Rodney Brown started down his musical path at the age 6, after 7 years of classical piano, and 4 years of percussion in High School he began his love affair with the saxophone.

Influenced by legendary players such as Eddie Harris, Von Freeman, Sonny Seales, James Moody, Dexter Gordan, Gene Ammons,.....the list goes on as he continues to implement the sound of legends into his energetic, intelligent, funky, groovy interpretation of contemporary blues, jazz, and soul.
Rodney's road career started in 1972. Since that time he's toured the world with various artist : Walter Jackson, The Chi-Lites, Eddy Floyd, Michael Henderson, Jean Carn, Deitra Farr, Big Time Sarah, Aaron Burton, Kenny Neal, Michael Coleman, Katherine Davis, Barbara LeShour, Karen Carroll, Eddie Vann Shaw, Sam Taylor, to name a few, at venues from Carnegie Hall to John Anson Ford Theater in Los Angeles, from Montreal to New Orleans, and numerous European tours. Performances in Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, England, France, Spain, & India have allowed the "Hotrod Karma" to be experienced world-wide.

Now out on his own he has put together a fabulous collection of uniquely talented, well rounded musicians and has been working all over the country. David Wilcox from the Record in Troy, N.Y. states "Take the sophistication of Earth Wind & Fire, the funk of Sly and the Family Stone, some down home Chicago Blues.........stir it up and you'll have Hotrod".