Nita Strauss

Nita Strauss
Nita Strauss
	Strauss with Alice Cooper at Wacken Open Air 2017
Background information
Also known as	Mega Murray, Hurricane Nita, The Hurricane
Born	December 7, 1986 (age 37); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal, hard rock, tribute music, instrumental metal, deathcore
Occupation(s)	Guitarist
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Sumerian, Powerslave
Member of	Alice Cooper, We Start Wars, The Starbreakers
Formerly of	As Blood Runs Black, The Iron Maidens, Femme Fatale, Consume the Fire
Spouse(s)	Josh Villalta (m. 2024)
Website	nitastrauss.com

Nita Strauss (born December 7, 1986) is an American rock musician. She is currently a touring guitarist for Alice Cooper, has also been a touring guitarist for Demi Lovato and has a successful career as a solo artist.^[2]^[3] Strauss is regularly featured on the covers of worldwide print magazines including Guitar World and Guitar Player, was the first female signature artist with Ibanez guitars, and became the first female rock solo artist in 32 years to hit number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.^[4]^[5]

^ "Nita Strauss | Guitar + | d'Addario".
^ Reesman, Bryan (June 3, 2019). "Guitarist Nita Strauss on the Evolution of Rock: 'Now It's Totally Normal to Have Girls in a Band'". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
^ Full Metal Jackie (June 10, 2019). "Nita Strauss: 'There Are No Apologies for Being Female in Heavy Metal'". Loudwire. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
^ Breathnach, Cillian (January 13, 2022). "Nita Strauss Becomes First Solo Woman To Top Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart In Over Three Decades". Guitar. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
^ Sharma, Amit (February 25, 2019). "Nita Strauss: "To be the first female Ibanez signature artist – that's what I've dreamed of since the very beginning"". MusicRadar. Future Publishing Limited Quay House. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

[1] "Nita Strauss | Guitar + | d'Addario".

[2] Reesman, Bryan (June 3, 2019). "Guitarist Nita Strauss on the Evolution of Rock: 'Now It's Totally Normal to Have Girls in a Band'". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

[3] Full Metal Jackie (June 10, 2019). "Nita Strauss: 'There Are No Apologies for Being Female in Heavy Metal'". Loudwire. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

[4] Breathnach, Cillian (January 13, 2022). "Nita Strauss Becomes First Solo Woman To Top Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart In Over Three Decades". Guitar. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

[5] Sharma, Amit (February 25, 2019). "Nita Strauss: "To be the first female Ibanez signature artist – that's what I've dreamed of since the very beginning"". MusicRadar. Future Publishing Limited Quay House. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

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