Anthony Godfather: quiet in the crowd

ADE is always a thermometer. It’s where trends are measured, new scenes are born, and artists prove whether they have more to offer than just a couple of seasonal bangers. This year, among the noise of thousands of names, one album is standing out: Quiet in the Crowd by Anthony Godfather. And it’s no coincidence.

After more than fifteen years in the trenches, the producer and DJ is at a point where he doesn’t have to prove anything. His legacy is already felt on the dancefloor: pioneer of Latin Tech, founder of CACAO, tireless agitator of a culture that blends roots and club. But with Quiet in the Crowd he’s done something different. He’s lowered his guard and turned vulnerability into an aesthetic. An album that doesn’t seek to fit in, but to create a space where identity and creative freedom intersect.

“This album was born out of the need to exist without asking for permission. For a long time, I’ve felt like a stranger among applause. I’m an artist who mixes reggaetón with electronic music in a world that often doesn’t want to hear something different, yet they do. Quiet in the Crowd is an affirmation of identity, a way of saying: ‘I’m not here to fit in, I’m here to sound different.’”

Far from the formula of an album designed only to blow up dancefloors, Anthony bet on a long-format work of 25 tracks, where collaborations are not measured by name size but by real connection.

“This is not an album that seeks to belong, it’s an album that says ‘this is who I am,’ if you don’t get it, it’s fine, it just wasn’t meant for you.”

That honesty is what makes Quiet in the Crowd more than just a release. There’s a cinematic pulse that seeps through the club’s impact, a near-editorial visual care that both exposes and satirizes the codes of the artist’s world.

“What you call the most cinematic part actually has to do with all the visual work that comes with it. There’s a very elegant, almost fashion-editorial aesthetic that we used to create a kind of satire of the world surrounding the artist. The booth girls with exaggerated lips, the nails that look like shovels for what we all know… These things are there, they’re obvious, but almost nobody dares to name them. I’ve tried to show them in a finer, subtler way, using that more editorial language that I also love.”

In that balance between the rawness of the dancefloor and the critical eye of the author lies the real strength of the album. Anthony Godfather has shown that even amid the noise, it’s possible to dance with introspection.

What started as a party with friends is now a global movement. CACAO is no longer just a night in Madrid or Ibiza, it’s a sonic manifesto that has crossed borders into Buenos Aires and beyond. Anthony Godfather designed it as a space of freedom, provocation, and identity, and over the years it has become a refuge for Latin Tech, a genre that found in CACAO its place to grow without asking permission.

“CACAO started as a party to have fun with friends and show the sound that moved me, but over time it has become much bigger. Today, for me, it’s a manifesto, a place where I can show what Latin Tech means without filters. As an artist, CACAO is freedom: there I can invite people who vibrate with the same thing, who bring freshness to the genre, and create an atmosphere where everyone feels part of it.”

More than an event, CACAO is a statement. Its DNA doesn’t depend on giant lights or million-dollar productions. It’s about authenticity, raw and precise aesthetics, atmosphere.

“For me, CACAO is above all a safe space for Latin Tech artists, a place where they can express themselves without fear and show who they really are. Visually, we keep it simple: low light, almost all pink, mostly directed by our signature neon above the booth, which gives the DJ that touch of ‘divinity.’ We want everything in the room to make the dancefloor feel like a soul dance, a place where the crowd can let go and feel free. We add plenty of strobe light and a booth always full of people, transmitting warmth and closeness. That mix of music, energy, and aesthetics is what makes every CACAO night special.”

That’s the essence of CACAO: a ritual more than a party. An experience that turns the dancefloor into a space of community and cultural resistance.

Anthony Godfather doesn’t play the same everywhere. His Latin Tech is not a canned product, it’s a living language that shifts depending on the city, the culture, and the energy vibrating on each dance floor. From Ibiza to Madrid, from Amsterdam to Buenos Aires, every floor has its own pulse and CACAO has learned to breathe it in.

“Each place has its own energy and you can feel it as soon as you step on the floor. At Tantra Ibiza people are there to surrender completely, they want to let go, while at Fabrik Madrid there’s more intensity, a crowd deeply immersed in the music and every transition. Thuishaven in Amsterdam has that total freedom, a more underground vibe, and Buenos Aires… the energy there is brutal! People dance like there’s no tomorrow. That’s why my sets evolve depending on the city: I don’t play the same everywhere. I adapt to the energy, the moment, and the audience, mixing Latin Tech with other grooves that fit the environment. In the end, what matters is that the floor feels alive and that everyone can connect with the music genuinely.”

That instinct for adaptation is what makes Anthony more of a cultural translator than just a DJ. He knows how to read rooms and translate them through his sound. And although he has already conquered key destinations, he still dreams of taking Latin Tech to places where it’s never been heard.

“I’d love to take Latin Tech to cities like Tokyo or New York, where I know music sounds different and people are curious about new sounds. I’ve already had similar moments, like the first time I played in Munich or at Thuishaven, where the crowd didn’t know my sound but immediately connected with the energy on the floor. That’s the most beautiful thing: seeing how music breaks barriers and unites people regardless of where they come from.”

Anthony Godfather doesn’t know how to stay still. His album Quiet in the Crowd was a statement, but far from being a pause, it seems to have opened more creative paths.

“After Quiet in the Crowd I don’t plan to stop; I’m already exploring new sounds, like boricua house that I’m including in many of my sets. It’s all still connected to the album’s story: showing who I am, but from new perspectives and with the desire to surprise.”

That drive to break molds is what keeps him at the forefront of Latin Tech. He recognizes himself as a pioneer, yes, but he’s not willing to be pigeonholed. For him, evolution is inevitable, almost a vital need.

“I’ve always liked not sticking to just one sound. Now I’m exploring how to fuse Latin Tech with boricua house. A dream would be to work with artists who inspire me a lot, like The Martinez Brothers, Gordo, or Cloonee. My musical language keeps evolving, aiming to surprise and show who I am without filters.”

And if we talk about CACAO, the project that was born as a party among friends and now moves as a global manifesto, Anthony is clear: they’re just beginning to show their true potential.

“We already have a label. With CACAO Records we’re supporting artists of the genre and already have residencies in Madrid, Seville, Mallorca, and Málaga. We’ve taken the concept to Italy and now we’re heading to the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany. The truth is, I’m living a dream.”

Despite all he’s conquered, Anthony Godfather talks about the future as if he were just starting out. Latin Tech is his flag, but what drives him is the feeling that there’s always a new stage to conquer, a collaboration to take him to another level, a crowd that hasn’t yet felt that instant connection with his sound.

“I feel like this is just beginning. I still have a whole world to conquer with my sound, and playing with The Martinez Brothers would be a dream come true. And if we talk about stages, I’ve always dreamed of Circoloco… it’s my favorite party and a place where I know the music takes on another dimension.”

It’s not about a checklist of achievements, but about pushing a vision forward. Quiet in the Crowd opened a more personal chapter, CACAO consolidated as a movement, and now what’s next is expansion, collaboration, and a future vibrating with the same intense pulse that started it all: the freedom to sound different.

What doesn’t always appear on the surface of the interview is Anthony Godfather’s true reach right now. Quiet in the Crowd is not just a studio album, it’s a statement that places him in a different space within electronic music: an artist who combines vulnerability with dancefloor impact. It’s also a reminder that you can be a club weapon while also building a cinematic narrative that strips down the artist behind the alias.

At the same time, CACAO has stopped being a party to become an ecosystem. We’re no longer talking only about a series of roaming nights, but about a platform that integrates a label, fixed residencies in several Spanish cities, and expansions toward Italy and soon Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands. In every edition, CACAO confirms that Latin Tech is not a trend, it’s a culture with its own visual, sonic, and emotional codes.

What also weighs heavily is Anthony’s ability to move cultural borders. Bringing a genre with Latin roots to Ibiza, Madrid, Amsterdam, or Buenos Aires means adapting to each context without losing identity, something very few have achieved. His dream collaborations, like with The Martinez Brothers, and his goals of stages like Circoloco, are not fantasies, they are logical steps in a path already opening doors beyond the traditional territories of techno and house.

In this sense, Anthony Godfather is not just writing his own story, he’s setting the roadmap for a new generation of artists who understand the dancefloor as a space of community, not labels. Quiet in the Crowd and CACAO are pieces of the same puzzle: identity, risk, and the certainty that being different is precisely the engine that moves everything.

The conclusion is clear. Anthony doesn’t want to fit in, he wants to transcend. And with every track, every showcase, and every vision he brings to life, he proves that Latin Tech is not an appendix of global electronic music, it’s a new language, expanding. What’s coming is not an uncertain future, but an open horizon that he himself is designing beat by beat.