| Nita Strauss Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
| Weight | 61 kg |
| Date of Birth | December 7, 1986 |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Boyfriend | Josh Villalta |
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.
Born Name
Nita Strauss
Nick Name
Mega Murray, Hurricane Nita, The Hurricane
Sun Sign
Sagittarius
Born Place
Los Angeles, California, United States
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
Nita dropped out of high school in her junior year to launch her musical career.
Occupation
Musician
Family
- Father – Her father is a former musician.
- Siblings – Varsha Strauss (Younger Sister)
- Others – Johann Strauss I (Paternal Ancestor) (Austrian Composer), Panji Trihatmodjo (Brother-in-Law)
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
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
Weight
61 kg or 134.5 lbs
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.
Race / Ethnicity
White
She has Austrian ancestry on her father’s side.
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Green
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 – YouTube, MusicRadar.com, Sportskeeda.com, GuitarPlayer.com, DailyStoic.com, YouTube
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.
Featured Image by Biha / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0
Actually her favorite song to preform (at least now) is actually Roses On White Lace. She mentioned this in a livestream recently on a livestream with Ryan Roxie when someone asked what was everyone’s favorite song to preform.
She’s hot as hell i love her. .she’s a now times lita ford she’s doing it harder though …I love the new song with David draimen too ..I play that song everytime when I listen to music ..she’s beautiful cool hot . Awesome ..live that song …I’m a guitar player too ..but I’ve never liked songs without some sort of singing I don’t like instrumentals one or two is great but that’s it ..so she should do more collaberations with people like disturbed ..