* En anglais uniquement
The Nextmen are a production/songwriting hip-hop duo consisting of
Dom Search (aka
Dominic Betmead) and
Brad Baloo (aka
Brad Ellis). Born and raised in Cambridge, they are based in London. Their music fuses U.K. soul and reggae with a hip-hop foundation. They also run their own independent record label, Custom Records, a joint venture with Fat City Records. They began remixing popular and underground records in 2000 as part of a string of mixtapes and are well-known for their two-man, four-turntable DJ sets. Their first album,
Amongst the Madness, appeared in 2000, followed by
Get Over It, released in 2003, which featured such artists as rapper
J-Live and reggae artist
Cutty Ranks. The 2005 reggae compilation Blunted in the Backroom included two
Nextmen tracks -- "Blood and Fire" and "Piece of the Pie."
The Nextmen released their third studio album in 2007, entitled
This Was Supposed to Be the Future, on Antidote Records. The album featured vocals from artists such as
Alice Russell and rap group
Kidz in the Hall. ~ Vincent Thomas