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