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