A young man with light hair sits in front of a wooden wall, wearing a grey sweatshirt. A studio microphone is positioned in the foreground, with a guitar and coiled audio cables visible in the background.

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Nate Daviau

Assistant Professor
Affiliated Departments
Songwriting and Production
songwriting
guitar
folk music
Personal Websites
Nate Daviau's Website

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Nate Daviau is an indie-folk singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. He majored in songwriting at Berklee College of Music and received his master's degree from Berklee NYC in songwriting and production. Nate also actively writes for pop and country artists in the US and Canada.

The core belief behind Nate's music is to strive for cleverness, honesty, and timelessness, focusing on love and recovery in his lyrics. He produces music top to bottom and typically performs solo with just guitar and vocals. His latest EP, The Apology, was released in July 2026, garnering nearly a million streams across platforms.

Career Highlights
  • Opened for Kevin Garret, Marie Dresselhuis, and The White Buffalo
  • Appeared as a finalist on CTV’s The Launch Season 2
In Their Own Words

"I want students to walk away from each of my classes with genuinely useful songwriting/lyric writing tools. I strive to get students excited about applying new concepts to their work and to think harder and deeper about their songs."

"I’ve worked not only as a singer-songwriter, striving to create timeless indie-folk music but also working on pitches for commercial work and with artists on a variety of genres. I want to show students that purposefully creating engaging, emotionally impactful songs doesn’t compromise their artistic integrity—instead it refines their craftsmanship."