Paul Otten is an award winning producer, producing the JUNO Award winning children's album "Colour It" by Helen Austin, has worked with multi-platinum Grammy nominated songwriter Shelly Peiken ("What a Girl Wants," "Come On Over Baby") on a remake of her hit single "Almost Doesn't Count" (Brandy), is a two-time winner in the 2014 John Lennon Songwriting Contest, a winner of the 2015 Canadian Folk award for best ensemble with his band Big Little Lions. A winner in the 2014 International Songwriting Contest and is the first recipient of the John Braheny Songwriting Award.