In a time when everyone is visible, the artists who are winning are doing the opposite.
EsDeeKid and Mamaflex don’t share a genre, a language, or a country. What they share is far more strategic: they understand how anonymity travels globally.
And it’s working.
When artists hide their faces, they remove the most limiting thing in global culture: assumptions.
EsDeeKid’s balaclava allows him to move beyond Liverpool and into international conversations. His music circulates without needing translation because mystery is universal. Mamaflex’s masked presence does the same, carrying underground energy from local scenes into global spaces where the sound matters more than the origin.
The mask makes them borderless.
Personal brands are fragile. Mystery is durable.
Both artists understand that curiosity spreads faster than explanation. People in different countries don’t need cultural context to be intrigued they just need a question. Who is he? Why the mask? What’s next?
Without a visible face, the focus stays where it scales best: the sound.
EsDeeKid’s tracks circulate globally because listeners judge them on energy, production, and feeling not image. Mamaflex’s performances and releases build reputation through atmosphere and experience, not explanation.
This is how artists grow organically across borders: when the work speaks before the biography.
In a culture built on constant exposure, anonymity feels rareand rare things last longer. By staying masked, both artists protect their personal lives while sharpening their public impact.
EsDeeKid and Mamaflex aren’t just using masks for style. They’re using them as a way to move freely, scale globally, and let curiosity do the marketing.
In today’s music world, where attention is loud but short-lived, they’ve chosen something smarter.
They didn’t show their faces.
They showed restraint.
And now, the world is watching.