No Assembly Required: Sony/ATV Nashville has added Dane Schmidt, Katie Kerkhover, Stephen Denninger and Laura Castillo to its creative staff. Schmidt, who most recently oversaw daily operations at Tree Vibez Music, joins as Dir./Creative, while CAM Creative A&R Consultant Kerkhover has been named Mgr./Creative. Denninger comes from UMG/Publishing to serve as Coord./Creative, while Castillo, who has been interning for the company, is named Asst./A&R. All four report to SVP Josh Van Valkenburg.