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2015 in Pictures

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Photo by Artije Photography
Nicolay + Zo!
With The Foreign Exchange live in Durham, NC
Photo by Keith Estep
Waiting for our flight at JFK
Sy Smith
Photo by Tyler Plaxco
With Maimouna Youssef in Akron, OH
Interviewing with Dedry Jones in Chicago
With drummer Lil’ John Roberts in ATL
(Photo by Tafari K. Stevenson-Howard)
With Finesse Mitchell in ATL
With Collective Peace in Chicago
Zo! Tees
With Saxappeal in Moods Music in ATL
Photo by Saxappeal
Toasting the front row • Photo by Artige Photography
Me, Carmen, Phonte & Anthony David
Chicago
Bringing in the new year rockin’ with the legendary Tom Browne
Poppa Zo! + Zo!
With Felonius Munk in Chicago
Live in Detroit
Photo by Chris Charles for Creative Silence
With Deborah Bond and Carmen Rodgers in DC
Photo by Chris Charles for Creative Silence
Live in St. Louis
Sy Smith
Carmen and I • Photo by Artige Photography
With Saxappeal and Monica Blaire in ATL
Me + RC
With my sis Miz Korona in Detroit
“Body” video
Photo by Keith Estep
‘Black Dynamite’ credits
Photo by Artije Photography
Joi, Sy, me and Carmen in LA
Carmen, Zo!, Sy
Photo by Camille Grant
Photo by Keith Estep
Just landed in Chicago
Photo by Tyler Plaxco
Photo by Zo!
Photo by Artije Photography
It stood no chance…
Photo by Artije Photography
With Tamisha Waden
At SiriusXM preparing to perform live • Photo by Zach Cutler
With Avery Sunshine in VA
With Lalah Hathaway in Detroit
With Stretch and Bobbito in DC
Photo by Omojo Photography
With the crew at GoSmoothies in Detroit
Photo by Omojo Photography
With Muhsinah in VA
Carmen, AD, me and Phonte in Detroit
Before hitting the stage in San Diego
Momma and Poppa Zo! in Akron, OH
Photo by Keith Estep
Right before hitting the stage in Minneapolis, MN
Live in Indy
Photo by Keith Estep
Interviewing with Dedry Jones in Chicago
Nikki at Infinite Ink
With Brandon Meeks, Brian Yarde and Carmen Rodgers after rockin’ in Columbus, OH
Live in Detroit
Carmen, 1-O.A.K., Sy and me in Oakland, CA
Just landing in ATL
Photo by Omojo Photography
Right before rockin’ Oakland, CA
Photo by Omojo Photography
Photo by Keith Estep
“Happy New Year” © Me
Photo by Omojo Photography
With Frances Jaye in Dallas
After being interviewed and performing on SiriusXM’s Heart & Soul channel
Photo by Keith Estep
Before hitting the stage in Birmingham, UK
Signing in Detroit
The Squad
Photo by Omojo Photography
Photo by Artije Photography
Photo by Alicia Sanders
With AB in DC
Photo by Omojo Photography
With SaxAppeal in my studio recording for the new Collective Peace album
Photo by Keith Estep
Photo by Artije Photography
With Carmen in Chicago
Photo by Tyler Plaxco
Photo by Keith Estep
Live in Indy
Nicolay + Zo!
With Gwen Bunn and Monica Blaire in ATL
With Duane Powell and Felonius Munk
Photo by Chris Charles for Creative Silence
Photo by Omojo Photography
With Wes Felton, Dennis Turner, Sy Smith, Jon Laine, Muhsinah, Carmen Rodgers and Anthony David in VA
With Algebra in Detroit
With the bruhs D.Mo, Phonte and Eric Roberson in ATL
With Algebra in Atlanta
Stax Museum in Memphis
Photo by Omojo Photography
On the news in Memphis
Acoustic & Personal show in Atlanta
The Music Hall in Detroit
Photo by Artije Photography
With Phonte and 9th Wonder in Atlanta
On the piano in Brooklyn, NY
Photo by Simon Precilla
Kamau, D-Love, Carmen, me, Kris Crosby, Saxappeal and Marcus Douglas in Detroit
With Collective Peace in Detroit
Chicago!
Photo by Chris Charles for Creative Silence
Photo by Omojo Photography
With The Foreign Exchange
Recording with Ideeyah at my studio
Sy Smith
Photo by Keith Estep
With Sy in Birmingham, UK
Photo shoot with Chris Charles for Creative Silence
With Carmen and Bobbito Garcia in NYC
Live in Oakland • Photo by Jon Crisp
Live in Indy
Tales…
Live in Indy
Live in Memphis
Daz-I-Kue, Carmen, me and Monica Blaire in ATL
Live in Indy
Photo by Chris Charles for Creative Silence
With Carmen in Dallas
Photo by Omojo Photography
Stage set in St. Louis
Photo by Chris Charles for Creative Silence
At The Promontory in Chicago
Detroit is Magical
With Dj RoddyRod, DJ Stylus and Grap Luva
Photo by Chris Charles for Creative Silence
Sy Smith

2014 in Pictures

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2014 was a year I spent on the ROAD. Shall I even attempt to list all of the cities?! ….Hell, why not. This year I hit up Amsterdam, Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham (Alabama and United Kingdom), Boston, Brooklyn, Cape Town, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Cologne, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Durham, Fresno, Houston, Johannesburg, Kansas City, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Oakland, Paris, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Richmond, Rotterdam, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Seattle, St. Louis and right down the street…. Washington D.C.

I got to hear music that I worked on every single week on Adult Swim’s animated series, Black Dynamite, saw myself on TV one day and decided to make a change by dropping off 35 lbs in the first few months of the year, traveled and saw some of the world with The Foreign Exchange and solo with Carmen Rodgers, started working on an EP with 1/2 of +FE, Nicolay, rocked an NPR Tiny Desk with +FE, began scoring a documentary, began a storytelling series, “Studio Campfire Stories: LIVE” that started on the right foot with a sold out show in Atlanta, and released one of the more talked about videos of the year (in my eyes anyway haha)..

Here’s to a helluva 2015 and much love to everyone riding with me throughout this musical journey… *raises glass of brown likkuh* Cheers!!

With Carmen Rodgers and Sy Smith after our show in LA
Photo by Dominique Easton for KÏNGDØM Photography
Photo by Abby O. Photography
in Jo’burg | Photo by Ernest Sefolo
Photo by Nikki at Infinite Ink
In Seattle
Tiny Desk with +FE
Detroit vs. The Eiffel Tower
Photo by Dominique Easton for KÏNGDØM Photography
Me and Jeanne Jolly at The Howard Theatre in DC
Photo by Dominique Easton for KÏNGDØM Photography
Pictures after the show
Black Van In Paris
Photo by Dominique Easton for KÏNGDØM Photography
Me and Phonte in San Diego
Me and Algebra in London
Yep, I’m ready to smash this stage too, Carmen Rodgers…
Rockin’ Boston |Photo by Dart Adams
Riding through Soweto
With Dam-Funk and 14KT in LA
Photo by Dominique Easton for KÏNGDØM Photography
Photo by Abby O. Photography
Photo by Dominique Easton for KÏNGDØM Photography
Posing with the worst tasting chips I have EVER eaten
Rockin’ Minneapolis, MN
Back on stage with Sy Smith in DC
Nashville!
Carmen and Erro saingin’ in …..”Harmonism”
Photo by Nikki at Infinite Ink
Visiting Zana at Spectacles in Detroit
Tiny Desk featuring +FE
Riding the train in Paris
Photo by Nikki at Infinite Ink
Encore at the +FE show • Magic Stick in Detroit, MI (05.09.14)
San Francisco crowd shot
Carmen rockin’ her Zo! tee
The Charlotte crowd
Studio Campfire Stories in Atlanta… Sold Out Show!
We Are On The Move
Photo by Molex Photography
Photo by Nikki at Infinite Ink
With Frank McComb in Alexandria, VA
Landing in London
After our Paris Show
Photo by Nikki at Infinite Ink
Poppin’ through your IG
Photo by Abby O. Photography
Sacramento crowd shot
Rockin’ Pittsburgh
Seattle crowd shot
+FE on Fox5 News in Vegas
Me and Carmen Rodgers
Photo by Jon Crisp
Photo by Dominique Easton for KÏNGDØM Photography
In the studio with Carlitta Durand
Taking Pictures of Cape Town
Photo by Nikki at Infinite Ink
Photo by Abby O. Photography
Photo by Dominique Easton for KÏNGDØM Photography
With Algebra Blessett
Photo by Abby O. Photography
Normal IG picture…
NOLA | Photo by Nikki at Infinite Ink
StL crowd | Photo by Nick Baglio
Some ink in Minneapolis, MN
Streets of London
Photo by Abby O. Photography
With Waajeed in Detroit
With Monica Blaire in Alexandria, VA
Cape Town
Me and Nicolay setting up to take a crowd pic in LA | Photo by Nick Baglio
Photo by Ćrís Mércádó
Ran into Robin S. on the plane from Amsterdam to Atlanta
‘We Are On The Move’ in Jo’Burg
Crew photo in Paris
Love to the Brooklyn crowd | Photo by Nick Baglio
Sacramento
With Sy Smith and Joi in LA
In Sacramento
Not so normal IG picture…
Clowning in Nashville
Rockin’ in NOLA | Photo by Nikki at Infinite Ink
Photo by Omni StudioPhotography
Photo by Abby O. Photography
Black Van landing in South Africa
In Vegas
Photo by Dominique Easton for KÏNGDØM Photography
Photo by Abby O. Photography
Chicago!
Rockin’ in NYC
Photo by Abby O. Photography

2013 In Pictures

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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!!

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

2012 in Pictures

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"...Give is up for Lorenzo Ferguson a/k/a Zo!, ya'll!!" © Phonte in LA • Photo by Kris Perry (Oct. 2012)

“…Give it up for Lorenzo Ferguson a/k/a Zo!, y’all!!” © Phonte in LA • Photo by Kris Perry (Oct. 2012)

2012 has been another helluva year. I got to do some traveling and play shows in LA, NYC, DC, Chicago, Detroit, Nashville, St. Louis, Bethesda, MD, Greensboro, NC, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Columbia MD, Boston, Virginia Beach, Raleigh, Vienna, VA, Memphis, Indianapolis, San Francisco, and Phoenix …..and Durham, NC for this coming New Year’s Eve. I completed my first year as a full-time musician after the school I taught music at closed last year – I was then able to continue teaching by conducting individual piano lessons and workshop to groups of young ones. I began endorsing Moog Music, received another standing ovation during a performance back home in Detroit, and got the bulk of the recording finished for my newest album ManMade. Sy Smith and I did some touring this year playing big solo shows at DC’s Blues Alley and NYC’s Blue Note and received big performance props from Sheila E while I was back on the road with The Foreign Exchange who wrapped up performances for an album we have been touring for two years, Authenticity. I hit my ten-year anniversary of releasing music as well. Outside of all that, it was a fairly quiet twelve months……….

…Looking forward to 2013. Enjoy the photos!!