Robert Belgrade is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, music educator
and narrator, best known as the original English dubbing voice acting
for Alucard in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and as the announcer
in several entries of the Tekken series. He was born and raised in the
San Francisco Bay Area. After initial studies on piano, trumpet and
flute, he focused on saxophone and bass clarinet, studying with
clarinetist Don O'Brian and saxophonist John Handy. He continued his
musical studies at the Ali Akbar College of Music, studying vocal
music under Ali Akbar Khan and tabla under Zakir Hussain, Alla Rakha
and Swapan Chaudhuri. Other teachers include Vince Delgado (riqq),
Marcos Suzano (pandeiro), Panga (Afro-Cuban perc.) and David Merrill
(piano). He has shared the stage with such diverse musicians as Kenny
Burrell and Enrique Iglesias. Belgrade began his studies in Western
classical music on the piano, trumpet and flute. After that he studied
the saxophone and improvisation under John Handy. He also studied
vocal music under Ali Akbar Khan and tabla under Alla Rakha, Zakir
Hussain and Swapan Chaudhuri. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan and
performs in a wide range of musical genres, including R&B, jazz, Latin
and Indian music.Belgrade worked regularly as a voice actor in video
games from 1994 to 2007, with notable roles being Alucard in
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Signas in Mega Man X7.
and narrator, best known as the original English dubbing voice acting
for Alucard in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and as the announcer
in several entries of the Tekken series. He was born and raised in the
San Francisco Bay Area. After initial studies on piano, trumpet and
flute, he focused on saxophone and bass clarinet, studying with
clarinetist Don O'Brian and saxophonist John Handy. He continued his
musical studies at the Ali Akbar College of Music, studying vocal
music under Ali Akbar Khan and tabla under Zakir Hussain, Alla Rakha
and Swapan Chaudhuri. Other teachers include Vince Delgado (riqq),
Marcos Suzano (pandeiro), Panga (Afro-Cuban perc.) and David Merrill
(piano). He has shared the stage with such diverse musicians as Kenny
Burrell and Enrique Iglesias. Belgrade began his studies in Western
classical music on the piano, trumpet and flute. After that he studied
the saxophone and improvisation under John Handy. He also studied
vocal music under Ali Akbar Khan and tabla under Alla Rakha, Zakir
Hussain and Swapan Chaudhuri. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan and
performs in a wide range of musical genres, including R&B, jazz, Latin
and Indian music.Belgrade worked regularly as a voice actor in video
games from 1994 to 2007, with notable roles being Alucard in
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Signas in Mega Man X7.
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