Best known as  drummer for pop-punk mainstays Blink 182, Travis Barker expanded his reach over the decades with bands such as the Suicide Machines, the Aquabats, Transplants, +44, Box Car Racer, Goldfinger, and more.

The prolific producer/songwriter is also known for his collaborative output, contributing his crisp, athletic drum frenzies on multiple tracks with artists such as Yelawolf, $uicideboy$, Vic Mensa, 03 Greedo, XXXTentacion, and Lil Nas X. Across genres, his trademark sound also landed on songs from the worlds of electronic (Krewella, Steve Aoki, Datsik) and pop (Skylar Grey, P!nk, Avril Lavigne).

In 2011, in the aftermath of a life-changing plane crash and painful recovery, Travis issued his solo album, Give the Drummer Some. The star-studded debut, featured an impressive number of famous friends, including Lil Wayne, Pharrell Williams, RZA, Raekwon, Tom Morello, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Kid Cudi, Tech N9ne, Cypress Hill, and Slipknot's Corey Taylor. Upon release, the set peaked within the Billboard Top Ten and landed on both the R&B and Rap charts at number two.

Travis has also lent his talents to tracks with Lil Nas X ("F9mily [You & Me]"), Halsey and Yungblud ("11 Minutes"), Machine Gun Kelly, and Yungblud (the hit single "I Think I'm OKAY") and Willow Smith ("Transparent Soul").

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