Kyle West is a songwriter and producer raised in Mt. Vernon, NY who started out co-writing and co-producing with his cousin Al B. Sure! for his debut album In Effect Mode. West would go on to work with artists such as Rod Stewart, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, Ashanti, and ZZ Top among others. He worked on the #1 R&B hits “Nite and Day” and “Off On Your Own (Girl)” for Al B. Sure!, “Alone With You” for Tevin Campbell, as well as the #2 R&B hit “Where I Wanna Be” for Donell Jones.