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James Diener
James Diener is an American entertainment and music executive.
He is the co-founder of Freesolo Entertainment, an entertainment company consisting of Freesolo Music, a record label joint venture with Interscope Records/Universal Music Group; Freesolo Publishing, a joint venture with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Freesolo Management, and a joint venture with Vector Management. Freesolo has represented artists such as Avril Lavigne, Gavin DeGraw, The Struts, Jazmin Bean, Hailee Steinfeld, Jharrel Jerome, Rachel Platten, and Pitbull.
He was the founder, CEO, and President of A&M Octone Records, which signed and developed platinum artists including Maroon 5, K'naan Hollywood Undead and Flyleaf.
Diener conceived and formed, as1one, the first mixed Israeli Palestinian pop group. as1one is the subject of a 2024 Paramount+ 4-part docuseries, for which he is also Executive Producer.
He was the co-founder of Alignment Artist Capital, a New York–based specialty finance company created specifically for the entertainment industry in partnership with BlackRock.
He was the Executive Music Producer for Netflix's 2018 unscripted music series Westside.
Diener grew up in New York and attended The Fieldston School. His father, Steve Diener, was the president of ABC Records in the 1970s. He attended Johns Hopkins University and graduated in 1991 with honors.
Diener was the founder, CEO, and President of A&M Octone Records, a joint venture between Octone Records and Universal Music Group. A&M/Octone Records signed and developed platinum artists including Maroon 5, Hollywood Undead, Flyleaf and K'naan. After six years of operation, in September 2013, Octone initiated its buy/sell rights in the joint venture, resulting in Universal Music Group purchasing Octone Records' 50% interest in A&M Octone Records.
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James Diener
James Diener is an American entertainment and music executive.
He is the co-founder of Freesolo Entertainment, an entertainment company consisting of Freesolo Music, a record label joint venture with Interscope Records/Universal Music Group; Freesolo Publishing, a joint venture with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Freesolo Management, and a joint venture with Vector Management. Freesolo has represented artists such as Avril Lavigne, Gavin DeGraw, The Struts, Jazmin Bean, Hailee Steinfeld, Jharrel Jerome, Rachel Platten, and Pitbull.
He was the founder, CEO, and President of A&M Octone Records, which signed and developed platinum artists including Maroon 5, K'naan Hollywood Undead and Flyleaf.
Diener conceived and formed, as1one, the first mixed Israeli Palestinian pop group. as1one is the subject of a 2024 Paramount+ 4-part docuseries, for which he is also Executive Producer.
He was the co-founder of Alignment Artist Capital, a New York–based specialty finance company created specifically for the entertainment industry in partnership with BlackRock.
He was the Executive Music Producer for Netflix's 2018 unscripted music series Westside.
Diener grew up in New York and attended The Fieldston School. His father, Steve Diener, was the president of ABC Records in the 1970s. He attended Johns Hopkins University and graduated in 1991 with honors.
Diener was the founder, CEO, and President of A&M Octone Records, a joint venture between Octone Records and Universal Music Group. A&M/Octone Records signed and developed platinum artists including Maroon 5, Hollywood Undead, Flyleaf and K'naan. After six years of operation, in September 2013, Octone initiated its buy/sell rights in the joint venture, resulting in Universal Music Group purchasing Octone Records' 50% interest in A&M Octone Records.
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