South Africa

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!!

Chicago Show (June 2013)

Zo! + Carmen Rodgers (Sept. 2013)

Live interview/meet and greet at Moods Music in Atlanta (Aug. 2013)

Phonte on stage in Durham • Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography

Zo! shirt sighting!

Me with Michael Coylar (Nov. 2013)

Video Shoot in NC (Dec. 2013)

Me and my brother, Waajeed in Detroit (june 2013)

On the bass for “We Are On The Move” in Pittsburgh (June 2013)

Show love after EVERY show. In Dallas (Sept. 2013)

@Sophia1922 with de Zo! shirt

ManMade – Released on May 21st

“Count To Five” got some love in July on “Numbers Never Lie” (July 2013)

Dr. Lonnie Smith MURDERING on organ at NAMM (Jan. 2013)

Me and Larry Graham (Nov. 2013)

Deborah Bond going IN (July 2013) • Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography

One of my FAVORITE spots in Detroit… Bucharest Grill. (June 2013)

+FE Soundcheck in Raleigh, NC (Oct. 2013)

Chuck Anderson, Richard Williams, Nate Mitchell, Me, and Dennis Garner

Atlanta Skyline (Oct. 2013)

“Count To Five” video (May 2013)

On bass at the Detroit Show (June 2013)

@Hicksont77 rockin’ a Zo! shirt

After rocking our Charlotte Show (Aug. 2013)

Zo! shirt spotted in these skreets!!

Stevie at NAMM (Jan. 2013)

Deborah Bond and I in Durham (July 2013)

Lewitt Audio LCT 540 condenser microphone looking nice in East Wing Studios

The Zo!Tif in Richmond (June 2013)

Setup at Indianapolis’ Jazz Kitchen (Oct. 2013)

Twin Motif set-up in Tucson (July 2013)

Chantae Cann and I before performing on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)

Me and Bobbito at the D.C. showing of his street ball documentary, “Doin’ It In The Park” (May 2013)

A view from the keys at the +FE show in Columbia, SC (Oct. 2013)

Signing a fan’s keytar in Houston (Sept. 2013)

Gwen Luh De Keeeds (May 2013)

Me and Gwen Bunn after shooting the “Count To Five” video in NC (May 2013)

On the keys in L.A.

Me and Phonte before the “Count To Five” video shoot

Helluva year for +FE Music

@Ms_Toni with the Zo! Shirt

…just visiting vinyl sold out this year.

Tucson, AZ (July 2013)

Richmond showed up… (June 2013)

Having fun on stage in Durham (July 2013) • Photo by FroLab

The Pittsburgh crowd awaits… (June 2013)

Sy Smith and I rockin’ out in Seattle (July 2013)

Me and Carmen rockin’ out in Cleveland (Dec. 2013)

Carmen Rodgers and I after our Atlanta Show (Aug. 2013)

Another one added to the wall…

Durham Crowd Participation • Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography

Me + Sy Smith rockin’ twin Motifs at NAMM (Jan. 2013)

Me with Saxappeal, Zach Cutler, Tim Scott Jr., Carmen Rodgers and Darion Alexander after smashing the Las Vegas show (July 2013)

Another Zo! shirt sighting!!

Carmen and I after +FE’s Atlanta show (Oct. 2013)

On the Road to NC (Dec. 2013)

Ursula Rucker and I in Philly (June 2013)

In Southfield, MI recording with Collective Peace (Oct. 2013)

Me and Deborah Bond after rockin’ in Philly (June 2013)

Rocked with Original Blackbyrds member Allan Barnes at my boy Tate McBroom’s wedding in September.

All day… • Photo by Creative Silence

First single from ManMade… “The Train”

in Seattle (July 2013)

Soundchecking in Pittsburgh (June 2013)

Contributed “Listen To The Rain” on The Foreign Exchange’s ‘Love In Flying Colors’ (Sept. 2013)

@Eclectic1914 rockin’ the Zo! shirt

ManMade held it’s own on iTunes at #2 on the R&B charts the first couple of days out…

In Detroit (June 2013) • Photo by Norvell Molex

Eric Roberson, Darion Alexander, Phonte, and I on set in NC (Dec. 2013)

Full House in Atlanta for +FE (Oct. 2013)

On the bass in the Gibson Showroom – Vegas (July (2013)

Fall in Michigan (Oct. 2013)

ZoTif, Nord Lead 2X, and the Moog Little Phatty… D.C. set up (May 2013)

At the Gibson Showroom @ Fox 5 Vegas going over the gameplan…

Carmen Rodgers and Phonte going in on a game of Operation (Oct. 2013)

The L.A. Crowd (June 2013)

Final touch of fatassedness on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)

First stop on the ManMade Tour was…. Brooklyn on its release date.

Brand new interface in the studio (Oct. 2013)

Jarrard Anthony, Me, Jon Bibbs, and AB

Yep, that’s a ManMade cake, bruh. Made by @TheCakeLadyNY

@Cocoa_Cheeks_ rockin’ a Zo! shirt

The Island of Curaçao (Nov. 2013)

Lewitt Audio Microphone for the road…

Bobbito, Me and Crazy Legs in NYC (July 2013)

On keys for The Foreign Exchange in Raleigh, NC (Oct. 2013)

Showing Sy some key parts in Detroit (June 2013)

With Sy Smith performing at NAMM (Jan 2013)

Photo shoot in NC with Creative Silence

Rehearsal in Atlanta (Aug. 2013)

Looks like I’m singing… But I’m really just talkin’ shit.

Still can’t believe I have my own day in Vegas. (July 2013)

Rockin out in Dallas with Carmen Rodgers, Lock Johnson on the drums (Sept. 2013)

Keys • Photo by Creative Silence (July 2013)

@LifeOfALibra rockin’ a Zo! shirt

The sun shining on Detroit (June 2013)

Rockin’ on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)

Live painting of me by Demont “Peekaso” Pinder on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)

Anthony David, Carmen Rodgers and I after our show in Atlanta (Aug. 2013)

Eric Roberson, me and my stank face that made a few appearances during the show. (Nov. 2013)

Me and Carmen in St. Louis (Oct. 2013)

Autographed pre-orders! (May 2013)

Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography

On keys in Vegas (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)