NTO Shares How He Stepped Back to Move Forward on ‘NAKED’

NTO sat down with EDM Identity to discuss how he found renewed purpose in family, peace, and making music, while working on his newest album, NAKED. For over two decades, Anthony Favier, better known as NTO, has reached milestones that many artists spend their careers chasing. From producing with some of the music industry’s most respected artists to touring the world and performing major festivals like Tomorrowland, Sonar, and Timewarp, his career has taken him far beyond what he could have imagined. For NTO, achieving these goals defined success, but also led to a more complicated realization: reaching the next milestone doesn’t necessarily bring lasting fulfillment. The French artist eventually found himself needing to step away from that constant pursuit of what came next to slow down and rediscover the person behind NTO. In doing so, he found meaning in simpler things, including time with family, peace, and the renewed excitement of a new melody. That shift in perspective helped shape his newest album, NAKED, a deeply personal project built around grief, vulnerability, connection, and the delicate balance between life and artistry. After NAKED’s release, NTO sat down to talk a...