Dax Pierson
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Birth name | Dax Wentworth Pierson[1] |
Born | 1970 (age 53–54)[2] |
Origin | Oakland, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2000–present |
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Dax Pierson (born 1970)[2] is an American musician from Oakland, California.[4] He has been a member of Subtle and 13 & God.[5]
Life and career
Dax Pierson worked at Amoeba Music in Berkeley, California for 10 years.[6] He has been a member of Subtle and 13 & God.[7]
In 2005, he was seriously injured and left paralyzed from the chest down when the Subtle tour van hit a patch of black ice in Iowa.[8][9] His musician friends and promoters subsequently organized a series of tribute shows and benefit albums.[10] In 2009, he sued Ford Motor Company for faulty design mechanics, arguing that the defective seat contributed to his life-threatening injuries.[11] A federal court jury awarded him $18.3 million ($12.3 million for medical expenses and lost earnings and $6 million for pain and suffering).[12][13]
He released Live in Oakland on Ratskin Records in 2019.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
- Intro To (2002)
- Pablo Feldman Sun Riley (2006) (with Robert Horton)
Live albums
- Live in Oakland (2019)
Contributions
- Anticon - "Pitty Party People" from We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes) (2002)
- Jel - "14. Dynamic Button" from 10 Seconds (2002)
- Themselves - "Good People Check" and "Hat in the Wind" from The No Music (2002)
- Odd Nosdam - "Untitled" from No More Wig for Ohio (2003)
- Alias - "Unseen Sights" from Muted (2003)
- Odd Nosdam - "Untitled Two" from Burner (2005)
- Alias & Tarsier - "Picking the Same Lock" from Brookland/Oaklyn (2006)
- Odd Nosdam - "Hollow Me" from Pretty Swell Explode (2008)
- Themselves - "You Ain't It" from Crowns Down (2009)
- Alias - "Talk in Technicolor" from Fever Dream (2011)
References
- ^ "Live In Oakland | Ratskin Records". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "Dax Pierson". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Segal, Dave (April 29, 2007). "Dax Pierson & Robert Horton: Pablo Feldman Sun Riley". XLR8R. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Aguilar-Canabal, Diego (June 19, 2019). "The Musical Reinvention of Dax Pierson". East Bay Express. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "Dax Pierson". San Francisco Electronic Music Festival. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Hix, Lisa (May 8, 2005). "CLUBLAND". SFGate. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "New at the XLR8R Podcast DJ Mix Series: anticon". XLR8R. March 1, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Breihanon, Tom (May 28, 2009). "Subtle's Dax Pierson Awarded $18.3 Million in Injury Lawsuit". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Marston, Jennifer (May 28, 2009). "Dax Pierson Awarded $18.3 Million". XLR8R. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Murray, Robin (May 29, 2019). "Dax Pierson Given Enormous Payment". Clash. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Arnold, Eric (May 28, 2009). "Dax Pierson awarded $18M in Settlement". SF Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Egelko, Bob (May 28, 2009). "Paralyzed Oakland musician sues Ford, wins". SFGate. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Hughes, Josiah (May 29, 2019). "Subtle Member Wins $18 million Lawsuit". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Voynovskaya, Nastia (July 22, 2019). "Dax Pierson's New Album Confronts a Near-Death Experience and Turbulent Recovery". KQED. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
External links
- Dax Pierson discography at Discogs