BIO

Otis Kerp is the international moniker used by award-winning Swedish language singer/songwriter Stiko Per Larsson. He has released 8 albums, embarked on extensive touring across Scandinavia. Stiko has amassed a total of 15 million plus streams to date.

He has participated in several national TV-shows in Scandinavia gaining a devoted
fan base – stiko stalkers – in his home market.

Stiko is paving his way towards a full album under the moniker Otis Kerp setting his

sights on becoming a rock-solid international act in a folk/country/americana tradition.

In April 2024 he released the EP "Chasing Eldorado", where the title track actually bears an echo from the Nashville Nights festival in 2022. When Stiko performed at the festival in 2022, he noticed that he shared a lot with his American songwriter colleagues.

They were equally passionate about songs, lyrics, and describing the world

through music. Regardless of life phases and all the ups and downs that come from

beingin the music industry, the love for music and songwriting remains constant.

On "Chasing Eldorado" Stiko/Otis has managed to include a fantastic group of American musicians along with drummer and producer colleague Patrick Lundin. Pedal steel guitarist Sasha Ostrovsky tours regularly with names like Darius Rucker and Keith Urban. Veteran pianist Steve Cox has played with, among others, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. Bassist Samuel Bedingfield is a house bassist with Kelsey Ballerini. In the midst of it all, there's also Swedish guitarist Ola Gustafsson and his brilliant guitar playing.