 In 2016, Watson travelled to Los Angeles to record five tracks at Rocket Carousel Studios, with record producer Greg Wells and executive producer John Crown.Along with some additional tracks recorded live with local musicians by James McKenty at the Historic Red Dog Tavern in Peterborough, these were released as the album "From the East Side - Bobby Watson".Also in 2016, Watson played the lead character in a short film, "In the Cover", directed by Michael Morritt.