Nathan's Telecaster @ The Painted Lady, Toronto ON, March 2012
Nathan Da Silva is a performing musician and music educator. His performance resume includes: the Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Para Pan Am Closing Ceremonies with LGS - Le Groupe Swing; over 500 gigs as a cover artist in the Toronto and Ottawa bar circuits; over 200 performances with his original progressive rock band, The Slyde, including a performance at Wacken Open Air in Germany, and two performances at Ottawa Bluesfest; several gigs/tours with various artists (including numerous Franco-Ontarian acts); and averaging 125+ performances yearly. He is currently the bass player and backup vocalist for Reuben And the Dark, recently finishing a North American tour with the band in 2020, and performing on Audiotree Live in Chicago, IL.
Nathan spent the last decade of his career in Toronto and Muskoka, Canada. Also a private guitar
instructor for over 15 years, he holds a Bachelor of Music Performance degree (Highest Honours) from
Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, specializing in guitar studies under the instruction of Wayne Eagles. He is returning to the Ottawa area in September 2021 to enroll in the Master of Arts in Music and Culture program at Carleton University.
Nathan spent the last decade of his career in Toronto and Muskoka, Canada. Also a private guitar
instructor for over 15 years, he holds a Bachelor of Music Performance degree (Highest Honours) from
Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, specializing in guitar studies under the instruction of Wayne Eagles. He is returning to the Ottawa area in September 2021 to enroll in the Master of Arts in Music and Culture program at Carleton University.
