So here I am with maybe little to say but hoping good intentions will prevail. My wife and I just had our fifth beautiful baby. We are so happy and yet time is never on our side for getting anything completed.
The reason I got into music was for the passion that it allowed me to exercise and the negatives that it helped me to exorcise. I'm still living and surviving in that crazy dream that some say isn't a real job. But as my family grows, it takes more support from outside sources such as the FNCI grant. Grants can be a means of survival for those who wish to keep moving forward despite living in a world of commercialism disguised as art.
My advice for those who are looking to apply for funding sources is to show your heart, passion, and keep your integrity while applying. In this way you will find support. Art keeps our culture alive, that is why in war, many times it is the art centers that get bombed.
My newborn daughter, Rain is crying again so I have to quit writing for now. Waewaenen for your time!
Wade Fernandez
Wiciwen Apis-Mahwaew
www.wadefernandez.com
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