A & R: news file.

HILL NAMES NEW LABEL VENTURE STOOSH

MW producer of the year Mark Hill's new Universal Music-affiliated label will be called Stoosh. The label is to feature a range of artists, stretching beyond the garage scene where Hill first became known. The Artful Dodger producer was last week recording a track, So Good, with Tom Jones for the second instalment of Jones' Reload album, while he has also remixed Dido's track Hunter as the follow up to her current hit Thank You.

SONY LAUNCHES NEW DANCE IMPRINT

Sony Music's dance division has launched a new imprint under the INCredible umbrella. The first release through Direction Records, Soul Heaven by Goodfellas, will be released on July 2 and has already picked up early support from Radio One. The act comprises Italian house duo Bini & Martini and London-based vocalist Lisa Millet. Meanwhile, INCredible has also signed acclaimed producer/remixer/DJ James Holden to an artist deal.

EMI'S THORNALLEY SCOOPS ASCAP GONGS

EMI Music writer Phil Thornalley won two awards at last week's Ascap pop awards for his work on songs Back Here and Torn, which were both recognised among the most-performed songs in the Ascap repertoire for the 2000 survey year. Elsewhere in the awards, which covered the period from October 1999 to September 2000, Tom Waits was honoured with the Ascap founders award, while Savage Garden's I Knew I Loved You was named song of the year.

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