Susan Rogers

Susan Rogers (born August 3, 1956) is an American professor, sound engineer, and record producer best known for being Prince's staff engineer during his commercial peak (1983-1987),[1] including on albums like Purple Rain, Around the World in a Day, Parade, Sign o' the Times, and The Black Album.[2] During this time, Rogers laid the foundations for Prince's now-famous vault by beginning the process of collecting and cataloguing all his studio and live recordings.[1] She has also worked as a sound engineer and record producer for other musical artists such as Barenaked Ladies (producing the 1998 album Stunt), David Byrne, Robben Ford, Jeff Black, Rusted Root, Tricky, Michael Penn, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and Tevin Campbell.[3] Rogers is an associate professor in the Music Production and Engineering and Liberal Arts departments at Berklee College of Music.[4]

  1. ^ a b Helmreich, Stefan; McMurray, Peter (2017). "Tape, Prince, and the Studio: Interview with Susan Rogers 23 May 2016, Cambridge, MA". Twentieth-Century Music. 14 (1): 135–147. doi:10.1017/S1478572217000111. ISSN 1478-5722. S2CID 164596991.
  2. ^ Crane, Larry (January 2017), "Susan Rogers: From Prince to Ph.D.", Tape Op, 117: 18–30
  3. ^ C.J. (June 26, 2018). "From Prince to Ph.D., Prof. Susan Rogers knows music". Star Tribute.
  4. ^ "Susan Rogers – Berklee Online Faculty". online.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-30.