Both Owl City and Twenty One pilots have been incredibly influential in different ways and I can honestly say that I would not be where I am in life without either one of them.

I discovered Owl City back in the late 2000's, when the band was still big. Surely, we all remember the smash hit that was Fireflies. As I browsed through those songs, I found they were always so beautiful and inspiring and offered me comfort in hard times; helping me to believe that no matter how bad things got, they could always get better.

More than a decade later, I discovered another band, Twenty One Pilots through their single, Heathens. As I slowly caught up on all of their work, I found nearly all of their music to be so honest and raw and real that it was staggering. There is so much naked sincerity poured into every note; every word! It is the veritable poetry of a man who has been broken, bruised and beaten down by life but still got back up and made something of himself anyway.

There are a couple of reasons I believe a collab between these two artists could not only work but would be exceptional. For one thing, their songs often sound similar in style; incorporating an electronic backdrop and soft breathy vocals; creating an ethereal and almost otherworldly sound. For another, their subject matter while very different, seems to be as complimentary as chocolate and peanut butter.

Owl City showed me how to dream. Twenty One Pilots taught me to fight my nightmares. One inspires hope, the other courage; both of which, the world is in desperate need of now more than ever!