| East West Records | |
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| Parent company | Warner Music Group |
| Founded | 1955; 70 years ago (1955) |
| Genre | Various |
| Location | New York, NY |
East West Records is arecord label formed in 1955, distributed and owned byWarner Music Group, headquartered inNew York City.[1]
After its creation in 1955 byAtlantic Records, the label had its first hit with the Kingsmen's"Week End".[2]
In 1990, Atlantic revamped the imprint as EastWest Records America, appointingSylvia Rhone as President & CEO.[3] Under Rhone's leadership, EastWest Records America shot to mega success with several multi-platinum artists such asEn Vogue,Pantera,Adina Howard,Gerald Levert,AC/DC,The Rembrandts,Dream Theater,Missy Elliott andMC Lyte. UK artists on the EastWest label includedThe Beloved,[4]Tanita Tikaram,[5] Chris Rea,[6]Billy Mackenzie (asAssociates) andSimply Red. EastWest also distributed imprints, such asInterscope Records, Motor Jams Records, Mecca Don Records, andThe Gold Mind Inc.[7]
In 2005, WMG reactivated the East West label, which marketed and distributed rock music.[8] East West operated under Warner'sAlternative Distribution Alliance, the successor toIndependent Label Group.[9]
East West Records was revived in the UK in 2014 under the direction ofMax Lousada, then Chairman & CEO, Warner Music UK.[10]
In 2024,Eric Wong was named President, East West Records & Head of Global A&R, Warner Recorded Music, reporting directly to WMG's CEO,Robert Kyncl.[11]
Wong leads East West Records, a storied name in WMG history, which now serves as a connector across the company's global ecosystem – identifying local talents with global potential and accelerating their pathway to global success. Wong will also help sign and develop artists, while working across the company's roster of stars to foster collaborations and creative opportunities that build careers.[12]
East West Records artists span WMG's global repertoire network, including WM Canada'sJade LeMac[13] andKaran Aujla, WM China'sLay Zhang,[14] WM France'sAya Nakamura andCharlotte Cardin, WM Germany'sRobin Schulz, WM Denmark'sChristopher, WM Italy'sGhali andTony Boy, WM Taiwan'sJOLIN and many more.
