Ottomatic Slim®

"Everyone Wants it!

Ottomatic Slim Has it!"

[Above Quote by Tsu Ng X. International Underground Music Critic from Bleunderground Japan/UK]

Ottomatic Slim has been playing harmonica since he was 16!  

Playing Harmonica for nearly 4 1/2 decades Otto was a student of Howard Levy of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.  

He has been and is a teacher of Harmonica helping to craft some of the Best harmonica students of the past 3 decades. Being rewarded with gifts from one of his students *Mr. Jack Coughlin. One such gift being the portrait of Otto playing harmonica, which became the cover art for Otto's self titled first album. Mr. Coughlin is a World Renowned Artist.  His book "A Brush with The Blues" depicts somw of the all time great legendary blues musicians.

Otto's first Album made a hit on Billboard Charts

He was given 3 1/2 out of 5 stars in the All Music Guide

Otto's Rock-Blues Harmonica Style is as unique as Otto himself!

Ottomatic Slim! Otto's style is Rock-Blues-Funk and Soul

Otto struggled with learning to play harmonica, and was determined not to give up. One particular day Otto found learning and playing had almost instantly become effortless.  What happened that day was just one serendipitous "mistake". Unaware the harmonica he had picked to practice with was upside-down, Otto was amazed at how easily the notes, phrases, songs and intonations he had struggled with only the day before were now streaming from his harmonica as if they were elementary memorized lessons.

Otto found this method of playing to be second nature and has continued with this unusual technique ever since.  Playing Diatonic and Chromatic both upside-down, he uses his right hand to hold the harmonica and microphone. 

When teaching his students Otto is able to teach them to play the harmonica in the normal playing position; with the lower notes to the left facing the player.

Most harmonica players who do play with the instrument upside-down are Left handed.

Here are a Few other Famous Harmonica Players who have been "rumored" to play or have played the harmonica upside-down:

upside-down:

 

Paul Butterfield, Lee Sankey, Little Walter (Walter Jacobs), Sonny Terry

Otto is Endorsed by Lee Oskar and Lee Oskar Music!

Otto is promoted by Mr. Jon Butcher Electric Factory Music and Butcher Block Productions 

 

 A TRUE ELECTRIC BLUES-ROCK BAND

Front-man/Harmonica Ace Otto Lenz for years has been lighting up the North American Blues Scene with explosive performances of Original and Traditional blues! Otto is teamed up with a Rock Steady group of Seasoned Veterans combining Compelling Vocals with Smoking Hot Instrumentation and Killer Grooves! 

 Ottomatic Slim  ®

 is Otto Lenz ™ 

 *Jack Coughlin is also famous for renditions of many other legendary musicians.  His works are located in collections including the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Collection of Fine Arts in Washington D.C., the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences in Virginia, the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts, the University of Colorado, the Philadelphia Free Public Library, Staedelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfort, Germany, and the New University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland.

 Just a Few of Otto's Favorites

The Lee Oskar 25th Year Signature Diatonic '09

Toots Theilemans Signature HardBopper Hohner Chromatic

Otto's "Harp" Mics 

Astatic - Hohner Blues Blaster - Shure Green Bullet - Monarch

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