Dr. Otto holds a Doctorate in Arranging and Composition from Shepperton University and The Manhattan School of Music in New York. He has toured with The Stylistics, Stevie Wonder and Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes. He has composed and conducted award-winning radio commercials, as well as presiding over many recordings and musical productions in the Central Florida area. Presently, he is the Professor of Trumpet at The Orlando School of Music and has numerous amounts of private students. He has been teaching trumpet for over 30 years.