Children of Zeus

Children of Zeus are a Manchester-based duo composed of Konny Kon and Tyler Daley. They operate as producers and performers across a blend of neo-soul, UK R&B, hip-hop and related bass-driven styles; listed genre touchpoints include bassline, drum and bass, jungle, liquid funk, neo-soul and UK R&B.

Konny Kon and Tyler Daley first met in 2004 while performing with their respective groups — Konny Kon with Broke 'n' English and Tyler Daley with Body Roq. The pair developed a working partnership in Manchester that eventually became Children of Zeus. Their recorded output includes the EP The Story So Far (2017) and the full-length album Travel Light (2018). Production for the project is handled largely in-house: Konny Kon is regularly credited as emcee, producer and DJ, while Tyler Daley is primarily the vocalist.

Musically, the duo pairs Tyler Daley’s smooth, R&B-inflected vocal lines with Konny Kon’s measured hip-hop delivery and production choices. Arrangements commonly foreground warm low-end and soulful chord voicings beneath concise vocal melodies. Drum programming tends toward tight, sample-aware kicks and snares rather than extreme break edits; beats sit with a back-pocket hip-hop swing or light shuffle rather than aggressive amen-chop complexity. Atmospherics and pads — often with reverb and subtle stereo width — create a neo-soul / liquid-leaning backdrop that keeps the vocals central.

On the production side, their in-house approach shows in compact arrangements and vocal-forward mixes: emphasis on clear midrange for Tyler’s voice, restrained use of high-frequency sheen, and sub-bass that supports rather than dominates. Konny Kon’s role as producer and DJ surfaces in tracks that balance programmed percussion with live-feel touches — short melodic guitar or keys, vocal layers and sample chops — giving songs a hybrid of contemporary R&B warmth and beat-driven structure familiar to bassline and liquid audiences.

Career highlights contained in public records are the 2017 EP The Story So Far and the 2018 album Travel Light, both recorded and released under the Children of Zeus name. Beyond those releases, the pair’s background in Broke 'n' English and Body Roq is the clearest documented link to their early scene activity and artistic formation. Konny Kon’s multiple credits (emcee, producer, DJ) and Tyler Daley’s role as primary vocalist are consistently noted in release credits and press.

Public information about further releases, specific label partnerships beyond those records, and detailed production credits is limited; the verifiable public record centers on their Manchester base, the 2004 meeting, their in-house production model, and the two releases named above (The Story So Far, 2017; Travel Light, 2018).