stills and Nash](/source/Crosby%2C_Stills_and_Nash), [LL Cool J](/source/LL_Cool_J), [Run DMC](/source/Run_DMC), [The Temptations](/source/The_Temptations), and [James Brown](/source/James_Brown).[{{cite web | url=https://www.willistonherald.com/news/education/williston-high-school-choir-teacher-reflects-on-a-capella-singer/article_14a95d86-df99-11ed-ae72-df152e269939.html?fbclid=IwAR1Mamsam8XMHlQAcHayWRqvrB-q7LvdAuZuYaf5WYV5-SNkXUt-GDiPKUM | title=Williston high school choir teacher reflects on a cappella singer | date=April 20, 2023 }}][{{cite web|url=http://www.segeberger-zeitung.de/schleswig_holstein/kultur/91160_Jazzica_lockten_die_fulminante_A-capella-Formation_The_House_Jacks_nach_Kiel.html |title=Jazzica lockten die fulminante A-capella-Formation The House Jacks nach Kiel – Segeberger Zeitung – Aktuelles aus der Kultur in Schleswig-Holstein – SZ-online |website=Segeberger-zeitung.de |date=October 16, 2008 |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003184521/http://www.segeberger-zeitung.de/schleswig_holstein/kultur/91160_Jazzica_lockten_die_fulminante_A-capella-Formation_The_House_Jacks_nach_Kiel.html |archivedate=October 3, 2011 }}][{{cite web|url=http://www.newsreview.com/reno/content?oid=1444633 |title=Raise the roof – Artown – Guides – June 24, 2010 – Reno News & Review |website=Newsreview.com |date=June 23, 2010 |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}] They have won "Best Pop Rock Album" from the [Contemporary A Cappella Society](/source/Contemporary_A_Cappella_Society), for "Unbroken" (2004), "Level" (2010), and "Pollen (2014).[{{cite web |url=http://www.casa.org/cara2011 |title=2011 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners | A Cappella Music – The Contemporary A Cappella Society |website=Casa.org |date=March 19, 2011 |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |archive-date=April 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410153125/http://www.casa.org/cara2011 |url-status=dead }}]
He also performs as a solo artist, with groups such as the [San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus](/source/San_Francisco_Gay_Men's_Chorus)[{{cite web|url=http://buddhistartnews.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/the-sing-off-deke-sharon-and-renowned-beatboxer-kid-beyond-join-forces-with-san-francisco-gay-mens-chorus-for-unplugged/ |title="The Sing-Off'" Deke Sharon and Renowned Beatboxer Kid Beyond Join Forces with San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus for "Unplugged" |date=22 May 2012}}] and at events like Singapore's "Vocal Edge"[{{cite web|url=http://www.a-cappella.org.sg/events/vocal-edge/thefatherofcontemporaryacappelladekesharon |title=The Father of Contemporary A Cappella: Deke Sharon |date=14 May 2012 |first=Derrick |last=Kam |accessdate=12 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331234918/http://www.a-cappella.org.sg/events/vocal-edge/thefatherofcontemporaryacappelladekesharon |archivedate=March 31, 2015 }}] and directing DCINY's annual "Total Vocal" at Carnegie Hall[{{cite web|url=http://nyconcertreview.com/reviews/distinguished-concerts-international-new-york-dciny-presents-total-vocal-in-review/|title=Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents Total Vocal in Review – New York Concert Review, Inc.|website=nyconcertreview.com|date=March 31, 2015 |accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/03/20/carnegie-hall-gig-a-boost-for-toronto-rock-choir.html|title=Carnegie Hall gig a 'boost' for Toronto rock choir – The Star|website=thestar.com|date=March 20, 2015|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.wxow.com/story/28940408/2015/04/30/g-e-ts-star-treatment-at-carnegie-hall|title=G-E-T's star treatment at Carnegie Hall|first=Dustin|last=Luecke|website=Wxow.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024604/http://www.wxow.com/story/28940408/2015/04/30/g-e-ts-star-treatment-at-carnegie-hall|archive-date=July 19, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}] as well as serving as Emcee for a cappella events, such as the annual [Techapella](/source/Techapella) concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area.[{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/San-Francisco-Conservatory-of-Music-Hosts-Techapella-2017-2017-2018|title=San Francisco Conservatory of Music Hosts Techapella 2017|website=Broadwayworld.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}]
Studio session credits include the Wii game ''Just Dance Kids 2'' including the songs "[The Lion Sleeps Tonight](/source/The_Lion_Sleeps_Tonight)", "[Barbara Ann](/source/Barbara_Ann)", and "[Mahna Mahna](/source/Mah_N%C3%A0_Mah_N%C3%A0)".[{{cite web |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/wii/just-dance-kids-2/credits |title = Just Dance: Kids 2 (2011) Wii credits - MobyGames}}]
==Arranging==
A prolific and award-winning[{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcnewsnet.com/main.asp?SectionID=16&SubSectionID=261&ArticleID=147242&TM=53219.7|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716194636/http://www.tcnewsnet.com/main.asp?SectionID=16&SubSectionID=261&ArticleID=147242&TM=53219.7|url-status=dead|title=FHS’ 11th Hour wins 2008 CARA|archivedate=July 16, 2011|website=www.tcnewsnet.com}}][{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcnewsnet.com/main.asp?SectionID=16&SubSectionID=261&ArticleID=149673&TM=57600.43|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716194835/http://www.tcnewsnet.com/main.asp?SectionID=16&SubSectionID=261&ArticleID=149673&TM=57600.43|url-status=dead|title=FHS' Eleventh Hour Selected for AACI Sing V: Groovus|archivedate=July 16, 2011|website=www.tcnewsnet.com}}] vocal music arranger, he has arranged more than 2,000 songs[{{cite web|url=http://tucson.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_12be0281-56ec-5244-98cb-2dc15e2609d0.html|title=Vocalosity brings 'ACA-Perfect' to Tucson|first=Cathalena E.|last=Burch|website=Tucson.com|date=November 9, 2016 |accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] for a wide range of ensembles, including some of vocal music's best-known groups.[{{cite web|last=Calgary |first=The |url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/neighbours/story.html?id=5b4530c6-126d-4244-9503-ad8e92005449 |title=Music history tribute aims to leave viewers feelin' good |website=Canada.com |date=January 17, 2008 |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103200113/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/neighbours/story.html?id=5b4530c6-126d-4244-9503-ad8e92005449 |archivedate=November 3, 2012 }}] The Best Arrangement award at the Colorado Harmony Sweepstakes is named after him,[{{cite web|url=http://www.harmony-sweepstakes.com/denver/denver2007.html |title=Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival Denver Regional |website=Harmony-sweepstakes.com |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}] after he won that same award at the Harmony Sweepstakes several times.[{{cite web|url=http://www.harmony-sweepstakes.com/ |title=Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival – Annual competition for vocal harmony groups |website=Harmony-sweepstakes.com |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}] He was named "favorite arranger" in the 2010 A Cappella Community Awards[{{cite web |url=http://www.casa.org/aca2010w |title=2010 A Cappella Community Awards Winners | A Cappella Music – The Contemporary A Cappella Society |website=Casa.org |date=May 16, 2010 |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |archive-date=January 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111171850/http://www.casa.org/aca2010w |url-status=dead }}] and won "Best Professional Arrangement" in 2019.[{{cite web|title=2019 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Results - A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|url=https://casa.org/2019-contemporary-a-capella-recording-award-results/|url-status=live|website=www.casa.org|date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626022427/https://casa.org/2019-contemporary-a-capella-recording-award-results/ |archive-date=June 26, 2020 }}]
==Live music direction and production==
He founded and directed a cappella groups at [Walt Disney World](/source/Walt_Disney_World)/[Epcot](/source/Epcot) (American Vybe) and [Disneyland](/source/Disneyland) (Groove 66).[{{cite web|url=http://www.irvineworldnews.com/Bstories/may22/tawney.html|title=Web Page Under Construction|website=Irvineworldnews.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] In 2013, he created a new professional a cappella ensemble in New Mexico: "Voasis".[{{cite web|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/324881/entertainment/music-producers-group-debuts-in-sf.html|title=Music producer's group debuts in SF|author=Emily Van Cleve|website=Abqjournal.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/music/in_concert/vocal-chords-in-the-midnight-hour-with-voasis/article_7a4b769e-6aeb-5160-b352-c4f84c8f03ff.html#.Ur2zxJ29zlg.facebook|title=Vocal chords: "In the Midnight Hour" with Voasis|first=Paul|last=Weideman|website=Santafenewmexican.com|date=December 27, 2013 |accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.railyardsantafe.com/ai1ec_event/in-the-midnight-hour-with-voasis/?instance_id=|title="In the Midnight Hour" with Voasis (2013-12-28)|website=Railyardsantafe.com|date=November 11, 2013|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-date=December 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227200441/http://www.railyardsantafe.com/ai1ec_event/in-the-midnight-hour-with-voasis/?instance_id=|url-status=dead}}] In 2014 and 2015 he music-directed the Sing Off Live tour[{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1716253/cappella-singing-enjoying-boom|title=A cappella singing is enjoying a boom|website=Scmp.com|date=February 21, 2015|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.qconline.com/life/a-cappella-hits-high-notes-in-sing-off-live-tour/article_e369cb8e-7d04-553d-80c7-b4214ffa49f3.html|title=A cappella hits high notes in 'Sing-Off Live' tour|first=Jonathan |last=Turner|website=Qconline.com|date=March 26, 2015 |accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] He created [Vocalosity](/source/Vocalosity) for which he was artistic producer, music director,[{{cite web|url=http://www.wearegreenbay.com/critic-at-large-wearegreenbay/warren-gerdscritic-at-large-review-vocalosity-sensational-at-weidner#.VqPgiXketyU.mailto|title=Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Review: Vocalosity sensational at Weidner|first=Warren|last=Gerds|date=January 23, 2016|website=Wearegreenbay.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202090113/http://www.wearegreenbay.com/critic-at-large-wearegreenbay/warren-gerdscritic-at-large-review-vocalosity-sensational-at-weidner#.VqPgiXketyU.mailto|url-status=dead}}] and arranger.[{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/national-tours/article/BWW-Reviews-VOCALOSITY-An-Unrivaled-A-Capella-Concert-Experience-20170207|title=BWW Reviews: VOCALOSITY An Unrivaled A Capella Concert Experience|first=Trevor|last=Durham|website=Broadwayworld.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] and their debut album was released on Universal Classics.[Brian Alexander, [https://www.collegeaca.com/content/meet-the-14-members-of-disneys-new-a-cappella-group-d-cappella "Meet The 14 Members Of Disney's New A Cappella Group, 'D Cappella',"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330205404/https://www.collegeaca.com/content/meet-the-14-members-of-disneys-new-a-cappella-group-d-cappella |date=March 30, 2019 }} collegeaca.com, January 26, 2018.] He serves as the group's co-creator, music director, arranger, album producer and artistic producer [John Frost, [http://thedisneyblog.com/2018/05/01/d-cappella-the-newest-a-cappella-sensation-features-disney-music/ "'D Cappella' the newest a cappella sensation features Disney music,"] The Disney Blog, May 1, 2018.][{{cite web|url=http://disneyexaminer.com/2018/10/26/dcappella-heres-why-and-how-disney-decided-to-make-an-official-a-cappella-group-deke-sharon/|title=Here's why and how Disney decided to make an official a cappella group|date=October 26, 2018|website=DisneyExaminer}}][{{cite web | url=https://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?m=63825&i=732199&p=36&ver=html5 | title=In Tune Monthly SE 2021-2022 in Tune Monthly SE Vol.19, No.4 Page 36 }}] integrating modern sounds and technology.[{{cite web | url=https://articles.roland.com/track-talk-prince-ali-by-dcappella/ | title=Track Talk: "Prince Ali" by DCappella | date=January 5, 2022 }}] He also Music Directed "Disney: The Castle" in [Riyadh](/source/Riyadh), [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia) in 2023.[{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/interkulturevents/p/C0tflqJK95A/ | title=Instagram }}]
His production with [Columbia Artists Management](/source/Columbia_Artists_Management), "A Cappella Live," toured the US featuring four a cappella acts: [Committed (vocal group)](/source/Committed_(vocal_group)), [The Filharmonic](/source/The_Filharmonic), Women of the World, and [Blake Lewis](/source/Blake_Lewis).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/arts/article_316dd094-9cf6-11e9-9942-b794e2307d7c.html|title=Manship Theatre announces lineup for its 15th season; tickets go on sale July 10|first=ROBIN MILLER | Staff|last=writer|website=The Advocate|date=July 8, 2019 }}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.independentnews.com/culture/a-cappella-groups-to-share-the-stage-at-the-bankhead/article_e7ed027e-3cef-11ea-a88a-6b73a3b58e86.html|title = A Cappella Groups to Share the Stage at the Bankhead| date=October 8, 2023 }}][{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebatt.com/life-arts/a-cappella-live-combines-genres-in-a-diverse-vocal-performance/article_3576483e-4c9a-11ea-a7b0-7bb8cbad7b3b.html?fbclid=IwAR1uGetXFyROsldxSyKGe2-7qM3pGAB97Lez6I6mRkvxGF_PT7i3JfhP_kY|title='A Cappella Live' combines genres in a diverse vocal performance|date=February 11, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]
==Album production==
As a producer of a cappella recordings,[{{cite web|url=http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=24851|title=On Stage: A blast from the past – The Unionville Times|website=Unionvilletimes.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] he is known for having changed the sound of collegiate a cappella recording via the Beelzebubs' album ''Code Red''. He has arranged and produced multiple albums and tracks for Atlantic Records' [Straight No Chaser](/source/Straight_No_Chaser_(group)),[{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/madison/article/Straight-No-Chaser-to-Bring-25th-Anniversary-Tour-to-Overture-Center-in-December-20221123 | title=Straight No Chaser to Bring 25th Anniversary Tour to Overture Center in December }}] including the certified gold "Christmas Cheers".[{{cite web|url=http://www.sys-con.com/node/1171463 |title=Be of Good Cheer – Straight No Chaser Is Back! Acclaimed A Cappella Group Returns With All-New Holiday-Themed Collection; Major U.S. Concert Tour Presented by Southwest Airlines Now Underway; Multiple TV Appearances Slated, Including PBS Special, "Live I | SYS-CON MEDIA |website=Sys-con.com |date=November 3, 2009 |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20091218_Get_it_Straight__they_re_not_just_a_Yule_group.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222092530/http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20091218_Get_it_Straight__they_re_not_just_a_Yule_group.html|url-status=dead|title=Get it Straight, they're not just a Yule group|first=JONATHAN |last=TAKIFF |archivedate=December 22, 2009|website=www.inquirer.com|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/entertainment/vocalosity-highlights-a-capella-singing/article_985ac474-3752-5a58-a399-1c1f3a0fee95.html|title=Vocalosity highlights a capella singing|author=Marcela Creps|website=Heraldtimesonline.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}]
In the early 1990s, he co-founded The Best of College A Cappella (BOCA) compilation,[{{Cite web|url=http://www.csindy.com/csindy/2006-12-14/sevendays2.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206060639/http://www.csindy.com/csindy/2006-12-14/sevendays2.html|url-status=dead|title=Colorado Springs Independent : Culture : Seven Days : Sound effects|archivedate=February 6, 2007|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}] which he now produces annually with Varsity Vocals.
==Event production and promotion==
In college, he brought the [Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival](/source/Harmony_Sweepstakes_A_Cappella_Festival) to the East Coast, producing the first Boston regional with the [Beelzebubs](/source/Beelzebubs).[{{cite web|url=http://repository01.lib.tufts.edu:8080/fedora/get/tufts:UP029.012.018.00025/bdef:TuftsPDF/getPDF#page=5| title=Beelzebubs will host Harmony Sweepstakes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813064833/http://repository01.lib.tufts.edu:8080/fedora/get/tufts:UP029.012.018.00025/bdef:TuftsPDF/getPDF#page=5|archivedate=2010-08-13|date=August 13, 2010}}] Shortly after college he founded the [International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella](/source/International_Championship_of_Collegiate_A_Cappella) (ICCA),[{{Cite web|url=https://chicagomaroon.com/article/2021/5/16/better-ever-uchicagos-ransom-notes-journey-2021-icca-finals/|title = "Better Now" Than Ever Before: UChicago's Ransom Notes and Their Journey to the 2021 ICCA Finals}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=27966 |title=A Cappella Group Dooley Noted Places Third in Regional Competition |publisher=The Emory Wheel |date=November 22, 2011 |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928110254/http://www.emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=27966 |archivedate=September 28, 2011 }}] the West and East Coast A Cappella Summits (the first contemporary a cappella conferences), and a number of other a cappella-related projects, programs, and events[{{cite web|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html |title='Doo-Wop-a-Doo' Will No Longer Do – New York Times |website=Select.nytimes.com |date=June 22, 1997 |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}] with the goal of popularizing a cappella.[{{cite web|url=http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/goguidestreet/mc-sing-off-live-sands-gostreet-bethlehem-event-20150226-3-story.html#page=2|title=See a capella excellence in 'Sing-Off Live'|first=Alex|last=Gardner|website=Mccall.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024428/http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/goguidestreet/mc-sing-off-live-sands-gostreet-bethlehem-event-20150226-3-story.html#page=2|url-status=dead}}] Recent festivals include Aca-West in San Francisco, VoiceJam in Arkansas,[{{Cite web | title=Voice Jam festival to return to Walton Arts Center - Fayetteville Flyer | url=https://fayettevilleflyer.com/2024/04/02/voice-jam-festival-to-return-to-walton-arts-center/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403090110/https://fayettevilleflyer.com/2024/04/02/voice-jam-festival-to-return-to-walton-arts-center/ | access-date=2025-01-03 | archive-date=2024-04-03}}] Solevoci in Italy, Vocal Asia (in Japan, China, and Taiwan),[{{cite web | url=http://www.xuhuibao.com/html/2015-06/29/content_2_1.htm | title=徐汇报数字报刊平台-美妙"人声"今夏将在徐汇响起 | access-date=July 31, 2023 | archive-date=July 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731182824/http://www.xuhuibao.com/html/2015-06/29/content_2_1.htm | url-status=dead }}][{{cite web | url=https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2174998 | title=2023 VAFex 8月台東登場 聚焦阿卡、合唱交融 - Rti央廣 }}][{{cite web | url=https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/ACappella/M.1551864874.A.233.html | title=[情報] 2019 Vocal Asia Festival日本香川 }}] Aarhus Vocal Festival in Denmark, and Croappella in Croatia [{{cite web | url=https://aavf.dk/programme-2022/ | title=PROGRAMME 2022 – Aarhus Vocal Festival | access-date=July 31, 2023 | archive-date=July 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731182826/https://aavf.dk/programme-2022/ | url-status=dead }}][{{cite web | url=https://www.malpensa24.it/le-pop-up-cercano-voci-gruppo-varese/ | title="Le Pop Up" cercano voci: Audizioni per il gruppo corale femminile di Varese | date=February 6, 2023 }}][{{cite web | url=https://ezadar.net.hr/kultura/4367071/prvi-croappella-u-zadru-s-posebnim-gostom-dekeom-sharonom/?fbclid=IwAR1r3TR7HfW_JpW_2sE_75Fw-T8rB558r2_ysGP6TV-eQ0DjOFp-7gf9Rwc | title=Prvi Croappella u Zadru s posebnim gostom Dekeom Sharonom | date=July 7, 2023 }}][{{cite web | url=https://zadarskilist.novilist.hr/ostalo/kultura/jedinstveni-a-cappella-dogadaj-okupio-ljubitelje-vokalne-glazbe-iz-cijele-hrvatske/?fbclid=IwAR06Um55yuD3KTmVSYuv1ugiWYf2KcPfgmyTIjQDYFFEsmvtpXMUg4YLvmQ | title=Jedinstveni a cappella događaj okupio ljubitelje vokalne glazbe iz cijele Hrvatske | date=July 19, 2023 }}][{{cite web|url=http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2015/apr/10/harmony-makes-headlines-20150410/?features|title=Harmony Makes Headlines|website=Nwaonline.com|date=April 10, 2015|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://news.rti.org.tw/news/detail/?recordId=184205|title=首頁 – 中央廣播電臺 – Radio Taiwan International|website=中央廣播電臺|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] where he often hosts the evening concert or competition as well as teaches during the day.[{{cite web|url=http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2016/apr/01/aca-awesome-20160401/?features|title=Aca-Awesome|website=Nwaonline.com|date=April 2016|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}]
He is a frequent host and emcee at a cappella events, such as Silicon Valley's "Techapella",[{{cite web|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Techies-tune-up-for-Pitch-Perfect-style-a-6682050.php|title=Techies tune up for 'Pitch Perfect'-style a cappella showcase|date=December 8, 2015|website=Sfchronicle.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/San-Francisco-Conservatory-of-Music-To-Host-TECHAPELLA-2018-20180830|title=San Francisco Conservatory of Music To Host TECHAPELLA 2018|author=BWW News Desk|website=BroadwayWorld.com}}] The National A Cappella Convention,[{{cite web|url=https://www.flovoice.com/articles/6188758-2018-national-a-cappella-convention-watch-guide|title=2018 National A Cappella Convention Watch Guide|website=Flovoice.com|date=April 26, 2018 |accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] The annual College Notes event in Walnut Creek CA,[{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/07/young-a-cappella-stars-heading-to-walnut-creek/|title=Young a cappella stars heading to Walnut Creek|date=March 7, 2017|website=Mercurynews.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] "Pacific Harmony" in New Zealand,[{{cite news|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/top-vocal-coach-helps-youth-pitch-perfectly|title=Top vocal coach helps youth to pitch it perfectly|accessdate=July 18, 2018|newspaper=TVNZ}}] AKA A Cappella in Singapore,[{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/singapore-a-cappella-world-class|title=Singapore a cappella scene is equal to that in the US, says Pitch Perfect vocal producer|last=hermes|date=September 23, 2016|website=Straitstimes.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] and the Maui Barbershop Festival.[{{cite web|url=http://www.lahainanews.com/page/content.detail/id/564457/Deke-Sharon--to-emcee-Maui-Barbershop-Festival.html?nav=14|title=Deke Sharon to emcee Maui Barbershop Festival – LahainaNews.com – News, Information, Lahaina and Western Maui, Hawaii|website=Lahainanews.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] Some of the videos he has posted to promote a cappella groups around the world have gone viral.[{{cite web|url=http://www.littlethings.com/quadruplets-frank-sinatra-you-make-me-feel-so-young/|title=Quadruplets Sing Frank Sinatra's 'You Make Me Feel So Young' A Cappella|first=Jillian|last=Gorry|website=Littlethings.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.essence.com/2016/05/16/berklee-college-music-acappella-group-rendition-stevie-wonder|title=Berklee College of Music A Cappella Group Nails a Rendition of Stevie Wonder's "I Wish"|website=Essence.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] He's also frequently in residency or headlining events at universities such as Indiana U, Midland U and Tufts U [{{cite web|url=https://now.tufts.edu/articles/how-sing-love-song|title=How to Sing a Love Song|date=February 14, 2019|website=Tufts Now}}][{{cite web|url=https://fremonttribune.com/celebrity-composer-returns-for-a-cappella-festival/article_3897bbc3-25f6-5515-9de6-5492bc069eab.html|title=Celebrity composer returns for A Cappella Festival|first=COLIN LARSON Fremont|last=Tribune|website=Fremont Tribune|date=February 16, 2019 }}] and co created as well as emceed the "History of Harmony" concerts with Chicago A Cappella.[{{Cite web | title=Chicago a cappella Presents 'History of Harmony' - 95.9 The River | url=https://www.959theriver.com/event/chicago-a-cappella-presents-history-of-harmony/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222040004/https://www.959theriver.com/event/chicago-a-cappella-presents-history-of-harmony/ | access-date=2025-01-03 | archive-date=2024-02-22}}][{{cite web | url=https://splashmags.com/index.php/2024/04/immerse-yourself-in-an-ensemble-experience-extraordinaire-at-mcaninch-art-on-sunday-april-28-at-300-pm/#gsc.tab=0 | title=Immerse Yourself in an Ensemble Experience Extraordinaire at McAninch Art on Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 PM – Splash Magazines }}]
He's also active in the choral world, presenting at choral festivals, such as the [World Choir Games](/source/World_Choir_Games) in 2021 in [Flanders](/source/Flanders)[{{cite web | url=https://www.interkultur.com/events/world-choir-games/flanders-2021/ | title=World Choir Games - Flanders 2021 }}][{{cite web |url=https://www.uitinvlaanderen.be/agenda/e/singing-instruments-and-vocal-percussion/ac76d134-bb78-46e4-ba56-b059d0f31791?page=4&places=heist-op-den-berg |title = Singing Instruments & Vocal Percussion {{!}} Antwerpen - UiTinVlaanderen}}] and 2024 in [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand),[{{cite web | url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2405/S00168/world-choir-games-2024-jurors-pitch-perfect-vocal-director-deke-sharon-and-35-other-choral-music-luminaries.htm | title=World Choir Games 2024 Jurors: Pitch Perfect Vocal Director Deke Sharon and 35 Other Choral Music Luminaries | Scoop News }}][{{cite web | url=https://www.feniarco.it/it/news/world-symposium-on-choral-music-2023 | title=World Symposium on Choral Music }}] [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge) Choir Festival,[{{cite web | url=https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/cambridge-prepares-for-its-first-ever-contemporary-choir-festival/ | title=Cambridge prepares for its first-ever contemporary choir festival }}] [GALA Choruses](/source/GALA_Choruses)[{{Cite web | title=San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus to Present Unplugged - TheaterMania.com | url=https://www.theatermania.com/news/san-francisco-gay-mens-chorus-to-present-unplugged_55897/ | access-date=2025-01-03 | website=www.theatermania.com}}] and Chorus America,[[https://chorusamerica.org/calendar/total-vocal-0 Unknown]{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}] as well as the Barbershop community with the [Barbershop Harmony Society](/source/Barbershop_Harmony_Society)[{{cite web | url=https://www.barbershop.org/deke-sharon-gives-incredible-keynote-speech-at-midwinter | title=Deke Sharon gives incredible keynote speech at Midwinter }}] and [Sweet Adelines International](/source/Sweet_Adelines_International).[{{cite web | url=https://sairegion15.org/node/717 | title="A Golden Opportunity" from Region 1: A Cappella with Deke Sharon | SAI Region 15 Greater NY/NJ }}][{{cite web | url=https://musiccanterbury.co.nz/event/christchurch-city-chorus-of-sweet-adelines-presents-deke-sharon/ | title=Christchurch City Chorus of Sweet Adelines presents "Deke Sharon" }}][{{cite web | url=https://issuu.com/thepitchpipemagazine/docs/thepitchpipe-january2018 | title=The Pitch Pipe January 2018 by thepitchpipemagazine - Issuu | date=January 2018 }}][{{cite web | url=https://alaskasoundcelebration.org/node/149180 | title=Deke Sharon on the Big Alaska Show | Alaska Sound Celebration }}]
His work to popularize and promote a cappella worldwide is now being recognized by major media: "A Capella [sic] is more popular than ever, thanks to this guy" (NPR Here and Now),[{{cite web|url=http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/04/08/a-capella-deke-sharon|title=A Capella Is More Popular Than Ever, Thanks To This Guy|website=hereandnow.wbur.org|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] "Deke Sharon makes a cappella cool again" (NPR All Things Considered).[{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/05/19/184786553/deke-sharon-makes-a-cappella-cool-again|title=Deke Sharon Makes A Cappella Cool Again|website=Npr.org|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}]
==Organizations==
In his college dorm he founded [The Contemporary A Cappella Society](/source/The_Contemporary_A_Cappella_Society)[{{cite web|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/oct/07/deltacappella-in-tune-with-contemporary-movement/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130119153403/http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/oct/07/deltacappella-in-tune-with-contemporary-movement/|url-status=dead|title=DeltaCappella in tune with contemporary movement » The Commercial App…|date=January 19, 2013|archivedate=January 19, 2013|website=archive.is}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_km4465/is_200603/ai_n16289237|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315173312/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_km4465/is_200603/ai_n16289237|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 15, 2007|title=OLD STYLE, NEW SOUNDS Contra Costa Times – Find Articles|date=March 15, 2007|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.acappellanews.com/archive/001111.html |title=Old style, new sounds |publisher=A Cappella News |date=March 7, 2006 |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929104051/http://www.acappellanews.com/archive/001111.html |url-status=dead }}][{{cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2493/is_5_54/ai_n13629141|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050629011011/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2493/is_5_54/ai_n13629141|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2005|title=American Music Teacher: Boy bands over bach|date=June 29, 2005|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://repository01.lib.tufts.edu:8080/fedora/get/tufts:UP029.019.030.00091/bdef:TuftsPDF/getPDF#page=2|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813095327/http://repository01.lib.tufts.edu:8080/fedora/get/tufts:UP029.019.030.00091/bdef:TuftsPDF/getPDF#page=2| title=Students voice approval for ‘a cappella’ on college campuses |archive-date=2010-08-13|date=August 13, 2010}}] and The Ultimate A Cappella Arranging Service (which became TotalVocal). Shortly after graduation, he created the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards ("CARAs"), a cappella's equivalent of the Grammy Awards.[{{cite news|last=Rapkin |first=Mickey |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/fashion/23acappella.html |title=The New York Times article about post-collegiate singing |work=The New York Times |date=March 23, 2008 |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}] a new national network of adult "post-collegiate" a cappella groups.[{{cite web|url=http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2008/aug/01/deltacappella-makes-new-music/ |title=Memphis article about DeltaCappella and the first League conference |website=Gomemphis.com |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}]
==Writing==
* ''A Cappella Arranging'', his first book, co-authored with Dylan Bell, was published in 2012.[{{cite web|url=http://www.acappellaarranging.com/?page_id=188|title=A Cappella Blog.com – A Cappella Arranging|website=Acappellaarranging.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}]
* ''A Cappella'', a general interest book covering many aspects of the style, co-authored with Ben Spalding and Brody McDonald, was released in 2015.[{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G58mCwAAQBAJ|title=A Cappella|first1=Deke|last1=Sharon|first2=Ben|last2=Spalding|first3=Brody|last3=McDonald|date=December 1, 2015|publisher=Alfred Music|isbn=9780739090411|accessdate=July 18, 2018|via=Google Books}}]
* ''The Heart of Vocal Harmony'', about how vocal harmony groups can perform with unified emotion, was released in early 2016.[{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Deke-Sharons-THE-HEART-OF-VOCAL-HARMONY-Book-Out-Next-Month-20160810|title=Deke Sharon's THE HEART OF VOCAL HARMONY Book Out Next Month|website=Broadwayworld.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}]
* ''A Cappella Warmups for Pop and Jazz Choirs'' and
* ''So You Want To Sing A Cappella'' were both released in 2017.[{{Cite book|url=https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538105870/So-You-Want-to-Sing-A-Cappella-A-Guide-for-Performers|title = So You Want to Sing a Cappella: A Guide for Performers}}][{{Cite web|url=https://library.mi.edu/acappella|title = Musicians Institute Library: All Things a Cappella: All Things a Cappella Subject Guide by Amanda Hansen}}]
* ''Teaching Music Through Performance in Contemporary A Cappella'', the first contemporary a cappella repertoire guide, was released summer 2020 [{{Cite web|url=https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/teaching-music-through-performance-in-contemporary-a-cappella-book-g10098|title = Teaching Music through Performance in Contemporary a Cappella}}]
* ''A Cappella Arranging 2.0: The Next Level'', building off of the concepts of the original, was released in 2024[{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0cEYzwEACAAJ|title=A Cappella Arranging 2.0: The Next Level|first1=Deke|last1=Sharon|first2=Dylan|last2=Bell|date=2024|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|isbn=9781538172667|accessdate=April 30, 2026|via=Google Books}}]
Biographical Information about Deke Sharon can be found in Mickey Rapkin's ''Pitch Perfect'' (2008), Rick Smolan's ''24 Hours in Cyberspace'' (1996), Joshua Duchan's ''Powerful Voices'' (2012), Alysia Abbott's ''Fairyland'' (2013)[{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3733748/publicity/|title=Deke Sharon|website=IMDb|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] Darren Pleasance's "True North" (2023) and Carsten Gerlitz's ''Popchor'' (2018) [{{cite web |url=https://ninasvoxbox.de/carsten-gerlitz-popchor/ |title = Carsten Gerlitz: POPCHOR {{!}} Ninas VoxBox|date = August 20, 2018}}]
==Musical theater==
thumb|right|Teaching vocal instrumental sounds to the cast of ''In Transit''
The pioneering,[{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/11/theater/in-transit-review.html|title=Review: 'In Transit' Goes on an a Cappella Ride|work=The New York Times |date=December 12, 2016 |accessdate=July 18, 2018|last1=Brantley |first1=Ben }}] first all-a cappella musical on Broadway, [''In Transit''](/source/In_Transit_(musical)),[{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/168456-Tony-Winner-Christopher-Gattelli-Will-Direct-Staged-Reading-of-A-Cappella-Musical-In-Transit |title=Tony Winner Christopher Gattelli Will Direct Staged Reading of A Cappella Musical In Transit |accessdate=2013-02-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103180229/http://playbill.com/news/article/168456-Tony-Winner-Christopher-Gattelli-Will-Direct-Staged-Reading-of-A-Cappella-Musical-In-Transit |archivedate=January 3, 2013 }}] for which he is co-producer and arranged all the music,[{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/what-to-expect-from-the-broadway-bound-in-transit|title=What to Expect From the Broadway-Bound In Transit – Playbill|website=Playbill|date=July 30, 2016|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] opened at the Circle in the Square Theater on Broadway in December 2016.[{{cite web|url=http://www.rightthisminute.com/video/rtmtv-capella-genius-deke-sharon-joins-rtm-hosts?=rtmsoc|title=A Capella Genius Deke Sharon Joins RTM Hosts|website=Righthisminutes.ocm|date=July 28, 2016|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] He started working with the production just after their off-Broadway run five years earlier.[{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/03/in-transit-broadway-a-cappella-musical|title='Frozen' Songwriter, 'Pitch Perfect' Music Director on Making Broadway's First A Cappella Musical|website=Ew.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}]
Vocalosity, a live a cappella theatrical concert production with diverse cast,[{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.com/news/2016/nov/10/vocalosity-forms-one-voice-out-many-granada/|title=Vocalosity Forms One Voice Out of Many At Granada|website=Independent.com|date=November 10, 2016|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] began touring in January 2016 and has performed in 30 states.[{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/orlando/article/A-Cappella-Show-VOCALOSITY-to-Launch-National-Tour-from-Gainesville-in-Fall-2015-20140711|title=A Cappella Show, VOCALOSITY, to Launch National Tour from Gainesville in Fall 2015!|website=Broadwayworld.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20160113/ENT/160119844/1006/NEWS?Title=New-a-cappella-group-Vocalosity-debuts-at-Phillips-Center-|title=New a cappella group Vocalosity debuts at Phillips Center|author=Tyler Francischine|website=Gainesville.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/bringing-a-pitch-perfect-ear-to-broadway|title=Bringing a Pitch Perfect Ear to Broadway – Playbill|website=Playbill|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}]
He has worked on a cappella musical theatre projects including "Street" and "Our World".[{{cite web|author=Steven Winn |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1996/03/06/DD33112.DTL&hw=Deke+Sharon&sn=001&sc=1000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525010837/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1996/03/06/DD33112.DTL&hw=Deke+Sharon&sn=001&sc=1000 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |title='Medea' To Reopen Stage Door |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=March 6, 1996 |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}]
He arranged the opening number for [Andrew Lloyd Webber](/source/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber)'s new greatest hits musical "Unmasked",[{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/legit/reviews/unmasked-review-andrew-lloyd-webber-1203504734/|title = Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Unmasked': Theater Review|date = February 14, 2020}}] a fast-paced mashup of 17 of his greatest hits.
==Education==
He co-founded and directs Camp Acappella for teens and adults each summer[{{cite web|url=http://webapp2.wright.edu/web1/newsroom/2013/12/20/wright-state-to-host-national-a-cappella-camp-this-summer/|title=Wright State to host national a cappella camp this summer|website=Webapp2.wright.edu|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.choraldirectormag.com/3049/homeslide/an-a-capella-talk-with-deke-sharon/|title=An A Capella Talk with Deke Sharon|website=Choraldirectormag.co|date=May 5, 2015|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] at [Wright State University](/source/Wright_State_University)[{{cite web|url=http://webapp2.wright.edu/web1/newsroom/2016/07/06/hearing-voices/|title=Hearing voices|website=Webapp2.wright.edu|accessdate=July 19, 2018}}] in [Dayton, Ohio](/source/Dayton%2C_Ohio)[{{cite web|url=http://wyso.org/post/how-ohio-became-epicenter-acapella|title=How Ohio Became An Epicenter for A Capella|first=David Seitz (Community|last=Voices)|website=Wyso.org|date=June 27, 2016|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] and teaches the music production class Soup To Nuts periodically.[{{cite web|url=http://www.communityadvocate.com/2013/01/09/marlborough-high-introduces-music-production-class/|title=Marlborough High introduces music production class – Community Advocate|date=January 9, 2013|website=Communityadvocate.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] as well as travels to other countries to work with groups in person, such as New Zealand,[{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/77121425/pitch-perfect-godfather-of-acapella-deke-sharon-to-visit-new-zealand|title=Pitch Perfect: 'Godfather' of acapella Deke Sharon to visit New Zealand|website=Stuff|date=February 21, 2016|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] Brazil, Italy,[{{cite web|url=http://www.festival.solevoci.it|title=Home – Nuovo Festival Solevoci|website=Nuovo Festival Solevoci|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] Sri Lanka and Singapore.[{{cite web|url=http://www.a-cappella.org.sg/events/vocal-edge/thefatherofcontemporaryacappelladekesharon |title=The Father of Contemporary A Cappella: Deke Sharon |accessdate=2012-10-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331234918/http://www.a-cappella.org.sg/events/vocal-edge/thefatherofcontemporaryacappelladekesharon |archivedate=March 31, 2015 }}]
His YouTube channel features a variety of educational topics including how to sound like several different instruments. A GE special features him discussing the physics of a cappella.[{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-JNuiFfbMI|title='Pitch Perfect 2' Science of Sound Ft. Sam Tsui & Deke Sharon – Fiction Fast Forward – GE|last=General Electric|date=May 6, 2015|accessdate=July 18, 2018|publisher=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)}}]
In 2016, he joined the California branch of the [American Choral Directors Association](/source/American_Choral_Directors_Association) as the first ever Contemporary A Cappella R&R chair.[{{cite web|url=http://www.acdacal.org/deke-sharon/|title=Deke Sharon : California Choral Directors Association (CCDA)|website=Acdacal.org|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024649/http://www.acdacal.org/deke-sharon/|url-status=dead}}] and co-created Acappella.how for google [{{Cite web|url=http://acappella.how/about/|title=About}}] His Camp A Cappella Intensive in Washington DC started in 2022, a partnership with [Ben Folds](/source/Ben_Folds), [Planet Word](/source/Planet_Word), and the [National Symphony Orchestra](/source/National_Symphony_Orchestra).[{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/Ben-Folds-To-Co-Host-An-Immersive-A-Capella-Camp-In-DC-20220331 | title=Ben Folds to Co-Host an Immersive a Capella Camp in D.C. }}]
==Awards==
The [''Pitch Perfect'' soundtrack](/source/Pitch_Perfect_(soundtrack)) earned several awards, including an [RIAA platinum record certification](/source/RIAA_certification), the American Music Award for best soundtrack,[{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2013-11-24-ama-american-music-awards-2013-pitch-perfect-winner-top-soundtrack#sthash.lkUyfVXH.dpbs|title=Pitch Perfect Proves To Be Aca-AH-Mazing & Wins The AMA For Top Soundtrack!!!|website=Perezhilton.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719030213/http://perezhilton.com/2013-11-24-ama-american-music-awards-2013-pitch-perfect-winner-top-soundtrack#sthash.lkUyfVXH.dpbs|url-status=dead}}] an Online Film and Television Association nomination for Best Music, Adapted Song (Don't You Forget About Me)[{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002704/2013/1/|title=Online Film & Television Association (2013)|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] and an MTV Video Music Award for "Best Musical Moment".[{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2013/winners.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416030458/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2013/winners.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 16, 2013|title=Movie & TV Awards 2018 – MTV Movie & TV Awards – MTV|website=MTV|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}]{{Better source needed|reason=Link does not indicate an MTV VMA award for Pitch Perfect.|date=November 2019}}
The [''Pitch Perfect 2'' soundtrack](/source/Pitch_Perfect_2_(soundtrack)), which debuted at No. 1 on the [Billboard 200](/source/Billboard_200),[{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/pitch-perfect-2-soundtrack-debuts-no-1-billboard-200/|title='Pitch Perfect 2' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|website=Billboard.com|date=May 20, 2015|access-date=July 18, 2018}}] secured the American Music Award for best Soundtrack[{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34898568|title=Swift dominates American Music Awards|first=Mark|last=Savage|date=November 23, 2015|website=Bbc.co.uk|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] and a [Grammy nomination](/source/58th_Annual_Grammy_Awards) for Best Soundtrack.[{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/721799/2016-grammy-awards-complete-list-of-nominations|title=2016 Grammys: Complete List of Nominees|date=December 7, 2015|website=Eonline.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}]
As album producer, he was nominated for a [Dove Award](/source/GMA_Dove_Award) in 2012 (Best Contemporary Gospel Album: Committed).[{{cite web|url=http://www.doveawards.com/nominees.php |title=Nominees for the 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards |accessdate=12 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710145827/http://www.doveawards.com/nominees.php |archivedate=July 10, 2011 |df=mdy }}]
In 2016, he became an honorary member of the [Barbershop Harmony Society](/source/Barbershop_Harmony_Society), one of only twenty since 1938,[{{cite web|url=http://www.barbershop.org/about-us/honorary-members/|title=Honorary Members – Barbershop Harmony Society|website=Barbershop.org|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024822/http://www.barbershop.org/about-us/honorary-members/|url-status=dead}}] and he was named an honorary member of [BYU Vocal Point](/source/BYU_Vocal_Point).[{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BYUVocalPoint/posts/10153301690327130 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/81921197129/10153301690327130 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=BYU Vocal Point|website=Facebook.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}{{cbignore}}] In 2017 he was awarded the [P.T. Barnum Award](/source/P.T._Barnum_Awards) for excellence in Entertainment from his alma mater, [Tufts University](/source/Tufts_University).[{{cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/real_big_hits_announces_new_projects_with_renowned_a_cappella_producer_deke_sharon/prweb14267531.htm|title=Real Big Hits Announces New Projects with Renowned A Cappella Producer Deke Sharon|website=Prweb.com|access-date=July 18, 2018}}]
He has received two lifetime achievement awards for his work in a cappella: in 2016 for the 25th anniversary of his founding of thee [Contemporary A Cappella Society](/source/Contemporary_A_Cappella_Society)[{{cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/deke-sharon-to-receive-2016-lifetime-achievement-award|title=Deke Sharon to Receive 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award – A Cappella Music – The Contemporary A Cappella Society|website=Casa.org|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024759/http://www.casa.org/deke-sharon-to-receive-2016-lifetime-achievement-award|url-status=dead}}] and in 2018, from the A Cappella Music Awards.[{{cite web|url=https://acappellamusicawards.com/awards|title=What a Night!|first=A Cappella Music|last=Awards|website=A Cappella Music Awards|accessdate=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024710/https://acappellamusicawards.com/awards|archive-date=July 19, 2018|url-status=dead}}]
==Other==
He has been referred to as "the father of contemporary a cappella"[{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchperfect-thebook.com/ |title=Rapkin, Mickey. "Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory"- Gotham Books, 2008 |website=Pitchperfect-thebook.com |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}][{{cite web|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/09/20/pitch-perfect-bruno-mars-nelly-song/|title=Bruno Mars, Nelly mash-up in 'Pitch Perfect' – listen to it here|website=Insidemovies.ew.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web |url=http://qctimes.com/entertainment/sing-off-winners-coming-to-adler/article_18d43f51-796f-59b3-82c2-585e6cd2d51c.html |title='Sing-Off' winners coming to Adler |date=December 8, 2014 |access-date=December 8, 2014}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/05/19/184786553/deke-sharon-makes-a-cappella-cool-again|title=Deke Sharon Makes A Cappella Cool Again|website=Npr.org|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/09/28/how-pitch-perfect-sang-its-way-screen/|title=How 'Pitch Perfect' sang its way to the screen|website=Ew.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/3846/look-acapellago-and-how-they-aim-to-popularize-a-cappella-in-the-philippines/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421232346/https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/3846/look-acapellago-and-how-they-aim-to-popularize-a-cappella-in-the-philippines/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2018|title=LOOK: ACAPELLAGO And How They Aim To Popularize A Cappella In The Philippines|website=Myx.abs-cbn.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://franklygreenbay.com/article/view/id/234/Music/vocalosity:+the+aca-perfect+concert+experience|title=vocalosity: the aca-perfect concert experience|website=Franklygreenbay.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/5981254-151/qa-with-singer-deke-sharon|title=Q&A with singer Deke Sharon|first=David|last=Jasper|date=February 8, 2018|website=Bendbulletin.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] and "the godfather of a cappella".[{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/77121425/pitch-perfect-godfather-of-acapella-deke-sharon-to-visit-new-zealand|title = Pitch Perfect: 'Godfather' of acapella Deke Sharon to visit New Zealand|date = February 21, 2016}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.bendbulletin.com/lifestyle/q-a-with-singer-deke-sharon/article_be0477e6-73a1-53ab-a2de-65f1b32cb681.html|title = Q&A with singer Deke Sharon| date=February 8, 2018 }}][{{Cite web|url=https://ktla.com/morning-news/calabasas-high-a-capella-group-bare-rhythm-performs-live/amp/|title = Calabasas High a Capella Group Bare Rhythm Performs Live|date = March 20, 2015}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/07/young-a-cappella-stars-heading-to-walnut-creek/|title = Young a cappella stars heading to Walnut Creek|date = March 7, 2017}}][{{Cite web|url=https://news.tufts.edu/magazine/fall2015/create/song.html|title=Tufts Magazine Archive / Fall 2015|website=news.tufts.edu}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.sacurrent.com/ArtSlut/archives/2017/01/18/10-things-you-have-to-do-this-weekend?page=5|title=10 Things You Have to do This Weekend|access-date=June 26, 2021|archive-date=June 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626011746/https://www.sacurrent.com/ArtSlut/archives/2017/01/18/10-things-you-have-to-do-this-weekend?page=5|url-status=dead}}]
He is known for his ability to replicate a variety of instruments (e.g. trumpet,[{{Cite web|url=https://kdhx.org/|title=Home|website=KDHX|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}] guitar, flute, violin, muted trumpet, harmonica) with his voice—which he teaches online[{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/coral-springs/fl-sf-singoff-0311-20150316-story.html|title=A Cappella hits high notes at Coral Springs arts center|first=Joanie|last=Cox-Henry|website=Sun-sentinel.com|date=March 16, 2015 |accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] and via "Singing Instruments" seminars[{{Cite web|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/stage_reviews/article/0,1426,MCA_520_5435477,00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195813/http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/stage_reviews/article/0%2C1426%2CMCA_520_5435477%2C00.html|url-status=dead|title=Commercial Appeal : Memphis News, Business, Homes, Jobs, Cars, & Information|first=The Commercial Appeal and|last=commercialappeal.com|archivedate=September 27, 2007|website=www.commercialappeal.com}}]—teaching summer camp for young vocalists,[{{cite web |author=The Advertiser-Tribune |url=http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/506885.html?nav=5005 |title=Heartland Vocal Camp article |website=Advertiser-tribune.com |date=June 21, 2008 |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |archive-date=October 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005041442/http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/506885.html?nav=5005 |url-status=dead }}] and adjudicating choral festivals around the world.[{{cite web |url=http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/1898/ |title=Choir reaches high note at competition (Archives) |website=The-signal.com |date=May 16, 2008 |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130204010331/http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/1898/ |archivedate=February 4, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}] He has worked with many professional pop vocal groups, including [98 Degrees](/source/98_Degrees), [The Nylons](/source/The_Nylons) and [Boyz II Men](/source/Boyz_II_Men).[{{cite web |url=http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/neighbours/story.html?id=6329c3b3-8b5e-4b83-9c0f-6dd3274fe29d |title=Calgary Herald article |website=2.canada.com |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006094804/http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/neighbours/story.html?id=6329c3b3-8b5e-4b83-9c0f-6dd3274fe29d |archivedate=October 6, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}]
Helping groups get started has been an ongoing goal of his for 30 years, which he does by providing free advice, support [{{cite web | url=https://palyvoice.com/169081/news/godfather-of-a-capella-deke-sharon-speaks-to-paly-choir/ | title="Godfather of a capella" Deke Sharon speaks to Paly choir | date=October 4, 2022 }}] and arrangements.[{{cite web|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/warren/articles/gbms-alzapella|title=GBMS Alzapella|website=TAPinto}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2016/deke-sharon-introduction-to-cappella/auckland|title=Deke Sharon: Introduction to A Cappella|website=Eventfinda|date=July 13, 2016 }}] He also works with organizations philanthropically who support vocal harmony.[{{cite web| url = https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/ON-BROADWAY-GALA-Raises-250K-With-Stunning-Speed-Painting-Entertainment-More-20211008| title = ON BROADWAY GALA Raises $250K With Stunning Speed Painting, Entertainment, More}}][{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/On-Broadway-Gala-Raises-300K-For-Diablo-Regional-Arts-Association-20221018 | title='On Broadway Gala' Raises $300K for Diablo Regional Arts Association }}]
He served on the [CASA](/source/Contemporary_A_Cappella_Society) board for almost twenty years, often as President or Vice President.[[https://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/music/story/0C23B0483324C1878625752400800CB7?OpenDocument Unknown]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}] Acapellablog named him the number-one "a cappella power player to keep an eye on in 2012",[{{cite web|url=http://acappellablog.com/newsline/12-cappella-power-players-keep-eye-2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109033235/http://acappellablog.com/newsline/12-cappella-power-players-keep-eye-2012|archivedate=2012-01-09|title=12 A Cappella Power Players To Keep an Eye On In 2012 - The A Cappella Blog|date=January 9, 2012}}] and [NPR](/source/NPR) credits him for "making a cappella cool again".[{{cite web|url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/counterpoint-with-deke-and-dietz-counterpoint-nfzO7k1y8Ej/|title=Counterpoint with Deke and Dietz|website=Listen Notes|date=September 24, 2020 }}] and has appeared on other podcasts.[{{cite web|url=https://now.tufts.edu/articles/tell-me-more-making-cappella-groove|title=Tell Me More: Making A Cappella Groove|date=May 15, 2019|website=Tufts Now}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.resultsmayvarypodcast.com/podcast/2016/1/15/rmv-11-deke-sharon-you-can-design-a-cappella-into-a-global-phenomenon|title=RMV 11 Deke Sharon: You Can Design A Cappella Into A Global Phenomenon|website=Results May Vary Podcast|date=January 15, 2016 }}][{{cite web|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/onstageandbackstagepodcast/deke-sharon-on-all-things-considered/?play=fb|title=Deke Sharon on All Things Considered|last=Onstage and Backstage Podcast|website=Mixcloud}}][{{cite web|url=https://art19.com/shows/verge-extras/episodes/e088f36d-7a54-420d-97b5-e09624636376/embed?theme=dark-blue|title=Pitch Perfect's Deke Sharon on the rise of a cappella|website=art19.com|access-date=May 26, 2019|archive-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526201745/https://art19.com/shows/verge-extras/episodes/e088f36d-7a54-420d-97b5-e09624636376/embed%3Ftheme%3Ddark-blue|url-status=dead}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.magicmusicreview.com/e/magic-music-review-ep-17-deke-sharon-part-2/|title=Magic Music Review - Ep 17 - Deke Sharon Part 2|first=PodBean|last=Development|website=www.magicmusicreview.com}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.barbershop.org/deke-sharon-on-gold-medal-moments|title=Deke Sharon on Gold Medal Moments Barbershop Harmony Society|website=Deke Sharon on Gold Medal Moments - Barbershop Harmony Society}}]
To help promote [''Good Omens''](/source/Good_Omens_(TV_series)), he arranged several songs for "The Chattering Order of St Beryl," a group of singing nuns.,[{{cite web|url=https://www.marketingdive.com/press-release/20190313-unholy-a-cappella-nun-choir-crashes-sxsw-to-herald-the-apocalypse/|title=UNHOLY A CAPPELLA NUN CHOIR CRASHES SXSW TO HERALD THE APOCALYPSE - Marketing Dive|website=www.marketingdive.com}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2019-04-26/good-omens-nun-music-video-neil-gaiman/|title=Good Omens' evil nuns drop music video featuring Neil Gaiman|website=Radio Times}}] and co-created [Walmart](/source/Walmart)'s "Sparkappella."[{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribstar.com/news/news_columns/mark-bennett-paris-illinois-woman-colleagues-offer-inspiration-in-walmart-lean-on-me-ad/article_ee787da7-dbec-5ae5-9045-44a4cfa26605.html|title=Mark Bennett: Paris, Illinois woman, colleagues offer inspiration in Walmart 'Lean on Me' ad|date=May 2020 }}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/cc-talia-walmart-20190826-wyvfueof3fghfew7i2vqchhlnu-story.html|title=Century High School grad sings in national Walmart a cappella group, alongside New Cupid|first=Mary Grace|last=Keller|website=baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll|date=August 26, 2019 |accessdate=September 19, 2019}}]
When the cult [NXIVM](/source/NXIVM) tried to use a cappella as a recruiting device, he drew out [Keith Raniere](/source/Keith_Raniere) in a public forum,[{{Cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/node/18902|title=The Greatest A Cappella Mystery Ever W̶r̶i̶t̶t̶e̶n̶ Posted! | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|website=www.casa.org|accessdate=September 19, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905234901/http://www.casa.org/node/18902|url-status=dead}}][{{Cite web|url=https://frankreport.com/2020/12/17/back-then-if-only-clare-bronfman-had-listened-to-deke-sharon-a-capella-leader-showed-heiress-how-not-to-sing/#comment-153690|title=If Only Clare Bronfman Had Listened to Deke Sharon; A Capella Leader Showed Heiress How 'Not' to Sing!|date=December 17, 2020}}][{{Cite web|url=https://frankreport.com/2020/12/09/how-a-capella-efforts-of-nxivm-with-mack-bronfman-salzman-and-raniere-broke-into-controversy-with-a-cappella-leader-deke-sharon/|title = How a Capella Efforts of Nxivm - with Mack, Bronfman, Salzman and Raniere - Broke into Controversy with a Cappella Leader Deke Sharon|date = December 9, 2020}}] resulting in his being put on their list of enemies.[{{Cite web|url=https://artvoice.com/2019/07/18/emiliano-salinas-and-clare-bronfman-spied-together-on-enemies-of-nxivm/|title=Emiliano Salinas and Clare Bronfman Spied Together on 'Enemies' of Nxivm'|first=Frank|last=Parlato|date=July 18, 2019|website=Artvoice|accessdate=September 19, 2019|archive-date=July 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719074403/https://artvoice.com/2019/07/18/emiliano-salinas-and-clare-bronfman-spied-together-on-enemies-of-nxivm/|url-status=dead}}][{{Cite web|url=https://frankreport.com/2020/12/12/how-nxivm-monitored-deke-sharon-and-others-of-the-a-cappella-community/|title = How Nxivm Monitored Deke Sharon and Others of the a Cappella Community|date = December 13, 2020}}]
He has been featured repeatedly in [Kiplinger's Personal Finance](/source/Kiplinger's_Personal_Finance) for socially responsible investing.[{{cite web |url=https://www.kiplinger.com/article/investing/t052-c000-s002-how-one-socially-responsible-portfolio-fared.html |title = How One Socially Responsible Portfolio Fared {{!}} Kiplinger| date=August 3, 2015 }}]
He says his life's work is "to get more people singing"[{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2016/02/16/deke-sharon-spreads-cappella-message-with-vocalosity/QksKcd3g3MafiMVHpNcqsK/story.html|title=Deke Sharon spreads a cappella message with Vocalosity – The Boston Globe|website=Bostonglobe.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] because "music can build a better community"[{{cite web|url=http://www.readingeagle.com/life/article/vocalosity-celebrates-a-cappella-singing&template=mobileart|title=Vocalosity celebrates a cappella singing|website=Readingeagle.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] as "our country needs to understand the importance of working together".[{{cite web|url=http://www.ourmidland.com/lifestyles/article/Vocalosity-creator-Music-has-incredible-power-9968762.php#photo-11439149|title='Vocalosity' creator: Music has incredible power to unify people|date=October 13, 2016|website=Ourmidland.com|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}] His motto is "Harmony through harmony."[{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/20150226__Sing-Off__tour_s_a_cappella_harmonies_at_the_Keswick.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226140215/http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/20150226__Sing-Off__tour_s_a_cappella_harmonies_at_the_Keswick.html|archivedate=2015-02-26|title='Sing-Off' tour's a cappella harmonies at the Keswick|date=February 26, 2015}}]
==Selected bibliography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Year
! Category
! ISBN
|-
| ''A Cappella Arranging''
| {{dts|2012}}
| [Non fiction](/source/Non_fiction)
| {{ISBN|1458416577}}
| {{ISBN|9781538185308}}
|-
| ''A Cappella''
| {{dts|2015}}
| Non fiction
| {{ISBN|147061667X}}
|-
| ''The Heart of Vocal Harmony: Emotional Expression in Group Singing''
| {{dts|2016}}
| Non fiction
| {{ISBN|1495057836}}
|-
| ''A Cappella Warmups for Pop and Jazz Choirs''
| {{dts|2017}}
| Non fiction
| {{ISBN|0793595290}}
|-
| ''So You Want To Sing A Cappella: A Guide For Performers''
| {{dts|2017}}
| Non fiction
| {{ISBN|153810587X}}
|-
| ''Teaching Music Through Performance in Contemporary A Cappella''
| {{dts|2020}}
| Non fiction
| {{ISBN|9781622774876}}
|-
| ''A Cappella Arranging 2.0: The Next Level''
| {{dts|2024}}
| Non fiction
| {{ISBN|9781538172667}}
| {{ISBN|9781538172674}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Year
! Category
! ISBN
|-
| ''Contemporary A Cappella Songbook Vol 1''
| {{dts|1996}}
| [Song book](/source/Song_book)
| {{ISBN|0793595290}}
|-
| ''Contemporary A Cappella Songbook Vol 2''
| {{dts|1997}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0793595282}}
|-
| ''A CASA Christmas''
| {{dts|1998}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0793595274}}
|-
| ''Songs For All Occasions''
| {{dts|1999}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0634011707}}
|-
| ''I Feel Good: A Contemporary A Cappella Collection''
| {{dts|2000}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0634025600}}
|-
| ''Natural Woman''
| {{dts|2001}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0634033611}}
|-
| ''Shout''
| {{dts|2002}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0634055127}}
|-
| ''Girls Just Wanna Have Fun''
| {{dts|2003}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0634084224}}
|-
| ''Good Ol A Cappella Vol 1''
| {{dts|2003}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0634055275}}
|-
| ''ShBoom: Contemporary A Cappella Songbook''
| {{dts|2003}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0634055283}}
|-
| ''A Cappella Jazz Broadway''
| {{dts|2004}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0634097776}}
|-
| ''A Cappella Jazz Classics''
| {{dts|2004}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0634084232}}
|-
| ''Respect''
| {{dts|2004}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0634084240}}
|-
| ''Deck The Hall''
| {{dts|2006}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0634084216}}
|-
| ''Ya Gotta Be''
| {{dts|2007}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|1423412397}}
|-
| ''Love Songs A Cappella''
| {{dts|2010}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|0634055240}}
|-
| ''DCappella Tour Songbook''
| {{dts|2019}}
| Song book
| {{ISBN|9781540041791}}
|}
== Selected discography==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| ''Album''
! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| ''Year(s)''
! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| ''Role''
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Fourteen – Tufts [Beelzebubs](/source/Beelzebubs)
|| 1989
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Beelzebub Winter Invitational – Tufts Beelzebubs
|| 1990
|| Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Foster Street – Tufts Beelzebubs
|| 1991
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Sing Naked – House Jacks
|| 1991
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Naked Noise – House Jacks
|| 1994
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Best of College A Cappella
|| 1995–present
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Urban Harmony: R&B A Cappella
|| 1996
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Funkwich – House Jacks
|| 1997
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| A Cappella All-Stars: The CARAs
|| 1997–2000
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Harmony Sweepstakes
|| 1997–1998
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Voices Only: A Cappella Originals
|| 1997
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Yearbook: Live from Spring Thing
|| 1997–1998
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Best of High School A Cappella
|| 1998–present
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Naked Funk – House Jacks
|| 1999
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Wasting Our Parents' Money: BOCA Humor
|| 1999
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Drive – House Jacks
|| 2001
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Next – Tufts Beelzebubs
|| 2001
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Disney's American Vybe – American Vybe
|| 2001
|| Music Director, Arranger
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Punch – Various
|| 2002
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Embodiment – BaSix (Denmark)
|| 2002
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Only In America – Peking and the Mystics
|| 2002
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Code Red – Tufts Beelzebubs
|| 2003
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Unbroken – House Jacks
|| 2004
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Fitchy & Grikko – House Jacks
|| 2005
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Udder Won – Moosebutter
|| 2005
|| Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Unleash the Periscope – Colorado College Back Row
|| 2006
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Get Down Mr. President – House Jacks
|| 2007
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Good Things – House Jacks
|| 2009
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Christmas Cheers – [Straight No Chaser](/source/Straight_No_Chaser_(group))
|| 2009
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| The Sing-Off tracks – US [Sing-Off](/source/Sing-Off) Cast, Season 1–5
|| 2009–2014
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Go Nuts – Colorado College Back Row
|| 2010
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| With A Twist – [Straight No Chaser](/source/Straight_No_Chaser_(group))
|| 2010
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Level – House Jacks
|| 2010
|| Music Director, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Nota – [Nota](/source/Nota)
|| 2010
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Harmonies for the Holidays – [Sing-Off](/source/Sing-Off) Cast, Season Two
|| 2010
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Best of The Sing-Off Season Two – [Sing-Off](/source/Sing-Off) Cast
|| 2011
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Committed – [Committed](/source/Committed_(group))
|| 2011
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Songs of the Season – [Sing-Off](/source/Sing-Off) Cast, Season Three
|| 2011
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| ''Pitch Perfect'' Soundtrack – ''[Pitch Perfect](/source/Pitch_Perfect)'' cast
|| 2012
|| Arranger, Music Director, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Act Accordingly – Gentlemen's Rule
|| 2012
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Life's So Lyrical – Forte
|| 2012
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Blackjack – The House Jacks
|| 2012
|| Arranger, Music Director, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Southern Autumn Nostalgia – [Street Corner Symphony](/source/Street_Corner_Symphony_(group))
|| 2013
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Pollen – The House Jacks
|| 2014
|| Arranger, Music Director, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Best of BOCA
|| 2014
|| Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| ''Pitch Perfect 2'' Soundtrack – ''Pitch Perfect'' Cast
|| 2015
|| Arranger, Music Director, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Pitch Slapped Live Performances – Stay Tuned
|| 2016
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Vocalosity – Vocalosity
|| 2016
|| Arranger, Music Director, Vocalist, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Straight No Chaser – I'll Have Another
|| 2016
|| Arranger, Producer ("Run Run Rudolph")
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| In Transit – Original Broadway Cast
|| 2017
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| ''Pitch Perfect 3'' Soundtrack – Cast
|| 2017
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Incredibles 2 Soundtrack – D Cappella
|| 2018
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Full Rally – Tufts Beelzebubs
|| 2018
|| Arranger, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| D Cappella – D Cappella
|| 2018
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Unholy Night – Chattering Order of St Beryl (Good Omens)
|| 2019
|| Arranger, Coach/consultant
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| D Cappella Japanese album – D Cappella
|| 2019
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
||SparkAppella - SparkAppella
||2019
||Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Rockin Holiday – D Cappella
|| 2019
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| All Ears – D Cappella
|| 2020
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Holiday A Cappella – D Cappella
|| 2021
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Magic Reimagined – D Cappella
|| 2022
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Home For The Holidays – D Cappella
|| 2022
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|- style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|| Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin – Soundtrack
|| 2022
|| Arranger, Music Director, Producer
|}
==See also==
*[A cappella](/source/A_cappella)
*[Collegiate a cappella](/source/Collegiate_a_cappella)
*[Contemporary A Cappella Society](/source/Contemporary_A_Cappella_Society)
==References==
{{reflist}}
===Sources===
* Marine, Craig. (June 24, 1992) ''[San Francisco Examiner](/source/San_Francisco_Examiner)'' "Home of some very brave singers at the coliseum, A's anthem contest brings out talented and otherwise." Section: News; Page A5.
* Carnes, Jim. (May 21, 1993) ''[The Sacramento Bee](/source/The_Sacramento_Bee)'' "Jacks of all vocal trades." Section: Ticket; Page 15.
* Scott, Jane. (October 19, 1993) ''[The Plain Dealer](/source/The_Plain_Dealer)'' ([Cleveland](/source/Cleveland), Ohio) "Jacking up music with edgy a cappella." Section: Arts & Living; Page C14.
* [Birmingham News](/source/Birmingham_News) (October 7, 1994) ''Crime reports.'' Section: News; Page 2.
* Winn, Steven. (March 6, 1996) ''[San Francisco Chronicle](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle)'' "'Media' to reopen stage door." Section: Daily Datebook; Page E1.
* Eichenwald, Kurt. (June 22, 1997) ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'' "Pop/jazz; 'Doo-Wop-a-Doo' will no longer do." Section 2; Page 232.
* Eichenwald, Kurt. (July 17, 1997) ''[Albany Times Union](/source/Albany_Times_Union)'' "A cappella groups push vocal limits." Section: Preview; Page 6.
* [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) (December 8, 1997) "A Cappella Renaissance." Section: Entertainment.
* Roberts, Alison. (February 4, 1999) ''[The Sacramento Bee](/source/The_Sacramento_Bee)'' "Mouthin' to it: Boyz nite out takes the a cappella approach to rock 'n' roll." Section: Scene; Page F1.
* Muther, Christopher. (February 21, 1999) ''[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)'' "Different sounds of music group aims to make its mark in a cappella." Section: City Weekly; Page 9.
* Sharon, Deke. (August 2, 2000) ''[San Francisco Examiner](/source/San_Francisco_Examiner)'' "Letters to the editor." Section: News.
* [PR Newswire](/source/PR_Newswire) (October 10, 2000) "Internet Radio Is Home for the Adventurous, May Force Traditional Radio to Change Its Tune Says Expert."
* Alexander, Sandy. (February 25, 2001) ''[The Baltimore Sun](/source/The_Baltimore_Sun)'' "Campuses in tune with singers Music: The voices-only sound of a cappella groups catches on at colleges in Maryland and across the nation." Section: Special Tab; Page 1S.
* Alarik, Scott. (April 22, 2001) ''[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)'' "'B-doom doom doom' they're not your father's a cappella." Section: Northwest weekly; Page 11.
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==External links==
*[http://www.dekesharon.com dekesharon.com]
*{{IMDb name|3733748}}
*[https://www.capublishing.com Deke Sharon vocal arrangements]
*[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/deke-sharon-509162 IBDB]
*[http://counterptpod.libsyn.com/website Counterpoint Podcast]
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/30a00t/i_am_deke_sharon_vocal_producer_music_director/ Reddit AMA]
*[http://www.chorusamerica.org/singers/making-choruses-cooler "Making Choruses Cooler" (Chorus America)]
*[https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/15/8611801/deke-sharon-pitch-perfect-a-cappella Verge: "How the man behind "Pitch Perfect's music built an a cappella empire"]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/theater/in-transit-deke-sharon-pitch-perfect-a-cappella-musical.html The New York Times: "From 'Pitch Perfect' to Broadway, He's Vocal About A Cappella"]
*[https://www.insider.com/pitch-perfect-10th-anniversary-behind-scenes-a-cappella-boot-camp-2022-10 Insider: "How 'Pitch Perfect' overcame a tiny budget and an a cappella 'boot camp' that left most of the cast in tears to become a comedy classic"]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/podcasts/the-unlikely-rise-of-an-a-cappella-anthem.html The New York Times Podcast: "The Unlikely Rise of an A Cappella Anthem"]
*[https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018944803/deke-sharon-on-finding-that-pitch-perfect-vocal Radio New Zealand: "Deke Sharon on Finding that Pitch Perfect Vocal"]
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