Tim M. Otto has spent 25 years traveling many miles on America's highways, from Seattle to Nashville, Portland to Albuquerque, Austin to Clovis, New Mexico.

Tim wrote and performed songs in Nashville on three different journeys. In 1983, he was one of the first singer- songwriters to perform at the famed Bluebird Cafe's "Writer's Nights." That same year, Tim was signed to BMI as a songwriter after having ten songs published by Dundee Music (BMI). This was the catalog owned by legendary Rockabilly producer Norman Petty. Petty produced four of these songs featuring Tim as the recording artists. But before the session could be completed, Norman was diagnosed with leukemia, which took his life and talents in 1984. Tim returned to Nashville again in 1986 and 1990. He was also a member of Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI).

In 1990, Otto started his own music publishing company, Almost Paradise Music (BMI) in Seattle. The catalog now holds over 250 songs. From 1995 to 2005, his catalog was sub-published in London, England by Music Sales Ltd.

In some circles, Otto is most known for fronting the mid-80's "Surfabilly" band, The Surf Cowboys in Portland, Oregon. Tim also fronted Seattle's "alt-country" band, The Vaqueros, in the 1990s. In 2004, three of The Surf Cowboys members, along with Tony Floreno, formed The Peacemakers Band, also fronted by Otto.

For a taste of recent work by Tim Otto, visit YouTube to see the music video his song, Bury Me In My Car, which was played on NPR's Car Talk on September 15, 2007.