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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1977(as Canary Records) 1978(as OctoArts International) 1995(as OctoArts-EMI Philippines) 2002(as EMI Philippines) 2009(as PolyEast Records) |
| Headquarters | 3/F, Universal Tower, 1487 Quezon Avenue, West Triangle,Quezon City,Metro Manila, Philippines |
Key people | Ethel Cachapero Jesmon Chua Ton Ton Jose Chito Ilagan Richard Calderon |
| Subsidiaries | Galaxy Records (Philippines) PolyEast Entertainment Group |
| Website | Official Website |
PolyEast Records (formerlyCanary Records, OctoArts International, OctoArts EMI Music Inc. andEMI Philippines) is a Philippinerecord label in thePhilippines.[1] It is a member of thePhilippine Association of the Record Industry and from 2008 until 2013, the international licensee ofEMI.
PolyEast Records was established in 1977 as Canary Records by Orly Ilacad after leavingVicor Music Corporation due to a major conflict with co-founder and then co-ownerVic del Rosario. Canary Records became OctoArts International in 1978. It was the first record company that introduced "minus one" (music used forkaraoke) in the market.
During the 1970s, the releases ofEMI Records were distributed in the Philippines byDyna Records under the nameDyna EMI (later remained in 1992 asDyna EMIVirgin as a result of EMI's purchase of Virgin Records). OctoArts at that time was the distributor ofSony Music's international releases. In 1995, OctoArts began a distribution deal with EMI and became OctoArts-EMI, leading to the establishment ofSony Music Philippines. In 2002, after a series of restructure, Orly Ilacad sells their stake in the label to EMI full time and it became EMI Philippines, while Ilacad later brought Orbit Music and it eventually becomes OctoArts-Orbit Music.
The PolyEast Records label initially started as a sublabel ofPolyGram Philippines (later became part ofUniversal Music Philippines) until it was eventually acquired by EMI Philippines. It continued being animprint of the label until 2008 when EMI withdrew from the Southeast Asian market, it became simply PolyEast Records as a joint venture between EMI itself and Piper Paper Corporation.
In the period of 2012–2013, PolyEast became independent for the second time after EMI was absorbed intoUniversal Music Group (MCA Music for the Filipino market).
