James Apollo
(born December 25 1980) is an American songwriter and musician
. He was born in NW Arkansas and spent formative years in Minneapolis, San Francisco, New York and Tennessee. He currently lives and works out of Silverton, Colorado, and New York City.
The Scotsman dubbed Apollo "King of the Road," in 2008. He is best known for creating emotionally textured soundscapes, often gaining musical and lyrical citations to William Faulkner, Tom Waits, and classic americana of the West. His songs have been featured in a number of independent films, including the 2009 feature, "Sun Dogs."
After touring the USA for several years, Apollo was picked up by NoAlternative Records, which released a number of Apollo's albums including "Good Grief" (2005) and "Hide Your Heart in a Hive" (2007).
First touring Europe with Canadian songwriter Morgan Finlay, James Apollo was invited by Tom Robinson to perform live on the BBC. This led to numerous radio appearances, and a live television session on Channel M in Manchester, gaining the singer a wide audience throughout the UK. He has since continued performing in both the US and EU, dividing time between music hubs of [New York] and London, as well lesser trodden locales such as Reykjavik and Slovenia.
In 2008 Apollo recorded the record "Angels we have Grown apart" which features a number of prominent New York musicians such as Clifton Hyde, Stefan Zeniuk, and Jesse Selengut.
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James Apollo
(born December 25 1980) is an American
songwriter and
musician
. He was born in NW
Arkansas and spent formative years in
Minneapolis,
San Francisco,
New York and
Tennessee. He currently lives and works out of
Silverton, Colorado, and New York City.
The Scotsman dubbed Apollo "King of the Road," in 2008. He is best known for creating emotionally textured soundscapes, often gaining musical and lyrical citations to
William Faulkner,
Tom Waits, and classic
americana of the West. His songs have been featured in a number of independent films, including the 2009 feature, "Sun Dogs."
After touring the USA for several years, Apollo was picked up by NoAlternative Records, which released a number of Apollo's albums including "Good Grief" (2005) and "Hide Your Heart in a Hive" (2007).
First touring Europe with Canadian songwriter
Morgan Finlay, James Apollo was invited by
Tom Robinson to perform live on the
BBC. This led to numerous radio appearances, and a live television session on
Channel M in Manchester, gaining the singer a wide audience throughout the
UK. He has since continued performing in both the
US and
EU, dividing time between music hubs of [New York] and
London, as well lesser trodden locales such as
Reykjavik and
Slovenia.
In 2008 Apollo recorded the record "Angels we have Grown apart" which features a number of prominent New York musicians such as
Clifton Hyde,
Stefan Zeniuk, and
Jesse Selengut.