Borja Penalba Catalá (born 1975 in Valencia, Spain) is a composer, record producer, arranger and musician. He has worked with and for, among others,

Feliu Ventura Feliu Ventura (Xàtiva, 1976) is a Spanish singer-songwriter. Ventura's music is on the boundary between modern music styles and folk, with lyrics addressing political and youth issues. He has collaborated with guitar player and record producer ...

, Lluís Llach, Lluís Danés,

Obrint Pas Obrint Pas (, "Breaking Through") was a Spanish band from Valencia, Valencian Community. Their music is a mixture of rock, ska and reggae with dolçaina rhythms, a traditional Valencian instrument, often with social and political lyrics promot ...

, Miquel Gil, Joan Amèric, Marc Parrot,

Sílvia Pérez Cruz Sílvia Pérez Cruz (born 15 February 1983) is a Spanish singer. In 2012, she recorded her first solo album, ''11 de Novembre'', which was nominated for album of the year in both Spain and France. A song performed by her, "No Te Puedo Encontrar" ...

, Bruno Oro, Albert Pla, Lídia Pujol, Elena Gadel, Verdcel, Aspencat or Andreu Valor. He also was a member of the valencian rock band Dropo.

Main works

* Original soundtrack for "3D Flames", the first 3D documentary about the

Falles The Falles ( ca-valencia, Falles; es, Fallas) is a traditional celebration held annually in commemoration of Saint Joseph in the city of Valencia, Spain. The five main days celebrated are from 15 to 19 March, while the Mascletà, a pyrotechnic ...

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, directed by Paulí Subirà, released at l'Hemisfèric (

Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències The City of Arts and Sciences ( vl, Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències ; es, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias ) is a cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the ...

) of València on 27 February 2013.Press review
/ref> * Original soundtrack for the documentary film "Interior de Paisatge", directed by Elisenda Trilla. A production by Setmàgic Audiovisual and Televisió de Catalunya.Catalan Films database
/ref> * Original soundtrack for the documentary film "Enxaneta", directed by Paulí Subirà. A 3D production by TV3. (revie

* Original soundtrack, together with Lluís Llach, musical director, arranger and

live musician Live may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film * ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film *'' ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD) Music *Live (band), American alternative rock band * List of albums ...

for th
Lluís Danés'
sho
Llits
(Beds) * Original soundtrack and sound effects for some flashes or visual poems created b
Lluís Danés
for the cultural TV sho
Ànima
broadcast by the Catalan channe
Canal 33
* Original soundtrack and sound effects for the TV Sho
"Enderrock TV"
(by the music magazin
Enderrock
, under the direction o
Lluís Danés
* Original soundtrack and sound effects for the fil
"El Sueño de Eleanor" (Eleanor's Dream)
directed b
Lluís Danés
Film especially made for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the

Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is an international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that enshrines the rights and freedoms of all human beings. Drafted by a UN committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, ...

. Film premiered at th
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
on 12 December 2008. * Original soundtrack and sound effects for the exhibitio
"Immigration, here and now"
placed at the

Palau Robert Palau Robert () is a building on Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia 107, the former private residence of Robert Robert i Surís, an influential aristocrat, politician and businessman at the turn of the 20th century. It's now a government-run inst ...

in Barcelona, under the art direction o
Lluís Danés
November 2008 – June 2009 * Original soundtrack for the documentary fil
"Homo Baby Boom"
directed b
Anna Boluda
* Original soundtrack for th

directed b
Anna Boluda
for th
IYA2009 (International Year of Astronomy 2009)
* Musical director, arranger and musician for th
"Sopar dels XXXVI Premis Octubre"
under the direction o
Lluís Danés
and performed in

on 27 October 2007 (Review

* Music Producer and live musician (producer, guitar and accordion) for the sho
"Tranuites Circus"
directed b
Lluís Danés
and performed at th
Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
in January 2007. * Co-director/music producer, arranger, musician and co-author of the Original Soundtrack composed by Lluís Llach for the fil
"Salvador"
directed b
Manuel Huerga
* Usual Guitar and Accordion live player for

. * Since May 2011, member of the band for Bruno Oro as a multi-instrumentalist * During 2010, Plays at the 50NC show by Marc Parrot as a multi-instrumentalist

Discography

CDs/DVDs like composer (C), producer (P), arranger (A) and/or musician (M): * "A l'ombra de l'obscuritat" d' Andreu Valor – Autoedition, 2012 (M) * "Directament" de Joan Amèric – Temps Record, 2012 (P-A-M)
"Música i Lletra"
by

– Propaganda pel Fet, 2011 (C-P-A-M)
"Homo Baby Boom"
– DVD of the documentary directed b
Anna Boluda
�
Associació de Famílies Lesbianes i Gais
2008 (C-P-A-M)
"Sàmara"
by Verdcel �
Propaganda pel Fet
2008 (P-A-M)
"Eixos"
by Miquel Gil �
Temps Record
2007 (P-A-M)
"Tranuites Circus"
– DVD of the show directed b
Lluís Danés
with original music by Lluís Llach –

Mediapro Mediaproducción, S.L.U., better known as Mediapro, is a multimedia communications group in Spain founded in April 1994 in Barcelona. The company is well involved in movie and television production. The company holds branch offices in Madrid, Se ...

, 2007 (P-A-M)
"BSO Salvador(Puig Antich)"
by Lluís Llach – BMG, 2006 (C-P-A-M)
"Alfabets de Futur"
by

�
Propaganda pel Fet
2006 (C-P-A-M)

by Lluís Llach &

�
Propaganda pel Fet
2005 (C-P-A-M)
"En moviment"
by

�
Propaganda pel Fet
2005 (A-M)
"La Flama"
by

�
Propaganda pel Fet
2004 (A-M)
"25 años haciendo el imbécil"
b
Los Inhumanos
�
Filmax Music
2004 (M)

Various artists – Sold with the newspape
Levante
of Valencia, 2004 (C-A-M)

by

�
Propaganda pel Fet
2003 (C-P-A-M)
"Terra"
by

�
Propaganda pel Fet
2003 (A-M)
"Sentit"
b
Néstor Mont
–
Cambra Records
2003 (M)
"Capítulo II"
by La Banda del Capitán Canalla �
Vale Music
2003 (A-M)

by La Banda del Capitán Canalla �
Vale Music
2001 (A-M)
"La velleta centenària"
by Dropo �
Cambra Records
1997 (C-P-A-M) Collaborations/Included songs in CDs/DVDs like a producer (P), arranger (A) and/or musician (M): * Song: "Cap motiu" d' Atzembla, performed by Atzembla (A-M) Album: "El teu viatge" – CC By-Nc-Sa 3.0 2012 * Song: "Està plovent" d'

Els Pets ''Els Pets'' is a Catalan pop rock band with lead singer, composer and guitarist Lluís Gavaldà from the village of Constantí ( province of Tarragona, Catalonia). Joan Reig plays drums and Falin Cáceres bass. At present, the band has th ...

, performed by

(P-A-M) Album: "Perversions" – RGB Supports, 2012 * Song: "De Burjassot a tu" d' Atupa, performed by Atupa (P-A-M) Album: "QuatribaRap" – Mésdemil, 2012 * Song: "Fahrenheit 451" de Malnom, performed by Malnom (M) Album: "Voltors" – Bureo Músiques, 2012 * Song: "L'Herència" d' Aspencat, performed by

& Xavi Sarrià (P-A-M) Album: "Inèdit" – CC By-Nc-Sa 2012 * Song: "Prop dels estels" by

Steve Miller Band The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group had a string of mid- to late-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock, as ...

, performed by Beth (A-M) Album: Disc de la Marató 2010 * Song: "Begging the waves" b
Lidia Pujol
performed by Lidia Pujol (M) Album: Single "Begging the waves" * Song: "Quina calitja" b
La Gossa Sorda
performed b
La Gossa Sorda
(M) Album
Saó
�
Producciones Malditas
2008 * Songs: "La samarreta" and "Tot explota bé pel cap o per la pota" by

Ovidi Montllor Ovidi Montllor (; 4 February 1942 in Alcoi, Spain – 10 March 1995 in Barcelona, Spain) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor. Career A native of Alcoi, at the age of 24 Montllor moved to Barcelona, where he was a member of various independ ...

, performed by

(A-M) Album
L'Ovidi se'n va a Palau
�
Propaganda pel Fet
2008 * Song: "Balada d'En Jordi Roca" by Guillem d'Efak, performed by Biel Mesquida (M) Album
L'Ovidi se'n va a Palau
�
Propaganda pel Fet
2008 * Song: "Perquè vull" by

, performed by Al Tall (M) Album
L'Ovidi se'n va a Palau
�
Propaganda pel Fet
2008 * Song: "La

Muixeranga The ''Muixeranga'' () is the collective name given to the performance of ancient street dances and human pyramids or '' castells'', originating in the ancient Kingdom of Valencia (currently the Land of Valencia), which are still preserved in th ...

" (popular), performed by Miquel Gironés (

), Tòbal Rentero ( Miquel Gil and other) (A-M) Album
L'Ovidi se'n va a Palau
�
Propaganda pel Fet
2008 * Songs: Fragmento de "Corrandes d'exili" and "Serà un dia que durarà anys" by

, performed by

(M) Album
L'Ovidi se'n va a Palau
�
Propaganda pel Fet
2008 * Song: "La casa que vull" by Lluís Llach, performed by Miquel Gil (P-A-M) Album: Homenatge a Lluís Llach. Si véns amb mi �
Picap
2007 * Song: "He vist un estel" by

, performed by Miriam Gimeno and Claudi Penalba (P-A-M) Album
Altres cançons de Nadal 4
�
Música Global
2007 * Song: "Rumba del Nord" b
La Carrau
performed by La Carrau (M) Album

–
Propaganda pel Fet
2007 * Song: "I si canto trist" by Lluís Llach, performed by Lluís Llach and Miquel Gil, (this song appears at the final credits form the film '' Salvador'') (P-A-M) Album
"BSO Salvador(Puig Antich)"
– BMG, 2006 * Song: "El Drapaire" by

Joan Manuel Serrat Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa (; born 27 December 1943) is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. He is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages. Serrat's lyrical style ...

, performed by Miquel Gil (P-A-M) Album
Per al meu amic... Serrat
�
Discmedi
2006 * Song: "La diplomàcia de la rebel·lia" by

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, performed by

(A-M) Album
Sempre més
�
Discmedi
2005 * Song: "L'última fada" b
Cesc Freixas
performed b
Cesc Freixas amb Els Altres Bandais
with the collaboration of

(M) Album
Set voltes rebelBullanga Records
2005

Awards

(Awards and nominations given, either directly to Borja Penalba, or to works in which he has been specially involved in * Award "Joan Trayter" for the Best Music Producer of year 2006, given by the specialized magazin
Enderrock
(Review: https://web.archive.org/web/20110707152103/http://www.apecat.com/v1/news.php?nID=347&language=es&osCsid=c539212c7cf45e4831a8c29627fd9d71])
V Premis Barcelona de Cinema
– Award for the "Best Music", given to the soundtrack of the fil
Salvador(Puig Antich)

– 16th place for the recor
"Eixos"
by Miquel Gil at the best Worldmusic albums chart edited in Europe in 2007.
"XXI Premios Goya"
�
Nomination for "Best Original Music"
for the soundtrack of the fil
Salvador(Puig Antich)

"XI Premios de la Música"
– Nomination for the "Best Album of Film Soundtrack" for the soundtrack album of the fil
Salvador(Puig Antich)
* "XVI Premis Butaca" 2010 – Nomination for the "Butaca a la millor composició musical" for the show Beds * "IV Certamen Terra i Cultura" – "Miquel Martí i Pol" Award to the best music for a poetry wrote in Catalan, granted to Tomàs de los Santos (Review

* Awards "Barnasants" to the best live performance ( Joan Amèric). 17th edition BarnaSants – 2012
Awards Ovidi Montllor
of Valencian Music: * 2007 Edition: Best song – “Alacant –per interior-” (

) * 2008 Edition: Best Folk Album – "Eixos" ( Miquel Gil) * 2012 Edition: Best Songwriter Album – "Música i lletra" (

)
Enderrock
Awards (People's Choice Award): 2005 * Best band of Singer-Songwriter' Songs of the Year Lluís Llach &

* Best Album of Singer-Songwriter' Songs of the Year "Que no s'apague la llum" ( Lluís Llach &

) * Best Song of Singer-Songwriter' Songs of the Year "Que no s'apague la llum" (

& Borja Penalba) * Best Live Performance of Singer-Songwriter' Songs of the Year Lluís Llach &

2006 * Best Album of Singer-Songwriter' Songs of the Year "Alfabets de futur" (

)
Propaganda pel Fet
* Best Live Performance of Singer-Songwriter' Songs of the Year

L’Auditori
) * Best Song of Singer-Songwriter' Songs of the Year "Alacant –per interior" (

)

External links

Borja Penalba's MySpace
* * Lluís Llachbr>introducing Borja PenalbaBorja Penalba talking about an anecdote of his work with DropoSome reviews of Borja Penalba's songs like author or like co-authorPromotional Video
o
the Expo "La Immigració, ara i aquí"
music by Borja Penalba

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Penalba Borja Musicians from Catalonia Spanish film score composers Male film score composers Spanish composers Spanish male composers Spanish guitarists Spanish male guitarists Music arrangers Spanish record producers 1975 births Living people People from Valencia 21st-century guitarists 21st-century male musicians