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 three
recordings, hundreds of shows and a world championship and a whole
lot of fun under their belt.

In 2008, Doug Broersma became the official lead singer, when John
retired.

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.

http://www.realtimequartet.com/