With 2013 being the most successful year in my music career, it’s only right that I share the pictures that documented it. Looking back, I released my newest album, ManMade, and had the pleasure of visiting Brooklyn, Baltimore, D.C., Chicago, Richmond, Philly, Pittsburgh, LA, Tucson, Detroit, Vegas, Seattle, Austin, Durham, Atlanta, Charlotte, San Diego, Houston, Dallas, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Cleveland in support of it – I was even asked to perform on the eight-day Capital Jazz Cruise at the beginning of November. I contributed to the new The Foreign Exchange album Love In Flying Colors with “Listen To The Rain,” and The Reworks with a remix for Phonte’s “Gonna Be A Beautiful Night”. I hung out with Bobbito and Crazy Legs of Rock Steady in NYC, began endorsing Lewitt Audio, released an ode to Sesame Street in the form of the “Count To Five” video, was the subject of my FIRST documentary, and even had a day named after me in Las Vegas.
Things to look out for in 2014…
• Making the music for Black Dynamite – The Animated Series (Season 2) with Fatin “10” Horton
• My very first trip to South Africa with The Foreign Exchange at the end of March + a world tour with +FE
• A brand new single + video from ManMade + more solo dates
• New, original music… Including a collaborative EP with…………………………
…….anyway, thank you, 2013… Here’s to one helluva productive and positive new year in 2014. Cheers!!
Having fun on stage in Durham (July 2013) • Photo by FroLab
Autographed pre-orders! (May 2013)
Twin Motif set-up in Tucson (July 2013)
Rocked with Original Blackbyrds member Allan Barnes at my boy Tate McBroom’s wedding in September.
Video Shoot in NC (Dec. 2013)
@Ms_Toni with the Zo! Shirt
Bobbito, Me and Crazy Legs in NYC (July 2013)
The crown…
Another one added to the wall…
Live painting of me by Demont “Peekaso” Pinder on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)
All day… • Photo by Creative Silence
Zo! shirt sighting!
Anthony David, Carmen Rodgers and I after our show in Atlanta (Aug. 2013)
Eric Roberson, Darion Alexander, Phonte, and I on set in NC (Dec. 2013)
Setup at Indianapolis’ Jazz Kitchen (Oct. 2013)
Show love after EVERY show. In Dallas (Sept. 2013)
Made it to CentricTV’s “13 Best Indie R&B Artists of 2013” (Dec 2013)
Gwen Luh De Keeeds (May 2013)
@LifeOfALibra rockin’ a Zo! shirt
Ursula Rucker and I in Philly (June 2013)
Rockin’ on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)
Fall in Michigan (Oct. 2013)
Me and Phonte before the “Count To Five” video shoot
First stop on the ManMade Tour was…. Brooklyn on its release date.
@Cocoa_Cheeks_ rockin’ a Zo! shirt
The Zo!Tif in Richmond (June 2013)
Tucson, AZ (July 2013)
After rocking our Charlotte Show (Aug. 2013)
@Hicksont77 rockin’ a Zo! shirt
Full House in Atlanta for +FE (Oct. 2013)
“Count To Five” video (May 2013)
Ideeyah, Monica Blaire, Sy Smith, Darius Mitchell, Me, Kristopher Crosby, Brandon Williams, and Saxappeal after a helluva homecoming show in Detroit. (June 2013)
Final touch of fatassedness on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)
Still can’t believe I have my own day in Vegas. (July 2013)
Helluva year for +FE Music
Live interview/meet and greet at Moods Music in Atlanta (Aug. 2013)
In Southfield, MI recording with Collective Peace (Oct. 2013)
Me and Bobbito at the D.C. showing of his street ball documentary, “Doin’ It In The Park” (May 2013)
The L.A. Crowd (June 2013)
Brand new interface in the studio (Oct. 2013)
Me and Deborah Bond after rockin’ in Philly (June 2013)
@Eclectic1914 rockin’ the Zo! shirt
Chicago Show (June 2013)
Carmen Rodgers and I after our Atlanta Show (Aug. 2013)
Me and Carmen in St. Louis (Oct. 2013)
Richmond showed up… (June 2013)
Carmen Rodgers and Phonte going in on a game of Operation (Oct. 2013)
First single from ManMade… “The Train”
Lewitt Audio LCT 540 condenser microphone looking nice in East Wing Studios
Rehearsal in Atlanta (Aug. 2013)
A view from the keys at the +FE show in Columbia, SC (Oct. 2013)
Eric Roberson, me and my stank face that made a few appearances during the show. (Nov. 2013)
Contributed “Listen To The Rain” on The Foreign Exchange’s ‘Love In Flying Colors’ (Sept. 2013)
In Detroit (June 2013) • Photo by Norvell Molex
Me and Carmen in Houston, Gary Mayes on drums (Sept. 2013)
Durham Crowd Participation • Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography
Me and Larry Graham (Nov. 2013)
Lewitt Audio Microphone for the road…
Rockin out in Dallas with Carmen Rodgers, Lock Johnson on the drums (Sept. 2013)
On keys for The Foreign Exchange in Raleigh, NC (Oct. 2013)
Me and Carmen rockin’ out in Cleveland (Dec. 2013)
On the bass in the Gibson Showroom – Vegas (July (2013)
Me and Gwen Bunn after shooting the “Count To Five” video in NC (May 2013)
Me with Michael Coylar (Nov. 2013)
Sy Smith and I rockin’ out in Seattle (July 2013)
ManMade – Released on May 21st
On keys in Vegas (July 2013)
Jarrard Anthony, Me, Jon Bibbs, and AB
Signing a fan’s keytar in Houston (Sept. 2013)
+FE Soundcheck in Raleigh, NC (Oct. 2013)
Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography
The Pittsburgh crowd awaits… (June 2013)
My first visit to Biscuitville in Raleigh, NC (Oct. 2013)
Another Zo! shirt sighting!!
On the keys in L.A.
Carmen and I after +FE’s Atlanta show (Oct. 2013)
Me and my brother, Waajeed in Detroit (june 2013)
Atlanta Skyline (Oct. 2013)
With Sy Smith performing at NAMM (Jan 2013)
ManMade held it’s own on iTunes at #2 on the R&B charts the first couple of days out…
Deborah Bond going IN (July 2013) • Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography
Chantae Cann and I before performing on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)
Photo shoot in NC with Creative Silence
Me with Saxappeal, Zach Cutler, Tim Scott Jr., Carmen Rodgers and Darion Alexander after smashing the Las Vegas show (July 2013)
“Count To Five” got some love in July on “Numbers Never Lie” (July 2013)
The Island of Curaçao (Nov. 2013)
Deborah Bond and I in Durham (July 2013)
Chuck Anderson, Richard Williams, Nate Mitchell, Me, and Dennis Garner
Rockin’ out at Fox 5 Vegas in the Gibson Showroom
Zo! shirt spotted in these skreets!!
Keys • Photo by Creative Silence (July 2013)
Yep, that’s a ManMade cake, bruh. Made by @TheCakeLadyNY
Contributed to The Reworks album this year with “Gonna Be A Beautiful Night” Remix
Soundchecking in Pittsburgh (June 2013)
in Seattle (July 2013)
Phonte on stage in Durham • Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography
…just visiting vinyl sold out this year.
Me + Sy Smith rockin’ twin Motifs at NAMM (Jan. 2013)
The sun shining on Detroit (June 2013)
Showing Sy some key parts in Detroit (June 2013)
Stevie at NAMM (Jan. 2013)
One of my FAVORITE spots in Detroit… Bucharest Grill. (June 2013)
On bass at the Detroit Show (June 2013)
ZoTif, Nord Lead 2X, and the Moog Little Phatty… D.C. set up (May 2013)
Zo! + Carmen Rodgers (Sept. 2013)
Looks like I’m singing… But I’m really just talkin’ shit.
At the Gibson Showroom @ Fox 5 Vegas going over the gameplan…
On the bass for “We Are On The Move” in Pittsburgh (June 2013)
Dr. Lonnie Smith MURDERING on organ at NAMM (Jan. 2013)
Durand Bernarr and I after the Cleveland shows (Dec. 2013)
On the Road to NC (Dec. 2013)
@Sophia1922 with de Zo! shirt
Zach Cutler, Deborah Bond and I in NYC (June 2013)
