Travis’s original music has received awards, performances, and recognition on the national and international levels.

As a composer, he is most passionate about crafting interactive game scores and has written suites of music for video games that can be found on popular game asset stores.

In the realm of concert music, his piece Impetus was selected as a winner of the International Trumpet Guild New Works contest and showcased on the New Works Recital at the ITG 2021 Conference. He has had two pieces selected for showcase at the Society of Composers Inc. National Conference and two orchestral composition contest wins with subsequent performances.

Sharing the magic of music expression with future generations is important to Travis as he has mentored many young creatives in the disciplines of music production, theory, composition, instrumental studies, and more. He has also written music curriculum in theory and production that is implemented across over 80 Middle and High Schools across the U.S.

Travis received his Bachelor’s degree (B.M.) in Music Composition from Stephen F. Austin State University under the primary instruction of Dr. Stephen Lias. In addition to his studies of classical composition and film scoring, he specialized in video game scoring under the guidance of Mason Lieberman (M.M.& Senior Composer at Tencent)

As a performer, Travis has been a part of various ensembles in classical, jazz, pop, and experimental genres. On Trumpet, he has competed as a two-time quarter-finalist in the National Trumpet Competition ensemble division and toured with the top Wind Ensemble, Marching, and Big Band at SFA as well as the Conservatorium Big Band of the University of Tasmania. He also has recorded trumpet in solo, chamber, and full big band settings and currently does remote trumpet recording work out of his home studio.