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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. Baptist
| birth_name          = Adam Randal Young
| alias               = Owl City, Sky Sailing, Port Blue
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1986|7|5}} 
| origin              = [[Owatonna, Minnesota]]
| instrument          = [[Vocals]], [[Programming (music)]], [[piano]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]], [[guitar]], [[banjo]], [[violin]], [[cello]], [[xylophone]], [[accordion]], [[drum kit|drums]], [[Synth]], [[bass guitar]]
| genre               = [[Electropop]], [[synthpop]], [[indietronica]]
| occupation          = producer, song writer, vocalist
| years_active        =  2007 - present
| label               =  Universal Republic, Sky Harbor, Port Blue
| associated_acts     = [[Owl City]], [[Sky Sailing]], [[Swimming With Dolphins]], Port Blue, Seagull Orchestra, [[Relient K]], [[Lights (musician)|Lights]].
| website              = {{URL|http://ayoungmusic.com/}}
}}
'''Adam Randal Young'''<ref name="Official Port Blue">{{cite web|title=Official Port Blue|url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Port-Blue/110251748995201|work=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Port-Blue/110251748995201|accessdate=21 October 2011}}</ref>  (born July 5, 1986) is an American 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==
{{expand section|date=July 2012}}
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]] 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

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

===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<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 = 2011-02-15}}</ref> under the name Owl City. Young quickly developed a MySpace following and self-released an [[Extended play|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''.
''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===
{{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 Düren]] 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 the bonus tracks, "Rugs From Me To You," "Strawberry Avalanche" and "Hot Air Balloon".

===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. 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 album includes three singles, "Deer in the Headlights," "Alligator Sky," and "Galaxies". The album has <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> a track only available in Japan and the UK, Shy Violet.
As of Monday, January 2nd, 2012, Adam announced via his blog [http://owlcityblog.com/2012/01/02/men-with-pointy-teeth/] that he would be releasing a new Owl City album in the summer/fall of 2012.

===The Midsummer Station===
{{Main|The Midsummer Station}}
Adam Young, of Owl City said in his blog in early January that his next album will have artists: JR Rotem, Dr. Luke, Stargate, Brian Kennedy and Emily Wright on board for writing and producing his next album. On May 15, 2012 Owl City came out with a four-song ep entitled Shooting Star, and later announced that his new album will release on August 14th, (which was later changed to August 21). In late May Adam made a four-quadrant revealing cover art event, revealing each of the four squares when 5,000 people share, 10,000, 15,000 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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}

==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 Entertainment| date = 2010-06-29| url =http://www.skysailingmusic.com/news.aspx| accessdate = 2011-02-15}}</ref>

==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.''{{cite this quote|date=July 2012}}
:(Adam R. Young, 2006)

On June 1, 2011, Adam announced via Twitter that he was working on a new Port Blue song.<ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/owlcity/status/76130234298155008 Working on a new Port Blue song.]. Twitter</ref>

==Collaborations==
He has provided vocals for different artists/producers and their projects, including:
*[[Chicane (recording artist)|Chicane]] - [[Middledistancerunner]] (2010)
*[[Armin van Buuren]] - Youtopia (2010)
*[[He Is We]] - All About Us (2011)
*[[TobyMac]] - The First Noel (2011)
*[[Paul van Dyk]] - Eternity (2012)
He has also produced music for other artists including:
*[[Relient K]] - Terminals (2009)
*Shamar - I Don't Know Why (2010)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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

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