Owl City

Owl City adalah Amerika synthpop proyek musik oleh Adam Young. Young started out making music in his basement in his hometown of Owatonna , Minnesota , later developing a following through his MySpace profile before being signed to Universal Republic . Muda mulai membuat musik di lantai dasar rumahnya di kota kelahirannya dari Owatonna , Minnesota , kemudian berkembang setelah melalui nya MySpace profil sebelum masuk ke Republik Universal . Young's influences are disco and European electronic music . yang mempengaruhi muda disko dan Eropa musik elektronik . After two independent albums, Owl City gained mainstream popularity from the 2009 major label debut album Ocean Eyes , which spawned the hit single " Fireflies ". Setelah dua album independen, Owl City mendapatkan popularitas mainstream dari 2009 album major label debut Mata Samudra , yang melahirkan hit single " Fireflies ".

Sejarah

Early years (2007–08) Awal tahun (2007-08)

Owl City was started by Adam Young in his parents' basement while he worked at a Coca-Cola warehouse, turning to music as a result of his insomnia . Young received a lot of attention for songs he had uploaded to MySpace , the "viral popularity" of which would later result in his signing to Universal Republic . In 2007, Owl City released an EP titled Of June , followed by the 2008 release of the album Maybe I'm Dreaming . Of June reached #20 on the Billboard Electronic Albums chart, and Maybe I'm Dreaming peaked on the same chart at #16. ^] Owl City dimulai oleh Adam Muda di 'orang tua bawah tanah sementara dia bekerja di Coca-Cola gudang, beralih ke musik sebagai akibat dari nya insomnia . Young menerima banyak perhatian untuk lagu dia telah di-upload ke MySpace , dengan virus popularitas "" yang kemudian akan menghasilkan penandatanganan untuk Republik Universal . Pada tahun 2007, Owl City merilis sebuah EP berjudul Dari Juni , diikuti dengan rilis album 2008 Mungkin aku 'm Dreaming . Dari Juni mencapai # 20 di Billboard Album chart Elektronik, dan Mungkin aku Mimpi memuncak pada grafik yang sama di # 16.

Owl City's first two records were released while Young was unsigned. pertama Owl City dua catatan dibebaskan sementara Young tidak ditandatangani. In early 2009, music industry website "Crazed Hits" leaked that Owl City signed with the major label Universal Republic. Di awal 2009, industri musik situs "gila Hit" bocor bahwa Owl City ditandatangani dengan label besar Universal Republik

Ocean Eyes (2009) Ocean Eyes (2009)

Owl City's third album Ocean Eyes was released on iTunes July 14, 2009, with the physical release following on July 28, 2009. Album ketiga Owl City Samudera Eyes dirilis pada iTunes 14 Juli 2009, dengan pelepasan fisik berikut pada tanggal 28 Juli 2009. The album debuted at #27 on the Billboard 200 . Album debut di # 27 di Billboard 200 . Owl City has released three official singles , " Umbrella Beach ", " Vanilla Twilight ", and " Fireflies ".  "Fireflies" topped the US and Canadian charts and became the most-downloaded song on iTunes in the US. Ocean Eyes reached the top ten on the US album charts and topped the US electronic charts and also reached Amazon MP3's top 10 most downloaded album list. Owl City telah resmi merilis tiga single , " Payung Beach "," Vanili Twilight ", dan" Fireflies ". "Fireflies" menduduki puncak tangga lagu AS dan Kanada dan menjadi-download lagu yang paling di iTunes di Amerika Serikat Mata Samudera. mencapai sepuluh besar di tangga album AS dan menduduki puncak tangga lagu AS elektronik dan juga mencapai daftar top 10 album paling Amazon MP3 download. By December 2009, it was certified Gold in the United States. Pada Desember 2009, itu adalah sertifikasi Emas di Amerika Serikat. On 24 January 2010, Owl City reached the number 1 spot in the UK Top 40 Singles chart with "Fireflies". Pada tanggal 24 Januari 2010, Owl City mencapai nomor 1 spot pada grafik Top Inggris 40 Jomblo dengan "Fireflies".

Young is joined by Breanne Düren on several tracks; the most noted being " The Saltwater Room ." Young bergabung dengan Breanne Düren pada beberapa trek; mencatat paling menjadi " Ruang Saltwater . " Owl City's live band consists of: Breanne Duren (background vocals/keyboards), Matthew Decker (drums), Laura Musten (violin), and Hannah Schroeder (cello). live band Owl City terdiri dari: Breanne Duren (latar belakang vokal / keyboard), Matius Decker (drum), Laura Musten (biola), dan Hannah Schroeder (cello). He will likely collaborate with Lights in early 2010 on his new tour in the US, Asia, Australia and Europe. Dia mungkin akan berkolaborasi dengan Lampu pada awal 2010 tur barunya di Amerika Serikat, Asia, Australia dan Eropa.

Relient K vocalist Matt Thiessen has toured and collaborated with Owl City on several tracks including in the hit single "Fireflies", where Matt can be heard as the backup vocals. Relient K vokalis Matt Thiessen telah tur dan berkolaborasi dengan Owl City pada beberapa lagu termasuk single hit "Kunang-kunang", di mana Matt dapat didengar sebagai vokal cadangan. Young also produced Relient K's song "Terminals". Young juga menghasilkan lagu Relient K's "Terminal". Thiessen stated that it is very likely that he and Young will produce a side project called Goodbye Dubai in the future. Thiessen menyatakan bahwa sangat mungkin bahwa ia dan Young akan menghasilkan sebuah proyek sampingan bernama Goodbye Dubai di masa depan.

"Fireflies" was released as a free download on the iPod/iPhone game Tap Tap Revenge 3 by Tapulous . "Fireflies" dirilis sebagai download gratis pada iPhone / iPod permainan Tap Tap Revenge 3 by Tapulous . Prior to the July 14, 2009 internet release of Ocean Eyes , and the "Fireflies" single, Steve Hoover was hired as a director for a music video for "Fireflies". Sebelum 14 Juli 2009 internet rilis Mata Samudera, dan "Fireflies" tunggal, Steve Hoover dipekerjakan sebagai direktur untuk video musik untuk "Fireflies". The video had an exclusive premiere on MySpace , ^{[ 11 ]} but was leaked onto the video viewing websites, YouTube and Dailymotion hours earlier. Video memiliki premier eksklusif di MySpace , ^[11] namun bocor ke website melihat video, YouTube dan Dailymotion jam sebelumnya. "Fireflies" became a big sleeper hit , topping the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States for the week ending November 7, 2009. ^{[ 12 ]} "Fireflies" menjadi besar tidur hit , topping pada Billboard Hot 100 di Amerika Serikat untuk pekan yang berakhir November 7, 2009.

Owl City is featured on Soundtrack 90210 with a song titled "Sunburn", which was released on October 13, 2009. Owl City has toured with The Scene Aesthetic and Brooke Waggoner. Owl City adalah fitur pada Soundtrack 90.210 dengan lagu berjudul "Sunburn", yang dirilis pada tanggal 13 Oktober 2009. ^[13] Owl City telah melakukan tur dengan The Scene Aesthetic dan Brooke Waggoner. He was also guest featured in the soundtrack to Tim Burton 's Alice In Wonderland with a song that was already featured in his debut album, "The Technicolor Phase" . ^{[ 14 ]} On Monday, December 7, 2009 Owl City was shortlisted as one of the 15 acts for the BBC Sound of 2010. Dia juga tamu ditampilkan dalam soundtrack untuk Tim Burton 's Alice In Wonderland dengan lagu yang sudah ditampilkan dalam album debutnya, "Fase Technicolor". ^[14] Pada Senin, 7 Desember 2009 Owl City terpilih sebagai salah satu dari 15 tindakan untuk Sound BBC tahun 2010.

Owl City is currently touring with Lights and Deas Vail . Owl City saat tur dengan Lampu dan Deas Vail . He announced on March 31st that he would be supporting John Mayer starting on August 18th. Ia mengumumkan pada 31 Maret bahwa ia akan mendukung John Mayer dimulai pada tanggal 18 Agustus.

2010 2010

Young has revealed a new musical project known as Sky Sailing, moving away from his usual electronica genre of music and introducing acoustic guitar and piano accompaniments into his work. Young telah mengungkapkan sebuah proyek musik baru yang dikenal sebagai Sky Pelayaran, menjauh dari yang biasa electronica genre musik dan memperkenalkan gitar akustik dan piano menyertai dalam pekerjaannya. His first album under this new project is entitled 'An Airplane Carried Me To Bed', and will be released July 13th 2010 via iTunes . album pertamanya di bawah ini adalah proyek baru yang berjudul 'Sebuah pesawat Dibawa Me Untuk Bed', dan akan dirilis 13 Juli 2010 melalui iTunes .

He also recently announced via Twitter that more music will soon be released under his main project, Owl City. Ia juga baru saja diumumkan melalui Twitter bahwa lebih banyak musik akan segera dirilis di bawah proyek utamanya, Owl City.

Musik gaya dan pengaruh

Owl City has been stated to play within the musical genres of indietronica , emo-pop , and alternative . Young has stated that he is inspired by disco and European electronic music . ^{[ 19 ]} Owl City telah menyatakan untuk bermain dalam genre musik indietronica , emo-pop , dan alternatif . Young telah menyatakan bahwa ia terinspirasi oleh disko dan Eropa musik elektronik.

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