14 Facts About James Otto

James Allen Otto was born on July 29,1973 and is an American country music singer and songwriter.

James Otto was born on July 29,1973, on the Fort Lewis Army Base in the state of Washington.

James Otto first took up singing at age 2 and later learned to play violin and saxophone.

James Otto traveled throughout the country for most of his childhood, but his family finally settled in the small town of Benton City, Washington.

James Otto married his wife Amy Alderson, the sister of actress and model Allison Alderson, in October 2005.

In 2002, James Otto met Scott Parker of Mercury Nashville Records, who signed him to a record deal that year.

James 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.

In mid-2008, James 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.

James Otto co-wrote Jamey Johnson's mid-2008 single "In Color" with Johnson and Lee Thomas Miller.

James Otto released a new single, "Since You Brought It Up", in April 2009.

In March 2011, James Otto announced on his Twitter that he had exited Warner Bros.

The single version features Rhean Boyer of Carolina Rain in place of James Otto singing on backup.

James Otto self-released a new single, "Somewhere Tonight," in late 2014 via his own Ottopilot Records.

In June 2015, James 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.