Talk:Owl City/Archive 2

Edit request on 17 April 2012
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.

Katie, a princess (talk) 15:04, 17 April 2012 (UTC)katie, a princess


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. I'm not clear on what specific text you'd like added to the article. If you have specific text to propose (such as "Please add this text (X) to the article at this place (Y)"), feel free to re-enable the requested edit template. Thanks!  &mdash; Jess &middot; &Delta;&hearts; 00:43, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

List or prose?
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)
 * List also relates to information submitted in short, disjointed sections. Things like the "On January 2, 2012" and below that. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:30, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Never mind, I read Proseline. Told me everything. --Michaelzeng7 (talk) 22:30, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Non-free content
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.
 * 1) As per non-free content criterion 10c, each usage of non-free content requires a separate, specific rationale. This rationale should detail what the media is adding to this article in particular, explain why that needs to be shown, and tie it in to the article. Many of these samples lack attempts at rationales for this usage, nevermind decent ones. See this page for more details.
 * 2) As per non-free content criterion 3b, samples should be of a low quality. Per Manual of Style/Music samples, music samples should be no longer than 30 seconds/10% of the song (whichever is shorter) and no higher than 64kbps
 * 3) Also, please double check that each sample is really needed. Per criteria 3a and 8, we should use the smallest number of samples we can without compromising the usefulness of the article. Are they really all needed? J Milburn (talk) 15:07, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * They are not needed and they do violate copyright. I just removed them. If anyone wants to restore them, they should ensure that they do meet the criteria listed above. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:14, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Merger proposal
 The following discussion is an archived discussion of a Merge Proposal and Redirect – Move.'' Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. ''

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. Woofygoodbird (talk) 03:35, 6 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Support Neutral - The Adam Young article is currently quite duplicating on this article's content. It needs more information on his personal life, rather than his career. Sky Sailing is short enough to be merged. There's nothing to say that these 2 articles cannot be merged... is there? Michaelzeng7 (talk) 20:31, 6 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Oppose Young is the primary force behind Owl City, but he's not the band alone. As an individual, he carries on his own musical endeavours. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:54, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Notability is not inherited. All of the sources that cite Young always do so in relation to Owl City, so it's only reasonable that his biography and other musical endeavors be merged into one place, in a place where the information is under his most common pseudonym. I don't see the reason behind all these multiple articles that are practically about the same person. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 13:29, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
 * (Just for clarification, the Adam Young page is more about the person himself, as well as saying what other bands he's a part of/has made.) If anything should be moved, it should be the beginning of the"Early Years" section of the Owl City page, which is more fitting to what he's personally done than what the band has done (even though he is the only band member).  Sky Sailing should not be merged with Owl City because, even though they share the same person in the band, they're not the same band, and the music is not the same. Skyscape144 (talk) 23:50, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Michaelzeng7, you're incorrect in stating that "All of the sources that cite Young always do so in relation to Owl City". Most do, but not all. --Walter Görlitz (talk)
 * The Adam Young article has yet to see any sources that do not cite Owl City. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 21:25, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Again, you're not looking hard enough. http://adamrandal.com/ If you would kindly strike-out your statement. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:09, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Great, we have one source about Young's photography. The question is whether we can prove his photography is worthy of notice. However, right now, I'll admit I am leaning towards your opinion, so I'll strike my !vote to neutral. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 21:33, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
 * The real issue is that the collaborations he does are on his own, but the recording he does is as three different entities. That needs to be outlined much more clearly. In other words, the writing and producing credits are in his name while he rarely releases that music as himself. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 01:43, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

**[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/
 * I was actually kind of concerned as a lot of reliable sources such Billboard, BBC, The New York Times and Reuters all refer Owl City as a solo artist using a moniker name and not as a musical ensemble:
 * [http://www.billboard.com/news/owl-city-embraces-collaborations-for-midsummer-1007859752.story

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)


 * Your first ref states: "no longer anything like the iconoclastic solo artist he once was", and the second states "I'd certainly love to work again with some of them and have a handful of new songs on whatever is next that are just done as my own solo kind of thing". http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ is simply misdirected in indicating that Owl City is also known as Young.
 * In other words, he does both solo work, which is why he has an article as an individual, and he does band things, which is why has has a band. It's like Terry Scott Taylor, who does solo work, and his various bands, Daniel Amos, Lost Dogs, Swirling Eddies and more. And similarly Michael Roe is the only original member of The 77s, but that doesn't make him the entire band. Young does solo work and he has a band called Owl City. The fact that he writes all of the music for Owl City, and and he is the only constant member is not unusual. The fact that the Owl City music is sufficiently different than his solo output is enough reason to keep two articles. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 18:08, 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)


 * I think it's better to not be merged. Sky Sailing is not the part of Owl City. It's made by Adam Young, no other relationship with Owl City. No another reason why Sky Sailing must be merged with Owl City. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.79.50.106  (talk • contribs)  11:21, 31 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)
 * Comment That's an unreasonable request as the band is more well-known than the writer. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 02:51, 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. D arth B otto 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)

''The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. GenQuest "Talk to Me" 12:54, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Edit Request on October 10, 2012
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)
 * The article isn't locked so you can add the information (with references) yourself. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:48, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit Reversion on December 23, 2012
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)
 * There is no confusion. Young's blog is a WP:PRIMARY source. The question is not whether the music exists, but whether it's notable. I can revert others as well. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:26, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 15 January 2013
Daniel Jorgensen

Watchers3 (talk) 18:57, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 20:02, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I suspect the editor wants the subject added as a group member. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:04, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Not an anon. Page isn't protected. Can just do it. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:05, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Um, yes, the article is currently semi-protected (log), and it is not enough that a user be registered to edit a semi-protected page; s/he must also be autoconfirmed, which usually means the account must be at least 4 days old and have at least 10 edits. The OP did not meet the 4-day criteria at the time of the post. Also Mr. Jorgensen is currently listed in the infobox and band members section of the article, so I'm not sure what exactly s/he is asking for with this request. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 22:17, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Sorry for the confusion. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:26, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Edit?
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)
 * I agree. The "bulleted" items should be converted into prose. Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:35, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

Discography
Discography section missing Of June — Preceding unsigned comment added by XSM1724 (talk • contribs) 09:37, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Only full-length studio albums are listed when a full discography article exists. EPs are not. Walter Görlitz (talk)

Project or band
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)
 * Could you please support that in the Owl City article with at least one reference? Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:08, 29 July 2013 (UTC)


 * This information has been included in the "Members" section of the Owl City article and is supported by 2 self-published sources. I don't know how else to put it. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 15:49, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Call me blind, but I see others calling it a project but I don't see Mr. Young making that reference anywhere. You Have chosen to change from a longstanding term (band), which has the weak consensus of silence to something that has no support anywhere. Unless you can offer some actual support I will be changing it back in short order here and on all of the articles where you made this change. Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:11, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Also, the references for the term "band" are present. Reverting until 1) new references to support "project" can be found and 2) the rest of the article is updated to support the term as well. Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:35, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Consensus of silence? I've seen the title changed many many times now and it has always been reverted by you. A band is a group of musicians. Adam Young has always worked alone for Owl City, as referenced in the VEVO interview (and many other interviews I can list). So calling Owl City a "band" would give the false impression that Owl City has multiple members, which it does not. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 15:30, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes consensus of silence, and not only me who reverts it. There is a lengthy discussion of this on Young's article as well that has more info.
 * A band is a group of musicians and oddly, one of those references shows a full group of musicians performing the music, not just Young. I know of several musicians who have two (or more) incarnations. They perform different music as a band then when they perform solo. Young is one of those. However, the real issue is references. You stated that Young "calls it a project or an alias", but have offered no proof. Without proof contrary to what has been presented (see the term "band" as referenced in the lede, references that I did not add) the term should not be changed. Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:40, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
 * That is where the misunderstanding occurs. In the first reference (Owl City Road Stories on VEVO), Young states that "in the beginning, it was just me and a laptop", so he gathered a group of people to perform live. The "band" that you see in the video is a group of people Young gathered to help him perform live. (After all, it would be a rather boring show if it were only Young and a laptop). It is a common practice in the music industry to have a live band perform behind a solo artist when he or she does live performances. Owl City is the name given to the individual project that Adam Young alone created. As the end credits to both references state: "Owl City is Adam Young." Here are a few references that cite Owl City as a solo project or alias:    Michaelzeng7 (talk) 20:15, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Here, just check Google News by searching for "Owl City project". Michaelzeng7 (talk) 20:17, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Try a Google search for "Owl City Band". One of those Google searches is actually referencing Port Blue, which is a project of Young's, and is much more solo in nature, and another is in relation to Sky Sailing, which was another project. The second link is about an Owl City album which is label a project. Only the final Google link, from Glasswerk National, lists Owl City itself as a project.
 * So back to your earlier comment, I'm not at all confused. I understand that Owl City is a band that is a project for Mr. Young. However the two terms are not mutually exclusive. Owl City is not a solo project, it's a band. The music cannot be made without additional musicians. If they were all hired, studio musicians, I would consider Owl City a project. However, it's not. I have a friend who has a band. Every tour uses different musicians. The band has been around for close to twenty years and the only constant is my friend. The video, as the reference indicates, does list band members though and that's what's there. It might be valid to indicate that this band is one of Young's projects, provided that sufficient support can be found for such a statement, but changing the lede sentence would be inappropriate as most readers would not understand the term used in isolation like that. Perhaps changing it here (and only here) to read: "Owl City is an American electronica band, one of several projects by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota." (addition in italics). Leaving album and single articles as they are, or removing the term "band" altogether from the lede to avoid over-complicating them, might make sense. Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:10, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Adam Young wrote, drafted, produced, sang, and created the entirety of the records Of June, Maybe I'm Dreaming, Ocean Eyes, and All Things Bright and Beautiful by himself without any outside help. A notable exception being The Midsummer Station, in which he collaborated with several other songwriters. You must remember this is electronic music, and while it may be impossible to produce the music live without multiple musicians, it is perfectly possible to produce the music completely alone in a studio using any DAW program of your choice. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 02:42, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
 * The two terms are not mutually exclusive. However, I believe Owl City is indeed a solo project, and not a full-fledged "band" like Coldplay, fun., or OneRepublic. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 02:46, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree that Owl City is not a band like those or U2, The Beattles or others, but the music is not solo with back-up bands like Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:59, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
 * That's an interesting standpoint. The new wording makes sense. I still think the term "Owl City" was never intended to be a "band" name. It was just some funky title Young came up with one day to represent one his music projects. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 15:23, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

The lede sentence reads:
 * Owl City is an American electronica band, one of several projects singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota.

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?
 * Owl City is an American electronica band, one of several projects by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young, created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota.

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)
 * For the record, the two sources that follow the term "band" were added by me to support "project".(diff). They were the two sources that came from the "Members" section of the article, which says the following:
 * "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]"
 * Michaelzeng7 (talk) 19:13, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

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)
 * Interesting. You'd have to ask RIAA. Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:39, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't think I have to ask them since they already classified Owl City as a solo act. What's baffling is why do you even assert your claim over the music industry representative. Owl City even classifies Owl City as a solo artist. "The beauty of working as a solo artist under all these different monikers is you can always go back and kind of pick up where you left off, so I definitely might revisit those soon, but I don't know how soon". You only have two RELIABLE references that claim that Owl City is a band, but a lot more references claim Owl City as a solo artist. I can find them if you want to. Chihciboy (talk) 01:29, 19 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)
 * Please no personal attacks: don't single me out in comments.
 * He does not make the music by himself. You're mistaken. He writes the music by himself. The video, not added by me, clearly shows that he has a band.
 * How many times to people have to find one RS to support solo artist? Just once. Has it been done? No. Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:42, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
 * And this edit reads poorly:
 * Owl City is an American electronica]] project, one of several projects by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young
 * First the references would need to be removed since they support "band".
 * Second project is repeated twice in the same sentence and is particularly poor wording. Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:45, 18 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Just dropping in to say I also agree with the consensus that Owl City is not a band. See Aphex Twin, Nine Inch Nails, just a couple of other musicians I can think of that use a title on their records. And Walter, it looks like you are the only one in disagreement here. Referring to a contributor by their user name is not a personal attack: WP:AVOIDYOU and WP:WIAPA. Radiodef (talk) 19:51, 18 August 2013 (UTC)


 * I wanted to ask a quick question: does Adam Young have to specifically call Owl City a "project" or a "band" for it to be one or the other? These two terms have definitions.  Is this not enough to classify Owl City as either one?  Skyscape144 (talk) 00:25, 19 August 2013 (UTC)


 * I would also question this, as I pointed out that Wikipedia considers a band to be a Musical ensemble. The album articles also list only Adam as being Owl City, like at Ocean Eyes. All the other collaborative musicians, some of which perform with the live band, are just listed as being "additional". Is this the way it's listed on the physical records? Radiodef (talk) 00:54, 19 August 2013 (UTC)


 * It says on the inside of all the actual CDs that "Owl City is Adam Young". It doesn't say it's Adam Young PLUS anyone else.  It's just him, and no one else.  Skyscape144 (talk) 01:02, 19 August 2013 (UTC)


 * That is the kind of thing that indicates to me that it should be considered a project or pseudonym. As has been noted, having supporting musicians during concerts is very common and not the same thing as "being a band". A band implies that all are contributing creatively to the music which is clearly not the case here. Also note that there are some pages that use the word band for what was originally a solo project, like Dashboard Confessional. In that case, unlike Owl City, the musicians that "joined the band" performed on the records and (I presume) wrote their own parts, making it no longer a solo project. Nine Inch Nails, whose article calls it a "project", is probably the closest to Owl City in that the touring musicians do not contribute to the records, for example at With Teeth. Radiodef (talk) 01:16, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Radiodef, you have now offered several opinions including a new one: musical ensemble. Do you have any RSes to support your opinion?
 * Inside of all the actual CDs? Excellent RS. I confirmed on both Ocean Eyes and 'The Midsummer Station''. Too bad Radiodef is offering the new opinion or I would have suggested a new lede sentence. Will have to wait for some support. Walter Görlitz (talk) 01:22, 19 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)
 * Compromise is not necessary. It's clear that Owl City's published works consider it a solo activity. Calling it a project is fine now that we have a RS. I'm not sure which RSes Chihciboy was thinking about but I already showed they weren't and RIAA, in this instance, is not a RS. If we were talking about sales, yes. Distinguishing between a band and solo artist, not so much.
 * We're just waiting for Radiodef to either support musical ensemble or agree to let it go. Walter Görlitz (talk) 02:56, 19 August 2013 (UTC)


 * To state the obvious more plainly: Wikipedia considers a Band (music) to be a Musical ensemble, it's a redirect. An ensemble is more than one person. Radiodef (talk) 04:28, 19 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Collegial editing in Wikipedia is about compromise. Both options you gave are only about you getting your way, from what I can see.  That isn't acceptable.  It looks like a stalemate to me.  Why not do an RfC and get non-biased editors to provide their two cents?  -- Winkelvi ● ✉ ✓  04:37, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Perhaps I have misunderstood you Winkelvi. If you are trying to placate me by including the term "band" in the lede, there's no need. When Radiodef pointed to the primary source of the liner notes I agreed that this was a sufficiently reliable source for the term "project" or "musical project". I am no longer convinced that the term band needs to be included in relation to Owl City. I expect seem to have been confused to the introduction of the term and the references and I believed those sources supported the term "band". The first source (the YouTube video) is somewhat shaky, indicating that the "band" it is referencing is merely the performers in the video, the second (the iTunes link) doesn't even mention the term band. They were actually added here to reference the term "musical project". They certainly don't support that term.
 * However, if you're saying that band should be in the lede, feel free to offer a suggestion, with support.
 * I'm suggesting something along the lines of
 * Owl City is an American electronica project created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota, one of several such projects by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young.
 * or
 * Owl City is one of several musical projects by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young. It was created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota.
 * Collegiality is also my goal. Hence, feel free to remove the term "band" and substitute "project" or "musical project". Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:37, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I have no desire or interest in placating you. Completely neutral in regard to you.   My interest is in what's best for the article.  Either suggestion you've included looks like they would work. -- Winkelvi ● ✉ ✓  15:14, 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)

RFC: band or solo project
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:

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)
 * For the record, this RfC is a waste of time. I was the only editor who objected to Owl City being listed as a project. My final statements in the discussion above show that I have been swayed by sources not listed here.
 * Also for the record, most of the links designed to support the term project in relation to Owl City don't. If any editor actually click through to them will discover that. Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:03, 20 August 2013 (UTC)


 * So you agree that Owl City is in fact a solo act, but you oppose referring to it/him as a "project". In my opinion, with your change of opinion, we should probably change the term "band", which is being used in the lead, to something else. What that something else is open for debate. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 23:10, 20 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Perhaps http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Owl_City&diff=569164401&oldid=569157429 and http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Owl_City&diff=569182309&oldid=569173010 can explain this better. The material is above. Walter Görlitz (talk)


 * I don't mind either one of the text you provided in this diff. Glad to know we are finally reaching a consensus. :) Michaelzeng7 (talk) 23:21, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * And yes, this RFC was a bit unnecessary. Someone should speedily close it. :P Michaelzeng7 (talk) 23:23, 20 August 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ I have implemented Walter's first proposed sentence. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 23:33, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Christian music genre?
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)
 * Possibly with a reference. I do know his music is sold through Christian music outlets so it should be easy to find. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:59, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 January 2014
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. 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. 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)


 * Please be aware that in accordance with Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living people, I cannot include anything contentious or speculative about living people without verifying it from multiple reliable sources. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 23:08, 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)
 * ❌ Sources are not sufficient. Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:56, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
 * ON second though, I'll remove them from the membership list, but not explain why. Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:41, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Seahorsebaker1999 (talk) 15:13, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Request edit on April 7th, 2014
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)

❌ 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. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:50, 8 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Hmm. While it's true that I think we shouldn't be writing about everything Young posts, his letter does create a accuracy concern for the article. I.e. will Owl City actually produce a fifth studio album this year? Per WP:CRYSTAL, we should avoid predicting the future, and per WP:SELFSOURCE, self-published sources are allowed to be used to verify information about themselves. So I support the anonymous editor's proposed change on those grounds. Alternatively, if you still feel uncomfortable with including the information, we can instead change the section header to say "The Midsummer Station - Acoustic EP and "Beautiful Times" (2013-present)" Respectfully, Mz7 (talk) 03:04, 12 April 2014 (UTC)


 * I have gone ahead and WP:BOLDly updated the section title. Best, Mz7 (talk) 03:06, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * CRYSTAL is about writing articles not predicting the future in articles. The issue is that there's no source to support the title or that it's just EPs. The source violates RS because you have to provide personal information (access to my Facebook account in my test). I reverted the addition of the unsourced title. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:15, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * "Beautiful Times" is the title of the single released by Owl City on April 8. That title is unequivocally correct as it is a released Owl City song. See iTunes link and Alter the Press. What isn't sourced is the plans for a future "fifth studio album". WP:CRYSTAL says that we should never include unverifiable speculation about anything in articles (in other words, attempting to predict the future). "Beautiful Times" is verifiable, "fifth studio album" is not. That was the rationale for my change. Mz7 (talk) 04:44, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Sorry. I misinterpreted the change. I thought that you had elevated "Beautiful Times" to be an album title (or even an EP title), which it's not, and that wasn't the edit you made either. My mistake. However, why are we listing a single in the heading when all of the other headings list albums? Walter Görlitz (talk) 07:14, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * You have a good point. But we should at the very least get rid of the "fifth studio album" from the header. Mz7 (alt) (talk) 18:04, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Sure. But to the present doesn't mean this year, but with nothing on the horizon.... Walter Görlitz (talk) 18:55, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, given Young's statement on his website, I don't think there is nothing on the horizon for this year. It looks like has implemented a few changes which are essentially what the anonymous editor originally proposed in the edit request above. Personally, I don't think the change is of utmost importance, so I will neither support nor oppose it. I will, however, oppose adding anything to the effect of a "fifth studio album", because Young's statement clearly indicates there won't be a fifth studio album on the horizon. Mz7 (talk) 17:18, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi everyone, Mz7 (talk) is right when he mentioned my edits; Young said he won't release an album this year but instead a series of EPs. While I understand that quoting everything Young says on this article isn't correct or necessary, writing "fifth studio album" when it has been totally ruled out by Young himself is even more incorrect. While no other (reliable...?) sources remain, I vote for leaving it at "series of EPs". Although I can't imagine which Owl City sources would be more reliable than Owl City himself... Samcooke343 (talk) 12:58, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
 * He stated on his official Facebook page, during a Q&A, that a fifth album would be arriving around 'Summer time'. 109.151.179.37 (talk) 21:06, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Why Owl City is called Owl City
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)
 * Since it's likely to be a very short paragraph, it might make sense to include it in the history section. It could also be added at the end of the lede, with the reference. I don't see adding a whole section for it. Did you have some place in mind? Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:13, 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)

Revert of edit on June 4, 2014
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)


 * Ah, I understand the source of your confusion. I'm just as confused why the cited source uses that wording to imply "Beautiful Times" is an EP, when by definition it's not. I have removed the part that says starting with "Beautiful Times" entirely, to eliminate all confusion. Cheers, Mz7 (talk) 02:00, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

References to social media
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)
 * Agree. This supports the idea that the material that is being referenced is itself sufficiently notable that someone else wrote about it. Without it, the article becomes an extension of the subject's fandom. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:00, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I agree, as well, for the aforementioned reasons. As for the 2014–present section specifically, secondary sources are definitely preferable—perhaps we should cut back a bit on the unessential information. Is it really necessary to state, for example, that Young released the artwork for "Beautiful Times" via his Instagram account prior to the single's release? Thoughts, anyone? ~zziccardi (talk) 22:20, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
 * It's probably not encyclopedically essential to state that Young released the artwork from his Instagram account. Mz7 (talk) 18:23, 26 July 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, Young ", 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)

Band Members
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)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 December 2014
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)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Anupmehra  - Let's talk!  11:29, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I will also add that every song that the subject records is not notable or encyclopedic. If a secondary source discusses it, then we can use that source to support the statement. Linking to YouTube or VIVO or the subject's blog does not merit inclusion of the material. Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 December 2014
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.

Nitin bakshi61 (talk) 11:13, 24 December 2014 (UTC)


 * ✅: . G S Palmer (talk • contribs) 14:50, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2015
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)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format.  Kharkiv07 Talk  00:04, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  Kharkiv07 Talk  00:40, 5 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)

Daniel Jorgensen
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, Mz7 (talk) 04:47, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

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Addition to Influences
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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inaccurate info on the owl city wiki page
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.

174.20.161.142 (talk) 06:04, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Varun   &#9742;   12:02, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Requested move of the Adam Young disambiguation page
I have requested at Talk:Adam Young 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)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 September 2016
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.

http://www.heyreverb.com/blog/2010/09/02/live-review-john-mayer-owl-city-red-rocks-amphitheatre/19619/

174.20.121.189 (talk) 03:04, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Do you have a reliable source to support this. Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:10, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
 * The source does not mention "Matt", "Decker" or "drum". Even if it had, it would take a lot indicating that Decker played on the whole tour. Granted, the content should be source.
 * Please don't re-open closed requests. You created a new one. Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:38, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 September 2016
Under "Ocean Eyes" section, in the 2nd paragraph, change "Casey Brown (drums) to Matt Decker (drums)

174.20.121.189 (talk) 03:08, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 04:12, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Still not done. Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:38, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 September 2016
Under "Ocean Eyes" section, in the 2nd paragraph, change "Casey Brown (drums) to Matt Decker (drums)

http://www.heyreverb.com/blog/2010/09/02/live-review-john-mayer-owl-city-red-rocks-amphitheatre/19619/

Live review article published by heyreverb.com

174.20.121.189 (talk) 12:24, 19 September 2016 (UTC) U


 * ❌ The source does not mention "Matt", "Decker" or "drum". Even if it had, it would take indicating that Decker played on the whole tour not just one date. Granted, the content should be source. Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:39, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I see it is sourced. Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:42, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 September 2016
Under Ocean Eyes section, paragraph 2, change Casey Brown (drums) to Matt Decker (drums)

http://www.citypages.com/music/owl-city-breaking-through-the-whos-hoot-of-local-electronica-6723103 City Pages live concert review, Sept 2009, lists Matt Decker as the bands drummer

http://spinningplatters.com/2010/04/06/show-review-owl-city-with-lights-and-paper-route-at-the-fillmore-452010/ Live show review, April 2010, lists Matt Decker as the drummer for both a 2009 show and the 2010 show

http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2010/04/owl_city_takes_flight_during_s.html Live show review from House of Blues Cleveland, lists Matt Decker as drummer, April 2010 written by John Soeder, ublished Cleveland.com

http://twincitieslocalmusic.blogspot.com/2009/02/owl-city.html Lists Matt Decker as live drummer, February 2009

http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Owl_City_The_pop_emo_hitmaker_and_what_inspired_Fireflies/38825/p1/ Lists Matt Decker as the live drummer in UK tour, February 2010, written by Tony Cummings, published by crossrhythms.co.uk

https://issuu.com/bethelclarion/docs/bethelclarion Bethel Clarion, local college paper, featured Matt Decker as Owl City's drummer

http://www.henkjanvanderklis.nl/2010/02/concertverslag-owl-city-en-lights-in-melkweg-amsterdam/ Show review in Amsterdam, Feb 2010, lists Matt Decker as the drummer

http://www.410bc.com/5-questions-with-matthew-decker-of-owl-city/ This is an interview with Matthew Decker while he was still touring with the group (March 30th 2010), published by 410 BC

http://www.louderthanthemusic.com/document.php?id=2170 Lists Matthew Decker as the drummer through end of 2010. published by louder than the music

174.20.104.89 (talk) 01:48, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done I made the change, including the City Pages source and the Cleveland.com source, since they concurrently verify the other musicians. Thank you for providing sources, and thank you for your contribution to Wikipedia! Mz7 (talk) 02:47, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Additions to the discography (Sky Sailing, Port Blue, Adam Young Scores)
Just wondering since those articles keep getting merged with this one if one should just put Adam's other released projects under the Owl City discography with notations. I recall there having been a Sky Sailing page at one point (for the album itself), and a page on Port Blue, though those could be easily added to this page and just filled into the Owl City discography at the appropriate locations.

GrayscaleRain (talk) 00:35, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
 * This seems sensible. I was hoping to write a section at this article specifically for his side projects (this was the compromise I suggested at the deletion discussion), but I haven't had the time for it. I've also been toying with the idea of un-merging the Adam Young article sometime in the near future – I was disappointed to see that Owl City wasn't declared the primary topic of the name "Adam Young", because, among other reasons, some obscure politician who just barely meets WP:BIO has a standalone article and the Adam Young of Owl City doesn't have one specifically under the name "Adam Young". But that's a discussion that's already done and closed. We'll see how much coverage the Adam Young Scores has and will receive. Mz7 (talk) 00:01, 16 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Alright, added all of the stuff with a majority of unique material on there that I have the dates for. I really feel like Ultraviolet should be on there (though half of the songs are on Mobile Orchestra) and that maybe it could be organized a bit better, but it's quite late for me so maybe on another day. GrayscaleRain (talk) 12:45, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

Color Therapy
Just to pre-empt, there's an instrumental solo artist going by the name Color Therapy (with a single album "Mr. Wolf is Dead") whose music bears a striking resemblance to several unreleased songs by Young, (in some cases being straight up reworks.)

From what I can tell, it is most likely Young (splitting off other projects and working with friends as he is wont to do), or if it isn't, he is most likely very aware of the project (and probably passed on the demos to the person who is doing it). He seems to have a history with some of the people who worked on the record as well.

HOWEVER, that said, unless it can be confirmed that he is indeed the person behind it, or at least what role he played in producing the record, it shouldn't be included on the page.

I'm just putting this here as a note, to keep it from being added unless we have something better to go on.

GrayscaleRain (from school computer so I can't log in) 131.96.91.118 (talk) 18:21, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 December 2016
The sentence ending with "so that fans a clear taste of what the album would sound like." doesn't make grammatical sense. Please change that sentence to something like "so that fans would have a clear taste of what the album would sound like." Dnablend (talk) 01:05, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

✅ Thanks for picking up on that. Walter Görlitz (talk) 01:48, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

Asperger Syndrome
Please stop adding the People with Asperger syndrome category to this page. First, this page is about the band Owl City, not Adam Young; a band can't have Aspergers. Second, Young has stated in an interview that he thinks he might have Asperger syndrome but hasn't been diagnosed (http://www.citypages.com/music/owl-citys-reclusive-adam-young-opens-up-6761494). A lot of unreliable sites describe him as having Aspergers, but I can't find a single reliable one confirming a diagnosis. People who haven't actually been diagnosed shouldn't be in this category. For these reasons the category is clearly inappropriate.SMDWiki (talk) 19:21, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Please stop removing it from this article. First this article is about Adam young because there was a discussion about a previous article devoted to Adam Young and the community consensus was to merge all of the biographic material in that article into this one. So while a band can't have Asperger's the article did and it was merged here. I have taken your sourced and modified the article accordingly. That you're a single-purpose account removing the diagnosis from multiple articles should be investigated further. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:02, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
 * "Single-purpose account?" Bizarre and unfounded accusations aside, Adam Young has NOT been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. A "general belief" that he has the disorder is not enough to justify putting this article in the people with asperger syndrome category. Info on Wikipedia needs to be supported with facts, not beliefs; it is NOT a fact that Young has Aspergers. I see what you mean about merging the biographical material, but I think the personal life section should be more substantive than just saying that Adam Young thinks he might have Aspergers.SMDWiki (talk) 19:52, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, SPA. Look at your edits. Good to know he hasn't been diagnosed with it. It doesn't change the current content. Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:55, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, look at my edits. I've edited plenty of other articles, therefore no single-purpose. As for your latest edit, why should it be repeated that Adam Young thinks he might have Aspergers? Saying it twice is giving undue weight to a minor detail. And why should it be stated that there is a "general belief" that Adam Young has Aspergers among random people on the internet who don't know him, who've never evaluated him, aren't qualified to make psychiatric diagnoses and, in some cases, have an agenda? Why does this belong in an encyclopedia article? It's just their opinion that he has Aspergers, and info on Wikipedia needs to be fact-based.SMDWiki (talk) 00:20, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, look at your edits. You've edit plenty of articles about Asperger Syndrome therefore ....
 * Fixed. Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:25, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 June 2017
Change "believe" to "belief" in the third sentence of the second paragraph in the section title Adam Young. The resulting sentence should read, "This has morphed into a general belief that he does have it." Kurtruk8 (talk) 18:00, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

✅ - Thanks. Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:10, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

Cinematic Citation
Could someone add the YouTube video announcement as the citation for the Cinematic album date? Shyan s (talk) 19:47, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Someone would have to provide it. And really, a WP:SECONDARY source should be provided. Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:18, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ - The reference to the YouTube announcement video has been added, but if others would like to look for secondary sources, they should go ahead and do that. --Skyscape144 (talk) 06:40, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 December 2017
Please change "He was born and raised in Owatonna, Minnesota" to "He was born on Ottumwa, Iowa and raised in Owatonna, Minnesota"

This is misinformation because he was not born in Minnesota. He released a song stating that he was born in Ottumwa, and this article from a college campus he visited in 2009 references him as "Ottumwa-Born". http://www.iowastatedaily.com/ames247/article_5df22f91-e9c5-59f5-b8da-df77cfb4d4cf.html Rychotech (talk) 14:54, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done The birthplace was lacking a citation. And a quick Google search didn't return anything helpful either, apart from the citation you provided. ChamithN   (talk)  15:15, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 October 2017
Adam Young is no longer with Universal Republic since the release of the Owl City album 'Mobile Orchestra', July 2015. Source: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7262929/owl-city-adam-young-film-score-month

Since july 2015 his current label for Owl City is his own independent 'Sky Harbor Records'. http://owlcitymusic.com (bottom). His instrumental releases, the Adam Young Scores project, are released via his other independent imprint 'Sky Harbor Entertainment'.

Adam Young might announce a new record label deal in connection with the next Owl City album.

NOTE: His early Port Blue material 'The Airship' and 'The Albatross' Ep CD's, were released via a third independent imprint of his - 'Port Blue Productions'. https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/the-airship-mr0002571688

But for now you should consider changing his current label status to: Sky Harbor Records, Sky Harbor Entertainment and Port Blue Productions

Best, MariusEJ MariusEJ (talk) 09:56, 25 October 2017 (UTC)


 * ❌ Where exactly do we state where the band's "current label" is? The infobox is to list all labels the subject has ever been signed to. The lede simply mentions that they signed with Universal Republic Records in 2008. The article itself states the same. Nowhere does it state that Owl City has a "current label". Please show the exact phrasing you want to change and what you want it changed to. Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:33, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

I believe they either want it to be replaced with or added alongside Universal Republic Records/Republic Records in the Labels section of the infobox. As Sky Harbor Records appears as the Label for some of his works, it should be at least noted. Google recognizes it. Ray (talk) 08:42, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
 * It won't be replaced. The parameter is to list all labels for the band, not only the current one. Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:57, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 January 2018
Add "Ready To Fly" by Didrick feat. Adam Young under "Discography/Adam Young" 2600:8800:481:AF00:94CD:474A:AED6:36EF (talk) 23:08, 9 January 2018 (UTC)


 * ❌ Thanks for the suggestion. We would need a reliable source to support this entry. Also, if Didrick doesn't have an article, we won't likely be adding it. Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:29, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 January 2018
I'd like to add a header 'Collaboration with Didrick' under 'History'. This header would contain information relating to Young's recent feature on the track 'Ready To Fly' by Didrick, under the new label 'Monstercat Instinct'. Lukemorcom (talk) 11:03, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Thanks for the suggestion. As Walter said above, "we would need a reliable source to support this entry. Also, if Didrick doesn't have an article, we won't likely be adding it." Ben · Salvidrim!   &#9993;  15:42, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

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Reel 3
Please update the "Cinematic" section to say that Reel 3 was released on April 6, 2018.

FlutterLights (talk) 04:10, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The request was done incorrectly, but please provide a secondary source to support the album's release. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:14, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: I found a source saying all three Reels have been released, so I've updated that. However, I couldn't find a source including dates. if you find one, please re-open this reuqest vy changing "answered=yes" to "answered=no" and provide the source. Thanks,  Nici  Vampire  Heart  12:51, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Current touring guitarist
The current touring guitarist with Owl City is Cody Johnson. Jasper Nephew is no longer touring with Owl City and should be moved to the previous band members section. GloryGuitars (talk) 17:38, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Do you have a source to support that Johnson (whom I assume is you) is the guitarist? It would be great if a source could be provided to indicate when Nephew left as well. Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:51, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 January 2019
Beneath the headline "The Midsummer Station—Acoustic EP (2013)", the paragraph begins in saying "Owl City did not release a full studio album in 2013, in spite of reports of such". I am requesting that "in spite of reports of such" be changed to "despite such reports" as means of eliminating unnecessary wordiness and granting reader's ease. Ethaedair (talk) 06:21, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done DannyS712 (talk) 06:26, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 January 2019
Please add "Insect Airport" to "Associated Acts" under "Background Information" as Adam Young also had this as one of his projects. 69.118.227.203 (talk) 21:30, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * The documentation for the template, template:Infobox musical artist states that the parameter "is for professional relationships with other musicians or bands that are significant and notable to this artist's career and says that a "one-time collaboration for a single song" should be avoided. If you have a secondary source, we could add it to the appropriate section, but it will not be going in the infobox. Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:27, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 April 2019
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)
 * A link from the band or a current review rather than an un-dated primary source without an author is needed. Walter Görlitz (talk) 01:44, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 August 2020
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)
 * ❌ First, we usually expect the format of this sort of request to be "change x to y" or "add the following", and so a vague comment doesn't help.
 * Second, while Owl City is primarily Adam Young, it's not exclusively him so when Young appears on other projects we treat it as an individual from a band making an appearance in that band, not unlike Bono of U2 appearing on someone else's album, or Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots drumming on another band's album. We don't list it in the band discography. Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:45, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 May 2021
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)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. As to the extension of the quote, that's a firm no, because that would be too much detail. However, for the "only child" bit, that could go in, assuming you can find a reliable source which confirms Young is an only child. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 19:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 June 2021
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)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. The cited source says Aspbergers.  Please get consensus before changing it to something different than what the source says.  RudolfRed (talk) 03:42, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Owl City finally revealed the theme song for Neural Cloud. It called “Up To The Cloud”!
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)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 April 2023
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)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Tollens (talk) 02:09, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Coco Moon
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)