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