2021 AWARD NOMINEE
RAP-HIP HOP-ELECTRONICA ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Mattmac
20/20
Hailing from Garden Hill First Nation, Manitoba, Mattmac is a blind music producer and recording artist who has taken his melodic pop trap beats and inspiring story to quickly establish himself as one to watch on the national music scene in Canada. At 180,000+ streams across all platforms, Mattmac’s catchy melodies, thoughtful lyrics and hard hitting beats presented on his debut release 20/20 are turning heads across North America. Featuring poppy vocals combined with honest lyrics and heavy melodic trap beats, 20/20 gives his listeners a glimpse into the mind of a blind creative hoping to paint vivid sonic pictures of struggle, healing, celebrating love, family and life on the rez. The eight-track album’s debut single “Paradise” has risen to become a popular song on the Canadian music circuit and with Canadian media, garnering more than 50,000+ streams on Spotify, hitting the top 3 on the NCI FM Indigenous Music Countdown hosted by SiriusXM, as well as having heavy exposure on Virgin Radio Winnipeg, YouTube and Facebook.
Mattmac has been blind from birth. He grew up surrounded by music both on the radio and singing in his community’s gospel choir. Struggling with depression at a young age, Mattmac credits music for helping him cope, making beats and writing songs at 13, He is musically self-taught and credits the Blind & Famous group, a USA based collective of blind music artists for supporting him in his musical growth through collaboration and connection on the internet.
Mattmac has been blind from birth. He grew up surrounded by music both on the radio and singing in his community’s gospel choir. Struggling with depression at a young age, Mattmac credits music for helping him cope, making beats and writing songs at 13, He is musically self-taught and credits the Blind & Famous group, a USA based collective of blind music artists for supporting him in his musical growth through collaboration and connection on the internet.
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