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 Sean
Altman is NYC's own golden-voiced, guitar-wielding
rabble-rouser; a power-pop star on the verge; defector
from the a cappella group Rockapella; distant
cousin-by-marriage of Carole King; composer of the
infamous Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? TV theme
song; reluctant poster boy for the heartache of divorce;
and 6'3" tall to boot.
Sean is an undisputed pioneer
of the modern a cappella movement. He is the only
three-time winner of the Contemporary A Cappella
Society's "Original Song of the Year" award, and has
also received the "Best Male Vocalist" prize. After
college, Sean founded Rockapella on a Manhattan street
corner with the sole intent of earning enough quarters
to buy an order of Orange Chicken at Hunan Cottage.
(This dish remains a favorite of Sean's.) His manic
orchestration of the calypso classic "Zombie Jamboree"
led to Rockapella's big-break star turn on the PBS-TV
documentary Spike Lee & Co.: Do It A Cappella. Producers
of the fledgling PBS-TV daily show Where In The World Is
Carmen Sandiego? promptly signed up Rockapella for a
five-year stint as the house vocal band. Carmen won
numerous Emmys and the coveted Peabody Award while
attracting a fanatical viewership of 20 million.
Rockapella's career erupted from there -- nine CD
releases; gigs in 1000-seat venues; eight tours of
Japan; concerts with Billy Joel, Sting and Don Henley;
TV specials with Jay Leno and Whoopi Goldberg; and
numerous commercials. Through it all, Sean's sardonic
master-of-ceremonies stage persona, warm connection with
the audience, and composing prowess earned him the
moniker "the Heart and Soul of Rockapella."
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