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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- For individuals; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name                = Adam Young
| image                 = Owlcity.png
| alt             =
| caption            =
| image_size            =
| background          = solo_singer
| Religion              = Christian
| birth_name          =  Adam Randal Young
| alias               =  Owl City
| Born                = {{Birth date and age|1986|7|5}}
| origin              = [[Owatonna, Minnesota]]
| instrument          = [[Vocals]], [[Programming (music)]], [[piano]], [[keyboards]], [[synthesizer]], [[guitar]], [[banjo]], [[violin]], [[cello]], [[xylophone]], [[accordion]], [[drum kit|drums]], [[Synth]].
| genre               = [[Electropop]]<br>[[Synthpop]]<br>[[Indietronica]]
| occupation          = producer, song writer, vocalist
| years_active        =  2007 - Present
| label               =  Sky Harbor, Universal Records
| associated_acts     = [[Owl City]], [[Sky Sailing]], [[Swimming With Dolphins]], Port Blue, Seagull Orchestra, [[Relient K]], [[Matt Thiessen]], [[Lights Poxleitner]].
| website                 = '''[http://ayoungmusic.com/ Official website]'''
}}
'''Adam Randal Young''' (born July 5, 1986) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer and the founder of the [[Electronic music|electronic]] project [[Owl City]]. He has also fronted numerous 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> and ''Port Blue''.

==Owl City==
{{Main|Owl City}}

===Career beginnings===
Adam Randal 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 web| 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 = 2011-02-15}}</ref> 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===
{{Main|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''.

===Maybe I'm Dreaming===
{{Main|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 Duren also on keys and backing vocals.

===Ocean Eyes===
{{Main|Ocean Eyes}}
Under Universal Republic, Young released the album ''[[Ocean Eyes]]''. His hit single "[[Fireflies (song)|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 (Owl City song)|Fireflies]]" listed at #24.<ref name="Mostdownload">{{cite web| title = Factbox: Most-downloaded iTunes songs| author = | publisher = TVNZ| date = 2010-02-26| url =http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/factbox-most-downloaded-itunes-songs-3383508| accessdate = 2011-02-15}}</ref>  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===
{{Main|All Things Bright and Beautiful (album)}}
Owl City released his "sophomore" album, ''All Things Bright and Beautiful'', on June 14, 2011.<ref>{{cite web| title = Owl City Moves Out Of The Basement On All Things Bright And Beautiful| author = James Montgomery| publisher =  MTV| date = 2011-05-09| url =http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1663518/owl-city-all-things-bright-and-beautiful.jhtml| accessdate = 2011-05-11}}</ref>

==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.<ref name="skysailingnews">{{cite web| title = Sky Sailing offers free track download| author = | publisher =  Sky Harbor Entertainment| date = 2010-06-29| url =http://www.skysailingmusic.com/news.aspx| accessdate = 2011-02-15}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Young has referred to himself as being deeply [[shyness|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.<ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/music/interviews/2011/brightbeautiful-june14.html</ref>

Young also has [[Asperger's syndrome]].<ref>http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2010/09/qa_owl_city_adam_young_shaquille_oneal.php</ref>

Adam is also an amateur photographer.

==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).

<i>"'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. Derp.

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."</i>
(Adam R. Young, 2006)

On June 1, 2011 Adam announced on his via Twitter that he is working on a new port blue song.

==Collaborations==
He has provided vocals for different producers and their projects, including:<br>
[[Chicane (recording artist)|Chicane]] - [[Middledistancerunner]] (2010)<br>
[[Armin Van Buuren]] - Youtopia (2010)
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He has also produced music for other artists including:<br>
[[Relient K]] - Terminals (2009) <br>
Shamar - I Don't Know Why (2010)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://ayoungmusic.com/ Official website]

{{Owl City}}
{{Sky Sailing}}

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