Michael Travis

Michael Travis (born April 20, 1965) is an American musician.

Bio
Travis was born in southern California. He graduated from University of California at Santa Cruz with a degree in Environmental Science in 1989 and moved to Crested Butte Colorado.

Travis was a founding member of The String Cheese Incident, a jamband, and author of the songs Time Alive, Swampy Waters, Rainbow Serpent, Diggin' In and Samba DeGreeley.

Travis was a member of the electronic based band Zilla.

Michael Travis is a founding member along with Jason Hann, also of SCI, of the improvisational electronic group EOTO. EOTO has been playing for over 5 years now and had their 5th year anniversary show at Sonic Bloom 2011.

Michael Travis was a professional tree climber during summers in the late 1980's and early 1990's. Working in the National Forests of Oregon and Washington, he climbed coniferous trees, sometimes in excess of 200 feet in height, to collect cones that were used by the US Forest Service as part of reforestation efforts. During this period, Travis tied a small ceramic djembe to the steering wheel of his car so that he could develop his drumming skills during long drives between job sites.