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About Realtime

Realtime has been together since March of 2003, when John Newell arrived in Canada and mutual friends helped bring the group together. Since then it's been a musical whirlwind of activity, with two recordings, hundreds of shows and a world championship under their belt. In 2008, Doug Broersma became the official lead singer, when John retired.

Contest Stuff

Realtime became the 2005 International Quartet Champions of the Barbershop Harmony Society in Salt Lake City. So having reached the pinnacle of the barbershop contest world, they have sung in their last contest, and received their final score in the barbershop genre.

They plan to compete in the Harmony Sweepstakes, to feed their competitive needs.

World Travelling

Realtime has sung so far in: British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Kentucky, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, California, Utah, Massachusetts, Ontario, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Georgia, as well as New Zealand and Australia, England and Russia. In the near future: Germany, Finland, and many more States and Provinces!


QUARTET BIO INFORMATION:

Tim Broersma

Tim is an experienced vocalist, and sings the tenor part in Realtime. He is the manager of a flooring installation company. He lives in Lynden, Washington, with his wife and family.

Doug Broersma

Doug brings over 30 years of musical experience to Realtime, including several district champion quartets. He is the chorus director for the Mount Baker Toppers. He lives in Lynden, WA with his wife and two younger sons, having three kids already out of the nest. He owns and operates a cleaning business.

Mark Metzger

Mark brings a variety of musical experience to the group, including a high level chamber choir and several previous quartets. He is an occupational therapist at a hospital in Vancouver, BC. He lives in Vancouver with his wife and their golden retriever.

Tom Metzger

Tom is a two-decade veteran of the a cappella music game, and sings bass in the quartet. By day he is a manager at a software company. He lives in Vancouver with his wife and two children.

 

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