About the house jacks
Founded in 1991, The House Jacks instantly redefined what people thought of as “vocal music.” Combining their virtuosic harmonies with spectacular stagecraft, these world-class performers continue to push the boundaries of the human voice, thrilling audiences around the world.
Founder Deke Sharon sought to create the first “rock band without instruments,” employing a deep bass and a beatboxer as a vocal rhythm section and developing various extended vocal techniques, coupled with innovative arranging to recreate the idiomatic and sonic impact of pop music – all with the human voice! The House Jacks took the vocal music world by storm and have been at the forefront of the contemporary a cappella scene ever since.
In addition to their jaw-dropping performances and multi-award-winning albums of original music, The House Jacks are among the world’s leading a cappella educators, providing extensive coaching to scholastic and professional groups, as well as corporate clients worldwide. With pioneering teaching methods in all aspects of a cappella music, performance and recording technology, The House Jacks are uniquely equipped to provide the specialized coaching required to create truly world-class vocal performances for groups or use music to solve business problems or teach corporate culture.
As such, the members have worked behind the scenes of mainstream hits like Pitch Perfect, NBC’s The Sing-Off, BBC’s The Naked Choir and Pitch Battle, working directly with the cast to hone their performances for the camera. The group has also been the featured artist-in-residence at countless International music, choral and jazz festivals around the world as master clinicians, adjudicators, and performers.
They have also worked with some of the biggest corporations in the world to tune up their marketing departments, teach collaboration and team building, creative problem solving, and countless other subjects.
The House Jacks have been seen or heard on NFL Monday Night Football, NBC’s The Sing-Off, Chili’s and Schlotzsky’s advertising campaigns, Guitar Hero and Karaoke Revolution video game franchises and have performed at the many of the most prestigious venues in the US including Candlestick Park, Carnegie Hall, and The Monterey Jazz Festival.
With an extensive domestic concert history, as well as over 30 European tours and various other international appearances in France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Brazil, Sri Lanka, the UK and more, The House Jacks aren’t just a vocal group, they’re an unstoppable musical force!
PRESS PHOTOS
What People Are Saying
“Astonishingly precise vocal drumming!”
— The New York Times
“They sing up a storm in perfect a cappella harmony…Their music is as current as tomorrow’s news.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
“A Cappella with Attitude!”
— BBC
“The most amazing orchestration of voices!”
— KTVU (FOX)
“I loved it! I loved it! I loved it!”
— Ray Charles
“Don’t beam me up, Scotty, this is the best a cappella I’ve ever heard!”
— George Takei
“Man! They can really sing!”
— The Temptations
“It was great working with you!…By the way, you’re really cute!”
— The Pointer Sisters
Our clients love us!
Check out who we have worked with:
Universities & Scholastic
Elementary through High Schools
Bridgeport Middle School
Carpinteria Middle School
Cold Spring Elementary
Council Rock High School North
Dos Pueblos High
Dougherty Valley High
Eagle Hill School
Franklin Elementary
Gulliver Academy
Harding School
Hinkley High
Hope School
La Patera Elementary School
Lexington Catholic High School
Liberty Bell Junior & Senior High
MacArthur High School
Marblehead High School
Monroe Elementary
Monte Vista School
Montecito Union School
Mountain View School
Napa High School
Okanogan High School
Omar Middle School
Paschal Sherman Indian School
Pateros Middle School
Roosevelt School
Shaker Heights High
Silver Stage Middle School
Solvang Middle School
Solebury School
St. Helena High School
Tamanend Middle School
Tohickon Middle School
Vieja Valley Elementary
Washington School
Colleges & Universities
Brandeis University
Clemson University
Dartmouth College
Indiana University
Northeastern University
Stanford University
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UC Santa Cruz
University of Kentucky
University of Utah
University of Vermont
Xiamen University – Xiamen, China
Sports Teams
Boston Celtics
Boston Red Sox
Oakland A’s
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco Giants
San Jose Lasers
San Jose Sharks
Golden State Warriors
Corporate & Private
American Airlines
American Choral Directors’ Association
American Dental Association
American Red Cross
Ameriprise
Amgen
Amway
Andersen Consulting
AT&T
Charles Schwab
Coca-Cola
Computer Sci’s Corp.
CSC Index
Dayton Hudson
Electronic Arts
Elite Meetings
Fleming Company
Genentech
GenStar
Goodwill Industries
GTE
IBM
Lucent Technologies
Marcam Solutions
Marshall Field’s
McCormick Company
Meredith Corporation
Natl. Speakers Assn.
Network Solutions
Rolm
Royal Mystic
San Francisco International Airport • SFO
Sequoia Insurance
ShurFine Products
Siemens
Strategic Mapping Corp.
United Way
Verizon
Virgin America
WJ Deutsch