Robert Blake Cline

San Francisco, California, USA

Blake has spent most of his life on stage, in the studio, or behind the scenes assisting singers to experience performing. He got his start as a stage actor and then worked his way to musical theater and performing in original bands. At 17 years old, Blake found his first singing teacher, Frances Shafter of Charlotte, North Carolina, and began training in art songs, arias, and legit music theater. His fascination for singing in different languages led him to travel to the north and south of Germany where he worked in cabaret theaters performing singspiel, and operetta. Blake started an original country western band in Seattle, Washington between performances. In Brazil, he appeared regularly with the Symphonic Orchestra of Belo Horizonte and the Orchestra of UFMG in Ouro Preto as a soloist in operas, symphonies, and recordings of sacred music. It was in Brazil where Blake first started teaching contemporary singing at the suggestion of a close friend and colleague. Blake has been in San Francisco, California since 2008 and has been active as a vocal coach, songwriter, student, and singer. He has coached many singers in the styles of rock, pop, southern soul, country music, and musical theater. It is Blake’s passion to assist singers in gaining their full expression through the art of music.