TRV$DJAM | |
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Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Genres | Drum and bass, turntablism |
Years active | 2008–2009 |
Labels | LaSalle |
Past members | Travis Barker DJ AM |
TRV$DJAM was a collaboration project between Travis Barker of Blink-182 and Adam Goldstein, a.k.a. DJ AM. They performed their first show on June 25, 2008 at the Roxy and released a mixtape online in August 2008 titled Fix Your Face . In June 2009, they released a second mixtape titled Fix Your Face Vol. 2 (Coachella' 09). Hours after performing for thousands of college students on September 19, 2008 in Columbia, South Carolina, Barker and DJ AM were critically injured in a Learjet crash that killed four people. [1]
The artists' collaboration project is now over after their two released mixtapes, due to the death of Goldstein on August 28, 2009 at his apartment in New York City.
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Fix Your Face is the first DJ mix released by TRV$DJAM. It features Travis Barker on drums and DJ AM spinning records. It was released online on August 27, 2008.
FIX YOUR FACE VOL. 2 - Coachella '09 is the second DJ mix released by TRV$DJAM. It features Travis Barker on drums and DJ AM spinning records.
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