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Sean Altman (born May 9, 1961) is a Jewish 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.

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  • Sean Altman (born May 9, 1961) is a Jewish 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.
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  • Sean Altman (born May 9, 1961) is a Jewish 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 is best known for his role on the long-running PBS children's geography game show, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991-1995), on which the group served as the house vocal band and comedy troupe. He and his childhood friend David Yazbek co-wrote the show's classic theme song, which is recognized as one of the best known TV themes in history (TVT Records - Television's Greatest Hits). Rockapella released eleven albums in the USA and Japan 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: "Guts" and "Glory", and his defunct comedy song duo What I Like About Jew released "Unorthodox" before its breakup in 2006. In 2009, Altman wrote and recorded 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" (WQED Pittsburgh).
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