THE BEAST

Nita Strauss , the guitarist who has rocked out on stage with ALICE COOPER , FEMME FATALE , Jermaine Jackson , THE IRON MAIDENS and more, joined Steve Vai on stage on September 28 at "The Big Mama Jama Jam-A-Thon" event at Musicians Institute's LiveHouse in Los Angeles, California. The "improvisational music/art event" benefited Extraordinary Families and featured 52 consecutive hours of music.

Vai served as musical director alongside fellow performers Dweezil Zappa , Al Di Meola , Dave Navarro , Moby , Steve Morse , Lee Ritenour , Andy Vargas , Souleros and others. The event started at 12 p.m. PT on September 28 and continued non-stop until 4 p.m. on September 30.

Nita will release her debut solo album, "Controlled Chaos" , on November 16 via Sumerian Records .

Strauss has been fighting to make a name for herself in the guitar world for years. She is one of the most sought-after clinicians in the industry and has done extensive clinic tours across multiple continents. Her consistent touring schedule has shown her to play in front of over a million audience members per year for the past several years. 2018 has already proven to be a banner year for Nita with her being named as the first-ever female Ibanez signature artist in the company's 60-year history. She played WWE suprstar Shinsuke Nakamura 's entrance music at "WrestleMania" in New Orleans in front of an audience of 78,000 fans and millions streaming worldwide just before surpassing her Kickstarter campaign eight times over, allowing her to self-produce and record "Controlled Chaos" . Via Blabbermouth