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