RATHER UNIQUE: CATCHING UP WITH UNIQUE MUSIQUE

I had the pleasure of interviewing two of the main members of Daly City's storied crew, Unique Musique. I first got in contact with Henry Geronimo though Jay De La Cruz from Spintronix and when I met him at his new townhouse in Oakland, UM's old DJ Patrick Salvatin (aka DJ Whiz) was busy at the turntables that had been set-up in the garage.

Unique Musique formed in Daly City in 1983 (largely out of El Camino H.S.). Technically, I'd describe them as a "late 2nd gen" crew as they followed other Daly City crews like Futurstic Sounds (actually, they were an off-shoot of FS), Fusion (Westmoor H.S.) and Unlimited Sounds (Jefferson H.S.) and were contemporaneous with crews like Ultimate Creations who formed around the same time.

Peter Salvatin (Patrick's brother) was the main force behind its creation, though he turned over business affairs to Henry a few years down the line when he got out of the DJ game. Patrick/Whiz was one of the main DJs for the crew throughout its lifetime. I had heard the name, "Unique Musique" many times in my previous interviews with other SF/DC crews and their name just jumps out at you on fliers and business cards but I never was able to track anyone down. (Trivia Note: Ray Viray, of Midstar Productions, was an original member of UM and left the group, early in its formation, with a few other folks to form Midstar).

Apart from having an excellent interview with both men, Henry had done an amazing job of documenting many of the crews various fliers and photos, going back over 20 years. He was gracious enough to lend me some of these to scan and I've put up a select amount for public viewing. I chose these ones in particular because I feel like they illuminate key parts of the larger DJ history, including a very, very rare Imagine 1 flier (the first I've ever seen), a great MC Fly Productions flier, an AA Productions flier, etc. Great history captured here and I want to thank Henry for his permission in letting me scan and share these. Seriously, it's a real treat. Check 'em out (click image below):