Rick Altizer

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Rick Altizer
Born
Richard Bryant Altizer

Knoxville, Tennessee
OriginOld Hickory, Tennessee
GenresCCM, Christian rock, Christian alternative rock, worship
OccupationsFilm director, Singer, songwriter
InstrumentsVarious, vocals
Years active1998–present
LabelsKMG, True Tunes, Not Lame, Fuseic
Spouse
Jan Altizer
Websiterickaltizer.com

Rick Altizer is an American film director, recording artist, music producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and radio show host.


Early life

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Richard Bryan Altizer was born on August 13[1][2] in Knoxville, Tennessee.[3][4]

Music career

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As a recording artist, Rick is a Christian musician who primarily plays a contemporary Christian music, Christian rock, and worship style of music. He has released eight studio albums with three top 10 singles and sold over one million albums. His musical career began in 1998 with the studio album Blue Plate Special, released in 1998 with KMG Records.[5][6][7] The second studio album Neon Fixation, was released in 1999 from KMG Records.[8][9][10] He released Go Nova with True Tunes in 2000.[11][12][13][14][15] His fourth studio album All Tie Zur was released in 2001 from Not Lame Recordings.[16][17] The subsequent studio album John Lennon's Glasses was released in 2002.[18] He released Scripture Memory – Pop Symphonies with Fuseic Music in 2007.[19][20] The Rise and Fall of $AM and Bread were released in 2010[21] and 2019 respectively, both by Fuseic Music.

Film career

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In 2021, Altizer wrote and directed Show Me the Father, produced by Mark Miller[22] and executive produced by the Kendrick Brothers.[23] The film received an A+ CinemaScore.[24] He also wrote and directed Russ Taff: I Still Believe (winner of 9 film awards). Rick has also directed three documentaries for Chonda Pierce: Unashamed, Enough, and Laughing in the Dark (winner of 2 film awards).

Personal life

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Altizer is married to his wife, Jan, and they reside in Old Hickory, Tennessee.[4] They have two sons, David and Matthew, a daughter-in-law, Laura, and grandsons, Ryan, Caleb, and Jonathan. Rick is currently the worship leader and a ruling elder at Hickory Grove Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.[25]

Discography

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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)

Filmography

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Director[26]

  • Chonda Pierce: Laughing in the Dark (2015)
  • Chonda Pierce: Enough (2017)
  • Russ Taff: I Still Believe (2018)
  • Chonda Pierce: Unashamed (2019)
  • Show Me the Father (2021)

References

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