Dave Ellefson of Megadeth

David Ellefson , bassist, songwriter, record producer, author He also bassist of thrash metal titans MEGADETH. As a member of MEGADETH, he has been awarded 10 Grammy nominations, countless gold & platinum records and toured the world for the better part of 3 decades.

Outside of Megadeth,  David has lent his playing and writing abilities to several other recording and touring projects including Soulfly, F5, Temple of Brutality, Altitudes and Attitude (With Frank Bello of Anthrax) and Metal Allegiance, Dave is also the president of the record label EMP Label Group (Ellefson Music Productions), and with his own coffee brand Ellefson Coffee Co. 

Dave has been busy the last few years with his Band Ellefson who he formed with his business partner Thom. I caught up with Dave from his home in Scottsdale and we talked about his work outside of Megadeth with his band Ellefson getting signed to ear music, their latest album no cover, his philanthropic work with the David Ellefson youth music foundation, The ellefson coffee co,  . We also spoke about touring , what the future  of the music business might be post covid and a whole lot more.

Watch the interview on Youtube.