Timothy 'Tim' Blake (born 6 February 1952, in  Shepherd's Bush,  London) is a Keyboardist, Synthesist, Vocalist, and Composer working with both Gong and Hawkwind. Blake is also known for his Synthesizer and Light performances as Crystal Machine, with the French Light Artist Patrice Warrener.
They were sometimes joined on keyboards by the young prodigy Jean-Philippe Rykiel.