Engineer & Producer
Roger Nichols
“The Immortal”
CELEBRATING A LEGACY
Roger left this website behind in 2011 — his family added the front page and Legacy tab for everything that’s happened since. Some older pages are basic (websites were!) and a few images are still missing. Keeping his site alive matters — he’s had it since the internet started.
YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO BUY WENDEL SAMPLES
Digital Downloads — The Wendel Drum Sample Pack is live. 8× GRAMMY drum sounds from Roger Nichols’ archives, with EQ articles and more on the way.
LOVE WHAT YOU SEE? HELP US KEEP IT GOING
Everything here — the archive, the restorations, the exhibits, the documentary — is done by Roger’s family. Every print and sample pack you buy directly funds the archive and keeps this work going.
Buy Limited Edition Prints · Buy the Wendel Sample Pack · Watch on YouTube
Now fundraising for the Roger Nichols documentary — a feature on Roger’s life, and a short on The Second Arrangement. Email info@rogernichols.com to be involved.
Own a Piece of the Legacy
Limited Edition Prints — Reelin’ in the Early Years of Steely Dan
Roger’s never-before-seen photographs of Steely Dan’s early years — celebrated at the GRAMMY Museum’s Reelin’ in the Early Years of Steely Dan — are now available as limited edition prints from the sessions for Can’t Buy a Thrill, Countdown to Ecstasy and Pretzel Logic. Every sale supports the family archive.
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The Wendel Sample Pack
The original drum samples behind Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, John Denver, Toto and more — straight from Wendel, the 75-pound blue box Roger invented in 1978. Over 500 one-shots, restored for modern DAWs. Instant delivery. Every sale supports the family archive.
Get the Sample Pack →With eight GRAMMY Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award for technical excellence, Roger “The Immortal” Nichols (1944 2011), worked over four decades in the recording industry. A recognized expert in the field of audio digital recording, Nichols’ client list reads like a Who’s Who of recording artists: Steely Dan, John Denver, Roseanne Cash, Rickie Lee Jones, Toto, Diana Ross, Frank Sinatra, and many more.
Renowned for inventing recording studio technology, Nichols life is a reflection of his personal philosophy:
Strive for perfection in everything you do and you will never have any regrets.
Now fundraising: Roger’s family is in production on a feature-length documentary about Roger’s life. We’re raising funds to produce the feature — and a short film about The Second Arrangement. To get involved or invest, email info@rogernichols.com.
