The Association of Far Western District Champions


Championship Quartet(s)

1978 The Grand Tradition
1984 The New Tradition

Other Awards:

1985 International Quartet Champion (The New Tradition)
2002 Harmony Sweepstakes National Champion (The Perfect Gentlemen)
2008 Pan Pacific Quartet Champion (Hi-Fidelity)

Associate Member Quartet(s):

1976 The 139th Street Quartet
2005 Hi-Fidelity


Dan Jordan


Dan is a long-time member of the Barbershop Harmony Society (SPEBSQSA), 38 years to be exact. Dan has won two Far Western District Quartet Championships, four medals in International competition with The Grand Tradition and The 139th Street Quartet, a Harmony Sweepstakes National A Cappella Championship with The Perfect Gentlemen, and a gold medal as the lead singer of The New Tradition. Dan’s groups have toured to England and Ireland, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, and Canada, and have shared the stage with the King’s Singers at the Barbican Centre, sung back-up for Neil Diamond on his two multi-platinum Christmas recordings, and with Justin Timberlake at ESPN's ESPY Awards to name a few.

He also has the distinction of being the singing voice of Homer Simpson on the episode of The Simpsons "Homer’s Barbershop Quartet," featuring "The Be Sharps." Dan sang baritone for 6 years with Main Street’s own The Dapper Dans of Disneyland. He has appeared on numerous television shows including: Arrested Development, Blossom, ER, Gilmore Girls, That Was The Week That Was, Big Brother 8, Nurses, and numerous commercials for amazon.com. Additionally, he has performed on stages around the U.S. as talk-show host "Doug Michaels" in the stage show about John Lennon called "A Day in His Life."

Dan owns 1234 Productions, an event production and entertainment company that supplies Look-A-Likes, Models, Tribute bands and Variety Acts to a wide variety of public and private performances. He is a graduate of Burbank High School where he studied vocal music and acting. He is a graduate of Missouri Western State College with a B.A. in Business Administration, and holds a Degree in On-Air and Voiceover work from the Don Martin School of Broadcasting. Dan is single and the proud father of three wonderful children; Danny, Nicole and Matthew, and lives in Glendale, California.


 

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