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