Artist:Owl City
Song:Fireflies
Album:Ocean Eyes: Deluxe Edition
The 2009 single Fireflies topped the charts. Owl City is another case of a solo artist hiding behind a band name. Adam Young was born July 5, 1986 in Ottumwa, IA and he grew up in Owatonna, MN. He was working at a Coca Cola shipping warehouse when he started messing around with music in his parents basement. He got a following after posting his music to MySpace so he decided to call himself Owl City. Apparently his sister has a pet owl. When his following grew, Young made a deal with CD Baby to make his music available on iTunes. After an EP and the 2008 album Maybe I'm Dreaming had success on Billboard's Electronic Albums chart, Avery and Monte Lipman of Universal Republic wanted to sign Young. But they wanted to pair Young up with big name producers to polish his sound. Young and his manager said no and the 2009 album Ocean Eyes is basically a solo album. Young wrote all the songs and played all the instruments. He does bring in guest singers. The big surprise was when the single Fireflies topped the Billboard Hot 100 after iTunes made it a free Single of the Week. The video is funny as it is made to look like Young is performing in his basement. Fireflies was a worldwide hit and Ocean Eyes was certified Platinum. Ocean Eyes is available in a 2CD Special Edition with seven bonus tracks. One other single from the album charted. Young also scored a top ten hit with the 2012 single Good Time featuring Carly Rae Jepsen. Young continues to release albums but he seems to concentrate on instrumental music that is supposed to be cinematic in nature. He has worked on film music and scoring may be his future. Here's the video for Fireflies by Owl City.
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