Rick Altizer is a film director, recording artist, music producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and radio show host. In 2021, Altizer wrote and directed ''

Show Me the Father ''Show Me the Father'' is a 2021 American Christian documentary film by director Rick Altizer, presenting five fatherhood-related stories connected with commentary by Tony Evans, produced by Mark Miller and executive produced by the Kendrick brot ...

'', produced by Mark Miller and executive produced by the

Kendrick Brothers Kendrick Brothers is an American Evangelical Christian film production company in Albany, Georgia, United States. History Kendrick Brothers was founded in 2013 in Albany, Georgia by Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick and Shannon Kendrick, filmma ...

. The film received an A+ CinemaScore. He also wrote and directed "Russ Taff: I Still Believe" (winner of 9 film awards). Rick has also directed three documentaries for

Chonda Pierce Chonda Ruth Pierce (née Courtney, born March 4, 1960), is a Christian comedian often billed as "The Queen of Clean." Background She was born, Chonda Ruth Courtney, in Covington, Kentucky, on March 4, 1960, while she was raised in South Carolina ...

: "Unashamed", "Enough", and "Laughing in the Dark" (winner of 2 film awards). Altizer has sold over one million albums. As a recording artist, he recorded seven studio albums with three top 10 singles. He currently is the worship leader at Hickory Grove PCA Church, in Nashville TN. He is married to his wife, Jan, and has two sons, David and Matthew, daughter-in-law, Laura and grandsons, Ryan and Caleb. As a recording artist, Rick is an American

Christian music Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely around ...

ian, who primarily plays a

contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...

Christian rock Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christian individuals. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Ch ...

and

worship Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity. It may involve one or more of activities such as veneration, adoration, praise, and praying. For many, worship is not about an emotion, it is more about a recognition ...

style of music. He has released eight studio albums, ''Blue Plate Special'' in 1998, ''Neon Fixation'' in 1999, ''Go Nova'' in 2000, ''All Tie Zur'' in 2001, ''John Lennon's Glasses'' in 2002, ''Scripture Memory – Pop Symphonies'' in 2007, ''The Rise and Fall of $AM'' in 2010, and "Bread" in 2019 with

KMG Records KMG (Killen Music Group) Records was a Christian record label. The label was established in 1997 by Buddy Killen as a subunit of the Killen Music Group / Buddy Killen Enterprises and sold in late 1998 to Cal Turner III, who is related to the Cal ...

, True Tunes,

Not Lame Recordings Not Lame Recordings was a Ft. Collins, Colorado based independent record label specializing in power pop music. History The label was started by Bruce Brodeen in November 1994Not Lame Recordings (2010)"About us" Retrieved November 17, 2010. It ...

, and Fuseic.

Early life

Richard Bryan Altizer was born on August 13, Work ID No. 480302670 ISWC No. T0711872922 in

Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Di ...

Music career

His music recording career began in 1998 with the studio album ''Blue Plate Special'' released in 1998 with

. The second studio album ''Neon Fixation'', was released in 1999 from KMG Records. He released ''Go Nova'' with True Tunes in 2000. His fourth studio album ''All Tie Zur'' was released in 2001 from

. The subsequent studio album ''John Lennon's Glasses'' was released in 2002. He released ''Scripture Memory – Pop Symphonies'' with Fuseic Music in 2007. ''The Rise and Fall of $AM'' was released in 2010 by Fuseic Music and "Bread" was released in 2019 by Fuseic Music.

Personal life

Altizer is married with two children, where they reside in

Old Hickory, Tennessee Old Hickory is a neighborhood of metropolitan Nashville located in the Hadley Bend section of eastern Davidson County, Tennessee. Etymology Old Hickory is named in honor of President Andrew Jackson, nicknamed "Old Hickory." History Old Hickory ...

Discography

;Albums * ''Blue Plate Special'' (1998, KMG) * ''Neon Fixation'' (1999, KMG) * ''Go Nova'' (2000, True Tunes) * ''All Tie Zur'' (2001, Not Lame) * ''John Lennon's Glasses'' (2002) * ''Scripture Memory – Pop Symphonies'' (2007, Fuseic) * ''The Rise and Fall of $AM'' (2010, Fuseic) * ''Bread'' (2019, Fuseic)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Altizer, Rick Living people American performers of Christian music Musicians from Knoxville, Tennessee Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee Songwriters from Tennessee Year of birth missing (living people) People from Old Hickory, Tennessee