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On April 17, a new Owl City song "Dementia" featuring Mark Hoppus surfaced on HitFix.com. With the promise of a new Owl City record in 2012, the track could be the first single from the album.
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The result of the move request for the Proposal to merge Owl City and Sky Sailing into Adam Young was: Not Done — No Consensus to Merge.
Proposal to merge Owl City and Sky Sailing into Adam Young talk area:
Since
Owl City and
Sky Sailing aren't musical ensembles and monikers which Young uses when releases his solo phonographic material. I think that the content in the
Adam Young and
Sky Sailing article can easily be explained in the context of
Owl City, which is he is more commonly known as, similar to
Snoop Dogg. But I'm still not quite sure so I think this will help open up the discussion.
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**[ http://www.billboard.com/news/owl-city-eyes-shooting-star-as-next-single-1007965892.story **[ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10723410 **[ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-04-30/entertainment/ct-ott-0430-owl-city-20100430_1_postal-service-shy-show **[ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/arts/music/21owl.html?_r=0 **[ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8478246.stm **[ http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/07/02/us-owlcity-idUSTRE66157I20100702
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but musical projects such as Era and Enigma are still categorized as musical ensembles as they consist two or more members. If Owl City is a musical project with just a single member, shouldn't he be categorized as a solo artist in Category:One-Man bands and Category: Pseudonymous musicians just like Nash the Slash, That 1 Guy, and Doctor Ross? Even if he has touring members, solo artists (such as Avril Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson) also have their own touring bands, too. And although other solo artists had other different musical projects (such as Brandy Norwood releasing music as Bran'Nu, or Avicii releasing music as Tom Hangs or Tim Berg), those other music projects are merged with their most common article (in this case, Brandy Norwood and Avicii) In that way, solo musical projects such as Owl City, Sky Sailing, and Port Blue could be merged into Adam Young, or his WP:COMMONNAME Owl City. I'm just saying. Woofygoodbird ( talk) 17:22, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
The articles should merge simply because they are the same person. Owl City is simply a pseudonym for Adam Young, a la City and Colour & Dallas Greene. If anything, they article could be Owl City (Adam Young) or vice versa. It is simply unreasonable to have them separate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.78.232.16 ( talk) 16:50, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
Support Merge, however, the main article into which these should be merged into should be the Adam Young article. These are his projects and are driven by him, even though there may be supporting members on the sidelines. Absolutely no need for three articles here. GenQuest ( talk) 02:38, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
AGAINST MERGE - DO NOT MERGE Owl City and Sky Sailing/Adam Young!! Even though they are all the same person (Owl City isn't a band, it's Adam Young ONLY, no one else) and Sky Sailing is Adam Young ONLY too, he thinks of them as seperate projects therefore so should we as a community. -- samcooke343 ( talk) 12:45, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
Partial Merge - I agree that Sky Sailing can be merged into this article, but Owl City is Adam's main project, and should be left as is, as there are 2 subpages to Owl City, Owl City Concert Tours and Owl City discography, which compliment the main article by keeping out specifics, but detailing those same specifics, so many people can use them for Work Projects, School projects etc. I also agree that port blue gets merged into Adam Young, as it falls under the same umbrella as Sky Sailing. Merging Owl City and Adam Young together WILL make the article confusing, or lacking in detail of Adam. Good luck guys and gals Jamourous ( talk) 08:21, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
Oppose - I feel there needs to be a differentiation between the band title of Owl City and the primary contributor. The background of a band would not be an appropriate area to include the biography of this individual and name specific character attributes, such as his insomnia, Asperger's and theological beliefs. DarthBotto talk• cont 08:21, 23 November 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.161.181.81 ( talk)
Keep - Both are notable on their own, so must be kept. HotHat ( talk) 05:10, 28 November 2012 UTC)
Against Merging: Owl City is created by Adam Young, as is Sky Sailing, yet whenever he tours he has a band. Therefore, he's not technically a solo artist because other people help him make the sound. The two Projects are different from each other in nature, and therefore need to be treated separately. And in all honesty, some information in this biography needs to be checked out because it's based off of interviews and speculation. I would be careful in making this part of the Owl City or Sky Sailing project biography because it may not be 100% accurate and more damage will be done than good. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.19.146.124 ( talk • contribs) 23:28, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
Please update the Midsummer Station section of this page (which is also has the information on what has been happening in the year). Owl City's song, "When Can I See You Again," which is going to be in the upcoming movie "Wreck-It-Ralph," came out around October 5, and it should be included. Skyscape144 ( talk) 05:48, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
Is Adam Young's blog not reliable enough of a source? I see that another edit on this page uses his blog (and only his blog) as a reliable source, and those edits weren't reverted. In my opinion, the reverted edit was just as notable as the earlier kept edits. I would just like clarification on this so I can make sure my next edits won't be confused like this again. -- Skyscape144 ( talk) 21:38, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
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Maybe it's just me, but I'm not a fan of how in the album sections, there are mini paragraphs/ sentences about the recent stuff, as if people are too lazy to put together a real section about a certain time period or album. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.149.220.238 ( talk) 01:26, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Discography section missing Of June — Preceding unsigned comment added by XSM1724 ( talk • contribs) 09:37, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Adam Young doesn't consider himself a band, he calls it a project or an alias. He only uses a live band for touring. I respect your edits but they go against the man himself!
Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Samcooke343 ( talk • contribs) 12:59, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
The lede sentence reads:
It's currently missing a preposition (by) and the wording is a bit imprecise now. Was it one of several 2007 projects or was is one project of many that Young has created and it formed in 2007? May I suggest the following?
The comma makes that projects phrase stand alone. I'll make that change and if it's not correct, we can revert and discuss. Walter Görlitz ( talk) 15:14, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Owl City is one of Young's many solo projects, with all music written, composed, recorded, and produced by him. During live performances he is accompanied by a group of supporting musicians:[2][3]
How come the RIAA classifies Owl City as a solo act in their database? So because there are backing bands when performing live should solo acts like Avril Lavigne also be considered as a band, too? Chihciboy ( talk) 03:28, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
Adam Young makes all of the music BY HIMSELF in the studio, and only uses a BAND of musicians when he's ON STAGE, because he can't do it all by himself without just pressing play, which wouldn't be playing live. How many times do people have to say this Walter? Do you even know what the word "band" means?! If Slash (a solo artist), or Avril Lavigne (a solo artist), or just about any other solo artist out there wants to play their full album live, they use a band. Adam Young is no different!! Samcooke343 ( talk) 18:00, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
Is calling Owl City a "project band" an acceptable compromise, or would it even be acceptable to call them that if not supported specifically by a reference? -- Winkelvi ● ✉ ✓ 01:42, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
Perhaps some of the other editors could comment on the two proposed lede sentences listed above. The RfC below has now prevented us from moving forward, but at least we can have a sentence in place when it is closed. Walter Görlitz ( talk) 15:00, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
There an ongoing dispute, which to an extent, recently broke into an edit war between multiple editors and ended into a quite a stalemate, about Owl City on whether the act should be considered as a solo project or a band. No concrete consensus have been made so far.
One user claims that Owl City is a band, here are his sources on the talk page:
On the other hand, multiple users claim that Owl City is a solo/project based on their sources on the talk page:
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help)In case of editor's who are unfamiliar with Owl City, here is a description on Republic Records artist roster site. Chihciboy ( talk) 05:44, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
Many of his songs' themes are Christian; enough to possibly consider putting Christian music as one of his genres- what do you guys think? --Wilsonbiggs 06:53, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
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Please change 'Touring Band' section because Daniel Jorgensen and Steve Goold are no longer touring with Owl City. Gabriel Hagen is now the drummer. Daniel was terminated from his role in the bad due to accusations of being a pedofile, and Steve said on his Twitter page that he is no longer touring with Owl City. [5] This is where some of the information about Daniel Jorgensen is coming from. He may or may not be guilty, but he is no longer part of Owl City. Message quoted is from Steve Bursky, Adam Young/Owl City's manager. [6] This is Steve Goold telling us that he is not going to be part of Owl City anymore, and underneath, it says that 'Gabe' or Gabriel Hagen, the man who subbed for him during some shows in 2013, will be handling it for him from here on out.
https://twitter(.)com/SteveGoold/status/400465757663809536 http://relientkara(.)tumblr(.)com/post/69952754981/important - no parentheses for these two links. Unsure of formatting on here, new(er) user. Seahorsebaker1999 ( talk) 00:29, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
Well, I am sorry, but these are the sources. Either fix it or not. It has been confirmed by Steve Goodl that he is no longer in the band, and Adam's manager that Daniel Jorgensen is no longer in the band either. Seahorsebaker1999 ( talk) 16:41, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks! Seahorsebaker1999 ( talk) 15:13, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
Owl City has written a letter posted on his website regarding his upcoming year in making music. He's announced that won't be releasing a full studio album but instead multiple EPs over the course of the year. The letter can be found here: http://beautifultimes.owlcitymusic.com/ I am suggesting the header under History entitled "The Midsummer Station - Acoustic EP and fifth studio album (2013–present)" should be changed to "The Midsummer Station - Acoustic EP and upcoming Extended Plays (2013-present)". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.65.98.152 ( talk) 04:12, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
Not done If a secondary source, ideally a reliable one, discusses it, then we could consider adding it to the article. We don't need to write about everything Young posts.
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Adam Young says this is one of the most constant questions he gets of his project.
I feel that his official blog post of why he has entitled Owl City....Owl City, would be a nice addition/citing to the article that would clear things up for the common reader. Here it is
Where to put it is the question....thoughts?
RhettGedies ( talk) 18:57, 1 May 2014 (UTC)
I didn't. I'll take a browse around the article at some time....but if you find a good place first, feel free to stick it in.
RhettGedies ( talk) 16:35, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
I understand why you reverted my edit, Mz7. I was just confused about the reason why the sentence above it states its definition of EPs such that "Beautiful Times" could fall under it.
I quote: "Young stated he intends to release a steady "series of EPs" in 2014 rather than one larger recording, starting with "Beautiful Times"."
From this (and here's why I think this sentence should be changed for clarification), I understood it to mean that he started his releases of EPs with "Beautiful Times" (because it says the "series of EPs" and later "starting with..."). Since "Beautiful Times" is a single, then should we change the sentence to something along the lines of: "...starting with the single 'Beautiful Times'"? Skyscape144 ( talk) 04:39, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
starting with "Beautiful Times"entirely, to eliminate all confusion. Cheers, Mz7 ( talk) 02:00, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
Under the doctrines of WP:SELFPUB, it is acceptable for self-published sources, such as the official Twitter for a subject, to be used as sources about themselves—subject to certain conditions. However, this is generally supposed to be used sparingly. Per WP:PRIMARY, Wikipedia articles should rely most upon reliable secondary sources, such as news articles and books. Where possible, please replace references to primary sources (such as Twitter and Facebook) with sources to secondary sources. Mz7 ( talk) 16:26, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
I'm starting a process of making the style of the page a bit more encyclopedia-sounding. The main point is to cut information that wouldn't be useful to a casual reader (such as the fact that album artwork is released through Instagram) and reduce proseline which inevitably creeps into article like these. Rather than continually stating information in the format "On <date>, Young <did this>", my goal is to make the History section more like a narrative. The information does not necessarily have to flow in strict chronology, but it shouldn't be confusing. Mz7 ( talk) 22:20, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
We need to add in Gabriel Hagen as the Touring band drummer and Rob Morgan in as the bassist. I've got a cite for Rob, submitted to a tumblr account, unfortunately the tweet was deleted but he has been showing up in every OC show this year. 1 and as for Gabe he also has replaced Steve (that was awhile ago) but the Gabe he is referring to is indeed Gabe Hagen, he subbed for Steve while Steve was touring with Sara Bareilles 2. I know Tumblr is not the best source, but that's all I've got, and I KNOW this information is correct. So, take it or leave it. Your choice. Seahorsebaker1999 ( talk) 00:09, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
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I would like to request for a addition in the article. Owl city has also recorded a new song called "Kiss me Babe, It's Christmas time." This has been released as a song about Christmas. It was sent as a free download by their official e-newsletter and has also been uploaded on You tube on the channel OwlCityVEVO. Nitin Bakshi ( talk) 10:33, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
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I would like to request an addition, Owl City has produced a new song named "Kiss me Babe, it's Christmas time". This has been sent as a free download to people on e-newsletter and has also been uploaded to their official You tube page named "OwlCityVEVO", this song is also available on iTunes and Spotify. So i would like you to add this information in this article. [1] Nitin bakshi61 ( talk) 11:13, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
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Append to History > "Beautiful Times" and new EPs (2014–present) OR Start new section "Future Album": In Early April 2015, a picture of a letter was added to the Owl City official website explaining that Adam had not become idle and that he had been working on an album, only to explain that he had been delayed due to a variety of reasons. The letter continued to explain that an album was finished and would be released later in the year. TheLastStego ( talk) 23:39, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
I will add a comment that there's nothing from the site that adds any encyclopedic information. Being delayed isn't really important. At best, it's a footnote on the release of the album, if a WP:SECONDARY source mentions it. Walter Görlitz ( talk) 00:45, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
This is mainly in reference to a
now-archived edit request by
User:Seahorsebaker1999 over a year ago, but
this Billboard article, published August 5, 2015, verifies that former touring member Daniel Jorgensen is being charged with criminal sexual contact. Whether to include this information in the article is ultimately an editorial decision, but consideration must be given to the privacy of the accused individual in accordance with the
biographies of living persons policy, which states that: For relatively unknown people, editors must seriously consider not including material in any article suggesting that the person has committed, or is accused of committing, a crime unless a conviction is secured.
In my opinion, Jorgensen is indeed a "relatively unknown" person, and as such, this information should not be included until a conviction is verified. Respectfully,
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There should be a reference to the influence that Owl City has had on the general public as well as the community he grew up with on the internet. There have been quite a few Youtube videos posted by popular Youtuber "Nightcore Reality" that have been highly perceived by the community and have been based off of the original songs by Owl City. Nemrion ( talk) 21:11, 14 February 2016 (UTC)Nemrion
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In the "ocean eyes" era it lists that Casey brown was playing drums, but he wasn't. Matthew Decker played through the ocean eyes album cycle 2009 and 2010, then Casey started for the all thing bright & beautiful era.
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I have requested at Talk:Adam Young#Requested move 29 August 2016 that the disambiguation page at Adam Young be moved to Adam Young (disambiguation). Your input on the proposal is invited. Mz7 ( talk) 15:13, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
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During the folks that were added for the live band, it should be Matt Decker on drums. He was the original drummer In the live band & played from the first live show through all of 2009 and 2010 dates with John Mayer & maroon 5, Asia, etc. Casey Browns first tour was the "All things bright and beautiful". This can be verified by any photos of the shows, the band members social media, etc.
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You may want to change current touring guitarist from Jasper Nephew to Cody Johnson, as Jasper is no longer touring for Adam Young. Here is a link that states Cody Johnson is the touring guitarist: https://wirthcenter.org/faculty/
"Jasper Nephew – guitar" changed to "Cody Johnson - guitar" Lovelyhootowl ( talk) 01:32, 18 April 2019 (UTC)
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There are some other projects that I found out that Adam had made or been a part of: Insect Airport, Seagull Orchestra, Dolphin Park. Another thing I found out about one of his songs: Firebird was in the point of view of Adam's girlfriend and she's talking to her brother and about their past. Also if you listen to some of his commentaries online or on spotify you might be able to get more info over him if you haven't already. I know he said he liked country music maybe you could add this as well. MiaMiaC ( talk) 17:37, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
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The following line is based on a satirical story created by Adam Young. Adam does not have a sister and that information should be clarified. I request changing: "He has variously attributed the name Owl City to either his sister having a pet owl which once got loose in her church,[17] or the 1962 short film An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." to: "Although an only child, Adam Young has jokingly attributed the name Owl City to his sister having a pet owl which once got loose in her church. However it is more likely that the name was inspired by the 1962 short film "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". In a post, he (Adam Young) says that “after reading the story or watching the film, I always walk away feeling like I’ve gotta start living… an emotion I believe we all need to feel more often than we do. Each time I think about it, the character in the story is me… and all I have left is a little bit of time.”". ShunJedi ( talk) 14:01, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
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I suggest a change of the line where adam young mentions he has aspergers. Aspergers is no longer a real diagnosis. Please change to Autism Spectrum Disorder. 24.19.43.6 ( talk) 03:33, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
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03:42, 17 June 2021 (UTC)Neural Cloud just came out on November 21st, 2022 among with a collaboration with Owl City to write a theme song with a sci-fi theme. The song itself will later be released on the music platform this Black Friday. 2603:6010:1803:7B05:C06E:FA44:FA6E:32FB ( talk) 04:44, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
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Change "He has variously attributed the name Owl City to either his sister having a pet owl which once got loose in her church, or the 1962 short film An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." to "He has stated that the Owl City comes from the 1962 short film An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." He's an only child and this is incorrect. Catlord1004 ( talk) 00:35, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
The article for Coco Moon has just been blanked-and-redirected by QuietHere, can the link please be removed if that edit is deemed valid (due to only sources being official) AidenTEM ( talk) 14:17, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
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On April 17, a new Owl City song "Dementia" featuring Mark Hoppus surfaced on HitFix.com. With the promise of a new Owl City record in 2012, the track could be the first single from the album.
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The {{ prose}} maintenance tag tells us that the article is in list format. This I guess would be true, as the style of the article really only lists dates and tells what happened on that date. However, I actually think that would be easier to navigate in an article like this. And in fact, the article is doing better in terms of prose. Really, it is prose, its just divided into short paragraphs by date. I removed the maintenance tag for this reason. -- Michaelzeng7 ( talk - contribs) 16:20, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
I have tagged the article with {{ non-free}}, as there are at least three issues with non-free content that have to be looked into before this can be ready for good article status.
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The result of the move request for the Proposal to merge Owl City and Sky Sailing into Adam Young was: Not Done — No Consensus to Merge.
Proposal to merge Owl City and Sky Sailing into Adam Young talk area:
Since
Owl City and
Sky Sailing aren't musical ensembles and monikers which Young uses when releases his solo phonographic material. I think that the content in the
Adam Young and
Sky Sailing article can easily be explained in the context of
Owl City, which is he is more commonly known as, similar to
Snoop Dogg. But I'm still not quite sure so I think this will help open up the discussion.
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**[ http://www.billboard.com/news/owl-city-eyes-shooting-star-as-next-single-1007965892.story **[ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10723410 **[ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-04-30/entertainment/ct-ott-0430-owl-city-20100430_1_postal-service-shy-show **[ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/arts/music/21owl.html?_r=0 **[ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8478246.stm **[ http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/07/02/us-owlcity-idUSTRE66157I20100702
Other not-so-reliable sources:
**[ http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/owl-city-takes-synth-pop-road **[ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/41229/Owl-City-Ocean-Eyes%3A-Deluxe-Edition/
Correct me if I'm wrong, but musical projects such as Era and Enigma are still categorized as musical ensembles as they consist two or more members. If Owl City is a musical project with just a single member, shouldn't he be categorized as a solo artist in Category:One-Man bands and Category: Pseudonymous musicians just like Nash the Slash, That 1 Guy, and Doctor Ross? Even if he has touring members, solo artists (such as Avril Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson) also have their own touring bands, too. And although other solo artists had other different musical projects (such as Brandy Norwood releasing music as Bran'Nu, or Avicii releasing music as Tom Hangs or Tim Berg), those other music projects are merged with their most common article (in this case, Brandy Norwood and Avicii) In that way, solo musical projects such as Owl City, Sky Sailing, and Port Blue could be merged into Adam Young, or his WP:COMMONNAME Owl City. I'm just saying. Woofygoodbird ( talk) 17:22, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
The articles should merge simply because they are the same person. Owl City is simply a pseudonym for Adam Young, a la City and Colour & Dallas Greene. If anything, they article could be Owl City (Adam Young) or vice versa. It is simply unreasonable to have them separate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.78.232.16 ( talk) 16:50, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
Support Merge, however, the main article into which these should be merged into should be the Adam Young article. These are his projects and are driven by him, even though there may be supporting members on the sidelines. Absolutely no need for three articles here. GenQuest ( talk) 02:38, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
AGAINST MERGE - DO NOT MERGE Owl City and Sky Sailing/Adam Young!! Even though they are all the same person (Owl City isn't a band, it's Adam Young ONLY, no one else) and Sky Sailing is Adam Young ONLY too, he thinks of them as seperate projects therefore so should we as a community. -- samcooke343 ( talk) 12:45, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
Partial Merge - I agree that Sky Sailing can be merged into this article, but Owl City is Adam's main project, and should be left as is, as there are 2 subpages to Owl City, Owl City Concert Tours and Owl City discography, which compliment the main article by keeping out specifics, but detailing those same specifics, so many people can use them for Work Projects, School projects etc. I also agree that port blue gets merged into Adam Young, as it falls under the same umbrella as Sky Sailing. Merging Owl City and Adam Young together WILL make the article confusing, or lacking in detail of Adam. Good luck guys and gals Jamourous ( talk) 08:21, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
Oppose - I feel there needs to be a differentiation between the band title of Owl City and the primary contributor. The background of a band would not be an appropriate area to include the biography of this individual and name specific character attributes, such as his insomnia, Asperger's and theological beliefs. DarthBotto talk• cont 08:21, 23 November 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.161.181.81 ( talk)
Keep - Both are notable on their own, so must be kept. HotHat ( talk) 05:10, 28 November 2012 UTC)
Against Merging: Owl City is created by Adam Young, as is Sky Sailing, yet whenever he tours he has a band. Therefore, he's not technically a solo artist because other people help him make the sound. The two Projects are different from each other in nature, and therefore need to be treated separately. And in all honesty, some information in this biography needs to be checked out because it's based off of interviews and speculation. I would be careful in making this part of the Owl City or Sky Sailing project biography because it may not be 100% accurate and more damage will be done than good. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.19.146.124 ( talk • contribs) 23:28, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
Please update the Midsummer Station section of this page (which is also has the information on what has been happening in the year). Owl City's song, "When Can I See You Again," which is going to be in the upcoming movie "Wreck-It-Ralph," came out around October 5, and it should be included. Skyscape144 ( talk) 05:48, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
Is Adam Young's blog not reliable enough of a source? I see that another edit on this page uses his blog (and only his blog) as a reliable source, and those edits weren't reverted. In my opinion, the reverted edit was just as notable as the earlier kept edits. I would just like clarification on this so I can make sure my next edits won't be confused like this again. -- Skyscape144 ( talk) 21:38, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
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Maybe it's just me, but I'm not a fan of how in the album sections, there are mini paragraphs/ sentences about the recent stuff, as if people are too lazy to put together a real section about a certain time period or album. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.149.220.238 ( talk) 01:26, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Discography section missing Of June — Preceding unsigned comment added by XSM1724 ( talk • contribs) 09:37, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Adam Young doesn't consider himself a band, he calls it a project or an alias. He only uses a live band for touring. I respect your edits but they go against the man himself!
Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Samcooke343 ( talk • contribs) 12:59, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
The lede sentence reads:
It's currently missing a preposition (by) and the wording is a bit imprecise now. Was it one of several 2007 projects or was is one project of many that Young has created and it formed in 2007? May I suggest the following?
The comma makes that projects phrase stand alone. I'll make that change and if it's not correct, we can revert and discuss. Walter Görlitz ( talk) 15:14, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Owl City is one of Young's many solo projects, with all music written, composed, recorded, and produced by him. During live performances he is accompanied by a group of supporting musicians:[2][3]
How come the RIAA classifies Owl City as a solo act in their database? So because there are backing bands when performing live should solo acts like Avril Lavigne also be considered as a band, too? Chihciboy ( talk) 03:28, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
Adam Young makes all of the music BY HIMSELF in the studio, and only uses a BAND of musicians when he's ON STAGE, because he can't do it all by himself without just pressing play, which wouldn't be playing live. How many times do people have to say this Walter? Do you even know what the word "band" means?! If Slash (a solo artist), or Avril Lavigne (a solo artist), or just about any other solo artist out there wants to play their full album live, they use a band. Adam Young is no different!! Samcooke343 ( talk) 18:00, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
Is calling Owl City a "project band" an acceptable compromise, or would it even be acceptable to call them that if not supported specifically by a reference? -- Winkelvi ● ✉ ✓ 01:42, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
Perhaps some of the other editors could comment on the two proposed lede sentences listed above. The RfC below has now prevented us from moving forward, but at least we can have a sentence in place when it is closed. Walter Görlitz ( talk) 15:00, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
There an ongoing dispute, which to an extent, recently broke into an edit war between multiple editors and ended into a quite a stalemate, about Owl City on whether the act should be considered as a solo project or a band. No concrete consensus have been made so far.
One user claims that Owl City is a band, here are his sources on the talk page:
On the other hand, multiple users claim that Owl City is a solo/project based on their sources on the talk page:
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Many of his songs' themes are Christian; enough to possibly consider putting Christian music as one of his genres- what do you guys think? --Wilsonbiggs 06:53, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
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Please change 'Touring Band' section because Daniel Jorgensen and Steve Goold are no longer touring with Owl City. Gabriel Hagen is now the drummer. Daniel was terminated from his role in the bad due to accusations of being a pedofile, and Steve said on his Twitter page that he is no longer touring with Owl City. [5] This is where some of the information about Daniel Jorgensen is coming from. He may or may not be guilty, but he is no longer part of Owl City. Message quoted is from Steve Bursky, Adam Young/Owl City's manager. [6] This is Steve Goold telling us that he is not going to be part of Owl City anymore, and underneath, it says that 'Gabe' or Gabriel Hagen, the man who subbed for him during some shows in 2013, will be handling it for him from here on out.
https://twitter(.)com/SteveGoold/status/400465757663809536 http://relientkara(.)tumblr(.)com/post/69952754981/important - no parentheses for these two links. Unsure of formatting on here, new(er) user. Seahorsebaker1999 ( talk) 00:29, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
Well, I am sorry, but these are the sources. Either fix it or not. It has been confirmed by Steve Goodl that he is no longer in the band, and Adam's manager that Daniel Jorgensen is no longer in the band either. Seahorsebaker1999 ( talk) 16:41, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks! Seahorsebaker1999 ( talk) 15:13, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
Owl City has written a letter posted on his website regarding his upcoming year in making music. He's announced that won't be releasing a full studio album but instead multiple EPs over the course of the year. The letter can be found here: http://beautifultimes.owlcitymusic.com/ I am suggesting the header under History entitled "The Midsummer Station - Acoustic EP and fifth studio album (2013–present)" should be changed to "The Midsummer Station - Acoustic EP and upcoming Extended Plays (2013-present)". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.65.98.152 ( talk) 04:12, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
Not done If a secondary source, ideally a reliable one, discusses it, then we could consider adding it to the article. We don't need to write about everything Young posts.
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Adam Young says this is one of the most constant questions he gets of his project.
I feel that his official blog post of why he has entitled Owl City....Owl City, would be a nice addition/citing to the article that would clear things up for the common reader. Here it is
Where to put it is the question....thoughts?
RhettGedies ( talk) 18:57, 1 May 2014 (UTC)
I didn't. I'll take a browse around the article at some time....but if you find a good place first, feel free to stick it in.
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I understand why you reverted my edit, Mz7. I was just confused about the reason why the sentence above it states its definition of EPs such that "Beautiful Times" could fall under it.
I quote: "Young stated he intends to release a steady "series of EPs" in 2014 rather than one larger recording, starting with "Beautiful Times"."
From this (and here's why I think this sentence should be changed for clarification), I understood it to mean that he started his releases of EPs with "Beautiful Times" (because it says the "series of EPs" and later "starting with..."). Since "Beautiful Times" is a single, then should we change the sentence to something along the lines of: "...starting with the single 'Beautiful Times'"? Skyscape144 ( talk) 04:39, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
starting with "Beautiful Times"entirely, to eliminate all confusion. Cheers, Mz7 ( talk) 02:00, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
Under the doctrines of WP:SELFPUB, it is acceptable for self-published sources, such as the official Twitter for a subject, to be used as sources about themselves—subject to certain conditions. However, this is generally supposed to be used sparingly. Per WP:PRIMARY, Wikipedia articles should rely most upon reliable secondary sources, such as news articles and books. Where possible, please replace references to primary sources (such as Twitter and Facebook) with sources to secondary sources. Mz7 ( talk) 16:26, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
I'm starting a process of making the style of the page a bit more encyclopedia-sounding. The main point is to cut information that wouldn't be useful to a casual reader (such as the fact that album artwork is released through Instagram) and reduce proseline which inevitably creeps into article like these. Rather than continually stating information in the format "On <date>, Young <did this>", my goal is to make the History section more like a narrative. The information does not necessarily have to flow in strict chronology, but it shouldn't be confusing. Mz7 ( talk) 22:20, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
We need to add in Gabriel Hagen as the Touring band drummer and Rob Morgan in as the bassist. I've got a cite for Rob, submitted to a tumblr account, unfortunately the tweet was deleted but he has been showing up in every OC show this year. 1 and as for Gabe he also has replaced Steve (that was awhile ago) but the Gabe he is referring to is indeed Gabe Hagen, he subbed for Steve while Steve was touring with Sara Bareilles 2. I know Tumblr is not the best source, but that's all I've got, and I KNOW this information is correct. So, take it or leave it. Your choice. Seahorsebaker1999 ( talk) 00:09, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
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I would like to request for a addition in the article. Owl city has also recorded a new song called "Kiss me Babe, It's Christmas time." This has been released as a song about Christmas. It was sent as a free download by their official e-newsletter and has also been uploaded on You tube on the channel OwlCityVEVO. Nitin Bakshi ( talk) 10:33, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
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I would like to request an addition, Owl City has produced a new song named "Kiss me Babe, it's Christmas time". This has been sent as a free download to people on e-newsletter and has also been uploaded to their official You tube page named "OwlCityVEVO", this song is also available on iTunes and Spotify. So i would like you to add this information in this article. [1] Nitin bakshi61 ( talk) 11:13, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
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Append to History > "Beautiful Times" and new EPs (2014–present) OR Start new section "Future Album": In Early April 2015, a picture of a letter was added to the Owl City official website explaining that Adam had not become idle and that he had been working on an album, only to explain that he had been delayed due to a variety of reasons. The letter continued to explain that an album was finished and would be released later in the year. TheLastStego ( talk) 23:39, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
I will add a comment that there's nothing from the site that adds any encyclopedic information. Being delayed isn't really important. At best, it's a footnote on the release of the album, if a WP:SECONDARY source mentions it. Walter Görlitz ( talk) 00:45, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
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this Billboard article, published August 5, 2015, verifies that former touring member Daniel Jorgensen is being charged with criminal sexual contact. Whether to include this information in the article is ultimately an editorial decision, but consideration must be given to the privacy of the accused individual in accordance with the
biographies of living persons policy, which states that: For relatively unknown people, editors must seriously consider not including material in any article suggesting that the person has committed, or is accused of committing, a crime unless a conviction is secured.
In my opinion, Jorgensen is indeed a "relatively unknown" person, and as such, this information should not be included until a conviction is verified. Respectfully,
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There should be a reference to the influence that Owl City has had on the general public as well as the community he grew up with on the internet. There have been quite a few Youtube videos posted by popular Youtuber "Nightcore Reality" that have been highly perceived by the community and have been based off of the original songs by Owl City. Nemrion ( talk) 21:11, 14 February 2016 (UTC)Nemrion
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In the "ocean eyes" era it lists that Casey brown was playing drums, but he wasn't. Matthew Decker played through the ocean eyes album cycle 2009 and 2010, then Casey started for the all thing bright & beautiful era.
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I have requested at Talk:Adam Young#Requested move 29 August 2016 that the disambiguation page at Adam Young be moved to Adam Young (disambiguation). Your input on the proposal is invited. Mz7 ( talk) 15:13, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
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During the folks that were added for the live band, it should be Matt Decker on drums. He was the original drummer In the live band & played from the first live show through all of 2009 and 2010 dates with John Mayer & maroon 5, Asia, etc. Casey Browns first tour was the "All things bright and beautiful". This can be verified by any photos of the shows, the band members social media, etc.
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You may want to change current touring guitarist from Jasper Nephew to Cody Johnson, as Jasper is no longer touring for Adam Young. Here is a link that states Cody Johnson is the touring guitarist: https://wirthcenter.org/faculty/
"Jasper Nephew – guitar" changed to "Cody Johnson - guitar" Lovelyhootowl ( talk) 01:32, 18 April 2019 (UTC)
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There are some other projects that I found out that Adam had made or been a part of: Insect Airport, Seagull Orchestra, Dolphin Park. Another thing I found out about one of his songs: Firebird was in the point of view of Adam's girlfriend and she's talking to her brother and about their past. Also if you listen to some of his commentaries online or on spotify you might be able to get more info over him if you haven't already. I know he said he liked country music maybe you could add this as well. MiaMiaC ( talk) 17:37, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
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The following line is based on a satirical story created by Adam Young. Adam does not have a sister and that information should be clarified. I request changing: "He has variously attributed the name Owl City to either his sister having a pet owl which once got loose in her church,[17] or the 1962 short film An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." to: "Although an only child, Adam Young has jokingly attributed the name Owl City to his sister having a pet owl which once got loose in her church. However it is more likely that the name was inspired by the 1962 short film "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". In a post, he (Adam Young) says that “after reading the story or watching the film, I always walk away feeling like I’ve gotta start living… an emotion I believe we all need to feel more often than we do. Each time I think about it, the character in the story is me… and all I have left is a little bit of time.”". ShunJedi ( talk) 14:01, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
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I suggest a change of the line where adam young mentions he has aspergers. Aspergers is no longer a real diagnosis. Please change to Autism Spectrum Disorder. 24.19.43.6 ( talk) 03:33, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
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03:42, 17 June 2021 (UTC)Neural Cloud just came out on November 21st, 2022 among with a collaboration with Owl City to write a theme song with a sci-fi theme. The song itself will later be released on the music platform this Black Friday. 2603:6010:1803:7B05:C06E:FA44:FA6E:32FB ( talk) 04:44, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
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Change "He has variously attributed the name Owl City to either his sister having a pet owl which once got loose in her church, or the 1962 short film An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." to "He has stated that the Owl City comes from the 1962 short film An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." He's an only child and this is incorrect. Catlord1004 ( talk) 00:35, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
The article for Coco Moon has just been blanked-and-redirected by QuietHere, can the link please be removed if that edit is deemed valid (due to only sources being official) AidenTEM ( talk) 14:17, 13 April 2023 (UTC)