Versatile producer camoufly dives into his fascination with samples, his role as an independent artist, and his decision to let his music speak for itself.
Italian DJ and producer camoufly has captivated crowds with his energetic, dance-ready tracks and undeniable mystique. The anonymous artist, who is seen wearing a crochet hat whenever spotted in public, is a resonant force in electronic music who defies the confines of genre labels.
Throughout his career, camoufly has amassed a catalog of bounce-driven bangers, bringing movement back to the dancefloor. Still riding the high of his July 2025 debut album, New Skin, the enigmatic artist prepares to embark on the North American leg of his New Skin Tour.
Prior to starting the final run of shows supporting his first full-length effort, camoufly sat down with EDM Identity to discuss the production process behind his new single, dream collaborations, and what fans can expect as he takes the New Skin Tour on the road once more.
Check out his latest release, “Tentone,” and read along for a glimpse inside the mind of camoufly.
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The name camoufly alludes to the idea that you’re camouflaged, which manifests in the hat that obscures the majority of your face. Was anonymity always a part of the plan, and do you feel the sense of elusiveness helps tell your story?
Initially, the project was barely a SoundCloud account with no particular pictures, or maybe a blurry photo of me. It felt great to interface with the online world anonymously, or as some sort of entity, which was the music at first.
It was a different approach, but it helped me a lot to be myself online without needing to share everything about who I am. At the time I started the project, I was really feeling like I needed to just put the music out. Then, it gave me a lot of new ways to interact with the internet, the public, and my peers.
camoufly started completely anonymous, and then it was time for the hat. The hat was me deciding I don’t want to be only a blurry picture. And then when it comes to doing live shows, I had to figure something out. It gives me a way to present myself the way I want — kind of mysterious, but also playful. I think, rather than being in the shadows, somebody who sees camoufly right now sees me as having fun, which is the truth.
You may think being anonymous is a stylish choice. At the end of the day, it’s not like I don’t want any info about me to be online. It’s literally just how I choose to present myself, because it feels good to me. There’s nothing mysterious about me if somebody gets to know me.
Prior to your debut album, New Skin, you released a trilogy of three EPs. How did the production process for your extended plays prepare you for creating a cohesive album?
I feel like every time I put out a bigger project, it’s a checkpoint. It’s a way for me to say, this is camoufly right now. I have a very impulsive way of putting things out, but it’s centered around the fact that I like making music for people who enjoy dancing and having fun. And that became more evident with each EP.
Initially, I released more lower-tempo music. Then, as time went on, I went into a clubbier endeavor. The EPs helped shape things for sure, helping me understand how to put things together and express myself through an extended play, and eventually, my debut album.
“Tentone” is the name of your most recent single; it’s a collaboration with Italian producer Ceri Wax. What inspired this club-ready track?
Ceri Wax and I share this thing where every time I go to the studio, he has a big collection of ’90s vinyls. So you know, progressive techno and all that. And we just listen to these back to back, progressively going through his collection.
The song was made through very fun sessions where we dug into these vinyls, and that’s probably the inspiration. We did listen to a lot of older music, but I believe this track is much more forward-thinking despite the inspiration.
I think the bottom line was we wanted to make a booty-shaking club track. There’s a big gospel vocal paired with the bassline and drums, and it really has a nice groove. I like that all the moments in the song are big and fill the collab with sound. It just states how much both he and I really enjoy making people dance.
The single was released under your label, Kawaii Bounce. How do you infuse your tracks with the essence of “kawaii,” and how does that influence the vibrancy and energy of your productions?
That’s mostly an old name that I chose with my friend and fellow producer, msft, in 2019 or 2020. At the time, I kind of wanted some sort of phrase or combination of words to describe what I was making at the time, which was way slower. But I think it also describes the fact that through my discography, you can find deep grooves. I think I put quite some attention to that, so that’s the bounce part.
Kawaii is just the fact that I don’t like to do this incredibly dark kind of music. I think the EP Hiding was the darkest that I could go. Again, I like to make upbeat tunes, so I think the name sticks, and I liked the two words.
Most of the time, my decisions come from liking a combination of words or a random thing that I came across. Even when choosing pictures or cover art, if I like something, I most of the time don’t look into its deeper meaning. I feel like the vision was there. And that’s all that matters, you know?
Not only have you proven your skills as a masterful producer, but also as a selector, with many of your tracks featuring samples. How does crate digging inspire you, both in and out of the studio?
I think the concept of sampling is something that I really enjoy and is a big part of how I make music. If I hear a line of chords, or a whole song, and in that moment think that I can do something completely new with that, everything will come together. And I think that’s the beauty of sampling.
It’s an integral part of everything I do. On “Tentone,” the vocal is a big sample from a gospel record from maybe 40 years ago. I mean, it goes back to all my influences — Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, French house — and discovering that the songs I enjoyed the most when I was a child were just sampling records and making something completely new out of them. I like that something exists in a reimagined way.
You’ve got a few IDs floating around, including a collaboration with Oppidan. Can listeners expect 2026 to be a big year for releases?
Yeah, definitely. As always, music is never is gonna stop. Sometimes I’ll think maybe I need some time off, but it doesn’t happen.
I make a good song, and maybe the fact that I’m completely independent, sometimes I go to my manager and say, “What if we release this?” And he’s like, “Let’s go,” and we just do it. I think this last release was a ten-day turnaround. That’s not how you should do things professionally, but we did it anyway, and somehow it worked out.
It’s really me saying, “I like this one right now.” Eventually, we put the work together, start telling people, and send it to DJs and friends to play around. The machine can start at any time, and I think that’s something beautiful within the project right now as an independent artist.
Throwing it back, during a 2021 Reddit AMA, you mentioned a dream collaboration of yours would be working with Four Tet. While it’s not a song, you’ve landed a spot opening for the legendary artist in Italy this March. What was your initial reaction when you got the news?
It is the reaction that I still have — it’s crazy. The thing is, most of the time when I have stuff like that happen, I don’t know exactly why, but my first reaction is to try to play it cool with myself. But eventually, inside, I’m always incredibly happy about these things.
I don’t know why online, or even offline, I’m like, “Oh yeah, by the way, this just came in.” But in reality, I’m incredibly honored to have such a spot because I’ve been listening to his music for such a long time, and he’s great. Everything he touches turns to gold.
Are there any artists who currently inspire you that you would love to collaborate with in the future?
I’m gonna reply with what I have in mind right now, because it might be something completely different in a month, since my obsessions span one or two months, and then my music taste will be completely renewed.
This guy SebastiAn is a legendary French house producer from Ed Banger Records. I’d love a collab or even be a fly on the wall whenever he makes music. I don’t even know if he’s active anymore, but I would love to see what the process is or look through his old projects and see what the fuck happened, because to this day, I have no idea how much of that stuff is done.
Obviously, PinkPantheress. I came back to that Reddit post. I’m reading that right now, and I said PinkPantheress. I still think that would be crazy. I’m gonna be completely honest, I don’t think we’re a match, but maybe Frank Ocean whenever he wants to make new music. Underworld, for sure. I mean, they’ve been doing it for so long, and they’re still legends to me.
I think these would be the main ones. The people that I think are so high up there, and I would absolutely love to work with right now.
You’re currently preparing to hit the road for your highly anticipated North American dates. What can fans expect when they experience a camoufly set live?
I think most of my sets are high energy with me jumping around the stage. I might readapt depending on how I see the crowd is feeling, but anticipate a lot of energy. They gotta expect a good one-and-a-half to two hours of dancing and jumping around if they feel like it.
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