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Roger Nichols

real name Roger Scott Nichols

Roger Nichols is credited on 1,433 releases across 232 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,433

Credits

232

Albums

7

Decades active

1,909

In collections

Biography

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Producer & recording engineer
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Born 22.09.1944 in Oakland, California, USA. Died 09.04.2011 in Burbank, California, USA.
He was an ex-nuclear engineer who turned producer & recording engineer and worked extensively with Steely Dan and John Denver. Nichols was also a pioneer in the forefront of digital technology, having invented the Wendel sampling drum machine, direct-to-disc recording and rubidium nuclear clock. Sometimes he was referred to as Roger "The Immortal" Nichols.
Has worked at Jennifudy Studios, North Hollywood, CA.

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Credited work

1,433 releases · 232 albums · active 1969–2022

  • Engineering · 1,286
  • Mastering · 238
  • Other credits · 166
  • Production · 107
  • Performance · 51

Studios: The Village Recorder · ABC Recording Studios · Caribou Ranch · A&R Studios

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