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