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