Adam Young Profile

Adam Young Profile

Adam Young (born July 5, 1986) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer, song writer, vocalist and the founder of the electronic project Owl City. He has also fronted numerous other musical projects, including Sky Sailing[1] and Port Blue.

Adam Young

Personal life
Young has referred to himself as being deeply shy and socially introverted. He told Christianity Today journalist Mark Moring that "telephone conversations still terrify me", and Moring was only allowed e-mail communication for an interview.[2] Young resides in his hometown, Owatonna, Minnesota, where he writes and programs all his music. Adam Young enjoys photography as a hobby and says he is an amateur photographer.

Young identifies himself as a Christian, and writes about his faith on his blog and through his music.[3]

Young has also stated that he has Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism.[4]

All Music Projects

• Owl City

• Sky Sailing

• Port Blue

• Insect Airport

• Windsor Airlift

• Blue Dallas

• The Grizzly

• Aquarium

• Novel

• Swimming With Dolphins

• Dolphin Park

• Chester McWiggins and the Kowboy Kidz

• Seagull Orchestra

• Keehar

• Nuclear Suplex

• Basketball

Owl City

OWL CITY  ('\m/')

Career beginnings
Young originally began creating music in his parents' basement while suffering from insomnia. Working alone, Young posted his fizzy electro-pop songs to MySpace and iTunes, selling about 2,000 tracks a week[5] under the name Owl City. Young quickly developed a MySpace following and self-released an EP and a full-length album. His debut release Of June was released in 2007 and despite Owl City not being signed to a record label, still managed to reach #15 on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart. His first album Maybe I'm Dreaming was released in 2008, and reached #13 on the US Electronic Albums chart, also without the support of a record label. In 2009, Young signed a deal with the record company Universal Republic and released his second full-length album Ocean Eyes and re-released his two previous works.

Of June
Of June is Owl City's first musical release. Adam Young self-released it on April 21, 2007 and then later again through Universal Republic. It has seven tracks, one of which has been re-released in Ocean Eyes. Hello Seattle was re-released with the album Ocean Eyes but now has a 2007 version, a remix, and the 'original'.

Maybe I'm Dreaming
Adam Young's first full-length album. Despite Owl City not being signed to a record label, Maybe I'm Dreaming reached #13 on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart. This album earned Adam Young a substantial fanbase which resulted in him touring throughout the United States with band members Austin Tofte, the frontman of Swimming With Dolphins on keys and backing vocals, Matthew Decker on drums and occasionally Breanne Düren also on keys and backing vocals.

Ocean Eyes

Ocean Eyes

Under Universal Republic, Young released the album Ocean Eyes. His hit single "Fireflies" sold 650,000 copies in its first week and was the iTunes Single Of The Week. It later went on to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Ocean Eyes reached the top ten in the US album charts and topped the US rock and electronic charts. In February 2010, iTunes released their list of highest-selling songs since 2003 with "Fireflies" listed at #24.[6] After the success of Ocean Eyes, Young began touring internationally. The touring band now consists of Adam Young (lead vocals, guitar, keys, drums), Breanne Düren (backup vocals/keyboard), Matthew Decker (drums), Laura Musten (violin), and Hannah Schroeder (cello). A deluxe version of Ocean Eyes was released on Jan. 26 2010. It contains a bonus track, Rugs From Me To You.


All Things Bright and Beautiful

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Owl City released his "sophomore" album, All Things Bright and Beautiful, on June 14, 2011. The album reached #1 on the iTunes Top 10 Electronic Albums in both the US and Canada and received 4 1/2 stars from customers. The albums includes three singles, Deer in the Headlights, Alligator Sky, and Galaxies. The album has one bonus track How I Became the Sea,[7] and a track only available in Japan and the UK, Shy Violet.

Sky Sailing
On June 29, 2010, Young announced that he would be releasing his early recordings under the name Sky Sailing. Sky Sailing's debut album, An Airplane Carried Me to Bed, was made available exclusively through iTunes on July 13, 2010.[8]

Port Blue
Port Blue is an alias used for melody driven instrumental, ambient productions. Through this moniker Adam Young has released one album, The Airship (2007) and one EP, The Albatross EP (2008).
'Port Blue' is music that can be heard playing in elevators, hotel lobbies, airports, museums and restaurants inside my head. It is the soundtrack to my dreams. If I wrote music for movies, this is what my film scores would sound like. Much of the aesthetic of Port Blue is not what lies in the recordings but rather what is extracted from them...Dreamscapes. No vocals.
In my opinion, there is a huge lack of imaginative, unconventional music being created by artists today and what little there is, goes widely unappreciated by the masses. 'Port Blue' is my attempt at re-creating the music I want to hear and the emotions I want to feel.
I hope you enjoy my art as much as I enjoyed creating it. If by chance you ever feel as though you’ve come to know these songs, please consider yourself a friend because in a manner of speaking, you know me. This music is my heart and soul. This is who I am.
(Adam R. Young, 2006)
On June 1, 2011, Adam announced via Twitter that he was working on a new Port Blue song.[9]

Collaborations
He has provided vocals for different artists/producers and their projects, including:
Chicane - Middledistancerunner (2010)
Armin Van Buuren - Youtopia (2010)
He Is We - All About Us (2011)
TobyMac - The First Noel (2011)

He has also produced music for other artists including:
Relient K - Terminals (2009)
Shamar - I Don't Know Why (2010)

References
^ "Skysailing Music". Sky Harbor Entertainment. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^ Q & A: Owl City | Music. Christianity Today (2011-06-14). Retrieved on 2011-09-15.
^ Owl City Blog. Owl City Blog. Retrieved on 2011-09-15.
^ [1] Retrieved on 2011-10-05
^ Sisario, Ben (2009-11-20). "From Mom’s Basement to the Top of the Chart". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^ "Factbox: Most-downloaded iTunes songs". TVNZ. 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^ James Montgomery (2011-05-09). "Owl City Moves Out Of The Basement On All Things Bright And Beautiful". MTV. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
^ "Sky Sailing offers free track download". Sky Harbor Entertainment. 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^ Working on a new Port Blue song.. Twitter

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