[2][3] In 1975, Winnipeg bassist Ralph James formed Harlequin upon recruiting vocalist George Belanger (former frontman with Next), guitarist Glen Willows, keyboardist Gary Golden, and drummer David Budzak.
Douglas helped get Harlequin signed to CBS/Epic Records in 1979, and later that year that band released their first LP, Victim of a Song,[1] which went Gold, and received heavy radio play, particularly in Western Canada.
For their self-titled fourth studio album, Harlequin replaced Douglas with The Fixx bassist Alfie Agius as their producer.
[4] The line-up changed almost yearly through the rest of the 1980s until 1987, when the line up of Glen Willows, George Belanger, Nik Rivers, Rob Waite, and M.J. Hutton toured parts of Canada up to 2007.
[6] In 2007, Harlequin consisted of guitarist Derrick Gottfried, bassist Nik Rivers, keyboardist Darren Moore, and drummer A.J.
Chabidon, keyboard and guitarist Gary Golden, and bassist Paul McNair; and is the current line up touring in 2017.