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Wade Fernandez

International Touring Artist

About Me

"Male Artist of the Year" 2006 from the NAMMYS (Native American Music Awards).
Won 2 national ISMA awards
Performs from solo, to band and all the way up to large production with native dancers, drum group, and multimedia show.
Medal of Honor from Menominee Tribe

Gigs include Woodstock '94, Reebok Human Rights Awards, international tours, and jams with Jackson Browne & the Indigo Girls, etc.

Proud father and husband
See website wadefernandez.com for full bio, quotes, all the music, videos, photo galleries, blog and much more

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/6/2006
Band Website: wadefernandez.com
Band Members: Band:
Bryan Mir, Jeno Somlai, Matt Liban, Matt Meixner

Click Links to See Wade's LIVE SHOWS & MUSIC VIDEO!

Live Group

Get this video and more at MySpace.com

Live '05

Live w/ Black Wolf Group '02

Live Black Wolf's Blues '02

The multi-award winning music video, "Commodity Cheese Blues" filmed on the Menominee Rez and produced by Wade

Get this video and more at MySpace.com

Almost Solo, Live Native flute etc.

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Music Slideshow

Rain Woman
w/Menom Rez photos
(w/photography by Travis Fernandez, Pete Amland, Anna Wagner, & Wade Fernandez)

Influences: Life, Music, Movies, culture, all types of instruments, water, kids, elders, friends, strangers, books, every musician that entered my ears.
Sounds Like: Everything I ever heard, felt, tasted, was turned on by, was turned off by, the forest I grew up in on the Menominee Reservation, the city that I spent 9 years in and out of, the Wolf River, all the rez bands and musicians,
the perceived music: jazz, blues, country, rock, metal, folk, some nods to the Euro classical, Americana, World, old r&b and soul, flamenco,
a whisper, a roar, a cry for the dying, a prayer for the living, a TV signing off, the song of a bird, the laugh of a donkey, an 8 track tape as it is being eaten, everybody else, nobody else, a grandparents smile, a child's laugh, an adult's anguish, an echo of silence. Listen and there's probably some of you in there too!

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Record Label: www.wadefernandez.com

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Gigs in Minnesota

Minnesota felt like home!1st was Morton.I had no idea what was in store for that gig. I arrived at City Hall for my solo gig and Steve the organizer/promoter greeted me along with the mayor and city ...
Posted by Wade Fernandez on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:36:00 PST

National TV & Radio in November

I'm a full-time father of 4, full time student, and full time performer. Being spread thin is making my memory get shorter and shorter so I have to write these dates down to know where I'm supposed t...
Posted by Wade Fernandez on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:31:00 PST

Jammin on the radio & more

Sayturday we jammed at a festival in Menasha, WI. Last night we jammed 4 songs and an interview for public radio and tonight we did a a show at the Weasley Auditorium in Milwaukee. The band is reall...
Posted by Wade Fernandez on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:53:00 PST

Best Male Artist of the Year Award

I had just settled in to my seat with my guitar after wandering back stage following our performance and they started announcing the nominees for Best Male Artist of the Year. I wasn't nervous, just ...
Posted by Wade Fernandez on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 10:54:00 PST

See my regular blog at http://www.wadefernandez.com

See you there.wadefernandez.com
Posted by Wade Fernandez on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 11:56:00 PST

NAMMY Awards & me

Nominated For 3 NAMMYS & Rockin w/ the band @ the show in Hollywood FL June 8th! It's the native version of the GRAMMYS and we'll be performing with video and dancers.We'll be jammin' and havin' som...
Posted by Wade Fernandez on Thu, 18 May 2006 12:04:00 PST