Ubiquity Records

After visiting San Francisco on their honeymoon and falling in love with the city, DJs Jody & Michael McFadin moved to SF with a fuzzy dream of starting a record company. While continuing to dream about starting a label, they invested the last of their savings into a business that would combine their passion for music and provide an income to live on, and opened the Groove Merchant record store on Haight Street in early 1990, which is the beginning of the Ubiquity Story. In 1993 the company incorporated as Ubiquity recordings and has since grown into a company with several imprints (Luv n' Haight remains the home for re-issue of rare groove, CuBop is the Latin jazz arm, and Within a year the small shop had built a reputation the world over as a place to find rare records and learn about new sounds. A heaven for collectors, DJs, and producers looking for soul jazz, musical obscurities, and Break Beats. With start-up capital of one thousand dollars and little knowledge of the record business, the Luv n' Haight record label was launched. Over the past ten years, Ubiquity has developed into a strong, definitive brand. Customers often purchase Ubiquity CDs without knowing the band, their decision based solely on the label's reputation. As a result, a cult-like customer base has developed that appreciates quality and diversity in a marketplace saturated with average and over-hyped product. Today, the company continues the push for quality and innovation. Artists are given creative control and almost complete autonomy.