Original sentence: LA Times Magazine Q&A
Edited sentence: He formed a joint venture with Sony BMG that gave his company the option to upstream successful acts under Octone into the RCA Music Group/J Records.He is an accredited record producer and voting member of both NARAS the the Academy of Magical Arts.Headquartered in New York City, A&M/Octone Records is home to worldwide multi-platinum pop-rock superstars Maroon 5, platinum modern-rock act Flyleaf and gold-selling modern rap-rockers Hollywood Undead.James Diener (born 1969) is the CEO-President of A&M/Octone Records, a joint venture between Interscope-Geffen-A&M and Octone Records.July 2009 Music Business Registry Interview.June 2009 LA Times Magazine Q&A.May 2008 Billboard Magazine Q&A.Previously in 2000, Diener established Octone Records, an independent label distributed through BMG, while simultaneously holding the position of Senior Vice President of A&R-Marketing for the RCA Music Group, now a division of Sony BMG Entertainment, where he signed and developed platinum singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw.Prior to his dual status as President of Octone Records and SVP of A&R at RCA Music Group, Diener was Vice President of A&R and Marketing at Columbia/SME Records from 1992 to 2000, where he worked with such platinum and developing artists as Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Johnny Cash (through American Recordings), Black Crowes (through American Recordings), Clutch, The Jayhawks (through American Recordings), Tony Bennett, Roger Waters, Chris Whitley, Jesse Malin, Iron Maiden, Terence Trent D'Arby, and New Kids on the Block, among others.Upon its launch, Diener was also well-known in the music industry for the entrepreneurial private-equity financing model