    david nizam "brownsound" baksh (born july 26, 1980) is a canadian musician, singer and producer best known as the ex-lead guitarist of punk rock band sum 41, but has since become a singer/guitarist in his own heavy metal/reggae project brown brigade. he currently plays guitar for organ thieves, with two of his fellow brown brigade members http://www.myspace.com/theorganthieves and the canadian death punk four-piece black cat attack. ==early years== born in ajax, ontario, canada, baksh was heavily influenced by the bands anthrax, megadeth and metallica, which motivated him to play music. baksh met his future band members, deryck whibley and steve jocz, at high school, but he later dropped out shortly before graduation under the persuasion of deryck whibley that the band was becoming successful. ==personal life== baksh was born and raised in ajax, ontario, along with fellow sum 41 bandmates cone mccaslin, and steve jocz. his ancestry is indo-guyanese. he is married to jennifer baksh and works with his cousin vaughn lal in his heavy metal band brown brigade. ==professional career== ===sum 41 (1998-2006)===  baksh joined sum 41 as the third member in january 1998, 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&quo
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