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“No Water, No Moon,” the new album from Bamboo Mañalac

to be released in the market on Sunday, November 20th under Polyeast Records

Good music never ends and one great artist never stops. Just one spin of the most anticipated album in OPM rock this year, “No  Water, No Moon,” Bamboo Mañalac’s first solo release under PolyEast Records, and it’s clear there is life beyond his career as frontman. “Nothing’s changed. It’s the same pressure that I’ve always put on myself. Whether in a band or going out on my own, or whatever I do. Just wanting to push, claw and climb,” Mañalac said in an interview.

Manalac’s debut album will be released in the market on 20 November by Polyeast Records. Produced and compositions by Mañalac himself, the album preceded by the lead single “Questions” which debuted the radio stations nationwide last Sept. 22 accompanied by a music video co-direction with Treb Monteras III.

“Questions” however gave us a glimpse of the polished-pop direction Mañalac’s music is heading– towards on-trend synth chord progressions with cascading backup strings. “Questions” according to Mañalac, “I felt this was a good intro to the album because it has a lot of colors and instrumentation that we have in the album in just one song. The song is personal but I thought it spoke of human experience.”

Mañalac continued sharing his thoughts about the album title, “It’s a Japanese Koan. Something I’ve read from time to time over the years. I never thought of it as a album title but when it came down to choosing one and basing it on the general tone and sound of the album and what the koan meant for me. It just fit with the album’s concept”

The release includes such songs as “In Shadow”, “Please”, “Morning Rose”, “Back on my Feet”, “Spin”, “In This Life”, “Down the Line”, “All Hail the Fool”, “The Only Way”, “Just Go”  and a bonus track and only  Tagalog song in the album “Ikot ng Mundo.”

“The songs just draw from my own personal church of music. The stuff I sit around listening to. So I see this album as homage to my favourites. The idea was to still continue doing what I

enjoyed when I was with a band. Some songs have an element of hearing it again for the first time because of what the other players brought to the pot”.

Paving his own name from a band’s frontman to a solo act, is no easy feat. That did not stop Mañalac’s ambitious resolve to conjure up a new and eclectic set. Teamed with some of the top musicians in the music industry like Ria Osorio, Kakoy Legaspi, Jun Jun Regalado, Bong Gonzales and Simon Tan, he presents his musical visions as he says, “I wanted to find a chemistry between the players that made me feel like we’ve been playing together as a band for years. So the process was longer than usual from my experience and we hit a snag or two along the way.”

As Mañalac goes back to what he’s known for, he’s also back with depth and personal nature of his lyrics, coupled with his cool, smooth voice and brilliantly adept song writing capabilities. Mañalac, who produced and wrote most of the songs, has been in the US for mixing at Hyde Street Studios by Scott Mcdowell and final mastering of the album by Brad Blackwood at Euphonic Masters. He also visited parts of the US like New York City and California to Canada. Mañalac will again continue his US tour this November and will be back in the country to promote his album before the year ends.

Mañalac’s infusion of rock, pop, jazz and bluegrass melodies along with a 12-piece orchestra  to create a collection of hypnotic, genre-bending material shows renewed confidence from musician unafraid to stride beyond industry expectations. “It’s a restart. The whole process from start to finish was different from all the years I’ve been doing this. It was just great to relearn a lot of the stuff and get that joy back again, “Mañalac shared.

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Tracklist:

1. In Shadow

2. Please

3. Morning Rose

4. Back on my Feet

5. Questions

6. Spin

7. In This Life

8. Down The Line

9. All Hail The Fool

10. The Only Way

11. Just Go

12.  Ikot ng Mundo (Bonus Track)

POLYEAST RECORDS PROUDLY ANNOUNCES DEBUT RELEASE OF LIBERA’S FIRST-EVER CHRISTMAS ALBUM, IN STORES NOW!

The distinctive sound of Libera has travelled the world in the last few years. After the group’s first visit in the Philippines last October 2009 which became a remarkable success, they’re coming back with the release of their most-awaited and first-ever CHRISTMAS ALBUM, with 16 tracks collecting traditional and new unique arrangements of classical and contemporary holiday tunes.
EMI Music though Polyeast Records releases Libera’s highly-anticipated first Christmas album. With their exciting mix of secular and sacred Christmas favorites including Joy to the World, O Holy Night, The First Nowell, Carol of the Bells, In Dulci Jubilo and White Christmas, join Libera as they bring in the holiday season with Christmas Album packed in Deluxe CD set that includes exclusive song cards.
Their most recent release, Peace, was #1 in the UK, Japanese and Philippines classical charts; in the US, it peaked at #2 and hit the Heat Seekers chart. The boys in the group, under the musical direction of Robert Prizeman, come together to produce truly extraordinary music with results unlike any other vocal group around today.
They first visited the Philippines in October 2009 and came back the year after for a sold out performance at the Philippine International Convention Center. They also performed at the Pacific Grand Ballroom of Waterfront Hotel, Lahug, Cebu City. The concert repertoire for the tour included “Orinoco Flow,” by Enya, which makes reference to the island of Cebu. The encore song was “Bayan Ko,” which they sang in Tagalog.
Libera is an all-boy English vocal group directed by Robert Prizeman and most members come from the parish choir of St. Philip’s, Norbury, in South London. Libera’s distinctive sound of stunning harmonies is also available in the albums available in the Philippines including ”Sing For Ever” (1988), “New Day” (1990), “Angel Voices” (1993), “Angel Voices” (1996),”Peace on Heart” (1996), “Angel Voices 3 (1997), “Libera” (1999), “Luminosa” (2001), “Complete Libera” (2003), “2 CD set with Libera and Luminosa” (2004), “Visions” (2005), “Welcome to Libera’s World” (2006), “Angel Voices” (2006), “Angel Voices – Libera in Concert” (2007), “New Dawn” (2008), “Prayer: You Were There” (2008), “Eternal – The Best of Libera” ( 2009), “Peace” (2010), “Peace De Luxe Edition” (2010) and “Libera Song of life” (2010).
Libera will be performing songs from their Christmas album at PICC Plenary Hall on 25 October 2011 at 8:00 pm and Waterfront Hotel Cebu on 28 October 2011 at 8:00 pm. Tickets are available on TicketWorld (891-9999) and Arts Council of Cebu Office (032-2330452/ 0917-3287917). Please visit http://libera360.com for more ticket details. Album buyers at both events will also be given a chance to have a “MEET AND GREET with LIBERA” and exclusive mall signing on October 23 (Sunday), 4pm at SM The Block North Edsa and October 27 at SM City Cebu.
Get a copy of Libera’s Christmas Album at selected Odyssey and Astroplus outlets and be a lucky winner to see LIBERA in PICC.

Her breezily uplifting blend of pop, soul, jazz and retro R&B is here to sway you away as Polyeast Records proudly announces the release of Zia Quizon self-titled mini-CD album.
Showcasing her talent as one of OPM’s young singer/songwriter could probably go beyond being a daughter of the Comedy King Dolphy and OPM’s Divine Diva ZsaZsa Padilla because Zia is here to prove that she’s is a breath of fresh air in her debut album.
Featuring her positioning single “Simple Girl” is notably one of her masterpieces since she started learning her craft. Zia said “I draw inspiration from everyday experiences or a particularly strong feeling that I have at the moment. I believe that songs become more meaningful when you’re feeling emotional and in a way come from a very real place. And when you finally finish a song, the most fulfilling feeling about the whole process when you take a step back and think, ‘That pretty much sums up how I felt at the time.’” She wrote the song “Simple Girl” and obviously mirrors a young simple girl she really is. The album’s first single is now being heard on the radio and will soon be accompanied by a music video.
This memorable six-track release full of feel good music includes three original composition and three revivals. Borrowing a song which led her mom, ZsaZsa Padilla, to the height of her career in the 80s, “Mambobola” is one of the album’s highlights. Zia said, “We were throwing some ideas around and I think I actually suggested the song myself. I felt that it would be very nice to have one of my mom’s songs on the album as a kind of tribute to her for all of the things she has done for me.”
Giving credits to her very supportive dad, Dolphy, a contemporary classic piece “Smile,” becomes a more-than-promising start for the young artist reviving Michael Jackson’s version. Sharing her musical influences, Zia said “Aside from my mom, I would say that my dad’s taste in music really shaped mine. He influenced me to appreciate the classics—from standards to classical to world Music and even oldies.”
Another remake in the album is the track “So Much In Love” which was originally by Sheena Easton brings out Zia’s melodic sensibilities mixing with much jazz with her carefree spirit.
Tapping into elements of soul, jazz and pop, Zia beautifully shapes these songs to become her step toward something – Zia’s simplicity and her artistic breakthrough — that has its own considerable rewards. Original compositions also include the perky “Dear Lonely” written by Kiko Salazar introducing different instrumental elements along the way. “Ako Na Lang”, on the other hand, is an original composition and produced by Mr. Jungee Marcelo. “I’m proud to say that all the songs in the album were arranged to my style of singing. My producers made sure I was comfortable with singing the songs in the album,” Zia added.
She also explains, “I think that each song has its own character—kind of like that different sides to me. So, each song gives you a different feel without losing the general flow of the album.” Zia really is a gifted singer whose soulful singing and beautiful personality shine through on this release. In this album, Zia showed herself to be capable as an artist and a creative songwriter as well. “I tried to put as much of my personality in the song choice and the music as I could. So it isn’t just an album to me, it’s a piece of me that I am offering to anyone who will listen. The album may not be different, but hopefully I am.”
Zia’s self-titled debut album is now available in stores near you released by Polyeast Records. To get to know more about Zia, please visit her website http://www.ziaquizon.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/ZQUIZON.
Buy Zia’s mini-CD album (Php 200) at any Astroplus and Odyssey branches in Metro Manila and get a free ticket to watch Zia perform live at Teatrino Theatre Greenhills on September 22, 2011 Thursday at 8:00 p.m. together with some special guests.

Come and join the high-five craze as Trinoma Mall and Polyeast Records give you the first-ever “high-five” experience in the country with the famous Asia’s pop star KIM HYUN JOONG. With the release of his first solo mini album “Break Down”, he will be visiting the country in The Hi-Five Touch Event on August 25, 2011, 6:00 p.m. at the Trinoma Activity Center.
KIM HYUN JOONG would definitely like a high-five from you! All you got to do is buy a copy of his album at the event, hold your hand up in the air and share your happy and cool gesture to Kim as he visits Manila to high-five all his fans.
Kim Hyun Joong debuts with the album “Break down” as he displays a different persona compared to his SS501 days. Hyun Joong has taken the most generic route out of all the SS501 member’s solo activities – typical synthesizer instrumentals, heavy beats and catchy choruses as well as bubblegum pop.
Kim Hyun Joon’s completed his tour both in the U.S. and South Korea and later on, hit back the studio and recorded this mini-album with album producer Steven Lee.
Together with Japanese group, V6 and KAT-TUN’s producer Steven Lee, Kim Hyun Joong involved himself in the album-making just to reveal more of talent as a solo artist. “Break Down” boasts a total of six songs, with one instrumental version of the title track.
The title track “BREAK DOWN” is a powerful synthesized song with an urban style which features a stylish rapping of South Korea’s Double K; and Ken Lewis (Eminem, Kanye West, Usher and John Legend) as the single’s producer. The music video for “Break Down” was simultaneously released with the single’s digital release.
Marking his comeback to the music scene, the album also boasts the previously released single “PLEASE” in which Kim Hyun Joong portrayed a different and mature image in his music video. Other album highlights include “Intro (Let Me Go)”where Kim Hyun Joong opens with a magnificent pipe organ melody. Also in the album is the song “Kiss Kiss”another pop/ dance song but accompanied with an acoustic guitar and dance-y beat “Yes I Will.”
Aside from the Philippines, “BREAK DOWN” will also be released in South Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hongkong, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
KIM HYUN JOONG’s solo mini-album “BREAK DOWN” is now available at all record bars nationwide exclusively distributed by PolyEast Records in cooperation with KeyEast Entertainment and CJ E&M Korea. Special thanks to Trinoma Mall, Edsa Shangri-La, The Black Fleet, Myx and Manila Bulletin.

Polyeast Records proudly announces the release KIM HYUN JOONG’s solo mini-album
“BREAK DOWN”
From the famous Korean boy band SS501, one of Asia’s pop stars KIM HYUN JOONG is back on stage and now with his first solo mini album “Break Down”.
Kim Hyun Joong debuts with the album “Break down” as he displays a different persona compared to his SS501 days. Hyun Joong has taken the most generic route out of all the SS501 member’s solo activities – typical synthesizer instrumentals, heavy beats and catchy choruses as well as bubblegum pop.
Kim Hyun Joon’s completed his tour both in the U.S. and South Korea and later on, hit back the studio and recorded this mini-album with album producer Steven Lee.
Together with Japanese group, V6 and KAT-TUN’s producer Steven Lee, Kim Hyun Joong involved himself in the album-making just to reveal more of himself as a solo artist. “Break Down” boasts a total of six songs, with one instrumental version of the title track.
The title track “BREAK DOWN” is a powerful synthesized song with an urban style which features a stylish rapping of South Korea’s Double K; and Ken Lewis, as the single’s producer. Ken Lewis is the producer of Eminem, Kanye West, Usher and John Legend. The music video for “Break Down” was simultaneously released with the single’s digital release.
Marking his comeback to the music scene, the album also boasts the previously released single “PLEASE” in which Kim Hyun Joong portrayed a different and mature image in his music video. Other album highlights include “Intro (Let Me Go)”where Kim Hyun Joong opens with a magnificent pipe organ melody. Also in the album is the song “Kiss Kiss”another pop/ dance song but accompanied with an acoustic guitar and dance-y beat “Yes I Will”
Aside from the Philippines, “BREAK DOWN” will also be released in South Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hongkong, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
KIM HYUN JOONG is the leader of popular boyband SS501 and a prominent style icon in Korea. He has won awards and have gained his popularity among the South East Asian countires for his role as “Ji Hoo” in the 2009 hit drama series Boys Over Flowers over ABS-CBN. He is now known worldwide as the “Baek Seung Jo/Gelo” in the hit series drama Playful Kiss which is now being aired by GMA 7.
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Playful Kiss Special Edition, at the same time, became YouTube’s one of the most-viewed and is the first Korean drama to air online. Its first episode garnered one million views in just five days. The video, alone, reached 6.3 million views and 17.5 million total upload views from fans all over the world.
KIM HYUN JOONG’s solo mini-album “BREAK DOWN” is available in all record bars nationwide for only Php 500.00. Exclusively distributed by PolyEast Records in cooperation with KeyEast Entertainment and CJ E&M Korea.
Watch out for the Manila High Five Touch of Kim Hyun Joong happening in August 25, 2011. For more details log on to our facebook and twitter account.

Get a KATY PERRY Special Edition item and save your rainy days in a very stylish way!
Available exclusively at all Odyssey Music and Video outlets nationwide
It’s the rainy days and you would still like to look your best in your fun outfit! Then get your own treat from Katy Perry with a specially repackaged album plus an umbrella inspired by her vivacious spirit and fun personality.
EMI Music and Polyeast Records would like to give away highly sought- after Katy Perry items up for sale today. All in one treat, you can now have KATY PERRY 2-CD SPECIAL PROMO PACKAGE (“One Of The Boys” CD + “Teenage Dream” CD) and a collector’s item Katy Perry Pink Umbrella and look fun, fresh and fierce like Katy.
For only Php 700, you can now enjoy her megahits as a best-selling superstar with the global success of first and second studio album. The release of the second hit album “Teenage Dream” is Katy Perry’s follow-up to her massively successful 2008 debut, “One of The Boys.” It was released in August 2010 includes previously released singles like the 2010 dance floor-pop anthem “California Gurls” featuring Snoop Dogg, “Teenage Dream,” and the inspirational pop gem “Firework.”
With her infectious fourth single, Katy’s Kanye West-featuring video for “E.T.” is just visually stunning big-budgeted slice of intergalactic sci-fi space glam.
She’s the face most likely to adorn the bedroom walls of young girls who adore Katy not only for her musical brio, but for her playful yet sophisticated fashion sense. So what are you waiting for? Grab one now and have your own individual Katy Perry item. This treat might even become your bolder fashion statement!
KATY PERRY 2-CD SPECIAL PROMO PACKAGE (“One Of The Boys” CD + “Teenage Dream” CD) is now available exclusively at all Odyssey Music & Video outlets nationwide.

Known as the OPM Concert King, Martin Nievera boasts another classic collection that will keep OPM songs stay forever. As Polyeast Records comes with yet another potential sales-chart topping all OPM album from the country’s most- sought-after balladeer, Martin Nievera in “Himig ng Damdamin.”

“Himig ng Damdamin” is a 13-cut retrospective includes all revivals catapulted a decade of OPM love songs. With the album’s first single, “Iisa Pa Lamang” finds him cleverly remaking an OPM hit which was originally made by Joey Albert. Nievera’s version of “Iisa Pa Lamang” will also be accompanied with a music video soon directed by the award-winning music video director Treb Monteras.

This album as a whole is a concept album collecting 13 of the most unforgettable songs in OPM from Regine Velasquez to Gary Valeciano to Kuh Ledesma to Sharon Cuneta and a lot more.

As the album also shows that Nievera is just another sincere fool for love, he racked up a number of contemporary-styled OPM love hits. This time, Nievera shares his versions of the heart-warming ballad “Babalikang Muli” originally by Regine Velaquez. Another genuinely infectious remake of “Kung Ako Na Lang Sana” popularized by Bituin Escalante; Sharon Cuneta’s “Now That You’re Gone” in Nievera’s heartfelt vocals; “One More Try” originally by Kuh Ledesma; another soulful rendition of “Bukas na Lang Kita Mamahalin” which was also a Lani Misalucha hit; and an OPM classic “ with Nievera’s version of “Kailangan Kita” borrowed from his dad.

Anyone who has followed Nievera’s musical career has seen a man that has always been able to sing from his heart and express himself creatively through his music. Other remakes includes an exceptional ballad in Nievera’s version of “Narito” of Gary Valenciano; break-up OPM song of Rachel Alejandro in Nievera’s remake of “Paalam Na”; Nievera’s own interpretation of Ariel Rivera’s hit in the 90s in the song “Ayoko Na Sana” and rendering a soulful a Freestyle hit “Before I Let You Go.” Another highlight in the album is an English adaptation of another OPM feel-good music “Umagang Kay Ganda” in Nievera’s version called “Beautiful Morning”

For over 29 years, Martin Nievera has consistently and powerfully made his mark on the music industry and have never failed keeping OPM stay alive even up to now. This feat remains with the “Himig ng Damdamin” which is now out in the market released by Polyeast Records. Watch out for Martin Nievera as he visits your favorite malls around Metro Manila as he performs his new singles live. Special thanks to Salsa Life, Love radio 90.7 and Crowne Plaza.