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Nacho González Nappa

Assistant Professor
Affiliated Departments
Screen Scoring
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Nacho González Nappa is an award-winning composer based in Los Angeles, CA. He has worked for Netflix, Amazon, and scored multiple award-winning video games. He recently won the National Classical Music Award in Uruguay, and in 2020 was part of the Latin Grammy-winning tango album Fuelle Y Cuerda by Gustavo Casenave. His concert music mixes tango and different Latin American influences with classical music. Nappa has released six solo albums, and worked 10 years in poverty reduction in Latin America. PODER named him one of the Top 20 Under 40 most influential Hispanics in the United States. 

Career Highlights
  • Scored music for Netflix, Amazon, and multiple award winning video games like Kingdom Rush Vengeance, Junkworld, and Iron Marines.
  • Worked with Grammy- and Oscar-winning artists like Terence Blanchard, Alejandro Sanz, Jorge Drexler, Ruben Rada, and John Patitucci, among others.
  • Founder of Univision's Music Innovation Lab
  • Executive producer of the documentary CUBA: Music Revolution
  • Founder of Brave Notes Studio
  • Released six albums
Awards
  • Winner of the Best Classical Music Award by Minister of Culture, Uruguay
  • Top 20 Under 40 most influential Hispanics in the US by PODER
In Their Own Words
"I want students to come away from my classes with curiosity—a lifelong skill that extends beyond the classroom. We have this superpower called music that helps us to connect with millions of people and create positive change around the world. As Spiderman says, with great power comes great responsibility. Let's use our superpowers wisely!"

"I dedicated a decade to working in social entrepreneurship and poverty reduction before transitioning into a career as a professional musician. This experience profoundly shaped my perspective, emphasizing the significance of ambitious aspirations coupled with disciplined execution. In the 21st century, an artist must embody the qualities of a creative entrepreneur, possessing the ability to instigate impactful change beyond the realm of musical expression."