PWL Continental

PWL Continental, now Pete Waterman Entertainment (PWE), is the production company one-time pop and dance record label owned by pop mogul Pete Waterman. As a record label, PWL enjoyed success with Kylie Minogue, Donovan and 2 Unlimited. As a production house they produced hits for Rick Astley, Dead or Alive and Bananarama on other record labels. In the USA, PWL America was established in 1989 and specialized primarily 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 International in partnership with Warner Music. The record label is still in operation today and operates the label EBUL through former labels Jive Records and Zomba.