Owl City

Years active: 2007 - today
Foundation: Owatonna, Minnesota, United States
Members: Adam Young
Genre: Electronic , Indie

Owl City is the name of a project formed in early 2007 consisting of one member, Adam Young. Young started out making music in his parents' basement, which he claims is a result of his insomnia. Among Young's influences are disco and European electronic music. 1980s synthpop and New Wave music is also heard in Owl City's sound.

Owl City found early popularity through its own MySpace profile,...  [read more]