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!!

At the Gibson Showroom @ Fox 5 Vegas going over the gameplan…

The crown…

Autographed pre-orders! (May 2013)

Soundchecking in Pittsburgh (June 2013)

@Cocoa_Cheeks_ rockin’ a Zo! shirt

A view from the keys at the +FE show in Columbia, SC (Oct. 2013)

The Pittsburgh crowd awaits… (June 2013)

Me and Deborah Bond after rockin’ in Philly (June 2013)

Durham Crowd Participation • Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography

Full House in Atlanta for +FE (Oct. 2013)

First stop on the ManMade Tour was…. Brooklyn on its release date.

@Ms_Toni with the Zo! Shirt

The L.A. Crowd (June 2013)

Deborah Bond going IN (July 2013) • Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography

Me and Gwen Bunn after shooting the “Count To Five” video in NC (May 2013)

Showing Sy some key parts in Detroit (June 2013)

Zach Cutler, Deborah Bond and I in NYC (June 2013)

Lewitt Audio LCT 540 condenser microphone looking nice in East Wing Studios

Chantae Cann and I before performing on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)

Zo! shirt sighting!

Final touch of fatassedness on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)

Photo shoot in NC with Creative Silence

On keys in Vegas (July 2013)

Atlanta Skyline (Oct. 2013)

Ideeyah, Monica Blaire, Sy Smith, Darius Mitchell, Me, Kristopher Crosby, Brandon Williams, and Saxappeal after a helluva homecoming show in Detroit. (June 2013)

With Sy Smith performing at NAMM (Jan 2013)

Contributed to The Reworks album this year with “Gonna Be A Beautiful Night” Remix

Rockin out in Dallas with Carmen Rodgers, Lock Johnson on the drums (Sept. 2013)

Another one added to the wall…

On bass at the Detroit Show (June 2013)

…just visiting vinyl sold out this year.

On the bass for “We Are On The Move” in Pittsburgh (June 2013)

Fall in Michigan (Oct. 2013)

Dr. Lonnie Smith MURDERING on organ at NAMM (Jan. 2013)

The Zo!Tif in Richmond (June 2013)

Zo! shirt spotted in these skreets!!

Chicago Show (June 2013)

Deborah Bond and I in Durham (July 2013)

Rehearsal in Atlanta (Aug. 2013)

On the keys in L.A.

Having fun on stage in Durham (July 2013) • Photo by FroLab

in Seattle (July 2013)

Sy Smith and I rockin’ out in Seattle (July 2013)

On keys for The Foreign Exchange in Raleigh, NC (Oct. 2013)

ZoTif, Nord Lead 2X, and the Moog Little Phatty… D.C. set up (May 2013)

Ursula Rucker and I in Philly (June 2013)

Carmen and I after +FE’s Atlanta show (Oct. 2013)

Looks like I’m singing… But I’m really just talkin’ shit.

Twin Motif set-up in Tucson (July 2013)

Richmond showed up… (June 2013)

Keys • Photo by Creative Silence (July 2013)

First single from ManMade… “The Train”

Phonte on stage in Durham • Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography

Me and Larry Graham (Nov. 2013)

Show love after EVERY show. In Dallas (Sept. 2013)

Me with Michael Coylar (Nov. 2013)

The sun shining on Detroit (June 2013)

“Count To Five” got some love in July on “Numbers Never Lie” (July 2013)

+FE Soundcheck in Raleigh, NC (Oct. 2013)

The Island of Curaçao (Nov. 2013)

Me and Carmen in St. Louis (Oct. 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)

Made it to CentricTV’s “13 Best Indie R&B Artists of 2013” (Dec 2013)

Eric Roberson, me and my stank face that made a few appearances during the show. (Nov. 2013)

Stevie at NAMM (Jan. 2013)

Zo! + Carmen Rodgers (Sept. 2013)

Me and Carmen rockin’ out in Cleveland (Dec. 2013)

@LifeOfALibra rockin’ a Zo! shirt

Helluva year for +FE Music

After rocking our Charlotte Show (Aug. 2013)

Live interview/meet and greet at Moods Music in Atlanta (Aug. 2013)

@Sophia1922 with de Zo! shirt

Rockin’ out at Fox 5 Vegas in the Gibson Showroom

One of my FAVORITE spots in Detroit… Bucharest Grill. (June 2013)

Photo by Meri Hyöky Photography

Another Zo! shirt sighting!!

Jarrard Anthony, Me, Jon Bibbs, and AB

Brand new interface in the studio (Oct. 2013)

“Count To Five” video (May 2013)

Tucson, AZ (July 2013)

My first visit to Biscuitville in Raleigh, NC (Oct. 2013)

Rocked with Original Blackbyrds member Allan Barnes at my boy Tate McBroom’s wedding in September.

On the bass in the Gibson Showroom – Vegas (July (2013)

Gwen Luh De Keeeds (May 2013)

Lewitt Audio Microphone for the road…

Signing a fan’s keytar in Houston (Sept. 2013)

Still can’t believe I have my own day in Vegas. (July 2013)

Contributed “Listen To The Rain” on The Foreign Exchange’s ‘Love In Flying Colors’ (Sept. 2013)

ManMade held it’s own on iTunes at #2 on the R&B charts the first couple of days out…

Carmen Rodgers and I after our Atlanta Show (Aug. 2013)

In Southfield, MI recording with Collective Peace (Oct. 2013)

Anthony David, Carmen Rodgers and I after our show in Atlanta (Aug. 2013)

On the Road to NC (Dec. 2013)

Me and my brother, Waajeed in Detroit (june 2013)

@Eclectic1914 rockin’ the Zo! shirt

Durand Bernarr and I after the Cleveland shows (Dec. 2013)

Me and Bobbito at the D.C. showing of his street ball documentary, “Doin’ It In The Park” (May 2013)

Yep, that’s a ManMade cake, bruh. Made by @TheCakeLadyNY

Setup at Indianapolis’ Jazz Kitchen (Oct. 2013)

Me and Phonte before the “Count To Five” video shoot

Live painting of me by Demont “Peekaso” Pinder on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)

Eric Roberson, Darion Alexander, Phonte, and I on set in NC (Dec. 2013)

Video Shoot in NC (Dec. 2013)

Me and Carmen in Houston, Gary Mayes on drums (Sept. 2013)

In Detroit (June 2013) • Photo by Norvell Molex

Rockin’ on the Capital Jazz Cruise (Nov. 2013)

All day… • Photo by Creative Silence

Me + Sy Smith rockin’ twin Motifs at NAMM (Jan. 2013)

Carmen Rodgers and Phonte going in on a game of Operation (Oct. 2013)

@Hicksont77 rockin’ a Zo! shirt

Chuck Anderson, Richard Williams, Nate Mitchell, Me, and Dennis Garner

Bobbito, Me and Crazy Legs in NYC (July 2013)