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    Natasha Pasternak


    Natasha Pasternak is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, arts educator and professor originally from Toronto, Canada. Classically trained in acting, voice, musical theatre and dance at Randolph College for the Performing Arts, she launched her solo music career under her own name, producing her debut EP alongside Chris Koster (The Glorious Sons) at The Tragically Hip’s legendary studio in Kingston, Ontario. 

    Pasternak co-founded the acclaimed Canadian indie pop band Hands & Teeth, known for their lush, genre-blending sound reminiscent of Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire. Over their five-year run, the band released three records and performed at major festivals across North America, including SXSW, POP Montreal, NXNE and CMW. Their music earned international radio play and TV features on CBC, BBC and MTV. 

    A passionate advocate for community and equity in music, Pasternak was a founding committee member of Women in Music Los Angeles Chapter (WIM LA) and has participated in numerous prestigious mentorships and workshops, including ASCAP’s Harold Adamson Workshop, where she worked one-on-one with renowned industry professionals like Mr. Hudson, Autumn Rowe and Nicole Morier. She also served as a songwriting instructor with Jail Guitar Doors, a nonprofit bringing music education to correctional institutions as a part of their rehabilitation. 

    Pasternak currently serves as the director of the Popular Music Conservatory at the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA). She is a lecturer in songwriting and curriculum development at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and an adjunct professor of Songwriting at the USC Thornton School of Music.