Owl City out of the shadows and taking center stage

Adam Young started the Owl City music project because he couldn't sleep.

Now, the 27-year-old from Minnesota in the United States, is a multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter, with the songs he has uploaded to the Internet since 2007 having been bought online tens of millions of times by fans around the world.

Young will embark on his second tour of China in August, playing songs from his new album, the third installment of the Owl City project, The Midsummer Station. The first show will take place on Aug 21 at the Mixing Room and Muse in Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai.