# Inflo

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British record producer

Inflo Also known as Inflo 1st Born Dean Josiah Cover (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 38) London, England Genres R&B hip hop pop Occupations Record producer songwriter multi-instrumentalist entrepreneur Instruments Drums, bass, piano, synthesiser, guitar, vocals Years active 2009–present Label Forever Living Originals Member of Sault Website foreverlivingoriginals.com

Musical artist

**Dean Josiah Cover** (born 4 June 1988[1]), professionally known as **Inflo**, is a British producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He helms the R&B music collective project [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)), which foregrounds black-centric issues.[2]

## Career

In 2014, British rock band [the Kooks](/source/The_Kooks) worked with Inflo on their fourth studio album *[Listen](/source/Listen_(The_Kooks_album))* after frontman Luke Pritchard discovered him via [SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud). Pritchard described Inflo as a "young [Quincy Jones](/source/Quincy_Jones)" noting Inflo's bravery and conceptuality in his production.[3] In 2016, Inflo worked with [Max Jury](/source/Max_Jury),[4] [Tom Odell](/source/Tom_Odell),[5] and [Michael Kiwanuka](/source/Michael_Kiwanuka),[6] working with the latter on his critically acclaimed sophomore album, [Love & Hate](/source/Love_%26_Hate_(Michael_Kiwanuka_album)), for which he won the Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the [Ivor Novello Awards](/source/Ivor_Novello_Awards) for co-writing "Black Man in a White World".[7]

In 2020, Inflo was a songwriter and producer (along with [Danger Mouse](/source/Danger_Mouse_(musician))) on [Michael Kiwanuka](/source/Michael_Kiwanuka)'s third studio album *[Kiwanuka](/source/Kiwanuka_(album)),* which received the 2020 [Mercury Prize](/source/Mercury_Prize) while earning him a nomination (as a producer) for [Best Rock Album](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Album) at the [63rd Annual Grammy Awards](/source/63rd_Annual_Grammy_Awards)*.*[8] He also won the Best Album at the [Ivor Novello Awards](/source/Ivor_Novello_Awards) the same year for his work on the album *[Grey Area](/source/Grey_Area_(album))* by [Little Simz](/source/Little_Simz).[9]

In 2021, Inflo produced Little Simz' *[Sometimes I Might Be Introvert](/source/Sometimes_I_Might_Be_Introvert)* and Cleo Sol's *Mother*, in addition to his work on Sault's fifth effort, [*Nine*](/source/Nine_(Sault_album)) and contributing to three songs on [Adele](/source/Adele)'s fourth studio album *[30](/source/30_(album)),*[10] earning him a second [Grammy](/source/65th_Annual_Grammy_Awards) nomination for [Album of the Year](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year) (as a songwriter and producer). On 30 September 2021, Inflo was announced as the winner of the acclaimed MPG (Music Producers Guild) UK "Producer of the Year" award. On 8 February 2022, he was announced as the "Producer of the Year" at the [2022 Brit Awards](/source/2022_Brit_Awards), becoming the first Black person to receive this honour since the inception of the Brits in 1977. [11]

## Legal issues

In January 2025, collaborator Little Simz sued Inflo for failing to repay a £1.7m loan. The loan was to be put towards recordings costs, as well as a one-off Sault event.[12]

## Personal life

Inflo is married to singer and bandmate [Cleo Sol](/source/Cleo_Sol). They welcomed their first child in 2021.[13]

## Discography

### Singles

- "No Fear" (2018)

## Production discography

### Albums

- *[Listen](/source/Listen_(The_Kooks_album))* by [The Kooks](/source/The_Kooks) (2014)

- *[Love & Hate](/source/Love_%26_Hate_(Michael_Kiwanuka_album))* by [Michael Kiwanuka](/source/Michael_Kiwanuka) (2016)

- *Winter Songs* by [Cleo Sol](/source/Cleo_Sol) (2018)

- *[For Ever](/source/For_Ever_(Jungle_album))* by [Jungle](/source/Jungle_(band)) (2018)

- *[Grey Area](/source/Grey_Area_(album))* by [Little Simz](/source/Little_Simz) (2019)

- *[Kiwanuka](/source/Kiwanuka_(album))* by Michael Kiwanuka (2019)

- *[5](/source/5_(Sault_album))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2019)

- *[7](/source/7_(Sault_album))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2019)

- *[Untitled (Black Is)](/source/Untitled_(Black_Is))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2020)

- *[Untitled (Rise)](/source/Untitled_(Rise))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2020)

- *[Rose in the Dark](/source/Rose_in_the_Dark)* by [Cleo Sol](/source/Cleo_Sol) (2020)

- *[Nine](/source/Nine_(Sault_album))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2021)

- *[Mother](/source/Mother_(Cleo_Sol_album))* by [Cleo Sol](/source/Cleo_Sol) (2021)

- *[Sometimes I Might Be Introvert](/source/Sometimes_I_Might_Be_Introvert)* by Little Simz (2021)

- *[30](/source/30_(album))* by [Adele](/source/Adele) (2021)

- *[Air](/source/Air_(Sault_album))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2022)

- *[10](/source/10_(Sault_album))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2022)

- *[AIIR](/source/Aiir_(album))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2022)

- *[Earth](/source/Earth_(Sault_album))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2022)

- *[Today & Tomorrow](/source/Today_%26_Tomorrow_(Sault_album))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2022)

- *[11](/source/11_(Sault_album))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2022)

- *[Untitled (God)](/source/Untitled_(God))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2022)

- *[No Thank You](/source/No_Thank_You_(album))* by [Little Simz](/source/Little_Simz) (2022)

- *[Heaven](/source/Heaven_(Cleo_Sol_album))* by [Cleo Sol](/source/Cleo_Sol) (2023)

- *[Gold](/source/Gold_(Cleo_Sol_album))* by [Cleo Sol](/source/Cleo_Sol) (2023)

- *[Acts of Faith](/source/Acts_of_Faith_(album))* by [Sault](/source/Sault_(band)) (2024)

- *[Chromakopia](/source/Chromakopia)* (with [Tyler Okonma](/source/Tyler_Okonma)) (2024)

- *[Small Changes](/source/Small_Changes_(album))* by [Michael Kiwanuka](/source/Michael_Kiwanuka) (2024)

- *Exile* by [Chronixx](/source/Chronixx) (2025)

### Tracks

Title Year Artist Album "Died in Your Eyes" 2009 Kristinia DeBarge Exposed "The World I Knew" 2011 Jordin Sparks African Cats "Numb" 2016 Max Jury Max Jury "Princess" "Ella's Moonshine" "Concrete" Tom Odell Wrong Crowd "Somehow" "Show Me the Sun" 2018 Belle and Sebastian How to Solve Our Human Problems "Poor Boy" "Long Way Back" 2019 Kid Sister Non-album single "All Your Friends" The Snuts Mixtape W.L. "Prayer" Jack Peñate After You "Murder" "Juan Belmonte" The Snuts W.L. "Coffee & Cigarettes" 2020 Mixtape W.L. "Boardwalk" "Microwave" 2021 W.L. "Dry Your Tears" Jungle Loving in Stereo "Bonnie Hill" "Talk About It" "Woman like Me" Adele 30 "Hold On" "Love Is a Game" "Love on the Run" 2022 Broken Bells Into the Blue "The Darkest Part" (featuring Raekwon and Kid Sister) Danger Mouse and Black Thought Cheat Codes "Aquamarine" (featuring Michael Kiwanuka)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Certificate of incorporation of a Private Limited Company, Forever Living Original Ltd (Company number 08130665)"](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08130665/filing-history/MzA2MDI1MTU0OWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0). Retrieved 7 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Aswad, Jem (18 September 2020). ["Sault's 'Untitled (Rise)' Seduces Listeners With Sumptuous R&B, Then Startles With Powerful Messaging: Album Review"](https://variety.com/2020/music/reviews/saults-untitled-rise-album-review-1234775193/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bedian, Knar (24 July 2014). ["Interview: The Kooks Talk "Listen""](http://soundofboston.com/interview-the-kooks-talk-listen/). *Sound of Boston*. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Murray, Robin (20 June 2016). ["Premiere: Max Jury - 'Love That Grows Old'"](https://www.clashmusic.com/news/premiere-max-jury-love-that-grows-old). *[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))*. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Hawkins, Shane (5 May 2016). ["In-Session: Tom Odell - "Somehow""](https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2016/05/05/session-tom-odell-somehow/). *[Wonderland](/source/Wonderland_(magazine))*. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Pareles, Jon (13 July 2016). ["Michael Kiwanuka's 'Love & Hate' Plunges Into Despair, With a Retro Feel"](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/arts/music/michael-kiwanuka-love-and-hate-review.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Michael Kiwanuka, Coldplay, Pulp win 2017 Ivor Novello awards"](https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2017/05/michael-kiwanuka-coldplay-pulp-win-2017-ivor-novello-awards/). *Live4ever*. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-KiwanukaMP_8-0)** Savage, Mark (24 September 2020). ["Michael Kiwanuka wins the 2020 Mercury Prize"](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54284975). *[BBC](/source/BBC)*. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Skinner, Tom (2 September 2020). ["Little Simz and Dave among winners at Ivor Novello Awards 2020"](https://www.nme.com/news/music/little-simz-and-dave-among-winners-of-ivor-novello-awards-2020-2743540). *[NME](/source/NME)*. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Krol, Charlotte (8 October 2021). ["Adele worked with Max Martin and Little Simz' producer Inflo on new album"](https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-worked-with-max-martin-and-little-simz-producer-inflo-on-new-album-3066152). *NME*. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Grein, Paul (28 January 2022). ["Inflo Becomes First Black Producer to Win Brit Award for Producer of the Year"](https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/brit-awards-2022-inflo-producer-of-the-year-first-black-producer-winner-1235024408/). *Billboard*. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Snapes, Laura (17 March 2025). ["Little Simz sues former producer Inflo over unpaid debts"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/17/little-simz-sues-former-producer-inflo-over-unpaid-debts). *The Guardian*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0261-3077](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 6 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Heron, Tamera (16 July 2022). ["How Cleo Sol emerged as the UK's most (reluctantly) coveted Neo-Soul / R&B new-age icon"](https://thebluesproject.co/2022/07/cleo-sol-uk-rnb-neo-soul-music-icon/). *The Blues Project*. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

v t e Sault Inflo Cleo Sol Studio albums 5 (2019) 7 (2019) Untitled (Black Is) (2020) Untitled (Rise) (2020) Nine (2021) Air (2022) 11 (2022) Earth (2022) Today & Tomorrow (2022) Untitled (God) (2022) Acts of Faith (2024) 10 (2025) EPs Angel (2022) Aiir (2022) Cleo Sol albums Winter Songs (2018) Rose in the Dark (2020) Mother (2021) Heaven (2023) Gold (2023) See also Michael Kiwanuka Little Simz

v t e Brit Award for British Producer of the Year George Martin (1977) Martin Rushent (1982) Trevor Horn (1983) Steve Levine (1984) Trevor Horn (1985) Dave Stewart (1986) Dave Stewart (1987) Stock Aitken Waterman (1988) Dave Stewart (1990) Chris Thomas (1991) Trevor Horn (1992) Peter Gabriel (1993) Brian Eno (1994) Nellee Hooper (1995) Brian Eno (1996) John Leckie (1997) Chris Potter, The Verve & Youth (1998) Bernard Butler (2009) Paul Epworth (2010) Markus Dravs (2011) Ethan Johns (2012) Paul Epworth (2013) Alan Moulder & Flood (2014) Paul Epworth (2015) Charlie Andrew (2016) Steve Mac (2018) Calvin Harris (2019) Fred Again (2020) Inflo (2022) David Guetta (2023) Chase & Status (2024) A. G. Cook (2025) PinkPantheress (2026)

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