- James Diener
James Diener is the CEO/President of
A&M/Octone Records , a joint-venture withInterscope-Geffen-A&M /Universal Music Group .Headquartered in New York City,
A&M/Octone Records is also home to worldwide, multi-platinum pop/rock superstars,Maroon 5 and platinum-selling, modern rock act,Flyleaf .Previously in 2000, Diener established
Octone Records , an independent label distributed throughBMG Music , while simultaneously holding the position of Senior Vice President, A&R/Marketing for TheRCA Music Group , a division of SonyBMG Entertainment, where he signed and developed platinum singer/songwriter,Gavin DeGraw . Upon launch, Diener andOctone Records were also well-known in the music industry for its entrepreneurial private-equity financing model. [http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/culture-inc/arts/2007/03/29/Sounds-Like-Money] [http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=507082&_requestid=30685]Prior to his dual status as President of
Octone Records andSonyBMG SVP, Diener was Vice President of A&R/Marketing atColumbia Records /Sony Music from 1992-2000, where he worked with such platinum and developing artists as Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Johnny Cash, Black Crowes, Clutch, The Jayhawks, Tony Bennett, Roger Waters, Chris Whitley, Jesse Malin, Iron Maiden, Terence Trent D'Arby & New Kids On The Block among others.He is an accredited record producer and voting member of both
NARAS & theAcademy of Magical Arts .External links
* [http://www.amoctone.com/ A&M/Octone Records]
* [http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/culture-inc/arts/2007/03/29/Sounds-Like-Money/ Porfolio Magazine article on Octone Records]
* [http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=507082&_requestid=30685/ Octone Records - Harvard Business School Case Study]
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