The Nextmen are a UK production/songwriting/DJ duo consisting of Dom Search and Brad Baloo. 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 various studio projects including their sixth artist album.
Musical career
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, and perform two-man, four turntable DJ sets, often fronted by an MC 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 and keys. 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.
Releases
Their first album, 2000's Amongst the Madness included performances from MCs from the US and UK. The second albumGet 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. In June 2007, The Nextmen released their third studio albumThis Was Supposed To BeThe Future on Antidote Records. It featured vocalists include LSK Dynamite MC, Zarif, Alice Russell, Sway, Bridgitte Amofah and Kidz in the Hall. The first single was "Let It Roll", featuring Alice Russell. At their album launch, The Nextmen performed as a full 10 piece band, with members of the Part Time Heroes. In 2009, The Nextmen released their fourth studio album Join The Dots on Universal. It featured vocalists Dynamite MC, Betty Steeles, Ms Dynamite, Kivanc, and Johnny Tarr. In 2018, The Nextmen released an album in collaboration with Gentleman's Dub Club called "Pound For Pound" featuring Dallas/Joe Dukie from Fat Freddy's Drop, Chali 2na, Kiko Bun, Gardna, Eva Lazarus, Hollie Cook and Parly B. The Nextmen also produced the title track of Plan B's 2006 album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words on 679 records. Amongst many mix CDs, The Nextmen created an exclusive mix CD for The Addict Beats Collective They have also released a mix album called Friends and Family after the acclaimed club night of the same name. They started producing a monthly Podcast in late 2010, the first of which went straight to No. 1 in the UK iTunes music chart and remains popular. In 2011, the pair worked on Plan B's forthcoming album 'The Ballad of Belmarsh', and the debut album for The Milk. Dom Search is also making a dance music album under a hidden alias, while Brad Baloo is a prolific songwriter penning tracks for Wilkinson, Leona Lewis, Little Mix, James Arthur, Anne Marie, Maisie Peters, Louis Baker, Karen Harding, Becky Hill and many others.
