NexCyx

NexCyx [nex-ix] – a connection between varying personalities.

NexCyx began in 2004 as a musical experiment on the University of West Indies campus in Barbados. Since then, it has evolved into a celebrated outfit, with a repertoire of original hit music, and a solid—and growing—fan base. The five personalities that form NexCyx today are as diverse as their stories are intriguing.

The Barbadian pop band is an artistic mishmash of a self-taught pianist turned producer (André), a drumming prodigy (Chad), an accidental bass guitarist (Kris), a one-woman dancer-singer-rapper (Mahalia) and a hardcore rocker (Russell).

NexCyx exudes an unmistakable energy—it’s fresh, upbeat, bold and unmistakable. In 2010, when they welcomed Chad, drumming wonderchild, to their lineup, they dished out an extra serving of youthful swagger. Together, they’re just what the music industry ordered, it seems. And the fans aren’t complaining either.

In under a decade, NexCyx has played at a range of venues throughout North America and the Caribbean region, while holding down a demanding gig schedule in Barbados, where their singles are in heavy rotation at local stations.

“Gossip Girl,” released in 2009, became the band’s breakout single and instantly landed as a fan favorite. Hits like “Queen,” “On The Floor” and the socially conscious “Take A Minute,” also followed, etching a place for NexCyx on the international music stage—and ushering in a new era of fandom.

A high school auditorium filled with screaming students belting out the band’s hits word for word tops the cake for Russ. And there are other meaningful band experiences that stand out for each member: opening for Erykah Badu and Angie Stone to wild applause, hopping on to the SXSW stage two years in a row, and performing to rave reviews at a concert headlined by Jamaican musical duo, Brick and Lace.

There are plenty memorable moments when the band is off stage, too—especially when they’re on tour. There are stories of leaving nightclubs on the back of a pickup truck, Russ’ mysterious keeling over post-gig in St. Maarten and Chad’s mischievous jaunts to unspeakable places that don’t always end well.

It’s these types of experiences that help define their inimitable musical flavor. In their words, if it were an icecream, it would be loaded with nuts (lots of them), chocolate, gummi worms and tequila—with a cherry on top.

That said, there is a distinctive camaraderie that the band shares, which musical groups the world over struggle to achieve.

Admittedly hard to brush aside when you’ve got goals as big as theirs: placement of NexCyx’ tracks in movies, TV shows and video games; major concert gigs (on top of the Eiffel Tower, Madison Square Garden and the American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL, to be precise); plus, an attractive distribution deal.

And it’s not that farfetched when their journey in music so far is considered. There’s an MTV Artist of the Week accolade in their history already—and an Artist of the Month title from Rockwired.com.

So what else should fans know about NexCyx as their career takes off even further?

That they love Axe, Converse, Oakley, Ray-Ban and Sennheiser—and collectively follow Cristiano Ronaldo, Dave Chappelle, Jessica Alba, Rihanna and Rescue Animals on Twitter.

How’s that for varying personalities?

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