Nita Strauss is an American musician who began touring with Alice Cooper as the lead guitarist in 2014. Apart from it, she has been a part of other rock bands like The Iron Maidens, Femme Fatale, and has also recorded as a solo artist. She has more than 80k followers on Twitter, more than 450k followers on Instagram, more than 250k followers on Facebook, and more than 50k subscribers on YouTube.
Sun Sign
Sagittarius
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Manager
Nita is managed by Josh Villalta.
Genre
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Deathcore, Tribute Music, Instrumental Metal
Instruments
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Labels
- Sumerian Records
- Powerslave Records
Boyfriend / Spouse
Nita has dated –
- Josh Villalta – As of 2019, Nita is dating her manager Josh Villalta, who is also the drummer on her debut solo album, Controlled Chaos.
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Often wears a nose ring and choker
Brand Endorsements
Nita Strauss has endorsed the following brands –
- Guitar Center (Featuring her song Mariana Trench) (2019)
- Ibanez Guitars
- Roland
- Grover Allman
- Trifecta Nutrition
- Renaissance Periodization
- Total Music Source
- Headrush
Nita Strauss Favorite Things
- Guitar Player – Steve Vai
- Guitar Albums – Animals As Leaders (2009), Perpetual Burn (1988), Dragon’s Kiss (1988), Passages (1994), Powers Of Ten (1992), Liquid Tension Experiment (1998), Maximum Security (1987), Meltdown (1991), Surfing With The Alien (1987), Passion And Warfare (1990)
- Wrestlers – The Ultimate Warrior, Rob Van Dam
- Song By Alice Cooper To Perform – Feed My Frankenstein (from the album Hey Stoopid)
- Shirts To Wear On Stage – “Ego Kills Talent”, “Stay Humble or Be Humbled”
- Stoic Quotes – “There is no easy way from the earth to the stars” by Seneca, Memento Mori (Latin for “Remember that you will die”)
- Piece Of Gear – Guitar
Source – , MusicRadar.com, Sportskeeda.com, GuitarPlayer.com, DailyStoic.com,
Nita Strauss Facts
- She topped Guitar World‘s list of ’10 Female Guitar Players You Should Know’ in 2011.
- Nita became a huge fan of WWE wrestling after being introduced to it by her boyfriend Josh.
- She has 2 rescue dogs named Bentley and Motley.
- Controlled Chaos, her debut solo album reached #1 on the Billboard charts of ‘Top New Artists’ upon its release in April 2018. For the funding, she launched a Kickstarter campaign which helped her raise 8 times the intended amount and crossed her initial goal in 2 hours.
- Her single Mariana Trench (from Controlled Chaos) was used as the official theme of WWE’s NXT TakeOver: WarGames in 2018.
- In 2018, Nita received the distinction of being the first female Ibanez signature artist with her own model guitar, named the Ibanez JIVA10.
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Facts of Nita Strauss
- Gender Female
- full nameNita Strauss
- nicknamesMega Murray, Hurricane Nita, The Hurricane
- birthplaceLos Angeles, California, United States
- Date of Birth December 07, 1986
- Age 37 years 10 months
- Horoscope Sagittarius
- Lucky Number 7
- Lucky Stone Turquoise
- Lucky Color Orange
- Best Match for Marriage Leo, Aquarius
- ethnicity / ethnic backgroundAustrian
- nationalityAmerican
- net worth$20 million
- professionMusician
- weight61 kg or 134.5 lbs
- height5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
- hair colorBlonde
- eye colorGreen
- body type / buildSlim
- sistersVarsha Strauss
- favorite songsFeed My Frankenstein (from the album Hey Stoopid)