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Travis Berlenbach

Make a choice before it makes you.

About Me

"He plays, he sings, he writes." Currently Travis is hitting the studio with a band of merry musicians including strings, horns, piano, guitar, bass, banjo and drums. He will be recording his third full length cd under the band name "Monarch Invasion". Travis is also directing his first T.V. ad, music video and epk with his multi media production company.


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Member Since: 4/29/2005
Band Members: Monarch Invasion is: Wes Thomas - Bass, Phil Scot - Drums, Josh Gontier - Guitar, vocals & Banjo, Mike Summerfeldt - Viola & Violin & Travis Berlenbach - Vocals, Guitar and Triangle.
Influences: U2, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Martin Sexton, SDRE, Jeff Holmes, Leonard Cohen, Bob Marley, The Police, Sublime, Jeff Buckley, INXS (old of course), The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Muse, Bill Withters, Marvin Gaye, Kate Bush, Devotchka, Metric, Feist, Elliot Smith, Ben Harper, Tom Waits, The Decemberists, Journey, Gowan, My Folks, Family and friends etc..
Sounds Like: All of the above...sort of.
Record Label: NONE
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Happy Valentines day to ALL!!!

Well it's Valentines day for all of you lovers out there and for all you fine outstanding single people, I'm sorry about your luck.  I know you are all alone for a reason and trust me I know th...
Posted by Travis Berlenbach on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:08:00 PST

Redemption

I have a new song posted that I wrote and recorded this week.  I hope you enjoy it, it really means alot to me so I hope you can take something from it.   I hit the studio next weekend ...
Posted by Travis Berlenbach on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 11:44:00 PST

Humility

I have kissed the ground and gained nothing but dirt in my mouth I have crossed paths with life and reality as they tighten their furious grip around my wrist and turned me shades of violet I never kn...
Posted by Travis Berlenbach on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:17:00 PST

Year of the Trav!

So 2006 is over and thank god. I've found myself looking for any reason to make a fresh start after several attempts made in the past year.  I've changed a lot and a lot has changed.  Friend...
Posted by Travis Berlenbach on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 02:20:00 PST

Seasons End

  Time to clean A rough season lays at its dusk and the hangover lingers with the scent of fools perfume. The dancing mad have gone to the streets like an ambulance piercing the night. No cares s...
Posted by Travis Berlenbach on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:04:00 PST

I Remember. (Just a little story)

I remember when I was a child I was lost in my imagination day after day.  I was who I wanted to be, when I wanted to be them and in whatever place I wanted to be in.  Whether it be a gladi...
Posted by Travis Berlenbach on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:01:00 PST

Letting it go.

A person I once knew really well wrote this after they finally had enough of me (I used to be a jerk).  It has proven useful to me, I hope it may help someone else,. Enjoy. Sometimes you've got t...
Posted by Travis Berlenbach on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:37:00 PST

The World Around & The World Within (Aqua Parade)

The Battle Between the Rightious and the Wicked Whole lies escape the breath of challenged souls. Not an uncommon occurance when you set your standards low. Cheating minds distort while the sport...
Posted by Travis Berlenbach on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:23:00 PST

No reply, a poem

Sometimes you want to believe, sometimes you feel you need,  sometimes you have to let go and let nobody know.  At times you see hope and at times you feel pain, but the hardest p...
Posted by Travis Berlenbach on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:28:00 PST

Educate Yourself

I'm embarking on a very difficult mission.  It is a mission to change the corporate structure.  Let's get real here folks, enough bull shit.  We sit here in our cozy homes with our ca...
Posted by Travis Berlenbach on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:04:00 PST