Dave Baksh
| Dave Baksh | |
|---|---|
| Born |
David Nizam Baksh July 26, 1980 Ajax, Ontario |
| Occupation | Guitarist, musician, songwriter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Associated acts | Organ Thieves, Brown Brigade, Sum 41 |
David Nizam "Brownsound" Baksh (born July 26, 1980) is a Canadian musician, singer and producer best known as one of the lead guitarists of rock band Sum 41. Baksh left the band for nine years, but returned in 2015. After leaving Sum 41, he became a singer and guitarist in his own heavy metal/reggae project Brown Brigade. He also plays guitar for Organ Thieves, with two of his fellow Brown Brigade members and the Canadian death punk four-piece Black Cat Attack.
Born in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, Baksh was heavily influenced by the bands Anthrax, Megadeth and Metallica, which motivated him to play guitar. Baksh met his future band members, Deryck Whibley and Steve Jocz, at high school, and he decided not to continue further education before he had graduated due to the bands new-found success
Baksh joined Sum 41 as the third member in 1997, after Deryck Whibley and Steve Jocz formed the band in the summer of 1996. In addition to being the lead guitarist, Baksh also provided back-up vocals. Baksh went by the name Pleasure in Sum 41's alter-ego band, Pain for Pleasure. Baksh also goes by the name Dave Brownsound Baksh, or also "Hot Chocolate", probably playing off of both his Indian heritage and brown sound, the name Eddie Van Halen coined for his own guitar tone. He has stated his favorite Sum 41 songs are "Mr. Amsterdam," "Machine Gun," "Pain for Pleasure," and "The Bitter End", and his least favorite to play with the band is "Pieces".
Baksh joined Sum 41 once again on March 27, 2008, at their show at the Kool Haus in Toronto, surprising all the band members while going on stage for the final encore "Pain for Pleasure".
On July 23, 2015, Sum 41 played their comeback show at the Alternative Press Music Awards, which featured DMC and Baksh himself as guests. On August 14, 2015, it was announced that Baksh had officially returned to Sum 41, and will appear on the band's upcoming sixth studio album.
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