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]