Born the youngest of two boys, he grew up in Cambridge, England with his mother and father, Gill and Jon Betmead and brother Saul.

Search has collaborated with and produced for Plan B, Groove Armada, Jimothy, Ms. Dynamite, Paolo Nutini, Marlon Roudette, Paul Epworth, Eliza Doolittle, Gorgon City, Ed Harcourt, Amy Wadge, Alexander O'Neal and Kiko Bun amongst others.

[2] Dom Search co-wrote and produced Plan B's "Who Needs Actions When You Got Words", the title track of the rapper's 2006 album, which is certified gold in the UK.

As both a solo DJ and one half of the Nextmen, he has played eclectic club sets rooted in hip hop but encompassing dancehall, funk, house and garage, for over a decade.

The Nextmen play regular sets in the UK and Europe, including for Jade Jagger in Ibiza, and have embarked on 12 tours of Australia and New Zealand.

[6] Dom worked as music producer alongside composer Bill Lyons on the Royal National Theatre's 2015 production of Everyman[7] directed by Rufus Norris, starring Academy Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor and written by poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

He worked closely with Norris, Lyons, sound designer Paul Arditti and choreographer Javier de Frutos, providing the contemporary urban soundtrack described by the London Evening Standard as "pulsating electronica".

Alongside Bradford Ellis and Dynamite MC, he created a new garage/house project based on a graphic novel he is writing entitled Echo Foxx.

Search provided production alongside Al Shux and Show N Prove on Plan B's single "Heartbeat",[12] released 25 October 2017.