Kevin “Kayo” Roberson, a founding and standing member of musical group “The Deele”. He is a bass player and musician; composer; as well as a musical producer. A Native of Cincinnati Ohio, Kayo’s musical influences include: James Brown, Sly and The Family Stone, Marvin Gaye, and Bootsy Collins. These influences culminated to create a persona and sound that has fans coining him, as an "underscored legend" and “The Bringer of Funk”.

Kayo’s contributions to the music industry has amassed an impressive imprint of nearly 60 million in record sales/streaming, from a career spanning over 40 years. His infusion of Soul and Funk has created a distinctive sound that is undeniable to the ear and touches most genres of music.

Kayo has worked on multiple projects that include 5 Grammy nominations; Boys II Men (End of The Road), Johnny Gill (My. My. My), Bobby Brown (Every Little Step/ Don’t Be Cruel), and Karyn White (Superwoman). As one quarter member of the LaFace Records Production Cartel (Kevin "Kayo" Roberson, Darryl Simmons, "L.A." Reid, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds), Kayo helped to shape the production and sound for notable artist such as Paula Abdul, TLC, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, and Michael Jackson.