Travis Meeks
| Travis Meeks | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Travis Shane Meeks |
| Born |
April 27, 1979 Charlestown, Indiana, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, acoustic rock, grunge, post-grunge |
| Website | www |
Travis Shane Meeks (born April 27, 1979) is an American musician, and is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for acoustic rock band Days of the New. In recent years he has been battling drug addiction causing the break up of his 2014 reunion with Days Of The New shortly after it began for the second time.
Meeks was born on April 27, 1979 in Charlestown, Indiana. His parents divorced when he was 2 and lived with his grandmother and father. At a young age he began playing guitar and wrote songs and performed covers by age 8. Between ages 11 to 15, he went to various rehabilitation centers and a year in special schooling. During that time he formed an experimental rock band called Bad Dreemz which included Jesse Vest and Matt Taul. They then formed Dead Reckoning, which was a heavy metal band that sounded similar to Pantera. In 1995, Meeks moved to Louisville and Dead Reckoning changed its name to Days of the New as well as its genre to an acoustic rock, post-grunge style. Regarding that era, Meeks stated, "I went through paranoia and acid trips, separation from the mind and body... That's where my spiritual journey begins."
At the age of 17, Meeks and fellow teenage band members Matt Taul, Todd Whitener and Jesse Vest were signed to a major record label. In 1997, they released their widely successful self-titled Yellow album that included the single, "Touch, Peel and Stand." The song rose to #1 on the Billboard charts and became the group's signature piece. Opening slots on tour with Jerry Cantrell and Metallica further exposed the band to fans around the country. Days of the New then set out on a headlining tour that lasted until a stop in Dallas, Texas when Meeks' father finally drove him home and canceled the remainder of the tour's shows.
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