The Gentlemen’s Club was comprised of Passmore along with fellow Ottawa ex-pats Andrew Johnston, Angus McLachlin and Adam DiPenta, who relocated to Montreal in 2004 to record the Servant. Passmore, Johnston and McLachlin had already shared many formative years as musicians playing in Ottawa post punk absurdists The No Shirts from 1998 to 2001. DiPenta came on board in 2004 when he and Passmore met on the job as Knives salesmen. The group formed around a collective wish to capture Passmore's fledgling compositions as best possible, given the resources at hand: Andrew had been studying sound recording at Concordia in Montreal, and Passmore used his sales bonuses to buy project studio gear. The group set about this task with the highest of ambitions and eventually produced an album featuring string quartets, horns, harpsichord, pedal steel and 4 way vocal harmony. The album drew heavily on Passmore Johnston and Mclachlin’s time studying music composition and also reflected the band’s interest in large scale productions ala Rufus Wainwright and the Dears.

After completion of the Servant, the band decided to take a different direction. Passmore began sharing songwriting duties with Johnston and the band naturally began to persue a more stripped down sound, in the wake of the emotional and financial tole taken by the Servant. The results of this new direction would be captured on the as yet unreleased “Golden Age” an album so unlike the Servant as to be its precise opposite. Golden Age was recorded at The Breakglass Studio in Montreal and was partially funded through a grant from the Government of Quebec. At this point local promoters and musicians were taking notice and the band was invited to perform with some world class groups including The Diabeleros, the National, Timber, and JF Robitaille. However, frictions within the band, partly the result of shared living space, began to flare, and McLachlin and DiPenta decided to part from the ranks. With the departure of these core members as well as drummer Matt Boland, Passmore and Johnston continued on for a time with Geoff and Shamus Cowan of Montreal’s Bullmoose. After a short stint in Ontario and eastern Canada promoting the Servant, Johnston and Passmore decided it was time to part ways.

Currently, Passmore has relocated back to Ottawa with the goal to continue pursuing songwriting in the form of a music publishing deal. Johnston continues to live in Montreal and works as a guitar accompanist for songwriter JF Robitaille. Johnston also continues to pursue music under the moniker of Andrew vs. The Enabler and has independently released an E.P of 5 songs called “Hearts In Transit.” Though Passmore and Johnston have no immediate plans to pursue the Gentlemen’s Club, the duo has not ruled out future collaborations.