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Meet the
Joes
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 Eric Ruthenberg
Tenor |
Average Joe Eric is a
trained musician, but a geek at heart. He directs the
Concord NH chapter, the Concord Coachmen, and was a high
school chorus director for 13 years. He currently fixes
computers and handles other geeky matters at the MSPCA
Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, MA.
Eric's
hobbies are photography and arranging music. Having
been the tallest baritone in Overdrive for many years,
he is very excited to be in the Average Joes as its
shortest tenor. He currently lives in Merrimack, NH with his
above average wife, Becca.
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 Matt Mercier
Lead |
Average Joe Matt is a
lifelong Barbershopper, having begun his singing career with
the Nashua NH Granite Statesmen at the tender age of 16.
Since then he's sung in several notable quartets including
Potential Favorites, From the Heart, New Day, Northeast
Connection and most recently Club.406. He was, in no
uncertain terms, the tallest tenor in each (Thanks Eric).
Matt currently sings with the Mighty, Mighty Coachmen of
Concord NH.
Matt is a entrepreneur who owns
and operates a technology consulting and services company,
deals in real estate, and owns three Unfranchises.
Matt loves to play (at) golf,
enjoys an occasional poker game, and lives in Hooksett NH
with his far, far above average wife Gina and their cat
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Marc Rosenbaum
Baritone |
Average Joe Marc is proud to be the
newest and most attractive member of the quartet. Marc is a
second generation barbershopper and grew up singing tags in
the backseat of the family car. Sometimes there were even
people sitting with him!
In recent years, Marc has been an
active member of the Northeastern District’s barbershop
community, singing Tenor with the quartet Sing City and Bari
with Inside Track. Marc is also a former Baritone section
leader of the Nashua Granite Statesmen.
Marc holds a B.A. in Music from
Skidmore College and has sung with a number of all-male a
cappella groups including the Skidmore Bandersnatchers (yes,
that’s really the name) and the Multi-Colored Ties from
Northport, NY.
Marc builds nerdy mobile apps for a
living and lives in Sudbury, MA with his beautiful wife
and 3 young kids. In his spare time, Marc enjoys changing
diapers and figuring out where that smell is coming from.
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Kirk Young
Bass |
Average Joe Kirk sings bass in the
quartet. Kirk is a Barbershopper of vast experience, having
even worked at the Barbershop Harmony Society headquarters
as a Music Specialist.
Kirk has
had a rich quartet career, starting with the Management,
with whom he won his first Northeastern District
Championship. Kirk also sang with Matt in Club.406. Kirk is
an accomplished arranger and a Certified Music Category
Judge in the Barbershop Harmony Society. Kirk is on the
Board of Review for that category.
Kirk is a Music Educator in Tilton NH Where he lives with
his beautiful and far above average family; His beautiful
wife Heather and sons Conner and Eric.
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