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