I’m Marija Balubdžić, a Belgrade-born composer and sound designer focused on theatre music, choir, radio and video art projects across Europe. I create original scores, soundscapes and live electronic interventions for stage, radio and multimedia, blending acoustic timbres with electronic textures and waveform counterpoint. As Umbra, my performing alias, I explore voice, electronics and experimental song, pushing the edges of nitty-noisy and melodic idioms. I also work as a conductor, educator and producer, leading experimental youth choirs, curating radio shows Zvuk ispod, and collaborating with drag collective Efemerne Konfesije. My work spans international collaborations and community projects from Belgrade to Dortmund and Brussels.

Marija Balubdžić

I’m Marija Balubdžić, a Belgrade-born composer and sound designer focused on theatre music, choir, radio and video art projects across Europe. I create original scores, soundscapes and live electronic interventions for stage, radio and multimedia, blending acoustic timbres with electronic textures and waveform counterpoint. As Umbra, my performing alias, I explore voice, electronics and experimental song, pushing the edges of nitty-noisy and melodic idioms. I also work as a conductor, educator and producer, leading experimental youth choirs, curating radio shows Zvuk ispod, and collaborating with drag collective Efemerne Konfesije. My work spans international collaborations and community projects from Belgrade to Dortmund and Brussels.

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I’m Marija Balubdžić, a Belgrade-born composer and sound designer focused on theatre music, choir, radio and video art projects across Europe. I create original scores, soundscapes and live electronic interventions for stage, radio and multimedia, blending acoustic timbres with electronic textures and waveform counterpoint.

As Umbra, my performing alias, I explore voice, electronics and experimental song, pushing the edges of nitty-noisy and melodic idioms. I also work as a conductor, educator and producer, leading experimental youth choirs, curating radio shows Zvuk ispod, and collaborating with drag collective Efemerne Konfesije. My work spans international collaborations and community projects from Belgrade to Dortmund and Brussels.

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Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Language

English
Fluent
German
Intermediate
French
Intermediate
Serbian
Fluent

Work Experience

Music composer, sound designer at Narodno pozorište Sombor
December 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026
Author’s theatre play Zašto se smije (Why Are They Laughing); music composition and sound design.
Music composer, sound designer at Srpsko-knjaževsko pozorište Joakim Vujić, Kragujevac
November 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Theatre production Sluča jna smrt jednog anarhiste (Accidental Death of an Anarchist); music and sound design.
Music composer, sound designer at Atelje 212, Belgrade
June 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Theatre play Režim isceljenja (Regime of healing); music and sound design.
Music composer, sound designer at Hartefakt production, Belgrade
November 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Theatre play Sve dobre Barbike (All Good Barbie Dolls); music and sound design.
Music composer, sound designer at Narodno pozorište “Toša Jovanović”, Zrenjanin
April 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Theatre play The Effect; music and sound design.
Music composer, sound designer at Atelje 212, Belgrade
March 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
Theatre play Nestajanje (Disappearing); music and sound design.
Music composer, sound designer at Croatian National Theatre Varaždin
June 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
Theatre play Režim iscjeljenja (Regime of healing); music and sound design.
Music composer, sound designer at Atelje 212, Belgrade
March 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
Theatre play Obraćanje naciji (Addressing the nation); music and sound design.
Music composer, sound designer at Theatre Dortmund / Stand Up Tall Productions
August 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023
Unter Grund; music and sound design.
Music composer, sound designer at BITEF festival, Belgrade
June 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022
Dr Ausländer; music and sound design.
Music composer, sound designer at Malo pozorište Duško Radović, Belgrade
June 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022
Kad je bio mrak (When It Was Dark); theatre for children; music and sound design.
Music composer, sound designer at Kraljevo theatre (Kraljevačko pozorište)
January 1, 2022 - March 31, 2022
Crna ovca (Black Sheep); theatre; music and sound design.
Music composer, sound designer at Steirischer Herbst / Graz
March 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021
Conversations: I don’t know that word yet – opera performance; collaboration with Dejan Kaludjerović and Tanja Šljivar.
Music composer, sound designer at Stand Up Tall Productions / Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg / Caravan Production
February 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Demeter Calling; concert/theatre/performance.
Music composer, sound designer at Pozorište Pinokio (Pinokio Puppet Theatre)
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Klackalica 2012 – part of Halbstar & Umbra duo.
Music composer, sound designer at Pozorište Lutaka Pinokio
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
Samoudica 2009 – part of Halbstar & Umbra duo.
Music composer, sound designer at Pozorište Lutaka Pinokio
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Porodične priče 2008 – part of Halbstar & Umbra duo.
Music composer, sound designer at Pozorište Lutaka Pinokio
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006
Aviospotting 2006 – part of Halbstar & Umbra duo.

Education

MA equivalent in Music Pedagogy at Faculty of Music, University of Arts in Belgrade
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2009

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services