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.