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Sean Altman
Sean Altman (born May 9, 1961) is an American musician and songwriter. He is a founder and former lead singer of the singing group Rockapella and a pioneer of the modern a cappella movement. He was a member of Rockapella from its inception in 1986 until he left the group in 1997 to launch a solo career.
As a founding member of Rockapella, Altman became known for his role on the hit PBS Kids game show, ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'', on which his band served as the house vocal band and comedy troupe. Altman and his childhood friend, David Yazbek, co-wrote the show's classic theme song, which is recognized as one of the best known television themes in history. Rockapella released seven albums in Japan and two albums in North America during Altman's eleven-year tenure.
As a solo artist, Altman has released three solo albums on the independent Chow Fun Records: ''seanDEMOnium'' (1997), ''alt.mania'' (2002), and ''Losing Streak'' (2005). In 2008, Altman's solo comedy song act (Jewmongous ) released the debut album ''Taller Than Jesus'' (Chow Fun Records), about which The Washington Post wrote "Witty and outrageously lampooning...full of catchy melodies, clever arrangements and lyrics that yield satiric gems." His a cappella group (The GrooveBarbers ) has released two albums: ''Glory'' (2005) and ''Guts'' (2010), and his defunct comedy song duo What I Like About Jew released ''Unorthodox'' (2005) before its breakup in 2006. In 2009, Altman wrote and recorded (along with former Rockapella members Barry Carl and Elliot Kerman) two songs for the popular ''Schoolhouse Rock!'' series, composed and performed on two TV commercials for Wendy's and composed and recorded the theme song for the PBS show ''Science Mission 101''.
==Early life==
Altman grew up in the Bronx, New York, in Riverdale. His musical talent was recognized early on, as he starred in many school musicals and claims to have charmed female classmates with "hallway serenades." At age seventeen, Altman turned pro, performing on the NYC nightclub circuit with David Yazbek as ''Moon Pudding'', a Simon and Garfunkel-styled teen duo. At Brown University, Altman majored in political science, but focused primarily on singing college a cappella in ''The High Jinks'' and fronting ''Blind Dates'', his rock group that released two national college radio hits. Altman continued with ''Blind Dates'' after graduating from Brown in 1984, moving from Providence to NYC in search of a record deal. The group dissolved in 1987, just as Rockapella's career began.
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