Wednesday, December 31, 2014 – Durham, NC
(ManMade Tour)
Hayti Heritage
804 Old Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27701 | (919) 683-1709
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It went down this past Saturday with The Foreign Exchange at the Hayti Heritage Center (Durham, NC) at The Art Of Cool Festival… Here are a couple of shots from it.
Photo by @FVaral
(L to R)
Jeanne Jolly – Vocals
Zo! – Keyboards
Carmen Rodgers – Vocals
Darion Alexander – Bass
Phonte – Lead Vocals
Nick Baglio – Drums
Chris Boerner – Guitar
Nicolay – Keyboards
Hopped on the 95 South this weekend and ventured down to North Carolina where I’m in the studio all week long with my brother, Nicolay of The Foreign Exchange. New music for our collaboration EP is being created… Stay tuned.
Shouts to Meri Hyöky Photography for these pics from Thursday’s show at Casbah in Durham, NC. We had a BALL.
Personnel included: Myself on keys, Deborah Bond on vocals, Zach Cutler on guitar, Jon Laine on drums, Dennis Turner on bass, Phonte on vocals, and Jeanne Jolly on vocals.
Author: Brandon Soderberg
Source: Indy Week
Lorenzo Ferguson, or Zo!, as he’s known to fans, released his new album ManMade — a rakish collection of house and ghettotech-tinged slow jams — back in May. It’s another idiosyncratic and uncompromising release from Foreign Exchange Music, fueled by intense collaborations between Zo! and the Foreign Exchange’sPhonte Coleman (credited as writer and producer). The second single, “Count to Five” featuring Gwen Bunn and Phonte, is propulsive soul-pop about real-life concerns like anxiety and transition. And don’t miss the charming video, which pays homage to the ’70s era of Sesame Street when the kid’s show was almost activist in its embrace of multiculturalism and positive vibes. We spoke over the phone about the new album, being doggedly independent while the music industry crumbles, “jheri curl music,” and even afforded some music nerd trivia about ’80s softies Mr. Mister. Zo! is celebrating the release of ManMade at the Casbah in Durham tonight along with the exploratory jazz trio the Hot at Nights.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Neighborhood Theater
511 E. 36th St. | Charlotte, NC 28205 | (704) 942-7997
Doors: 7:30p | All Ages
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Even though he lives in Silver Springs, Md., Lorenzo Ferguson never stays away from the Triangle for very long.
The Detroit-born, indie-R&B musician and producer certainly didn’t stay away when he was composing his latest album, “ManMade,” which he will be playing (with Raleigh experimental jazz trio The Hot at Nights backing him up) at Casbah in Durham on Thursday night. While Zo! – that’s his performing name – worked on music for the album, he usually hollered at friend and collaborator Phonte Coleman in Raleigh about lyrics and about which vocalists would be perfect for which songs. Of course, the acclaimed rapper/singer provides vocals of his own on the album, doing lead and/or background vocals on many tracks, as well as the odd rap verse.
“He (Coleman) had a huge hand in ‘ManMade,’ ” Ferguson, 34, said on the phone from Silver Springs.
For nearly a decade, Ferguson and Coleman have had a continually fruitful working relationship. It started when they worked on an EP of ’80s covers, “Zo! and Tigallo Love the ’80s.” Ferguson also did production on “Leave It All Behind,” the second album from the Foreign Exchange, the R&B group Coleman fronts with producer Nicolay Rook. Ferguson would also go on the road with the Exchange whenever they toured.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Casbah
1007 W. Main St. | Durham, NC 27701 | (919) 687-6969
Doors: 7p | 18+
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Let’s just say I was a bit overdue for a new photo shoot…. SO, I trooped back down to North Carolina to get some pictures taken for the new album ManMade by Creative Silence (Phonte’s Charity Starts At Home and Median’s The Sender). The majority of the shots were done last night……. and the remainder will be shot this afternoon. I’m looking very forward to seeing what this cover art is gonna look like. Y’all stay tuned…
This was the scene last week in Raleigh, NC. Phonte and I pulled talented vocalist, artist and good friend of ours, Choklate into the studio to record vocals for my ManMade album….
Let’s just say the sessions were extremely successful… Talk about easy to work with!! Choklate was truly in her element while behind that mic…
Zo! – ManMade
Original Music.
Spring 2013.
+FE Music.
Zo! 