Abby Travis: Biography in Details
Who is Abby Travis?
Abby Travis is a musician, songwriter, and performer from America.
She has released four solo albums: The Abby Travis Foundation (1998), Cutthroat Standards & Black Pop (2000), GlitterMouth (2006), and IV (2012).
She rose to the limelight after releasing her first solo record under the moniker The Abby Travis Foundation.
Who are the parents of Abby Travis?
Travis was born in Los Angeles, California, USA on November 10, 1969.
As of 2023, she is 52 years old. Her national identity is American and her ethnicity is European-American.
According to the Aestrologist’s birth, her zodiac sign is Scorpio.
She was born to her parents Alice Travis Germond, a former Secretary of the Democratic National Committee, and Emmy Award-winning cameraman Larry Travis.
Along with that, she grew up with her older brother David. Moreover, there is no more information about her personal life.
Education
Talking about her educational background, she completed her education at University high school, and later on, she studied music at Dick Grove School of music.
Abby Travis was educated at University High School and studied music at the Dick Grove School of Music.
Abby Travis: Profession life, Career
In 1986, Abby began her performance career as a musician, the bassist in the Los Angeles band The Lovedolls, inspired by the cult films Desperate Teenage Lovedolls and Lovedolls Superstar directed by Dave Markey.
After that, in 1989, they released the album Love One Another. In the same year, Travis joined the power-pop trio The Rails.
Since, the early 1990s, she has been a touring and studio bass player often providing backup vocals as well. Spinal Tap on the Break Like the Wind Tour was her first gig in 1992 as a Promethea Pendragon dancing with elves during “Stonehenge” at the Universal Amphitheater and playing lead bass on “Big Bottom” in Phoenix, AZ.
On her Natural High tour, she toured France with Vanessa Paradis in 1993. The year 1995 was especially momentous as she performed with both Beck, and Elastica playing back-to-back sets on the Lollapalooza tour both acts were on.
Abby Travis keeps on playing with Elastica through 1996. Later on, in 1997, Travis sang on industrial group KMFDM’s album Symbols. After that, she has been listed as a backup singer on “Megalomaniac”, “Stray Bullet”, “Mercy”, and “Anarchy”.
Further, She released bass on “Spit Sperm” and “Unfit”, and later on co-credited with lyrics as well as co-lead vocals on “Waste” and “Down and Out”.
The album reached #189 on the billboard 200. In 2004, her next major tour project as a bass player was with Butthole Surfers singer’s band Gibby Haynes and His Problem and Exene Cervenka (X) project Original Sinners.
Go-Go’s
At that time, she released albums in her solo career, as well as served in the studio, playing bass on Go-Go’s bassist Kathy Valentine’s solo album, Light Years. Later on, in 2005, she toured as bass player for Tito& Tarantula and in 2010, for Eagles of Death Metal. In 2017, she perform in Los Angles Women’s March with U2’s The Edge, Juliette Lewis, and Rage Against the Machine’s Brad Wilke
In 2017, She becomes part of the band backing rock icon Cher, playing a residency at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Solo
In 1997, her debut solo album was entitled The Abby Travis Foundation on You Seem Like a Nice. Later on, it was featured in Redd Kross, keyboardist Gerre Fennell, and drummer Danny Frankel.
Later on, in 2000 her second album was released, entitled Cutthroat Standards and Black Pop on Educational Recordings.
This album was co-produced by keyboardist Kristian Hoffman and was called “an edgy, sophisticated and original musical journey. It has been compared with Roxy Music, Nina Simone, and a gothic Marlene Dietrich
Glitter Mouth her third album was released in 2006, it was featured on NPR and style dubbed with Cabaret Pop.
Finally, in 2012, her fourth solo album was released by Educational Recordings entitled IV. Hochman (California Report) compared it to glam-era, David Bowie and toured the album nationally with Jon Skibic (guitars), Claude Coleman (drums), and Joe McGinty (keyboards
What is Abby Travis’s net worth?
Talking about her personal earnings, her net worth is approximately $1.5 million. Her main source of income is her profession as a Musician.
Her annual salary and weekly earnings are under review.
Rumors, Controversy
There is no record of Abby Travis being involved in any rumors and buzzes.
Owing to her long professional career, he has not been indulged in any part of controversy yet.
Abby Travis has maintained a clean image and low profile.
Abby Travis: Body features, Height, Weight
Her exact weight and height are under review.
She has not revealed any information about her exact body measurements.
Moreover, She has dark brown hair and with brown pair of eyes.
Social media
Abby Travis’s social networking sites are missing.
Her social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are under review.
Further, if there is any news about her social networking sites it will be updated.
Abby Travis’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | November | Sunday |
| 2025 | November | Monday |
| 2026 | November | Tuesday |
| 2027 | November | Wednesday |
| 2028 | November | Friday |