Full Name:Adam R.Young
Famous name:Owl City
Occupations:Singer,song-writer,musician,Keyboardist
Born:July 5,1986
Years active:2007
Origin:Owatonna,Minnesota,United States
Genres:Synthpop,Alternative Rock,Emo-pop
Owl City is the American electronic brainchild of Adam Young.Troubled by insomnia, Adam R. Young began spending his evenings in the household basement, where a computer and several instruments provided a welcome diversion from his sleeping patterns. He eventually combined those diversions into a blend of electronica and emo-pop, using little more than his computer and various keyboards to record the material.Songs were uploaded to MySpace upon completion, and Young began attracting a surprising amount of attention on the networking site.
Owl City's first official release was a self-released EP titled Of June in 2007. It includes the song "Hello Seattle." In 2008 a full length album appeared titled Maybe I'm Dreaming. It was again self-released and built Owl City's fan following further. The style of music is melodic synthpop with often dreamy, fanciful lyrics.
Adam Young maintains a number of side projects. They include the ambient sounds of Port Blue, a trio called Windsor Airlift, the experimental music of Insect Airport, and the ocean inspired Seagull Orchestra. Adam Young frequently acknowledges the inspiration of his Christian faith provides for all of his music.
