19 Facts About Dave Baksh

Dave Baksh rejoined Sum 41 in 2015 and has released three subsequent studio albums with the band.

Dave Baksh played guitar for Organ Thieves, with two of his fellow Brown Brigade members and currently plays with the Canadian deathpunk four-piece Black Cat Attack.

Dave Baksh grew up in Ajax, Ontario to an Indo-Canadian family of Indo-Guyanese origins.

Dave Baksh went to school with fellow Sum 41 bandmates Deryck Whibley, Jason McCaslin, and former drummer Steve Jocz.

Dave Baksh attended Exeter High School and was in the graduating class of 1998.

Dave Baksh is a fan of English Premier League club Newcastle United.

Dave Baksh joined Sum 41 as the third member in 1997, after Deryck Whibley and Steve Jocz formed the band in the summer of 1996.

Dave Baksh went by the name Pleasure in Sum 41's alter-ego heavy metal band Pain For Pleasure, where the members of Sum 41 would parody a 1980s metal band.

Dave Baksh remained in the band for their next two albums, Order in Decline, and their final album, Heaven :x: Hell.

On May 11,2006, Dave Baksh announced in a statement through his management company that he was leaving Sum 41 for personal reasons.

Dave Baksh explained that he could not keep trying to express himself through guitar skills without being a pain to the band.

Dave Baksh stated that the band is currently working on new and experimental songs to be released for free on the band's website.

Some thought this was a hint of him returning to the band Deryck Whibley said that Dave Baksh's appearance was a one-off cameo and that he would continue with Brown Brigade.

On September 12,2008, Dave Baksh announced on the Brown Brigade's Myspace page that he would quit singing for the band, but would remain as the lead guitarist.

On November 27,2009, Dave Baksh announced that due to his cousin Vaughn Lal's involvement in his business, they intended to keep Brown Brigade strictly a studio act, releasing single songs and collaborating in the studio with many different artists, with a small chance of playing live.

Dave Baksh's main focus will be Organ Thieves and Vaughn's main focus will be his new business.

In mid-2008, Dave Baksh started recording and producing his fellow Brown Brigade member Chuck Coles' new project Organ Thieves.

Dave Baksh recorded the band's first EP God's Favorite Sons in January 2009.

Organ Thieves has since become Dave Baksh's main focus as he intends to keep Brown Brigade strictly a studio act.