James Otto Is A Country Music Artist

James Allen Otto (born July 29, 1973 at Fort Lewis in Washington, USA) is an American country music artist who is a member of the MuzikMafia, 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 recording his debut album Days of Our Lives for the label before being dropped in 2004.

In late 2007, he signed to Warner Bros. Records. His second album, Sunset Man, was released in April 2008. It was produced by John Rich (of Big & Rich) and Jay DeMarcus (of Rascal Flatts), the latter of whom is Otto's brother-in-law. The lead-off single to Sunset Man, "Just Got Started Lovin' You", became Otto's first Number One hit.

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 #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 #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 #58; after the song fell from the charts, Otto exited Mercury's roster.James Otto performs on CMA Awards 2008.