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