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Brian West (record producer)

Brian West
Background information
Also known as	Sweet Westy, Field from Track & Field
Born	(1971-03-12) March 12, 1971 (age 53) Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Pop rock hip hop
Occupation(s)	Record producer songwriter musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar piano
Years active	1994–present
Website	sweetwesty.com

Brian West (born March 12, 1971) is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, and musician.^[1] Formerly of the production team Track and Field, he is best known for his work with Nelly Furtado, Maroon 5, Awolnation, K'naan, and Bono. He co-produced Andy Grammer's single Honey, I'm Good with Steve Greenberg and Nolan Sipe. His most recent release, "Salted Wound," sung by Sia, is on the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack. West has been nominated for an Academy Award^{[citation needed]}, two Grammy Awards and has won seven Juno Awards. West is a guitarist for the Canadian band The Philosopher Kings.

West began his career as the lead guitarist for Toronto-based band The Philosopher Kings in 1994.^[2] After achieving some commercial success in the late 1990s and winning a Canadian Juno Award with the group,^[3] he began to produce music for other artists, partnering up with Kings lead singer Gerald Eaton to produce Nelly Furtado's debut album, Whoa, Nelly!^[4] The project garnered a Grammy nomination for West's production and a win for Furtado, as well as several Juno Awards. Working as a production duo under the name Track and Field, together West and Eaton co-wrote and co-produced Furtado's follow-up album Folklore and two albums with Somali Canadian rapper K'Naan, landing themselves several more Junos.^[5] Before long, West branched off into solo production, now producing and writing alongside such notable artists as Maroon 5, Awolnation, K'Naan, Nakia, and Bono.

His work has been featured on soundtracks for a number of films, including Fifty Shades of Grey, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, 20 Feet from Stardom, The Italian Job, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, and Brokedown Palace, among others.

Grammy Awards

• 2013 – Best Pop Vocal Album (Maroon 5, Overexposed): Nominated^[9]
• 2002 – Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Nominated^[1]

Latin Grammy Awards

• 2010 – Best Female Pop Vocal Album (Nelly Furtado, Mi Plan): Won

Juno Awards

• 2010 – Artist of the Year (K'Naan): Won^[10]
• 2006 – Rap Recording of the Year (K'Naan, The Dusty Foot Philosopher): Won
• 2004 – Single of the Year (Nelly Furtado, "Powerless (Say What You Want)"): Won^[11]
• 2001 – Best Producer: Won^[12]
• 2001 – Best Single (Nelly Furtado, "I'm Like a Bird"): Won^[12]
• 2001 – Best New Solo Artist (Nelly Furtado): Won^[12]
• 1996 – Best New Group (The Philosopher Kings): Won^[13]

SOCAN Awards

• 2010 – SOCAN Award for No. 1 song (K'Naan, "Take a Minute"): Won^[14]

• Brian West discography on Discogs.com
• Sweetwesty.com: Brian West official website