WHAT HAPPENED
Nita Strauss and husband Josh Villalta welcomed their first child, a son named Maxwell James, on May 28 at 8PM local time weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces *†‡.
THE DETAILS
- Maxwell James was born May 28 at 8PM weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces *†‡
- The middle name James honors Strauss’s father, who played bass in the 1970s rock/jazz-funk act Jiva — signed to George Harrison’s Dark Horse Records in 1975 *
- Josh Villalta plays drums when Strauss performs solo and serves as her manager *
- The parents chose Maxwell because they hope he does everything in life to the max *
- Strauss announced the birth June 3 via social media with an exclusive photo shoot for People magazine *†
- Strauss hasn’t ruled out bringing her son on tour once she returns to the road *
THE HISTORY
- Strauss and Villalta married in May 2024 at The Hollywood Roosevelt hotel in Los Angeles †
- Villalta proposed during Strauss’s album release party for The Call Of The Void on July 6, 2023 in West Hollywood †
- The couple met in 2011 in the driveway of the Rainbow Bar & Grill after being introduced by Yamaha marketing manager Mike Taft †
THE BOTTOM LINE
The guitarist who’s spent years on the road with Alice Cooper is now figuring out parenthood in real time.