He joined post-hardcore band Five Minute Ride, releasing the extended plays (EPs), Bathroom Walls... Lipstick Secrets in 2003, and The World Needs Convincing of All That It's Missing, on Rise Records, in 2005 before disbanding later that year.

The following year, Travis joined as a vocalist in the post-hardcore group A Lot Like Birds, releasing the studio albums Conversation Piece (2011) and No Place (2013) on Equal Vision Records, before departing in 2016.

He also formed the post-hardcore duo Push Over, along with The Fall of Troy's Thomas Erak, releasing a demo EP in February 2017.

[2] During his time as a vocalist in American post-hardcore band A Lot Like Birds, Kurt Travis began pursuing a solo career, in 2012.

[6] The album was produced by former Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Josh Benton and mastered by Kris Crummett, while featuring guest appearances from Strawberry Girls lead guitarist Zachary Garren and A Lot Like Birds members Cory Lockwood and Joseph Arrington.

[7] To promote the album, Travis embarked on a headlining US tour with support from Hotel Books and So Much Light, beginning on May 14 and concluding June 7, 2014.

[10] On the label, he signed American singer-songwriter Paul Travis and released a split EP with the musician on February 1, 2016.

[12] In March 2016, Las Vegas based post-hardcore band Amarionette released the single "Get It Right", featuring Kurt Travis, with its music video premiering in July and later appearing on the group's studio album Repeating History.

[13] Travis toured as a solo artist with Tilian and Jonny Craig in the US from April 22 to May 15, 2016, with support from Myke Terry and Victory Heights.

[16] The track was produced, mixed and mastered by Strawberry Girls drummer Ben Rosett at Spirit Vision Records.

[18] The next month, American math rock band Find Yourself released the song "Conjured Conjecture", which also features Travis.

[20] In September 2018, he announced a solo US headlining tour with support from I the Mighty's Brent Walsh, Makari and Televangelist, which took place from October 30 to November 18.

[25] A compilation EP of demos and B-sides from past recording sessions with guitarist Zachary Garren, titled Fun & Games, was released for streaming and digital download on May 28, 2021.

[26][27] From January 20 to February 3, 2022, Travis embarked on a headlining solo US tour, with support from Amarionette, Sani Bronco, and Catbamboo.

In 2001, while still a senior in high school, Kurt Travis was offered to join the Cameron Park based post-hardcore band Five Minute Ride, after the members discovered him at an open mic event in Placerville, California.

[29] The band's 2003 debut EP, Bathroom Walls... Lipstick Secrets, was released on promoter Eric Rushing's now-defunct 720 Records.

[30] No Not Constant, another post-hardcore project based in Sacramento, California, consisting of Kurt Travis, Julian Loy, Tony Marks, Josh Benton, Alex Fleshman and Dale Arseneau, formed in 2007.

[31] After numerous trial and errors with Five Minute Ride and No Not Constant, as well as his folk music project There & Back Again, he joined the post-hardcore band O!

[34] In support of its release, the group co-headlined a summer tour with post-hardcore band A Static Lullaby from July to August 2008.

[57] Eternity Forever was an American math rock supergroup composed of Strawberry Girls drummer Ben Rosett, former CHON bassist Brandon Ewing, and Kurt Travis.

A post-hardcore musical group, consisting of Kurt Travis and The Fall of Troy vocalist and guitarist Thomas Erak, named Push Over, was revealed on January 29, 2017.

On January 28, 2018, Blue Swan Records confirmed that American music trio Royal Coda signed to its label.

[62] The band consists of A Lot Like Birds drummer Joe Arrington and Stolas and Sianvar guitarist Sergio Medina, along with Kurt Travis as vocalist.

The group revealed that they finished recording their debut studio album on January 29, with a tentative release date in the spring 2018.

[72] Although presented as a duo, Royal Coda drummer Joseph Arrington wrote and recorded drums on the album.

In the fall of 2016, Travis announced the first and only Esque Records Tour, which took place from September 29 to October 26 with support from Strawberry Girls, Amarionette, and Lemix J.