travis keller born july 6 1977 in spokane washington is an american music journalist photographer and cofounder of buddyhead records an independent music site best known for its gossip section record reviews and record label of the same name in 1997 keller moved to los angeles california and started buddyhead in the summer of 1998 because i was really bored and also because i felt there was a slew of bands and artists that deserved greater attention than they were receiving the idea was to illuminate good art and make ourselves laugh once in a while too cuz whats the point in anything if you arent laughing the record label evolved as an extension of that same spirit that was on the website to actually release the music we thought deserved attention and that nobody else would touch anyway we love art as well as being the main creative force behind buddyheadcom keller has been published in several magazines and is also a staff writer for the huffington postas a writer and a photographer kellers work has appeared in magazines such as playboy tape op nme kerrang rolling stone teen people cat fancy time and national geographic and on albums by bands such as jubilee at the drivein jimmy eat world the criminals fyp face to face treadwell shat and oasis billed as simply dj travis keller hes known for his antidj style and just playing spinning rock records keller has or does hold residences at the el rey theatre the henry fonda music box and nokia theatre in los angeles and appeared at goldenvoices coachella music festival as well as la weeklys detour festival several times he also djs at cha cha lounge on tuesdaysbuddyheads cultural and music coverage and popular gossip page helped keller get shortlisted among the 100 most creative in entertainment in 2004 by entertainment weeklyin the 2007 june issue of the british music magazine kerrang keller was named 37 in their top 100 most powerful people in rock listin 2009 keller relaunched buddyheadcom signed dios to the buddyhead label announced that buddyhead would be releasing dioss third fulllength record we are dios also in 1020 and buddyheadkeller were featured on the cover of the la weekly 2009 was also the year that keller and buddyhead posted their most popular best worst records of the year listas a videographer he has made videos for the icarus line feed a cat to your cobra your enemies friends back of a taxi maynard james keenans project pusciferdozo and jubilee rebel hiss