maga urdaneta gónzalez singing, songwriting & composition
As a musician, producer, and Social Communicator, I develop integrated projects across the creative industries. With years of experience in the Venezuelan music scene, I am currently a Latin Grammy Academy Member and focus on my career as a solo artist and freelance consultant.
My musical exploration, under the moniker MAGA, blends Venezuelan roots with Latin American sounds and jazz influences. My debut EP, El Mundo va a cambiar, earned a Best Songwriter Album nomination at the 2023 Pepsi Music Awards, where I also received nominations for Best Artist and Best Video for my previous project, Isla de Focas.
Currently, I am producing my second studio album, set for release between 2025 and 2026. I hold a degree in Social Communications from Santa Maria University, a background that complements my multidisciplinary approach to music, design, and global communications.
Education
SANTA MARÍA UNIVERSITY
Bachelor in Social Communication – Mention: Print
Journalism
2008-2013
CONTEMPORARY SCHOOL OF VOICE
2nd year
COURSES: SING (I, II, III, IV, V), ANATOMY AND VOICE HEALTH,
PERFORMANCE
2014 – 2016
CARACAS JAZZ WORKSHOP
1st year Musical Theory / Guitar
2013-2014
MARISELA LEAL – PRIVATE LESSONS
2016 – 2020
GERRY WEIL – PRIVATE LESSONS
Nov 2017 – 2018
CONSERVATORIO DE MÚSICA DE CARABOBO
COURSES: MUSIC LANGUAGE (I), MUSICAL APPRECIATION, EAR TRAINING AND CHORAL GROUP, CLASSICAL GUITAR
Sep 2023 – Junio 2024
WORKSHOPS, CERTIFICATIONS & MASTERCLASS
VOCALERY – VOCAL TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP with Séverine Párent
(VOCAL COACH CIRQUE DU SOLEIL) – NOV 2016
FESTIVAL CARACAS EN CONTRATIEMPO | COMPOSITION WORKSHOP WITH AQUILES BAEZ – JUL- 2016
MUSICAL CREATION LABORATORY – AQUILES BAEZ – JUL – 2020 (ONLINE)
COMPOSITION WORKSHOP – HENRY MARTINEZ – MAR 2018
MUSICAL PROJECTS MANAGEMENT – ESTUDIO URBANO – SEP – OCT 2024
LEGAL ASPECTS OF MUSIC IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT – ESTUDIO URBANO – SEP 2024
CULTURAL AUTONOMY – MIGRARTE – OCT – NOV 2024
LATIN MUSIC BUSINESS – ESCOLA MUSICA & NEGOCIOS, IBERMÚSICAS, UBC, eGênesis PUC-Rio – JAN-MAR 2025 (SCHOLARSHIP)
PRIZES & SCHOLARSHIPS
EXCELLENCE AWARD – SANTA MARÍA UNIVERSITY | Feb.
2014
FULL-TIME SCHOLARSHIP – SANTA MARÍA UNIVERSITY |
2008 – 2013
BARQUISIMETO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Scholarship for Los Andes University Jazz Seminar
4 NOMINATIONS (Best Songwriter Album; Best Artist, Best Song, and Best Video in World Music Category) – PEPSI MUSIC AWARDS (VENEZUELA)
LATIN GRAMMY ACADEMY MEMBER
Experience
FIVERR
Freelance Graphic Designer, Musician, Composer, Singer – Voice Talent | 2015 – Present
UPWORK
Freelance Graphic Designer, Composer, Voice Talent | Top Rated Seller | 2019 – Present
MAGA
Composer, musician, singer | 2021 – Present
Recordings: EP – El Mundo va a cambiar (Released December 2022)
Concerts: Kumaco en la Plural (Sala Plural del Trasnocho Cultural – Caracas), Todas las Voces por Todas las Flores (La Casona Cultural – Caracas).
ISLA DE FOCAS
Composer, musician, singer | 2017 – 2025
Singles: Él no es un hombre del sur (2017), Ocarina (2018), Lejos de ti (2019), Tierra y Corazón (2022)
Concerts: BOD Cultural Center, Guataca Nights, Musical Tastings Abson (Los Galpones), Music for x Medicines Provea, #YourVoiceIsYourPower Un Mundo sin Mordaza, Kumaco en la Plural (Trasnocho Cultural Center), among others.
MAAN
Composer, musician, singer | 2013 – 2016
Recordings: CENDIS – Live session (2014) | EP Pequeñas Obras Vol. I
Concerts: 1er Festival de Lectura de El Hatillo, 1ra edición Microteatro Venezuela, Catas Musicales Abson (Los Galpones), Librería Lugar Común, Cafeartconcert, Hatillofest, open spaces of Teresa Carreño Theatre, Trasnocho Cultural Theatre, CELARG, among others.
ESTUDIANTINA SANTA MARÍA UNIVERSITY
Artistic Director | 2011 – 2013
CUENTOS, CANTOS Y COSAS DE LA NAVIDAD
(Musical Theatre) – 2015
Principal Theatre, Chacao Cultural Center
If you’d like to get in touch, send me an email at [email protected] and I’ll get back to you shortly. You can also find me on Instagram and Facebook as @magaurdanetag