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