*Sista Otis made National News(TV/Radio/Internet/Press)when American Idol Crystal Bowersox named her as one of her main influences along with Janis Joplin.
*Sista Otis' most recent recording Charmed is Produced by Norwood (world famous punk/funk pioneer and founding member of Fishbone) and Jimmy Sloan of King Sound Studios who went platinum w/Ben Harper, Blind Boys Of Alabama and Jack Johnson in Hollywood, CA .
*Sista Otis has opened for Blues Traveler, Michael Franti, Zac Brown Band, Rusted Root and Bitch and Animal. She played the bill with such artist as Wilco, The Black Crows, Dr. John, Ben Harper, Stevie Wonder, Fishbone, R.E.M., Drive by truckers, Sinead O' Connor, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The machine, Plain White T's, Kings of Leon.
*Sista Otis signs on with 9th Ward Records in conjunction with her record label Wholly Roller Records (2010 New Orleans, LA).
*Sista Otis played the cast and crew party for The Dark Knight Batman movie w/Heath Ledger in Attendance.
*Sista Otis' Worldwide Release(her 6th release on Wholly Roller Records) goes Indie Gold with air play in 12 countries an coast to coast on college and public radio in the States, a write up in Rolling Stone.
*The Advocate named Sista Otis as one of the top 10 Indie Artists to see LIVE in the U.S.
*Sista Otis is the highest nominated artist in Detroit music award history.
*Played for Sean Penn and Activist Tour Bus during Jazz Fest New Orleans.
Sista Otis the "Original Good Time Girl," is in the building, up on the stage and out on the wire, spreading the Gospel Of Rock 'N Roll 24/7. A song writer's song writer and a performer-extraordinaire. The grit of her sound comes from her blue collar Motown roots, Detroit Rock 'N Roll, the Memphis's sounds on Sun Records which lead her to the sounds of the south. With her ear to the speaker and her eyes on the page she listened to the voices that spoke to her and they told her the only life worth writing about is one lived out on the tight rope of your passions. She followed in the foot steps of her literary and musical heroes hitting the road with nothing but a back pack, a few bucks, and a six string. She began crisscrossing and couch surfing her way from coast to coast singin' for her supper on the side walks of America financing her tuition for The School Of Rock 'N Roll Hard Knocks playing street music. She had to learn how to put on a show that would make people want to stop out on the side walk and put money in her hat. That then dominoed into open mic's, then into gigs and now Sista Otis is a national touring artist with international recognition. This is the makings of the artist we know today with the stage presence of a Rock 'n Roll Tina Turner meets the American songwriter. Song structures crafted on the concrete, pulling from American roots music, referencing classic sounds and tones making them modern pop classics. Gospel Of Rock 'N Roll is in full effect when Otis is in the building, up on the stage and out on the wire.
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