Last year, Michael Prommer launched the New York-based Prommer Inc. to manage the U.S. interests of indie labels. Now, Prommer has made a distribution deal with Caroline.

In this way, Prommer acts as a sales manager for small, independent label clients that want to travel through Caroline's U.S. distribution network. "I see myself as a service provider," Prommer says, "with Prommer Inc. being the intermediary."

DJ/producer Trevor Jackson's U.K. imprint Output Recordings and Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Daptone are the first labels to work within the Prommer/Caroline network. The distribution agreement includes new releases and catalog.

Output will issue "Again," by Parisian graphic designer/video producer Marc Nguyen Tan--who records as Colder--April 9. Sharon Jones, who records for Daptone, should have an album ready by summer.

Prommer has also assisted in placing several of his clients' songs in TV shows and commercials, including Rima's "Modern Times" ("CSI: Miami") and Fauna Flash's "Ten" (Nissan commercial).

FIRED UP: Carmen Electra will host DanceStar USA's third annual American Dance Music Awards March 9 at Miami's Bayfront Park. Confirmed presenters for the show include Paris Hilton, Perry Farrell, Moby, Roger Sanchez, David Morales, Frankie Knuckles, Pete Tong and Maurice Joshua.

For this year's event, DanceStar...