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


Background

Richard Bryan Altizer was born on August 13[1][2] in Knoxville, Tennessee.[3][4] He is a recording artist, 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] A second studio album Neon Fixation came out in 1999 on 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] John Lennon’s Glasses, a studio album, followed 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

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+ ranking on CinemaScore.[24] He also wrote and directed Russ Taff: I Still Believe (winner of nine film awards). Altizer directed three documentaries for Chonda Pierce: Unashamed, Enough, and Laughing in the Dark. His latest film, He calls me Daughter, was released in theaters on March 17, 2026.[25]

Personal life

Altizer is married to his wife, Jan, and they live in Old Hickory, Tennessee.[4] They have two sons, David and Matthew, a daughter-in-law, Laura, and grandsons, Ryan, Caleb,[26] and Jonathan.[citation needed] Rick is the worship leader[26] and a ruling elder at Hickory Grove Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church in America) in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.[27]

Discography

Albums

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

Filmography

Director[28]

  • 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)
  • He Calls Me Daughter (2026)

References

  1. ^ American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. “Ray Guns and Plastic Flash Work ID No. 480302670 ISWC No. T0711872922”. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2015. Work ID No. 480302670 ISWC No. T0711872922
  2. ^ Family Search (2009). “U.S. Public Records Index”. Family Search. 64628385. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ Rimmer, Mike (October 1, 2000). “Rick Altizer: No monkey business”. Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. “Rick Altizer : Biography”. AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  5. ^ Damas, Jason. “Blue Plate Special – Rick Altizer”. AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  6. ^ Derbyshire, Dancin’ Dave (February 1, 1999). “Review: Blue Plate Special – Rick Altizer”. Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  7. ^ Stewart, James (December 15, 1998). “Altizer, Rick – Blue Plate Special”. The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  8. ^ Damas, Jason. “Neon Fixation – Rick Altizer”. AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  9. ^ Rimmer, Mike (April 1, 2000). “Review: Neon Fixation – Rick Altizer”. Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  10. ^ Stewart, James (November 24, 1999). “Altizer, Rick – Neon Fixation”. The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  11. ^ Nentwig, Wendy Lee (May 1, 2001). “Rick Altizer: Go Nova“ (PDF). CCM Magazine: 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  12. ^ Damas, Jason. “Go Nova – Rick Altizer”. AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  13. ^ Rimmer, Mike (July 1, 2001). “Review: Go Nova – Rick Altizer”. Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  14. ^ Farmer, Michial (March 7, 2000). “Altizer, Rick – Go Nova”. The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  15. ^ MacIntosh, Chris; Baldwin, Steve S. (May 26, 2001). “Altizer, Rick – Go Nova (MacIntosh, Baldwin)”. The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  16. ^ Sendra, Tim. “(All Tie Zur) – Rick Altizer”. AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  17. ^ Best, Steve (July 1, 2002). “Review: All Tie Zur – Rick Altizer”. Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  18. ^ Cross Rhythms. “Rick Altizer Artist Profile”. Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  19. ^ Rimmer, Mike (July 6, 2007). “Review: Scripture Memory – Pop Symphonies – Rick Altizer”. Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  20. ^ Saraco, Bert. “Altizer, Rick – Scripture Memory Pop Symphonies”. The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  21. ^ Rimmer, Mike (August 23, 2010). “Review: I Want Mine – Rick Altizer”. Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  22. ^ “Show Me the Father | Coming Soon to DVD & Digital”. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  23. ^ “Show Me the Father | Coming Soon to DVD & Digital”. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  24. ^ “‘Shang-Chi’ Strong Second Weekend with $35M+; ‘Malignant’ DOA – Sunday Update”. September 12, 2021.
  25. ^ “He Calls Me Daughter”. IMDb. 2026. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  26. ^ a b “About Rick Altizer”. RickAltizer.com. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  27. ^ “Rick Altizer”. Hickory Grove PCA. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  28. ^ “Rick Altizer – IMDb”. IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved June 21, 2025.