It may have been mid-November, but the city of Montreal was under a storm warning as Hurricane Nita blew in to the Théâtre Beanfield. Nita Strauss, one of the best guitarists out there today, led her band on to the stage this past Tuesday night and just about blew the roof off of the building. Considered by many to be one of the greatest female guitarist to ever pick up the instrument, as far as I am concerned, her ability goes beyond gender as I see her as one of the greatest guitarist, point finale. First gaining exposure as a member of the all female Iron Maiden tribute band, The Iron Maidens, Nita Strauss has only continued to grow her legend over the years. She is the touring guitarist for Alice Cooper, did a Summer tour with Demi Lovato, has graced the cover of several guitar magazines and was the very first female to become a
signature artist for Ibanez guitars. All that, and she still finds the time to teach master classes in guitar playing across North American and around the World. Her very first solo album, Controlled Chaos was released in 2018 and I remember thinking back then how cool it would be to be able to photograph one of her shows. Here we are, five short years later, and I got to do just that. Her most recent album, The Call of the Void, was released earlier this year and features her playing with a who's who of guest vocalist from the world of heavy metal like Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, Dorothy, David Draiman of Disturbed and even the legendary Alice Cooper himself. Another of the guest vocalists, Montreal's own Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy, was a surprise guest at the show as they played the song that Alissa provides vocals for, The 
Wolf You Feed. Sadly, I was no longer in the pit at that time, but it was certainly awesome to be able to watch live. The night did feature another guest vocalist though, Kasey Karlsen, who gained national attention thanks to several cover versions of songs she posted to her Tik Tok and YouTube channels, as well as fronting her own band, Deadlands. The first photograph was taken at f/32., 1/400sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm, the second photograph was taken at f/3.2, 1/200sec, ISO 10000 at 24mm and the third was taken at f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 10000 at 24mm. I wasn't permitted to photograph the other band that was playing that night, so I went all out during Nita's set. With that in mind, here are several more photographs of her performance.
f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 10000 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 6400 at 63mm
f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/125sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/160sec, ISO 10000 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 10000 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/160sec, ISO 10000 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/800sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/125sec, ISO 10000 at 70mm
f/3.2, 1/640sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/125sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/100sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 6400 at 67mm
f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/200sec, ISO 6400 at 70mm
f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 6400 at 70mm
f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 6400 at 70mm
f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/125sec, ISO 10000 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 6400 at 70mm
f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/100sec, ISO 6400 at 70mm
f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/200sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 6400 at 70mm
f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 6400 at 35mm
If you'd like to find out more about
Nita Strauss and her music, you can
do so by following the link to her website. A big thank you goes to
Nita's manager,
Josh Villalta, for getting me a pass to shoot the show.
He also doubles as the drummer and he and Nita are engaged to be
married. All the best to the happy couple. An extra mention of thanks
goes out to their tour manager, EJ, who went above and beyond in getting
me into the building when there was a snafu at the box office
concerning my pass. Thanks very much EJ, I never would have gotten in
without you.
Nita Strauss is on tour until December and this is a show
that you don't want to miss. She may be known as Hurricane Nita, but
she is a Force of Nature that cannot be restrained. Head out to see her
live, this is a show you need to see.
It may have been mid-November, but the city of Montreal was under a storm warning as Hurricane Nita blew in to the Théâtre Beanfield. Nita Strauss, one of the best guitarists out there today, led her band on to the stage this past Tuesday night and just about blew the roof off of the building. Considered by many to be one of the greatest female guitarist to ever pick up the instrument, as far as I am concerned, her ability goes beyond gender as I see her as one of the greatest guitarist, point finale. First gaining exposure as a member of the all female Iron Maiden tribute band, The Iron Maidens, Nita Strauss has only continued to grow her legend over the years. She is the touring guitarist for Alice Cooper, did a Summer tour with Demi Lovato, has graced the cover of several guitar magazines and was the very first female to become a
signature artist for Ibanez guitars. All that, and she still finds the time to teach master classes in guitar playing across North American and around the World. Her very first solo album, Controlled Chaos was released in 2018 and I remember thinking back then how cool it would be to be able to photograph one of her shows. Here we are, five short years later, and I got to do just that. Her most recent album, The Call of the Void, was released earlier this year and features her playing with a who's who of guest vocalist from the world of heavy metal like Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, Dorothy, David Draiman of Disturbed and even the legendary Alice Cooper himself. Another of the guest vocalists, Montreal's own Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy, was a surprise guest at the show as they played the song that Alissa provides vocals for, The 
Wolf You Feed. Sadly, I was no longer in the pit at that time, but it was certainly awesome to be able to watch live. The night did feature another guest vocalist though, Kasey Karlsen, who gained national attention thanks to several cover versions of songs she posted to her Tik Tok and YouTube channels, as well as fronting her own band, Deadlands. The first photograph was taken at f/32., 1/400sec, ISO 6400 at 24mm, the second photograph was taken at f/3.2, 1/200sec, ISO 10000 at 24mm and the third was taken at f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 10000 at 24mm. I wasn't permitted to photograph the other band that was playing that night, so I went all out during Nita's set. With that in mind, here are several more photographs of her performance.
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