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