Borja Penalba

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, Lluís Llach, Lluís Danés, Obrint Pas, Miquel Gil, Joan Amèric, Marc Parrot, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, 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 of Valencia, directed by Paulí Subirà, released at l'Hemisfèric (Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències) of València on 27 February 2013.^[1]
Original soundtrack for the documentary film "Interior de Paisatge", directed by Elisenda Trilla. A production by Setmàgic Audiovisual and Televisió de Catalunya.^[2]
Original soundtrack for the documentary film "Enxaneta", directed by Paulí Subirà. A 3D production by TV3. (review:[1])
Original soundtrack, together with Lluís Llach, musical director, arranger and live musician for the Lluís Danés' Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine show Llits (Beds)
Original soundtrack and sound effects for some flashes or visual poems created by Lluís Danés Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine for the cultural TV show Ànima broadcast by the Catalan channel Canal 33
Original soundtrack and sound effects for the TV Show "Enderrock TV" (by the music magazine Enderrock), under the direction of Lluís Danés Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Original soundtrack and sound effects for the film "El Sueño de Eleanor" (Eleanor's Dream) Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, directed by Lluís Danés Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Film especially made for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Film premiered at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía on 12 December 2008.
Original soundtrack and sound effects for the exhibition "Immigration, here and now", placed at the Palau Robert in Barcelona, under the art direction of Lluís Danés Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. November 2008 – June 2009
Original soundtrack for the documentary film "Homo Baby Boom", directed by Anna Boluda
Original soundtrack for the promotional Spot directed by Anna Boluda for the IYA2009 (International Year of Astronomy 2009)
Musical director, arranger and musician for the "Sopar dels XXXVI Premis Octubre", under the direction of Lluís Danés Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, and performed in Valencia on 27 October 2007 (Review: [2])
Music Producer and live musician (producer, guitar and accordion) for the show "Tranuites Circus", directed by Lluís Danés Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, and performed at the 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 film "Salvador", directed by Manuel Huerga.
Usual Guitar and Accordion live player for Feliu Ventura.
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 Feliu Ventura – Propaganda pel Fet, 2011 (C-P-A-M)
"Homo Baby Boom" – DVD of the documentary directed by 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 by Lluís Danés Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, with original music by Lluís Llach – Mediapro, 2007 (P-A-M)
"BSO Salvador(Puig Antich)" by Lluís Llach – BMG, 2006 (C-P-A-M)
"Alfabets de Futur" by Feliu Ventura – Propaganda pel Fet, 2006 (C-P-A-M)
"Que no s'apague la llum" by Lluís Llach & Feliu Ventura – Propaganda pel Fet, 2005 (C-P-A-M)
"En moviment" by Obrint Pas – Propaganda pel Fet, 2005 (A-M)
"La Flama" by Obrint Pas – Propaganda pel Fet, 2004 (A-M)
"25 años haciendo el imbécil" by Los Inhumanos – Filmax Music, 2004 (M)
"Las Canciones de la afición del Levante U.D." Various artists – Sold with the newspaper Levante^{[permanent dead link]} of Valencia, 2004 (C-A-M)
"Barricades de paper" by Feliu Ventura – Propaganda pel Fet, 2003 (C-P-A-M)
"Terra" by Obrint Pas – Propaganda pel Fet, 2003 (A-M)
"Sentit" by Néstor Mont – - Cambra Records, 2003 (M)
"Capítulo II"^{[permanent dead link]} by La Banda del Capitán Canalla – Vale Music, 2003 (A-M)
"Capítulo I" 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, performed by Feliu Ventura (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 Feliu Ventura & Xavi Sarrià (P-A-M)

Album: "Inèdit" – CC By-Nc-Sa 2012

Song: "Prop dels estels" by Steve Miller Band, performed by Beth (A-M)

Album: Disc de la Marató 2010

Song: "Begging the waves" by Lidia Pujol, performed by Lidia Pujol (M)

Album: Single "Begging the waves"

Song: "Quina calitja" by La Gossa Sorda, performed by 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, performed by Feliu Ventura (A-M)