ful Music Insider: Our Interview with Owl City!

We couldn't be more excited! A couple of weeks ago, ful scored an interview with Adam Young, aka Owl City! Owl City is a synthpop musical project created by Young. He started making music in his basement and posting it on MySpace and soon his unique sound started getting noticed. After releasing two albums on his own, Young was signed by Universal Records and together they released a third album, Ocean Eyes. Owl City topped the Billboard charts with the single Fireflies from that record. In addition to his current U.S. tour, Young will be joining John Mayer on tour later this year.

Again, we're so excited to present our interview with Owl City. Here's what Young had to say...

ful: What aspect of making music excites you the most right now?
Owl City: Pizza.

ful: What was the last song you wrote? Can you tell us about it?
OC: I've been writing a lot of music for commercials and other projects as well as doing a bit of remixing lately. It's kept me a busy bee but things like that are easy to do on the tour bus and it's been a blast.

ful: What is the most exciting part of recording? The most difficult?
OC: The music is the most exciting, the vocals are the most difficult.

ful: Do you have a favorite city to play in? A favorite venue?
OC: Not really. Every big city sort of feels the same to me, and while I'm not particularly fond of big cities, I suppose I don't have a good answer. I like the countryside and I'm not much of a social person.

ful: Which songs do you perform most frequently? Do you ever play any covers? Do you have a set play list? What's your favorite song to play?
OC: We play a mix of old and new music on the road. We've been known to cover the title theme from a video game from 1996 called Wave Race 64. My favorite song is called This is the Future.

ful: You have such a unique sound. Who and what inspire you? What kind of recording equipment do you use?
OC: I become really inspired by reading and art. It's the visual aspects of imaging that really get me going and I think it's a fascinating thing to try to portray that via music. I run Pro Tools and Reason.

ful: What bands do you love right now? Who would you love to play with?
OC: I don't really listen to a lot of "bands" nor a whole lot of current popular music, but I am a fan of Thomas Newman and just about everything he's written for film. I tend to be more inspired by nature and things that exist naturally.

ful: You just announced you're touring with John Mayer this summer. Have you met him before? Are you friends? What are you most looking forward to on that tour?
OC: I'm looking forward to it. I'm excited to see places I've never seen before and equally excited to return home with a slew of new memories. We haven't played much in the south east part of the states and I'm really looking for to it.

ful: What advice do you have for people who are trying to break into the music industry?
OC: Don't run with scissors.

ful: We at ful bags are super excited to be working together. Have you had a chance to use our luggage/bags? What do you think?
OC: Yes! I LOVE them! I'm sitting on one right now. It's comfy.

For more information on Owl City check out their official website and MySpace page. Thanks Adam and hope to see you live soon!