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