Roger Love is an American vocal coach based in Los Angeles who has worked with many singers, actors and public speakers.
Career
Love took his first singing lessons when he was 13 years old.[1]
By 16[2] or 17[3] he studied vocal pedagogy in Seth Riggs's studio. He became a junior partner in the studio but soon founded his own studio and took some of Riggs's clients.[4] He was initially interested in a career in opera, but developed a passion for working with pop musicians after coaching The Beach Boys, Chicago, and The 5th Dimension.[5] Today he owns Voice Place Inc.
Love has also developed a method for increasing clarity and confidence when speaking,[6] and has coached executives[10] and personalities including Tony Robbins[13] and Tyra Banks.[14]
Love was born around 1960–1961 in Los Angeles in a Jewish working-class family. He started singing in a SynagogueTemple Beth Am guided by the Cantor Allan Michelson.[3] Later he worked and a fill-in cantor at Burbank Temple Emanu El. Love is married to Miyoko Love and has two children Madison Emiko Love, a Japanese-American songwriter and vocalist,[16] and Colin Makoto Love. Love lives in Los Angeles and owns a dog, Gigi.