Travis Powers

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Travis F. Powers is a sound designer/supervising sound effects editor and composer who has worked on several animated television series, including The Simpsons , Futurama , Dilbert , The PJs , The Critic , The Tracey Ullman Show , Mission Hill and King of the Hill . Powers has received multiple awards, including a Golden Reel Award, in 1998 for "Best Sound Editing" for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VIII".

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Powers works mainly in his home. He is best known for his work on The Simpsons, a series that he had worked on since its beginnings on The Tracey Ullman Show . [1]

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Children

Travis has one daughter, Veronica Powers.

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References

  1. "Sounding out The Simpsons". Filmsound.org. Retrieved 2007-10-23.