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Joe Travers
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Grammy award winner Joe Travers has been playing drums in the Los Angeles area for twenty-five years. A Berklee College Of Music graduate, Joe moved to LA in 1992 and by March 199…
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Grammy award winner Joe Travers has been playing drums in the Los Angeles area for twenty-five years. A Berklee College Of Music graduate, Joe moved to LA in 1992 and by March 1993 he had landed the gig with Dweezil & Ahmet Zappa's group "Z". Since then Joe has gone on to play for many acts over the years including Duran Duran, Lisa Loeb, Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes), Billy Idol, Zappa Plays Zappa and Eric Johnson. When Joe is not on the road, he spends his time being the "Vaultmeister" for the Zappa Family Trust. This entails being in charge of archiving and preserving the legacy of legend Frank Zappa, working closely with the Trust co-producing and supervising future projects. Joe continues to play with The Mike Keneally Band, and most recently will be touring with guitar legend Joe Satriani.
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2025
Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep
Movie Producer
- 2024
- 2021
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2020
Zappa
Movie Self
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2015
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
Movie Co-Executive Producer
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2014
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
Movie Himself
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2011
Mike Keneally Band: Bakin' @ The Potato!
Movie Himself
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2007
Zappa Plays Zappa
Movie Himself
- 2007
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2002
Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note
Movie Self
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2000
Duran Duran: The Pop Trash Tour
Movie Self
- 2000
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1997
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