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