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bio: Unique Records is a label focused on the development of (mainly but not exclusively) quality songs and songwriters in dance music of any existing kinds. We are specialized in artists & bands who dedicate themselves to both a strong dancefloor action & club attitude and audience perception. Unique Records was founded by DJ Henry Storch in 1988 as a home for ? by that time more than 15 years ago - Garage, Thrash, Beat, independent hammond bands. Between 1988 and 1993 Henry Storch put out as many as twenty 45?s-singles and one album of the almost legendary Prime Movers ?Sins Of The Forefather?s?. Other acts on the label by that time included Thee Milkshakes, The Tommyknockers, The Embryonics, Heartbeats, Wylde Mammoths and others. Unique Records took a timeout as Henry Storch set up his own Unique Club venue in 1995 in D?sseldorf. The Unique Club has gained an international reputation as one of europe?s top leftfield dance / club venues with a similar credibility such as the Mojo Club, Into Something and the Jazz Caf? as well as the former UK Blue Note. In 2005, the Unique Club will celebrate the 10th anniversary!
Unique Records then was re-established in 1998 with new partner Tino Stoschek, a former music journalist and musician ever since. Unique Records strongly focuses since then musically in any genre outside house or techno: Jazz, (Nothern) Soul, Funk, Rare Groove, Latin, Urban / HipHop, Drum?n?Bass, Leftfield Dance and especially heavy Breakbeats of all kind! With the indi set-up of a club, label and the music publishing company Edition Unique Club Music, Unique is based on three major fields in music. Major succes - despite the continous growth of the label?s artist-roaster and sales - has especially been generated through worldwide synchronisation deals for major brands such as f.e. NIKE Shox, Coca Cola, T-Mobile, BMW, AUDI, Nestl? and many more. Through the groundbreaking success of Frank Popp Ensemble with their european hit single in 2003 ?Hip Teens? ? 5th most successful radio airplay title of 2003, Media Control sales charts for 22 weeks with peak at # 17, almost 90.000 singles sold ? unique has been in the focus of both the industry and the people / buyers at last and strongly keeps it?s position as one of germanies leading independent record labels! In 2005 Unique will celebrate the 100th release of Unique records and the 10th anniversary of the Unique Club venue!
DJ Henry Storch: Aged 35 Henry has been a DJ since more than 15 years spinning freestyles from Raw Deep Funk- Latin Jazz ? Breakbeat ? Drum?n Bass addicted Jazz to Nujazz. Henry Storch runs the legendary Unique Club Night since 1992 in D?sseldorf with new Breakbeat Soul and is also doin? Saturdays the classic Rare and Oblique nights with Thomas Hermanns ? without a doubt one of the best european Rare Groove Nights.
Tino Stoschek: Aged 31 Tino is the heart and soul of the unique record label since the imprint?s relaunch back in 1998. A&R person, producer, publisher, marketing-coordinator, lifetime groupie to the unique artists of course. Tino was a chief music editor between 1994-1998 before he joined Henry to relaunch Unique Records. He has been playing music ever since, but in opposite to most of other Label managers he?s not specialized in DJ Sets but he?s a full time member to the Frank Popp Ensemble Liveband and a real bass guitar player since more than 10 years and therefore strongly dedicated to the Live element in club music.
