Barker continued releasing hip-hop remixes in 2008 ; a well-received remix of Flo Rida 's " Low " followed the " Crank That " rendition . The videos of Barker playing the revamped tracks grew heavily in popularity on YouTube . Barker hoped to collate his growing arsenal of remixes with a bunch of new tracks on which he was working . It began to germinate into the idea of making a solo album , producing it all himself . As 2008 wore on , it became evident that the project would supersede +44 for the immediate future , though the band would return , by all accounts , once everything was in place for the solo record . Guests who recorded with Barker included Young Dro , E-40 , Willie Nelson , and Damian Marley . He began performing with DJ AM ( Adam Goldstein ) in June 2008 in a collaboration called TRV$ DJAM . Essentially , DJ AM would mix a set of classic songs ( which ranged from classic rock to dance ) live with two turntables , then Barker would " enhance AM 's groove " with live drums . The duo performed at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 7 . " Our little duo of drummer and DJ had reached heights we never thought were possible , " said Barker in a 2011 interview
MTV Video Music Awards
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
Travis Barker