▁a ▁c app ella ▁group ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁as ▁colleg iate ▁a ▁c app ella ▁hit ▁an ▁inf lection ▁point ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁groups ▁double d ▁around ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Stan ford ▁saw ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁four ▁more ▁a ▁c app ella ▁groups , ▁each ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁initial ▁differenti ating ▁focus : ▁Fle et ▁Street ▁( f ounded ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁focused ▁on ▁comedy ), ▁M ixed ▁Company ▁( f ounded ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Stan ford ' s ▁first ▁co - ed ▁a ▁c app ella ▁group ), ▁and ▁Every day ▁People ▁( f ounded ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁focused ▁on ▁Mot own , ▁R & B , ▁and ▁the ▁bur geon ing ▁genre ▁of ▁hip ▁hop ▁music ), ▁and ▁Stan ford ▁T alis man ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁focused ▁on ▁music ▁from ▁the ▁African ▁di as por a ). ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Stan ford ▁a ▁c app ella ▁groups ▁began ▁receiving ▁national ▁recognition ▁for ▁their ▁recorded ▁music , ▁created ▁with ▁audio ▁engineer ▁Bill ▁H are . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Fle et ▁Street ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁national ▁Contempor ary ▁A ▁C app ella ▁Rec ording ▁Awards ▁for ▁best ▁album , ▁best ▁song , ▁and ▁best ▁solo ist . ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Society , ▁De ke ▁Sh aron ,