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