Owl City's Adam Young

Owl City, an electronic music project that was started up by Adam Young, has been in the mainstream for over four years. Young, a Minnesota native, had begun composing music in his parent’s basement and later uploaded his work onto his MySpace page. His songs would receive attention from a lot of users that would give him good feedback. After making many songs available on iTunes, Young would release his first EP Of June in 2007, followed by his second release “Maybe I’m Dreaming” the year after. Despite not being a national star yet, Owl City would soon catch the attention of Universal Republic Presidents Avery and Monte Lipman. After signing a deal with Universal Republic in 2009, Young released Ocean Eyes, the first full-length album and major label debut. The album was an instant success as it peaked at #27 on the Billboard 200 charts, along with the help of singles such as Fireflies, Umbrella Beach, Vanilla Twilight. Young has also toured with popular bands such as The Scene Aesthetic, John Mayer, Lights, and Maroon 5. Young has also started other musical projects such as Sky Sailing, which deals with a more acoustic and piano sound to his work, and Windsor Airlift, a more ambient rock sound that features members Andy and Anthony Johnson.

In our latest interview with the electro pop wonder, Young talks to fans about topics such as the progress of making his latest album, what helps him stand out as an artist, his favorite tracks, how he got started in music, his reaction to the success of “Fireflies,” the meaning of the name Owl City, and much more!