Owl City is a musical project by American Adam Young. Young started out making music in his basement in his hometown of Owatonna, Minnesota, US, and later developed a following through his Myspace profile before being signed to Universal Republic. Young's influences are disco and European electronic and trance music. After one extended play followed by an independent album, Owl City gained mainstream popularity from the 2009 major label debut album Ocean Eyes, which spawned the hit single "Fireflies".