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