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Der Sohn des Musiker hat mit Joe Travers ein Album zusammengestellt, das zum Teil unveröffentlichte Songs aus den 60er- und 70er-Jahren enthält. Von Johannes Kistinger. Alle Artikel und Videos ...
24. Aug. 2022 · Neben Fotos aus der Zeit von Gail Zappa und John Rudiak enthält der Katalog außerdem Notizen von Joe Travers, ein Interview mit Zappa und dem Tontechniker Davy Moire, der die Show aufzeichnete...
19. Aug. 2022 · Produced by Ahmet Zappa and Zappa Vaultmeister Joe Travers, the 27-track live album boasts nearly two and half hours of completely unreleased music and will be available digitally (26 tracks...
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- “I Remember Every Detail About Meeting Him”
- Becoming The Vaultmeister
- The Archiving Process
- Always An Innovator
- Frank Zappa’s Gateway Record?”
Like many before him, Travers first heard Zappa at an early age and was transfixed by the musician’s wry humor, colorful language, and mind-bending musical skills; in other words, he listened to Sheik Yerbouti. He then got to meet his idol while playing in Dweezil’s band ‘Z’ and had impressed Frank with both his musicianship and encyclopedic knowle...
After that first meeting, Travers was able to see the vaults for himself. His knowledge of Frank’s work was immediately apparent and the studio staff told Gail, “Dweezil’s drummer knows more about the vault than any of us!” After Frank’s passing, Travers assumed the responsibilities of Vaultmeister despite not having any prior experience. While Tra...
When it comes to the archiving process, Travers is mainly a one-man operation with a staggering amount of work in front of him. By night he’s playing gigs around Los Angeles, and by day, he’s at the vault, which has moved to the Tolkien-sounding Iron Mountain, a professional storage facility. At the moment he’s “knee-deep in transferring 3/4 inch U...
Zappa was always an innovator when it came to packaging his music. As both an originator of the modern box set and mail order service, he would include add-ons like the famous, “Freak Out Hot Spot Map’ from his debut Freak Out! that depicted essential stops on a tour of freaky LA circa 1966. Then for Absolutely Free,he included a “Libretto” booklet...
Zappa’s immense catalog is both a blessing to fans but confusing to newcomers. Where does one begin with so many studio and live records to choose from? So we asked the expert, “What’s Frank Zappa’s gateway record?” “Ahmet and I put together a compilation called ZAPPAtite: Frank Zappa’s Tastiest Tracks to answer that very question [laughs]”. “I’ve ...
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The Zappas have already been taking care of the archives for decades, under the expert guidance of the Vaultmeister, Joe Travers. Without all the work they've already put in, it's very possible some of the contents would already be lost forever. But this a HUGE undertaking, and it takes an enormous amount of time and money.
4. Mai 2022 · Erie drummer was project archivist. The box set is the brainchild of Joe Travers, who is originally from Erie and who acts as the official archivist, known as the “Vaultmeister,” for the Zappa...
