Brian West was the lead guitarist for the Canadian band The Philosopher Kings

The Philosopher Kings

The Philosopher Kings are a Canadian rhythm and blues band who were most commercially successful in the late 1990s. The name of the band is derived from Plato's Republic, in which he outlines the design of an idealistic government, ruled by philosopher-kings...

. His partner, Gerald Eaton

Gerald Eaton

Gerald Eaton is a Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and music producer, originally from Jamaica.He is the lead singer for the R&B-pop group The Philosopher Kings, which reached its peak popularity in the 1990s...

 (a.k.a. Jarvis Church) began the record label Track and Field Records after they were nominated for several awards as a production duo under the name of Track (Gerald) and Field (Brian). He co-wrote and co-produced Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado

Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...

's albums Whoa, Nelly (2000) and Folklore (2003).

He is currently working with Toronto

Toronto

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, Ontario

Ontario

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-based experimental artist, V.K.A., as well as the Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

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-based band, Papertongues, on their first album Mission Car. He's also working with former Savage Garden

Savage Garden

Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994...

singer Darren Hayes. West has just completed Windy City Gentleman's debut album China White for release Summer 2010.