Dax Pierson Explained

Dax Pierson
Birth Name:	Dax Wentworth Pierson^[1]
Origin:	Oakland, California, U.S.
Years Active:	2000–present

Dax Pierson (born 1970)^[2] is an American musician from Oakland, California.^[3] He has been a member of Subtle and 13 & God.^[4]

Life and career

Dax Pierson worked at Amoeba Music in Berkeley, California for 10 years.^[5] He has been a member of Subtle and 13 & God.^[6]

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.^{[7] [8]} His musician friends and promoters subsequently organized a series of tribute shows and benefit albums.^[9] In 2009, he sued Ford Motor Company for faulty design mechanics, arguing that the defective seat contributed to his life-threatening injuries.^[10] 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).^{[11] [12]}

He released Live in Oakland on Ratskin Records in 2019.^[13]

Discography

Studio albums

• Intro To (2002)
• Pablo Feldman Sun Riley (2006)
• Nerve Bumps (2021)

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)

Notes and References

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