Owl City

In the last post I talked about amateur musical groups that get their work to the world via the internet. While I differentiated them by who had record labels there are also groups out there that are becoming well known without the record labels. These groups are making a bridge between that which I earlier described as amateur bands and professionals.

For example, bands like Owl City have become serious music producers that put out professional sounding soundtracks, offer band merchandise, and have their songs for sale on itunes. Here's the catch: Owl City is actually one guy by the name of Adam Young who writes all his own music and records it in his bedroom. His homepage is even on myspace. So where do we put this kind of music?

When asked Young says:
"I'm the farthest thing from a pro but I have fun and that's far more important to me. I just like making songs. Writing music is like tasting the sky. It keeps me dreaming in color."

That's all for today, I just had to acknowledge the middle ground between the two parties I talked about last time. To listen to Owl City check here:

Owl City

Very Punny
Sign on a music store window: 'Come in and pick out a drum -- then beat it!'