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(contracted; show full) musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer, song writer, vocalist and the founder of the [[Electronic music|electronic]] project [[Owl City]]. He also fronted several other musical projects, including [[Sky Sailing]],<ref name="Skysailing">{{cite web| title = Skysailing Music| author = | publisher = Sky Harbor Entertainment| date = 2011-02-15|url =http://www.skysailingmusic.com/default.aspx| accessdate = 2011-02-15}}</ref> Port Blue, and [[Swimming with Dolphins]].

==Personal life==

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Having [[Asperger's Syndrome]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Q&A: Owl City's Adam Young on Collaborating With Shaquille O'Neal and (Unrelated) Not Soiling His Drawers|url=http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2010/09/qa_owl_city_adam_young_shaquille_oneal.php|work=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]]|publisher=[[Village Voice Media]]|accessdate=13 August 2012|author=Fischer, Reed|date=Sep. 10, 2010|quote=[Adam Young:] I'm from Minnesota, and I have Asperger's syndrome, so I have no idea what karaoke is.}}</ref> Young has often referred to himself as being deeply [[shyness|shy]] and socially introverted. Young resides in his hometown, Owatonna, Minnesota, where he writes and programs all his music. Adam Young himself said that he enjoys photography and considers himself to be an amateur photographer. {{citation needed|date=August 2012}} Young identifies himself as a [[Christian]], and writes about his faith on his blog and through his music.<ref>[http://owlcityblog.com/ Owl City Blog]. Owl City Blog. Retrieved on 2011-09-15.</ref> Young is of [[Dutch people|Dutch]] ancestry. {{citation needed|date=August 2012}}⏎

==All Music Projects==

'''Major Projects'''
*[[Owl City]]
*[[Sky Sailing]]
*[[Port Blue]]
*[[Windsor Airlift]]
*[[Swimming_with_Dolphins|Swimming With Dolphins]]

'''Minor Projects'''

American Jesus,
Apes With Guns,
Aquarium,
Basketball,
Beat Master Deluxe,
Blue Dallas,
Brother Reed, You Have Messed Up My Afro,
Can You Smell What The Rock Is Cooking?,
Charlton Heston And The Blast Beats,
Chester McWiggins and The Kowboy Kidz,
Dolphin Park,
El Uno Clarence,
Glacier Island,
Half Nelson Flying Corkscrew Clothesline,
Insect Airport,
Join The Dark Side, You Knob,
Keehar,
Novel,
Nuclear Suplex,
Riders of Rohan,
Seagull Orchestra,
Slam Dance,
Slingshot Powerbomb,
Spinning Skull Smash,
The Atlantic,
The Grizzly,
The Perfect Theory,
The Sports,
The Wellington Gigglebomb Experience,
Tombstone Piledriver,
Understory. {{Citation needed}}

==Owl City==
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==Owl City==⏎

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<ref name="Basement">{{cite news| title = From Mom’s Basement to the Top of the Chart| author =Sisario, Ben| publisher = ''The New York Times''| date = 2009-11-20| url =http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/arts/music/21owl.html?_r=1| accessdate = 2011-02-(contracted; show full)000 and finally 20,000 people share on Facebook or Twitter. On May 29, 2012, the official cover art was revealed. Originally referenced on twitter as #OCTMS, obviously the OC part being Owl City, TMS was then announced as The Midsummer Station. The first single off the album is "Good Time" (featuring [[Carly Rae Jepsen]]), the second being "[[Shooting Star (Owl City song)|Shooting Star]]", and was released on June 26 on iTunes, it posted to Owl City's Soundcloud account on June 22.
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==Sky Sailing==
On June 29, 2010, Young announced that he would be releasing his early recordings under the name [[Sky Sailing]]. Young started making music under the project name [[Sky Sailing]] around 2006. Sky Sailing's debut album, ''An Airplane Carried Me to Bed'', was made available exclusively through [[iTunes]] on July 13, 2010.<ref name="skysailingnews">{{cite web| title = Sky Sailing offers free track download| author = | publisher =  Sky Harbor Entertain(contracted; show full)He has also produced music for other artists including:
*[[Relient K]] - Terminals (2009)
*Shamar - I Don't Know Why (2010)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://ayoungmusic.com/ Official website]
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|NAME=Young, Adam
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Owl City
|SHORT DESCRIPTION=American musician
|DATE OF BIRTH=January 28, 1986
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