Lead singer John Newell is the first Australian-born international champion.
In 2008, Doug Broersma became the lead singer when Newell retired for family reasons.
The quartet was succeeded by Via Voice when Tim Broersma retired in 2011, also for family reasons.
Realtime also won the Pacific Northwest Regional Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival twice, in 2007 with John Newell on Lead and again in 2010 with Doug Broersma singing Lead.
As of 2016, John Newell is the musical director for The Gentlemen of Fortune barbershop chorus in Vancouver, British Columbia.