1. Nita Strauss was born on December 7,1986 and is an American rock musician.
23 Facts About Nita Strauss
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Nita Strauss is currently a touring guitarist for Alice Cooper, has been a touring guitarist for Demi Lovato and has a successful career as a solo artist.
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In 2014, Nita Strauss was the official in-house guitarist for the Los Angeles Kiss, the arena football team owned by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS.
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In June 2014, Nita Strauss was hired to replace Orianthi as Alice Cooper's touring guitarist for the remaining 2014 tour dates.
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Nita Strauss toured with Alice Cooper until July 2022, when she announced her departure from the touring band.
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Nita Strauss produced the record herself, including the majority of the engineering work, and played all of the guitars and bass on the record.
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Nita Strauss performed the Star Spangled Banner at the 2017 Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio.
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Nita Strauss performed the Star Spangled Banner for the 2022 WISE Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway.
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Nita Strauss was introduced to World Wrestling Entertainment by her boyfriend Josh Villalta.
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Nita Strauss initially started watching because it was important to him, but quickly became a fan herself.
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Nita Strauss started performing live at WWE pay-per-view events in 2018.
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In January 2018, Nita Strauss became the first ever female Ibanez signature artist with her own model guitar, the Ibanez JIVA10.
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On January 26,2019, Nita Strauss was honored at the 7th Annual She Rocks Awards with the "Inspire Award", presented to her by Nick Bowcott and her personal hero, Steve Vai.
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On January 9,2022, Nita Strauss became the first female rock solo artist in 32 years to hit number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart with her song "Dead Inside".
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Nita Strauss teaches guitar playing, and has gone on teaching tours offering master classes in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, South America, and Asia.
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Nita Strauss has written articles and recorded companion videos for Guitar World and Premier Guitar magazines.
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Nita Strauss is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Rams, she frequently appears at Rams games at SoFi Stadium, performing interludes or playing riffs out to the stadium to start crowd chants.
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Nita Strauss was honored to play "America the Beautiful" at the Rams' Salute to Service game in November 2018.
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Nita Strauss is a fitness enthusiast, practicing strength training, Muay Thai, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and posts blogs about fitness-issues on social media.
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In 2019, Strauss launched the Nita Strauss: Body Shred fitness challenge, with a companion e-book titled Body Shred: Your Guide to Feeling and Looking like a Rock Star.
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Nita Strauss has recorded with Alice Cooper, Jamie Christopherson, Critical Hit, Docker's Guild, FB1964, Metal Allegiance, Kane Roberts and We Start Wars.
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Nita Strauss has played on dozens of albums, trailers and soundtracks, including Heroes of the Storm and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
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Nita Strauss released her first instrumental solo album, Controlled Chaos, on November 16,2018.