We first met Russ in his role of lead guitar/lead vocals for Ten Down, a hard rockin’ band from the St. Robert and Lake Ozark areas of Missouri. He has since started exploring a solo project he calls, aptly enough, The Russ Rodenizer Project. This is what Russ says about the project on Facebook:

“A life’s worth of music is in this mind of mine. So many songs, some recorded in full, and some just ideas recorded on the various cell phone’s I have had over the years. These songs along with the new material I create daily will be given Life through this page. I will be sharing some of the behind the scenes of how I take a song from the intial idea, through the demo recording, the listening/critique phase, and the final re-tracking to earn the song it’s right to be on the Full Length Album that this page will be instrumental in the creation of. I expect there will be a variety of song styles, or sub-genres that will ultimately find a home here, but do expect that the heavier side of my style will be a prominent feature. I want the world to feel what I felt when I created these songs, and hope that I can relay the emotion/mood within the music. I am excited…. I have put this off for far too long due to the responsibilities of life, my desire to be a provider for my family, and the instinct I have to be a hands on father. I want to make my family proud, and leave a mark on any that find my music worth a listen. I hope that I can earn some time with your ears.”