Travis Barker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Travis Barker

American drummer and music producer

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1975

Place of Birth: Fontana, California, United States

Profession: actor, composer, drummer, musician, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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About Travis Barker

  • Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the drummer for the rock band Blink-182.
  • Barker has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transplants, founded the rock bands +44 and Box Car Racer, and most recently joined Antemasque and Goldfinger.
  • He was a frequent collaborator with the now-late DJ AM, and together they formed TRV$DJAM.
  • Due to his fame, Rolling Stone referred to him as "punk's first superstar drummer" as well as one of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time.Born in Fontana, California, Barker began drumming at an early age.
  • He began playing for the Aquabats in 1996, but left to join Blink-182 in 1998, which encountered mainstream success with Enema of the State (1999).
  • Barker established himself as a versatile drummer, producing and making guest appearances in music projects of numerous music genres including hip hop, alternative rock, pop and country.
  • He also starred in an MTV reality series named Meet the Barkers.
  • He was involved in a plane crash in 2008, but he recovered and released his debut solo album, Give the Drummer Some, in 2011.
  • He has continued to work with rappers, releasing extended plays with Yelawolf and Asher Roth and Nottz, as well as with Blink-182 and the Transplants. Aside from drumming, he founded clothing company Famous Stars and Straps in 1999 and LaSalle Records in 2004.
  • Companies such as DC Shoes and Zildjian cymbals have co-designed products in his name.
  • He released a memoir, Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums, in 2015.

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