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