PolyEast Records is a record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 in the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. It is the international licensee of EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

 Internationa and is a member of the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.

History

It was inaugurated in 1977 as Canary Records by Orly Ilacad after resigning from Vicor Music due to a major conflict with then co-owner Vic Del Rosario. It became OctoArts International in 1984. It was the first record company that introduced Minus One in the market.

In 1997, it began a distribution deal with EMI & became OctoArts EMI. In 2002, after a series of restructure, it became EMI Philippines. In 2008, after EMI withdrew from the South-East Asian market, it became PolyEast Records and became a joint venture between EMI itself and Pied Piper Records Corporation.

Current artists

• Nikki Gil
  Nikki Gil
  Monica Pauline "Nikki" Gil is a Filipino singer, actress, host, model and myx VJ.-Biography:Monica Pauline Gil was born in Manila to Dino and Julie Gil. She is of Filipino, Spanish and German descent...
  
  
• Karylle
  Karylle
  Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari , better known as simply Karylle, has established herself as one of the most talented showbiz personalities in the Philippines. She is a respected singer, actress, TV host, athlete, and a writer/blogger....
  
  
• Kyla
  Kyla
  Melanie Hernandez Calumpad Alvarez , better known by her stage name Kyla, is an R&B singer, songwriter, producer, TV host, and occasional actress from the Philippines....
  
  
• Agot Isidro
  Agot Isidro
  Agot Isidro is a recording artist, actress, host, and TV personality in the Philippines.Born as Maria Margarita Amada Fteha Isidro, she is the fourth of the six children of Edwarta Fteha and Jose Isidro. She graduated from the University of the Philippines, Diliman with a Bachelor's Degree in...
  
  
• Martin Nievera
  Martin Nievera
  Martin Ramon Razon Nievera is a singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the main hosts of musical variety show ASAP on ABS-CBN-Early life:...
  
  
• Champ Lui Pio
  Champ Lui Pio
  Arthur Bernard Dolino Lui Pio is a solo-artist and former guitarist and vocalist of the now-disbanded band Hale. He is publicly recognized by the name "Champ" or "Champ Lui-Pio".-Background:Arthur was born on February 8, 1982 in Quezon City, Philippines...
  
  
• Sandwich
  Sandwich (band)
  Sandwich is a Filipino rock band that was formed in 1995 by Raimund Marasigan and Diego Castillo for the purpose of fulfilling their mutual desire to work together. Castillo recruited former band mates from The Aga Muhlach Experience Mike Dizon to play drums and Myrene Academia to handle bass...
  
  
• Slapshock
  Slapshock
  Slapshock is a rock band from Manila, Philippines. Formed in 1996 originally as a rap metal act, significantly being compared with Korn. Their recent material were now under the metalcore genre.- Background :...
  
  
• Sugarfree
  Sugarfree (band)
  Sugarfree was a band composed of Ebe Dancel , Jal Taguibao and Kaka Quisimbing who replaced Mitch Singson in 2006...