# A&M Octone Records > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/A%26M_Octone_Records > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/A%26M_Octone_Records.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26M_Octone_Records > Source revision: 1354173568 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Record label Record label OctoScope Music, LLC Parent company Universal Music Group Founded 2000; 26 years ago (2000) (as Octone Records) 2007; 19 years ago (2007) (as A&M Octone Records) Founder James Diener David Boxenbaum Defunct 2014; 12 years ago (2014) Status Defunct Distributors Interscope Geffen A&M (United States) Polydor (United Kingdom) Universal Music Group (international)[1] Genre Various Country of origin United States Location New York City, New York **A&M Octone Records** was an American [record label](/source/Record_label) owned as a joint venture between [James Diener](/source/James_Diener) and [Universal Music Group](/source/Universal_Music_Group). A full-service artist development label, it was founded in 2007 as a merger between Octone and [Interscope Geffen A&M](/source/Interscope_Geffen_A%26M_Records)'s defunct [A&M Records](/source/A%26M_Records) label. For its six years of existence, A&M Octone operated music publishing, merchandising, and touring entities, in addition to specializing in recorded music. In September 2013, Octone initiated its buy/sell rights in the joint venture, resulting in Interscope Geffen A&M purchasing Octone's 50% interest in A&M Octone, with [Interscope](/source/Interscope_Records) absorbing and restructuring its artist roster in 2014.[2] ## Overview ### History Launched in 2000, Octone Records was founded by CEO/President [James Diener](/source/James_Diener) and distributed through [Bertelsmann Music Group](/source/Bertelsmann_Music_Group) (known as [Sony BMG](/source/Sony_BMG) from 2004 to 2008, now [Sony Music](/source/Sony_Music)). After successful signing, release, marketing and promotion on Octone, artists were given the option of upstreaming to [RCA Music Group](/source/RCA_Music_Group), via a joint-venture between the two companies. Upon launch, Diener and Octone Records were also well known in the music industry for their entrepreneurial private-equity financing model.[3] In February 2007, [Interscope-Geffen-A&M](/source/Interscope-Geffen-A%26M) partnered with Octone Records to relaunch the A&M label, headed by James Diener and called A&M/Octone Records with worldwide distribution handled by parent Universal Music Group. The existing Octone roster was transferred to the A&M/Octone label and all new artist signings were made under the A&M/Octone joint venture.[4] The legal name of the A&M/Octone label was "OctoScope Music, LLC" (d.b.a. A&M/Octone Records), the name derives from the merger of the labels Octone and Interscope. OctoScope Music, LLC was the copyright holder on all A&M/Octone releases. A&M/Octone Records operated from 2007 until 2014. ### Executive staff - [James Diener](/source/James_Diener), CEO/president - David Boxenbaum, general manager/chief operating officer - Ben Berkman, EVP/head of promotion - Rome Thomas, senior vice president sales & artist development - Nina Webb, head of marketing - Roi Hernandez, head of creative services & electronic A&R - Yu-Ting Lin, vice president A&R admin & label operations ## Former recording artists - [Maroon 5](/source/Maroon_5) - [K'Naan](/source/K'Naan) - [Flyleaf](/source/Flyleaf_(band))[5] - [Hollywood Undead](/source/Hollywood_Undead) - [Kat Graham](/source/Kat_Graham) - [The Hives](/source/The_Hives) - [The Knocks](/source/The_Knocks) - [Bombay Bicycle Club](/source/Bombay_Bicycle_Club) - Hunter Hunted - [Drop City Yacht Club](/source/Drop_City_Yacht_Club) - [Kevin Hammond](/source/Kevin_Hammond_(singer-songwriter)) - Duncan - [Churchill](/source/Churchill_(band)) - [As Fast As](/source/As_Fast_As) - [Dropping Daylight](/source/Dropping_Daylight) - [Paper Tongues](/source/Paper_Tongues) - [Michael Tolcher](/source/Michael_Tolcher) - [Miss Willie Brown](/source/Miss_Willie_Brown) - White Light Motorcade ## See also - [Geffen Records](/source/Geffen_Records) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Labels - Universal Music"](https://www.universalmusic.com/labels). *universalmusic.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-billboard.com_2-0)** ["Interscope Geffen A&M Acquires Remaining Share of A&M/Octone Records"](https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/5748123/interscope-geffen-am-acquires-remaining-share-of-amoctone-records). *Billboard*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Nancy, Hass (April 16, 2007). ["Sounds Like Money"](http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/culture-inc/arts/2007/03/29/Sounds-Like-Money). *Portfolio*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100318020928/http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/culture-inc/arts/2007/03/29/Sounds-Like-Money) from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Todd, Martens (February 20, 2007). ["Interscope Geffen A&M Shifting To Octone"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070223092231/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i00c30daf8fb3b8f13ac1a1dbdc1e2cb2). *Billboard*. Archived from [the original](http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i00c30daf8fb3b8f13ac1a1dbdc1e2cb2) on February 23, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Flyleaf's Kristen May: Ready to Begin (Again)"](http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/article.php?article_id=1300). *newreleasetuesday.com*. ## External links - A&M/Octone Records official website (site no longer active) - [Octone Records](http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/507082-PDF-ENG) [Harvard Business School](/source/Harvard_Business_School) case study - [June 2009 Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/features/la-mag-june072009-james-diener,0,5031505.story) interview - [January 2010 CNN/Money](https://web.archive.org/web/20100116051505/http://money.cnn.com/video/fortune/2010/01/12/f_octone_record_music.fortune) video profile - [March 2010 NY Enterprise Report](http://www.nyreport.com/articles/73035/octone) cover story - [September 2010 Wall Street Journal "Walkabout NY" Interview](https://www.wsj.com/video/walkabout-ny-downtown-club-history-101/E8F0B9C0-CB3C-43A5-9F22-A075E1EDBFCB.html) - [A&M/Octone Records - Harvard Business School Case Study Part II](https://hbr.org/product/a-m-octone-records-all-rights-or-nothing/an/511031-PDF-ENG?Ntt=james%2520diener) - [November 2010 Fast Company on A&M/Octone Records, K'Naan & Coca Cola](http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/150/waving-the-flag.html?page=0%2C6) - [January 2011 MIDEM Convention panel in Cannes, Frances w/James Diener discussing K'Naan/Coca Cola World Cup campaign & A&M/Octone artist development](http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2011/01/27/Music-Brands-Coke-Knaan-2010-FIFA-World-Cup-Campaign.aspx) Authority control databases MusicBrainz label --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [A&M Octone Records](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26M_Octone_Records) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26M_Octone_Records?action=history)). 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