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