- Opened for the Temptations, Damien Horne, Dr. J and the Medicine Men, Average White Band, and Blue Jupiter
- Multiple openings for R&B singer Javier
- Commissioned by the city of Hamden, CT for Martin Luther King Day
- Completed his independent debut album, Say Yes, with producer Jeff Canada
- Played multiple venues in both Connecticut and Tennessee, including the famous Ashford and Simpson bar “Sugar Bar”