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