About Us
Our Music studio was founded in 1887 when our founder Mark Johnson, wanted to find a way to publish music globaly, and in his first atttempt to make a music disk for a Gramaphone, it broke, he tried again, and by the 40th disk... IT WORKED, he had made the first song recording and now, 139 years later, his Company is worth 790 Billion.
We got the name Apollo Records from the Greek God, Apollo, the god of Music, Sun, and poetry, and we consider the music we make to be on the same status of Apollo
Now, here is a quote he said
It is never a loss, until you accept defeat -Mark Johnson
And we tend to honor his legacy of making the best music, and you can to
And you may be asking about the name, well, we get the name Apollo Records from the greek god Apollo, who is the god of Music, Poetry, and Medicine
HISTORY
- 1887-Apollo Records was founded by Mark Johnson, 31
- 1888-First music disc made by Apollo Records
- 1888-First Ad/Flyer made
- 1894-Official building bought and renovated
- 1899-Town in lockdown after a failed robbery
- 1900-Lockdown lifted and production resumes
- 1914-Apollo Records send aid to Europe
- 1922-Great Depression, Almost goes bankrupt
- 1943-Apollo Records starts a program to help soldiers
- 1946-Secound building bought
- 1947-Mark Johnson passes away, Age 91
- 1950-Fire burns half of the orginal building
- 1960-Failed Band Leader attacks Apollo Records, killing 6
- 1969-Opened shop to the homeless so they can watch the moon landing
- 1975-Suplied American soldiers with music
- 1985-Apollo Records sues another buisness named Apollo Records
- 1990-Explosion destroyed a studio
- 2005-Studios are launched world wide
- 2011-Owner Arthur Callahan tries to sell the buisness
- 2012-An employee after finding out Arthur's plan, Kills him in drive by
- 2019-Covid-19 spreads, shutting down all studios
- 2023-Owner Andrew Johnson starts a snack bar in the studio
ORGINAL FLYER © 1888 Apollo Records, Photo credit to John Marksin
