Otis McDonald is the stage name of Joe Bagale, a producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.

He created his Alias by combining the names of two of his biggest inspirations, soul singers and songwriters Otis Redding and Michael McDonald.

His sound reminds of music from past generation and shows characteristics of different styles, be it funk, hip hop, soul or any other but also elements of modern music through his mixture of both old and new technology.

In 2015 Joe Bagale decided to release 30 of his tracks as copyright free music under the name Otis McDonald through the YouTube audio library music. And with multiple popular youtube creators featuring his songs, his music became well known.

Nowadays he doesn’t only release new music for the YouTube audio library but also some for sale and for streaming platforms. Besides that he also performs together with a few other jazz musicians as the Otis McDonald live experience.