Dax Pierson (born 1970) is an American musician from

Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...

. He has been a member of Subtle and

13 & God 13 & God is a collaboration between American indie hip hop duo Themselves and German indie rock band The Notwist. The group is signed both to Anticon and Alien Transistor. History The band's name 13 & God stems from the concept of the 12 apostl ...

Life and career

Dax Pierson worked at

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for 10 years. He has been a member of Subtle and

. 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

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. His musician friends and promoters subsequently organized a series of tribute shows and benefit albums. In 2009, he sued

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for faulty design mechanics, arguing that the defective seat contributed to his life-threatening injuries. 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). He released ''Live in Oakland'' on Ratskin Records in 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

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

Live albums

* ''Live in Oakland'' (2019)

Contributions

Anticon Anticon (often styled as anticon.) is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker. It is now collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and man ...

- "Pitty Party People" from ''

We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes) ''We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)'' is an EP by Deep Puddle Dynamics and Anticon. It was released on Anticon on February 25, 2002. The EP includes Deep Puddle Dynamics' "More from June" and Anticon's "We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)". The CD ve ...

'' (2002) * Jel - "14. Dynamic Button" from '' 10 Seconds'' (2002) *

Themselves Themselves, previously known as Them, is an American hip hop duo based in Oakland, California. It consists of Doseone and Jel. They are also part of Subtle and 13 & God. The duo's first studio album, ''Them'', was included on ''Fact''s "100 B ...

- "Good People Check" and "Hat in the Wind" from ''

The No Music ''The No Music'' (stylized as ''The No Music.'') is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Themselves. It was released on Anticon in 2002. It peaked at number 183 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart, as well as number 13 on CMJ's Hip-Hop chart. A ...

'' (2002) *

Odd Nosdam David P. Madson (born 1976), better known by his stage name Odd Nosdam, is an American underground hip hop producer, DJ and visual artist. He is co-founder of the record label Anticon. He has remixed tracks by a variety of bands and artists in ...

- "Untitled" from '' No More Wig for Ohio'' (2003) *

Alias Alias may refer to: * Pseudonym * Pen name * Nickname Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film * ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006 * ''Alias the ...

- "Unseen Sights" from ''

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'' (2003) * Odd Nosdam - "Untitled Two" from ''

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'' (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 ''Crowns Down'' (stylized as ''CrownsDown'') is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Themselves. It was released on Anticon in 2009. A remix version of the album, '' Crowns Down & Company'', was released in 2010. Critical reception At M ...

'' (2009) * Alias - "Talk in Technicolor" from ''

Fever Dream Fever Dream(s) may refer to: Film and television * ''Fever Dream'', a 1979 film by Chick Strand * ''Fever Dream'' (film), an adaptation of Samanta Schweblin's novel (see below) * Fever Dreams (company), a film-development division of the Americ ...

'' (2011)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pierson, Dax Living people 1970 births American multi-instrumentalists Musicians from Oakland, California