Travis Smith
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Background information
Born	April 29, 1982 (1982-04-29) (age 25) Bainbridge, Georgia, U.S.
Genre(s)	Metalcore
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Instrument(s)	Drums
Years active	2000 - Present
Label(s)	Roadrunner Records
Associated acts	Trivium
Website	http://www.trivium.org

Travis Smith (born April 29, 1982 in Bainbridge, Georgia) is the drummer in the mainstream metal band Trivium. He has been with Trivium since their formation in 2000^[1]. Travis is best known for his very fast footwork; a skill that has been rewarded several times by music magazines such as Revolver and Modern Drummer as well as other media ^[2]. is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bainbridge may refer to: // Beryl Bainbridge, an English novelist, Bainbridge Wadleigh, a United States Senator from New Hampshire, Bainbridge, Stephen, a corporate law professor at UCLA and weblogger, Bainbridge, Merril an Australian musican. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Metalcore is a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore punk that began in the United States. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... For other uses, see Trivium. ... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Bainbridge is a city in Decatur County, Georgia, United States. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... This article is about metallic materials. ... For other uses, see Trivium. ...

In Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Awards 2006, Travis received the "Best Drummer in the Universe" award.^[3] Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany, Austria, Spain, Greece, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, Serbia and Montenegro by a different publisher. ...

Equipment

Smith uses a DDrum Dominion Ash drum kit deemed the "Warrior Kit" in lieu of the 400 spikes that adorn his kit, with his own personal design on the drums. He also uses Gibraltar Drumhardware; as well as DDrum electronics, Sabian cymbals, and Aquarian (as of January 2007) Texture coated heads on the tom batters and Hi-Frequency Black heads on the resonant sides, and Superkick II drumheads on the bass drum batters ^[1], and Ahead gloves. He also has his own signature drum sticks, made by Ahead. A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... 10-Inch AA Splash Sabian is a Canadian cymbal designer and manufacturer. ... A pair of drum sticks. ...

Travis' Warrior Kit ^[4] Dominion Ash in Transparent Black w/Black-Nickel Hardware, 400 Chrome Spikes installed on lug line, Two 20"x24" Kick drums, 7"x8" Tom Tom, 8"x10" Tom Tom, 9"x12" Tom Tom, 10"x14" Tom Tom, 16"x16" Floor Tom, 16"x18" Floor Tom, 7"x14" Snare Drum, 6", 8", 22", 24" Acrylic Deccabons, Ddrum Precision Cast Mesh Pad, Ddrum 4SE Module

Signature Kit

At the Winter NAMM Festival 2006, DDrum announced that they would be creating a Travis Smith Signature drum set with custom wraps by Rockenwraps as well as a Travis Smith Signature Snare.^[5] These monsterous kits consisting of two 20x24 inch bass drums, 7x8, 8x10, 9x12, and 10x13 rack toms, and 16x18 and 18x18 floor toms and Travis' Signature 7x14 snare are currently for sale in both the U.S. and U.K. among others. ^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} General Information about him
2. ^ Quickest feet reference
3. ^ Golden Gods Awards - Best drummer award
4. ^ Information about equipment he uses
5. ^ Information about signature kit
6. ^ [1]