Nextmen
| The Nextmen | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Brad Baloo & Dom Search |
| Origin | UK |
| Genres | Hip hop, soul |
| Instruments | Guitar, keyboard |
| Years active | 20 |
| Labels | 75Ark, Antidote, Sanctuary, Fat City, Custom, Scenario, Nice Up, Trojan, Universal, Play Nice Recordings, |
| Associated acts | Plan B, Alice Russell, Groove Armada, Fat Freddy's Drop, Rodney P, Kano, Dynamite MC, Kiko Bun, Kidz In The Hall, Faithless, Public Enemy |
| Website | www.thenextmen.com |
| Members | Brad Ellis & Dom Betmead |
The Nextmen are a UK production/songwriting/DJ duo consisting of Dom Search (a.k.a. Dominic Betmead) and Brad Baloo (a.k.a. Brad Ellis). Often incorporating hip hop, drum&bass, dub, pop, soul and various other eclectic electronic and indie genres into their sound, they have worked with many artists from the UK, US, Australia, Jamaica and New Zealand. They are currently running their own label Play Nice Recordings in the UK, and working on their fifth artist album.
The Nextmen have been prolific remixers since 2000 working with Public Enemy, The Pharcyde, Blackalicious, Jeru The Damaja, Groove Armada, The Kooks, Fat Freddy's Drop, Rae & Christian and many more, but their first official remix was for UK Hip Hop group London Posse on "Style", the Posse's last 12" single, in 1996. They have created a string of hotly coveted mixtapes (including 2004's Personal Golf Instructions, considered to be one of the greatest DJ mixes recorded), and perform two-man, four turntable DJ sets, often fronted by an MC (usually MC Wrec, Dynamite MC or Yungun) which include music from many genres.
The pair grew up in Cambridge, England and are based in North London. They are both musicians, playing guitar (Dom Search) and keys (Brad Baloo).
Their DJ sets are renowned the world over, popular at big festivals such as Glastonbury, T In The Park, Bestival, V Festival, Isle Of Wight Festival, Womad, The Big Chill, Good Vibrations, Grooving The Moo, Field Day, The Sydney Festival, Shambala and many others. They are also the often-selected go-to party DJs having performed private sets for MTV, Cannes Film Festival, the Branson Family, Jade Jagger, in Pierre Cardin's Bubble Mansion, at Elizabeth Taylor's Villa in Nice, in a Russian cold war nuclear bunker in Moscow, and for various events annually throughout the ski resorts of The Alps.
They DJ sets have seen them tour throughout the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Russia, France, Germany, Croatia, Spain, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Italy, Norway and Hungary.
Their first album, 2000's Amongst the Madness included performances from MCs from the US and UK. The second album Get Over It, released in 2003, featured such artists as American rapper J-Live and Cutty Ranks. Dom Search appeared on two Groove Armada albums, Vertigo and Goodbye Country, Hello Nightclub.
The 2005 reggae compilation Blunted In the Backroom on Antidote Records included two new Nextmen tracks, "Blood and Fire" featuring Dynamite MC, and "Piece Of The Pie" featuring Demolition Man.
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