A&M Octone Records

A&M Octone Records
A&M Octone Records
	File:A&M OCTONE black.jpg
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	2000
Founder	James Diener
Distributor(s)	Universal Music Group
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City
Official website	amoctone.com

A&M/Octone Records is an American record label and a joint venture between Universal Music Group and Octone Records. Headquartered in New York City, A&M/Octone Records is home to worldwide multi-platinum pop-rock band Maroon 5, platinum modern-rock act Flyleaf, gold-selling modern rap-rockers Hollywood Undead and acclaimed hip-hop/reggae artist K'naan.

A full-service artist development label, A&M/Octone operates music publishing, merchandising and touring entities – in addition to specializing in recorded music.

Overview

History

Founded in 2000, Octone Records was established by CEO/President James Diener and distributed through BMG. After signing, release, marketing and promotion on Octone, recording artists were upstreamed to J Records/RCA Music Group, via an exclusive joint-venture between the two companies known as OctJay. Upon launch, Diener and Octone Records were also well-known in the music industry for their entrepreneurial private-equity financing model.^[1]

In February 2007, Universal Music Group partnered with Octone Records to relaunch the A&M label, now headed by James Diener and called A&M/Octone Records with worldwide distribution handled by UMG. While newer signings are usually funneled through the A&M/Octone venture, previous signings continue to record for the main A&M label. ^[2]

Executive staff

James Diener, CEO/President
David Boxenbaum, General Manager
Ben Berkman, EVP/Head of Promotion
Rome Thomas, Head Of Sales/Artist Development
Val Pensa, Chief Marketing Director

Recording artists

References

^ Nancy, Hass (April 16, 2007). "Sounds Like Money". Portfolio. Retrieved February 8, 2010. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Todd, Martens (February 20, 2007). "Interscope Geffen A&M Shifting To Octone". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2010. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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[1] Nancy, Hass (April 16, 2007). "Sounds Like Money". Portfolio. Retrieved February 8, 2010. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[2] Todd, Martens (February 20, 2007). "Interscope Geffen A&M Shifting To Octone". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2010. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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