Catastrophic Music

The moniker ‘Reese 3’ was born out of Maurice Travis, a multi-disciplined rapper/writer/keyboardist and Detroit, Michigan’s East 6 Mile native. Relocating to Los Angeles, California, he took up studies as college marketing student—all while penning his compelling music. With his uncle DJ DDT already entrenched in hip-hop, he began experimenting with what would become his own sound at an early age. By age 14-17, he joined with the Sonz Of Zadok and before he was 15 was left solo in a studio where he self-taught every aspect of professional studio engineering. He later honed his stage performance, and utilized artist development aspects to shape his craft and his flow. Reese had the rare opportunity to join legendary civil rights icon Rosa Parks and the Pathway To Freedom program, attending a conflict resolution seminar, traveling as far as Nova Scotia Canada. Getting an opportunity to listen to and share life stories with Rosa Parks, participating in etiquette class, and making connections from D.C. and Philly to New York and Canada—all shaped his future leadership goals. His current projects include working with a variety of producers, including Juypter Beatz, on Reese’s own label, Catastrophic Music.