Travis Demsey

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Travis Demsey is an Australian musician who served as the former drummer for The Living End from May 1996 to February 2002. He currently works as a youth worker and is the drummer for the Melbourne band Double Black and Striped Black. [1]

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References

  1. Cashmere, Paul. "Original Living End Drummer Resurfaces In Doubleblack". noise11.com.[ permanent dead link ]