Blind Oji-Cree artist ‘Mattmac’ wins Canada’s Walk of Fame emerging musician prize
The Winnipeg-based musician Matthew Monias, known as Mattmac and originally from the remote community of Garden Hill First Nation in northern Manitoba, is the recipient of Canada’s Walk of Fame RBC Emerging Musician Program in 2022.and the corresponding music video was filmed in Garden Hill.“I really love doing this as a thing and it’s like one of my biggest passions,” he told 680CJOB on Oct 6.
The young artist has been battling adversity for the entirety of his career and he hopes he can be a source of hope for many. “People across the world who are blind and visually impaired, to be like, hey, look, I am making it mainstream I am doing things here, making big moves, making big things happen, so who’s to say you can’t do the same,” he said.
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