Owl City: Live From Los Angeles is a video album documenting the July 21, 2011, show of American electronica project Owl City's All Things Bright and Beautiful World Tour. It was released on February 7, 2012, by Eagle Rock Entertainment. Filmed at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles, the 94-minute recording was directed by Mark Lucas and produced by John Rubey and Michael A. Blum.
Development and release The 94-minute recording was directed by Mark Lucas, and was produced by John Rubey and Michael A. Blum. Verification is in the closing credits to the film. During the concert, Daniel Jorgensen performed guitar and synth, Breanne Düren performed keyboards, synth and sang backing vocals, Laura Musten performed violin, Hannah Schroeder performed cello and bass guitar and Casey Brown performed drums. Speaking about the DVD with Billboard, Young stated;
Owl City: Live From Los Angeles includes footage of live performances of the concert, behind the scenes footage and exclusive interviews. The DVD was available for pre-order on November 29, 2011. The video album was released digitally on iTunes on December 6, 2011, in North America before it was released worldwide on DVD and Blu-ray on February 7, 2012.
Reception
Live From Los Angeles was met with mixed to positive reviews. Scott Fryberger of Jesus Freak Hideout gave a positive review calling the concert a "stellar live show." He also praised Owl City's touring musicians for their versatility and was impressed by their drummer Casey Brown. He ended off remarking, "All in all, this is a terrific DVD." George Lang of The Oklahoman gave a mixed review. He praised the song "Fireflies" for its "visceral arrangement" and "Galaxies" as the apex point of the DVD. However, he was critical of the visual execution of the DVD stating, "the camerawork is nearly devoid of style, providing little more than a front-row seat balanced with audience views."
Track listing
Credits Credits for Owl City: Live From Los Angeles adapted from the DVD.
Owl City Adam Young – lead vocals, piano, synth, guitar, drums, percussion
Additional musicians Daniel Jorgensen – synth, guitar, vibraphone, drums, percussion, bass Breanne Düren – keyboards, synth, backing vocals Laura Musten – violin, synth Hannah Schroeder – cello, synth, bass Casey Brown – drums, synth, percussion, bass
Production Jeff Ravitz – lighting designer George Bellias – video editor Adam Young – DVD audio mixing, stage design Rich Renken – DVD audio mastering Danny Graham, Mark Haney – tech manager Chris Mitchell, Zach Greenberg – technical director Santiago Yniguez, Jason Livingston, Chris Rhodes, Keith Denton, Darien Pasika, Pablo Bryant – camera operator Dave Rosenblum – production assistant Ryan Chin – creative director Dan Bagnall – digital manager Adam Jackson – production manage, front of house sound engineer, stage design Andy Frost – backline coordinator, playback engineer Micah Davis – monitor engineer Derek Kern – guitar technician, backline technician Paul Holst – lighting designer, lighting director, stage design, lighting programming Scot Sepe – bandit lites technician Brian Jenkins – lighting programming Brent Barrett, Matt King – lighting
Charts +Chart performance for Owl City: Live From Los Angeles Chart (2012) PeakpositionUK Music Video Charts (OCC) 33US Top Music Videos Chart (Billboard) 29
Release history Region Date Format Label North America December 6, 2011 Digital download Eagle Rock Entertainment Various February 7, 2012
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