Nathan's Telecaster @ The Painted Lady, Toronto ON, March 2012
Nathan Da Silva is a performing musician and music educator, and has performed in various settings
throughout his career. His performance resume includes: the Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Para Pan Am Closing
Ceremonies with LGS - Le Groupe Swing; over 400 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 100+ 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, and performing on Audiotree Live in Chicago, IL.
Nathan currently spends his time between Huntsville, Ottawa, and Toronto, Canada. As a private guitar
instructor for over 15 years, he teaches privately, and as a frequent substitute teacher at various Long and
McQuade's locations in the GTA. 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.
throughout his career. His performance resume includes: the Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Para Pan Am Closing
Ceremonies with LGS - Le Groupe Swing; over 400 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 100+ 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, and performing on Audiotree Live in Chicago, IL.
Nathan currently spends his time between Huntsville, Ottawa, and Toronto, Canada. As a private guitar
instructor for over 15 years, he teaches privately, and as a frequent substitute teacher at various Long and
McQuade's locations in the GTA. 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.
