Travis Barker

Name: Travis Landon Barker
Birthday: November 14, 1975.
Favourite Movie(s):True Romance, Taxi Driver.
Favourite Band(s): Old Dirty Bastard, The Police, Descendents.1
What he does in his spare time: He runs "Famous Stars and Straps" - a skating apparel company, teaches 40+ students, and likes to collect cars (namely Cadillacs) and old bikes and get a new tattoo to add to his collection!

Equipment
Drums: Orange County Gold Acrylic Shells with Remo Drumheads.
7 x 14 Snare Acrylic with vents
6 x 10 Tom
14 x 16 Tom
22 x 22 Bass Drum
Cymbals: Zildjan.

14" A Custom Mastersounds Hi-Hat
20" A Series Medium Thin Crash
21" A Series Sweet Ride Brilliant
20" A Series Medium Thin Crash
18" Oriental China Trash
Hardware: All DW (Drum Workshop) & Gold Plated - Pedal(s) Model: DW9000, Latin Percussion Rock Cowbell.
Drumsticks: Zildjan Travis Barker Model Hickory with Wood Type Round Tip.

Quick Facts.
Travis is the former drummer of The Aquabats.
Travis' mother, sadly, passed away the day before he started high school.He worked as a rubbish collector in California.

Mini-Biography
"Travis Barker is quickly becoming one of the more influential musicians on the Rock scene today. Travis began studying drums and taking lessons at the age of four. He studied with a jazz teacher and was exposed to many different styles of music. While in High School, Travis played in the jazz ensemble and marching band. He subsequently gained much experience performing at regional competitions and festivals. His senior year, Travis passed up drum corps tryouts for touring with a rock band. He gained more experience as a rock drummer in a few early bands such as Feeble, The Suicide Machines, and The Aquabats.
In 1998, Travis replaced Blink 182's first drummer and came to the bands rescue at one show by learning over twenty songs in just a few hours and performing with them later that evening. Travis quickly became a much respected and popular.

Email: drummer_travis182@hotmail.com