Difference between revisions of "Joe Travers"
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'''Joe Travers''' works as the Vaultmeister overseeing Zappa's recordings archive originally held at Zappa's home and known as [[The Vault]]. He was raised in [[Zappa/Erie|Erie, Pennsylvania]]. | '''Joe Travers''' works as the Vaultmeister overseeing Zappa's recordings archive originally held at Zappa's home and known as [[The Vault]]. He was raised in [[Zappa/Erie|Erie, Pennsylvania]]. | ||
| + | He has also played drums with [[Dweezil Zappa]], [[Mike Keneally]], [[Warren Cuccurullo]] and Duran Duran. Travers was involved in the [[Zappa Plays Zappa]] 2006 & 2007 tours. | ||
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| + | [[File:Joe Travers II.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Joe Travers in ''[[Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die]]''.]] | ||
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| + | Joe Travers is interviewed in [[Frank Scheffer]]'s ''[[Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die]]'' (2000), ''[[Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note]]'' (2002) and ''[[Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2]]'' (2007). He is additionally interviewed in ''[[Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily]]'' (2013) and by the rock duo [[Sight After Dark]]. | ||
| + | He was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref> He performed on and wrote liner notes for ''[[200 Motels - The Suites]] (2015)'', ''[[Little Dots]]'' (2016), ''[[The Roxy Performances]]'' (2017), the 40th anniversary of ''[[Orchestral Favorites]]'' (2018), ''[[Halloween 73]]'' (2018), ''Frank Zappa - The Mothers 1970'' (2019) and ''Frank Zappa - Halloween 81'' (2020). | ||
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*[[Läther]] | *[[Läther]] | ||
*[[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]] | *[[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]] | ||
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*[[The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)]] | *[[The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)]] | ||
*[[Buffalo]] | *[[Buffalo]] | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.joetravers.com/ Website] | * [http://www.joetravers.com/ Website] | ||
| + | * [https://www.united-mutations.com/t/joe_travers.htm United Mutations page.] | ||
[[Category:Archivists|Travers, Joe]] | [[Category:Archivists|Travers, Joe]] | ||
[[Category:Record Producers|Travers, Joe]] | [[Category:Record Producers|Travers, Joe]] | ||
[[Category:Drums|Travers, Joe]] | [[Category:Drums|Travers, Joe]] | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 20 June 2026
Joe Travers works as the Vaultmeister overseeing Zappa's recordings archive originally held at Zappa's home and known as The Vault. He was raised in Erie, Pennsylvania.
He has also played drums with Dweezil Zappa, Mike Keneally, Warren Cuccurullo and Duran Duran. Travers was involved in the Zappa Plays Zappa 2006 & 2007 tours.
Joe Travers is interviewed in Frank Scheffer's Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die (2000), Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note (2002) and Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2 (2007). He is additionally interviewed in Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily (2013) and by the rock duo Sight After Dark.
He was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of The MOFO Project/Object (2006) album. [1] He performed on and wrote liner notes for 200 Motels - The Suites (2015), Little Dots (2016), The Roxy Performances (2017), the 40th anniversary of Orchestral Favorites (2018), Halloween 73 (2018), Frank Zappa - The Mothers 1970 (2019) and Frank Zappa - Halloween 81 (2020).
Albums overseen by Joe Travers
- Läther
- Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa
- FZ:OZ
- Halloween
- Joe's Corsage
- Joe's Domage
- Quaudiophiliac
- Joe's XMASage
- Imaginary Diseases
- The MOFO Project/Object
- The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)
- Buffalo
