Dax Pierson

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Dax Pierson
Birth nameDax Wentworth Pierson [1]
Born1970 (age 50–51) [2]
Origin Oakland, California, U.S.
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Years active2000–present
Labels
  • Nosordo
  • Ratskin
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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]

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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

Live albums

Contributions

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References

  1. ↑ "Live In Oakland | Ratskin Records". Bandcamp . Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. 1 2 "Dax Pierson". AllMusic . Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ Segal, Dave (April 29, 2007). "Dax Pierson & Robert Horton: Pablo Feldman Sun Riley". XLR8R . Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ Aguilar-Canabal, Diego (June 19, 2019). "The Musical Reinvention of Dax Pierson". East Bay Express . Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ "Dax Pierson". San Francisco Electronic Music Festival. Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ Hix, Lisa (May 8, 2005). "CLUBLAND". SFGate . Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ↑ "New at the XLR8R Podcast DJ Mix Series: anticon". XLR8R . March 1, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ Breihanon, Tom (May 28, 2009). "Subtle's Dax Pierson Awarded $18.3 Million in Injury Lawsuit". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ Marston, Jennifer (May 28, 2009). "Dax Pierson Awarded $18.3 Million". XLR8R . Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ↑ Murray, Robin (May 29, 2019). "Dax Pierson Given Enormous Payment". Clash . Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  11. ↑ Arnold, Eric (May 28, 2009). "Dax Pierson awarded $18M in Settlement". SF Weekly . Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ↑ Egelko, Bob (May 28, 2009). "Paralyzed Oakland musician sues Ford, wins". SFGate . Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  13. ↑ Hughes, Josiah (May 29, 2019). "Subtle Member Wins $18 million Lawsuit". Exclaim! . Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  14. ↑ Voynovskaya, Nastia (July 22, 2019). "Dax Pierson's New Album Confronts a Near-Death Experience and Turbulent Recovery". KQED . Retrieved September 8, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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