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