Video footage of bassist David Ellefson and guitarist Chris Broderick performing a couple of MEGADETH classics during a clinic at at the Music Zoo in Roslyn, New York on November 12 exactly two weeks before Broderick announced his exit from the band can be seen below.Only hours after drummer Shawn Drover announced his exit from MEGADETH on November 25 to "to pursue [his] own musical interests," Broderick revealed he also quit the legendary metal band, saying that he was leaving the group "due to artistic and musical differences."Broderick joined MEGADETH in late 2007 as the replacement for Glen Drover, who left the group in order to focus on family life.Chris has been playing guitar since he was eleven years old and had been teaching for 15 years prior to joining MEGADETH. Styles range from classical, rock, blues, and jazz. He started taking lessons at 14 years of age studying guitar as well as voice, violin, and piano. Chris has a degree in classical guitar music performance at the University of Denver and the Lamont School of Music. He has performed in many master classes including ones given by David Russell, Benjamin Verdery, and his primary instructor, Ricardo Iznaola. In addition, Chris has taken classes such as jazz improvisation, chord voicing, advanced music theory, and sight-reading.
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