Pete Waterman Entertainment (PWE) is the production company one-time pop and dance record label owned by pop mogul Pete Waterman. The label, originally PWL, is most famous for being the home of hit record producers Stock Aitken Waterman.
After producing many hits for other record companies, PWL launched its own label in 1987 (PWL Records) with the balearic classic "I Just Can't Wait" by Mandy Smith, although it peaked at #91.
As a record label, P...
more
Pete Waterman Entertainment (PWE) is the production company one-time pop and dance record label owned by pop mogul Pete Waterman. The label, originally PWL, is most famous for being the home of hit record producers Stock Aitken Waterman.
After producing many hits for other record companies, PWL launched its own label in 1987 (PWL Records) with the balearic classic "I Just Can't Wait" by Mandy Smith, although it peaked at #91.
As a record label, PWL enjoyed success with Australian artists such as Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan and Holland's dance group 2 Unlimited. As a production house they produced hits for English artists such as Rick Astley, Dead or Alive and Bananarama on other record labels.
In the USA, PWL America was established in 1989 and specialized in hip-hop music. In 1992, it was renamed Chemistry Records Ltd., but it shut its doors in 1993. It was distributed in that territory by Mercury/PolyGram Records.
In the early 1990s, Pete Waterman formed a new label called PWL...
less
