Dean Josiah Cover (born 4 June 1988), professionally known as Inflo, is a British producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He helms the R&B music collective project Sault, which foregrounds black-centric issues.
Career In 2014, British rock band the Kooks worked with Inflo on their fourth studio album Listen after frontman Luke Pritchard discovered him via SoundCloud. Pritchard described Inflo as a "young Quincy Jones" noting Inflo's bravery and conceptuality in his production. In 2016, Inflo worked with Max Jury, Tom Odell, and Michael Kiwanuka, working with the latter on his critically acclaimed sophomore album, Love & Hate, for which he won the Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the Ivor Novello Awards for co-writing "Black Man in a White World".
In 2020, Inflo was a songwriter and producer (along with Danger Mouse) on Michael Kiwanuka's third studio album Kiwanuka, which received the 2020 Mercury Prize while earning him a nomination (as a producer) for Best Rock Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. He also won the Best Album at the Ivor Novello Awards the same year for his work on the album Grey Area by Little Simz.
In 2021, Inflo produced Little Simz' Sometimes I Might Be Introvert and Cleo Sol's Mother, in addition to his work on Sault's fifth effort, Nine and contributing to three songs on Adele's fourth studio album 30, earning him a second Grammy nomination 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, becoming the first Black person to receive this honour since the inception of the Brits in 1977.
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. In October 2025 Inflo filed a £2.8m counter claim for unpaid management fees and other losses against the U.K. rapper, while denying her allegations that he owes her £1.7m in loans.
Personal life Inflo is married to singer and bandmate Cleo Sol. They welcomed their first child in 2021.
Discography Singles "No Fear" (2018)
Production discography Albums Listen by The Kooks (2014) Love & Hate by Michael Kiwanuka (2016) Winter Songs by Cleo Sol (2018) For Ever by Jungle (2018) Grey Area by Little Simz (2019) Kiwanuka by Michael Kiwanuka (2019) 5 by Sault (2019) 7 by Sault (2019) Untitled (Black Is) by Sault (2020) Untitled (Rise) by Sault (2020) Rose in the Dark by Cleo Sol (2020) Nine by Sault (2021) Mother by Cleo Sol (2021) Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz (2021) 30 by Adele (2021) Air by Sault (2022) 10 by Sault (2022) AIIR by Sault (2022) Earth by Sault (2022) Today & Tomorrow by Sault (2022) 11 by Sault (2022) Untitled (God) by Sault (2022) No Thank You by Little Simz (2022) Heaven by Cleo Sol (2023) Gold by Cleo Sol (2023) Acts of Faith by Sault (2024) Chromakopia (with Tyler Okonma) (2024) Small Changes by Michael Kiwanuka (2024) Exile by Chronixx (2025)
Tracks TitleYearArtistAlbum"Died in Your Eyes" 2009 Kristinia DeBarge Exposed"The World I Knew" 2011 Jordin Sparks African Cats"Numb"2016Max JuryMax Jury"Princess""Ella's Moonshine""Concrete" Tom Odell Wrong Crowd"Somehow""Show Me the Sun"2018Belle and SebastianHow to Solve Our Human Problems"Poor Boy""Long Way Back"2019Kid Sister"All Your Friends"The SnutsMixtapeW.L."Prayer"Jack PeñateAfter You"Murder""Juan Belmonte"The SnutsW.L."Coffee & Cigarettes"2020Mixtape W.L."Boardwalk""Microwave"2021W.L."Dry Your Tears"JungleLoving in Stereo"Bonnie Hill""Talk About It""Woman like Me"Adele30"Hold On""Love Is a Game""Love on the Run" 2022 Broken Bells Into the Blue"The Darkest Part"Danger Mouse and Black ThoughtCheat Codes"Aquamarine"
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