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!!
After rocking our Charlotte Show (Aug. 2013)
Chantae Cann and I before performing on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)
@Ms_Toni with the Zo! Shirt
Me and Bobbito at the D.C. showing of his street ball documentary, “Doin’ It In The Park” (May 2013)
@Cocoa_Cheeks_ rockin’ a Zo! shirt
Me and Phonte before the “Count To Five” video shoot
Deborah Bond going IN (July 2013) • Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography
Deborah Bond and I in Durham (July 2013)
Carmen Rodgers and Phonte going in on a game of Operation (Oct. 2013)
Photo shoot in NC with Creative Silence
Autographed pre-orders! (May 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)
Zo! shirt spotted in these skreets!!
Zo! + Carmen Rodgers (Sept. 2013)
Me and Larry Graham (Nov. 2013)
@Eclectic1914 rockin’ the Zo! shirt
Rockin’ out at Fox 5 Vegas in the Gibson Showroom
Zo! shirt sighting!
Anthony David, Carmen Rodgers and I after our show in Atlanta (Aug. 2013)
Durand Bernarr and I after the Cleveland shows (Dec. 2013)
The L.A. Crowd (June 2013)
A view from the keys at the +FE show in Columbia, SC (Oct. 2013)
Full House in Atlanta for +FE (Oct. 2013)
On the bass for “We Are On The Move” in Pittsburgh (June 2013)
Setup at Indianapolis’ Jazz Kitchen (Oct. 2013)
Looks like I’m singing… But I’m really just talkin’ shit.
On the Road to NC (Dec. 2013)
The crown…
Me with Michael Coylar (Nov. 2013)
One of my FAVORITE spots in Detroit… Bucharest Grill. (June 2013)
Helluva year for +FE Music
Video Shoot in NC (Dec. 2013)
On keys for The Foreign Exchange in Raleigh, NC (Oct. 2013)
Rehearsal in Atlanta (Aug. 2013)
Chuck Anderson, Richard Williams, Nate Mitchell, Me, and Dennis Garner
Durham Crowd Participation • Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography
Me and Carmen in St. Louis (Oct. 2013)
Me with Saxappeal, Zach Cutler, Tim Scott Jr., Carmen Rodgers and Darion Alexander after smashing the Las Vegas show (July 2013)
Atlanta Skyline (Oct. 2013)
Showing Sy some key parts in Detroit (June 2013)
Me and Deborah Bond after rockin’ in Philly (June 2013)
Me and Carmen in Houston, Gary Mayes on drums (Sept. 2013)
Tucson, AZ (July 2013)
Eric Roberson, me and my stank face that made a few appearances during the show. (Nov. 2013)
Twin Motif set-up in Tucson (July 2013)
On keys in Vegas (July 2013)
ManMade held it’s own on iTunes at #2 on the R&B charts the first couple of days out…
Me + Sy Smith rockin’ twin Motifs at NAMM (Jan. 2013)
Gwen Luh De Keeeds (May 2013)
Yep, that’s a ManMade cake, bruh. Made by @TheCakeLadyNY
Jarrard Anthony, Me, Jon Bibbs, and AB
Contributed to The Reworks album this year with “Gonna Be A Beautiful Night” Remix
Phonte on stage in Durham • Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography
Soundchecking in Pittsburgh (June 2013)
Me and Carmen rockin’ out in Cleveland (Dec. 2013)
Live interview/meet and greet at Moods Music in Atlanta (Aug. 2013)
Show love after EVERY show. In Dallas (Sept. 2013)
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)
Zach Cutler, Deborah Bond and I in NYC (June 2013)
Richmond showed up… (June 2013)
The sun shining on Detroit (June 2013)
ManMade – Released on May 21st
In Detroit (June 2013) • Photo by Norvell Molex
Rockin’ on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)
Another Zo! shirt sighting!!
…just visiting vinyl sold out this year.
The Zo!Tif in Richmond (June 2013)
First single from ManMade… “The Train”
Fall in Michigan (Oct. 2013)
Made it to CentricTV’s “13 Best Indie R&B Artists of 2013” (Dec 2013)
At the Gibson Showroom @ Fox 5 Vegas going over the gameplan…
“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
All day… • Photo by Creative Silence
Lewitt Audio Microphone for the road…
Me and my brother, Waajeed in Detroit (june 2013)
First stop on the ManMade Tour was…. Brooklyn on its release date.
Signing a fan’s keytar in Houston (Sept. 2013)
On bass at the Detroit Show (June 2013)
Another one added to the wall…
Ursula Rucker and I in Philly (June 2013)
Rockin out in Dallas with Carmen Rodgers, Lock Johnson on the drums (Sept. 2013)
Me and Gwen Bunn after shooting the “Count To Five” video in NC (May 2013)
Eric Roberson, Darion Alexander, Phonte, and I on set in NC (Dec. 2013)
Still can’t believe I have my own day in Vegas. (July 2013)
@Hicksont77 rockin’ a Zo! shirt
in Seattle (July 2013)
Keys • Photo by Creative Silence (July 2013)
Final touch of fatassedness on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)
+FE Soundcheck in Raleigh, NC (Oct. 2013)
Lewitt Audio LCT 540 condenser microphone looking nice in East Wing Studios
Stevie at NAMM (Jan. 2013)
Bobbito, Me and Crazy Legs in NYC (July 2013)
@Sophia1922 with de Zo! shirt
Rocked with Original Blackbyrds member Allan Barnes at my boy Tate McBroom’s wedding in September.
The Island of Curaçao (Nov. 2013)
Carmen and I after +FE’s Atlanta show (Oct. 2013)
ZoTif, Nord Lead 2X, and the Moog Little Phatty… D.C. set up (May 2013)
With Sy Smith performing at NAMM (Jan 2013)
Dr. Lonnie Smith MURDERING on organ at NAMM (Jan. 2013)
On the bass in the Gibson Showroom – Vegas (July (2013)
Chicago Show (June 2013)
“Count To Five” video (May 2013)
My first visit to Biscuitville in Raleigh, NC (Oct. 2013)
Brand new interface in the studio (Oct. 2013)
The Pittsburgh crowd awaits… (June 2013)
Live painting of me by Demont “Peekaso” Pinder on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)
@LifeOfALibra rockin’ a Zo! shirt
On the keys in L.A.
In Southfield, MI recording with Collective Peace (Oct. 2013)
Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography
