James Otto
James Otto was born in Fort Lewis, Washington, United States on July 29th, 1973 and is the Country Singer. At the age of 50, James Otto biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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James Allen Otto (born July 29, 1973) is an American country music performer who is part of the MuzikMafia group, a group of country musicians known for their "country music without prejudice."
Otto began his career on Mercury Nashville Records in 2002, charting three minor singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and releasing his debut album Days of Our Lives for the label before being cut in 2004. In late 2007, he signed to Warner Bros.
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Sunset Man, his second album, was released in April 2008.
It was created by John Rich (of Big & Rich) and Jay DeMarcus (of Rascal Flatts), the former of whom is Otto's brother-in-law.
According to Billboard, the lead-off single to Sunset Man, "Just Got Started Lovin' You," became Otto's first Number One hit, as well as the top-one country single of 2008.
Personal life
On July 29, 1973, James Otto was born on the Fort Lewis Army Base in the state of Washington. He began playing violin and saxophone at the age of 2, then learned to play violin and saxophone. However, he wanted to learn to play guitar as well. He received a guitar for his birthday at age 13.
He travelled around the country for the majority of his childhood, but his family re settled in Benton City, Washington, the small town. Otto joined the United States Navy after graduating from Kiona-Benton High School. He spent two years in the United States Navy. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1998, and began attending songwriters' nights; three years later, he joined the MuzikMafia, a group of country music songwriters that includes Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson.
In October 2005, Otto married Amy Alderson. On August 24, 2010, Amy gave birth to their first child, Ava Katherine.
Musical career
In 2002, Otto met Scott Parker of Mercury Nashville Records, who signed him to a record deal that year. His first single, "The Ball", peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard country charts, while a second single, "Long Way Down", failed to chart at all. Due to the poor chart performance of these singles, Otto's debut album was delayed. "Days of Our Lives", his third release for the label, was released in late 2003, peaking at No. 33 on the country charts. Shortly after the song peaked, his debut album (also entitled Days of Our Lives) was released on Mercury, and in 2004, Otto was signed as an opening act for Shania Twain on her Up! Tour. His fourth single for Mercury, "Sunday Morning and Saturday Night", peaked at No. 58. After the song fell from the charts, Otto exited Mercury's roster. From there, he began working with the MuzikMafia, a gathering of singer-songwriters founded by Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy. Otto co-wrote songs and sang background vocals on two of Cowboy Troy's albums: Loco Motive and Black in the Saddle, released in 2005 and early 2007, respectively.
By mid-2007, Otto signed to Warner Bros. Records Nashville. His first single for the label, "Just Got Started Lovin' You", was released at the end of that year as the lead-off single to his second album, Sunset Man. The album was co-produced by Otto's brother-in-law, Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts, along with Big & Rich's John Rich. Sunset Man peaked at No. 2 on Top Country Albums upon its April release. "Just Got Started Lovin' You" reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts a month later, becoming the highest-charting single of his career as well as the Number One country single of 2008 according to the Billboard Year-End charts. The album's other two singles — "For You" and "These Are the Good Ole Days" — did not perform as well on the charts, peaking at No. 39 and No. 36 in September 2008 and January 2009, respectively.
In mid-2008, Otto was commissioned to perform a new theme song for the Atlanta Braves, entitled "The Braves Play Here," composed by Greg Barnhill and Randy Wachtler for 615 Music. He also co-wrote Jamey Johnson's mid-2008 single "In Color" with Johnson and Lee Thomas Miller. This song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song at the 2008 Grammy Awards, and received the 2008 Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year, which is awarded to the songwriters.
Otto released a new single, "Since You Brought It Up", in April 2009. It peaked at number 37, and did not appear on a studio album. The song was followed by "Groovy Little Summer Song" in early 2010. It reached the Top 30 and served as the lead-off single from Otto's third album, Shake What God Gave Ya, which was produced by Paul Worley and was released on September 14, 2010. The album's second single, "Soldiers & Jesus," was released to country radio on September 7, 2010, and reached a peak of number 34. In March 2011, Otto announced on his Twitter that he had exited Warner Bros. Records.
Otto also performed backing vocals on the original album cut of the song "Chicken & Biscuits", performed by country rap artist Colt Ford on his 2010 album of the same name. The single version, however, features Rhean Boyer of Carolina Rain in place of Otto singing on backup. Otto also co-wrote Zac Brown Band's 2012 single "No Hurry".
James Otto self-released a new single, "Somewhere Tonight," in late 2014 via his own Ottopilot Records. In June 2015, Otto signed with Blaster Records, and "Somewhere Tonight" was released to country radio on July 13, 2015, as his first single with the record label.