Formada clásicamente en el Randolph College for the Performing Arts de Toronto, Pasternak siguió destacando en la escena musical local con varios proyectos. En 2010, cofundó la aclamada banda de indie-pop de Toronto Hands & Teeth. Una parte de Broken Social Scene y otra de Arcade Fire, Hands & Teeth dominaron los festivales de Norteamérica (SXSW, POP Montreal, Halifax POP, CMW, M for Montreal y NXNE, por nombrar algunos). Sus canciones han tenido repercusión local e internacional, y han aparecido en varias emisoras de radio y televisión, como la CBC, la BBC, Much Music y la MTV. Y aparecido en varias publicaciones, incluyendo una crítica de 5/5 estrellas en la revista NOW para su primer lanzamiento. En 2016, Pasternak prestó su voz para el tráiler oficial de Warner Bros. de La leyenda de Tarzán, que ya cuenta con más de 16.000.000 de reproducciones.

Ms. Pasternak is an active committee member for Women In Music L.A (WIM LA) and a juror for FACTOR Canada. She recently launched her own songwriting workshop/ master class business, Desert Dream Creative. Over the years she has been selected for various prestigious workshops and mentorships, including ASCAP’s Harold Adamson Workshop. Ms. Pasternak worked one-on-one with top industry professionals (Mr. Hudson, Autumn Rowe, Jayson De Zuzio, Nicole Morier, Andrew Cider and Daniel Werman). For the past 3 years Ms. Pasternak has been building programming and lecturing at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. This past June she acted as Assistant Director, program designer and lead instructor for UCLA Herb Alpert school of music’s Teen Summer Songwriting Intensive. She is currently in her summer appointment at UCLA and will be heading back to take up her role as professor this fall as well. On top of lecturing at UCLA, Ms. Pasternak splits her time working for the non-profit, Jail Guitar Doors, bringing songwriting and music into correctional institutions as a part of their rehabilitation. There, she teaches guitar and songwriting, designs programming and organizes concerts with her students. For more information head to www.desertdreamcreative.com or www.natashapasternak.com.