Dax Wentworth Pierson (August 2, 1970 – December 30, 2024) was an American musician from Oakland, California.
[8] 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.
[9][10] His musician friends and promoters subsequently organized a series of tribute shows and benefit albums.
[11] In 2009, he sued Ford Motor Company for faulty design mechanics, arguing that the defective seat contributed to his life-threatening injuries.
[15] In 2021, he released Nerve Bumps (A Queer Divine Dissatisfaction); his first solo studio album for fifteen years.