Rodney Stepp

Rodney Stepp (b. Indianapolis, September 29, 1952 – ) Keyboardist, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer. A native of Indianapolis, Rodney Stepp has had a distinguished and varied career in music, ranging in style from smooth jazz to R & B and gospel. He got his start in 1966 as a teenager with the Diplomat(ics), which regrouped in the early 1970s as Jazzie Cazzie and the Eight Sounds. Also in the 1970s, he left Indy to become the assistant musical director and keyboardist with the Spinners and was noted for his famous organ solo on the hit “Mighty Love” (1974). After returning to Indianapolis, he founded Brooks Street Music in 1984. Currently, he owns and operates Rodney Stepp Productions, which works in collaboration with BSM. His company oversees all aspects of production and recording and even produces original scores and jingles. His clients include ESPN, United Airlines, Hardees, Holiday Inn, the Indiana Pacers, the Indiana State Museum, Eli Lilly, and the City of Indianapolis. As a performer, Stepp has recently led his own band called BSB, which released the CD Steppin’ Out in 2000. He also plays and sings with The Flying Toasters, a popular six-piece Indy-based band that plays rock and R & B covers. Highlights in his career include an appearance at the series of concerts that led up to the “Rumble in the Jungle, Zaire, Africa” (famous Ali/Foreman fight in 1974), playing back-up to Sister Sledge, and producing Wayman Tisdale.