Julien Malaussena studied guitar at the École Nationale de Musique d’Orsay and at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional (CRR) of Boulogne-Billancourt. Alongside his work as a guitar teacher, he has pursued an active career as a composer.

He was awarded prizes in composition, in the class of Jean-Luc Hervé, and orchestration, in the class of Pierre Farago. He also studied electroacoustic music and computer-assisted composition with Yan Maresz, as well as Max/MSP with Tom Mays. In parallel, he completed a Master’s degree in Musicology specializing in the analysis of contemporary musical languages under the supervision of Ivanka Stoïanova.

His artistic development was particularly shaped by the teachings of Chaya Czernowin and Pierluigi Billone. He has also participated in masterclasses with Brian Ferneyhough, Alberto Posadas, Antoine Beuger, Dmitri Kourliandski, Georges Aperghis, Mark Andre, Beat Furrer, Franck Bedrossian, Rebecca Saunders, and Ming Tsao.

Julien Malaussena’s music has been performed by numerous ensembles, including Ensemble Nikel, Court-Circuit, 2E2M, Xasax, Les Cris de Paris, the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, Ecce Ensemble, Les Solistes du Balcon, Ensemble Interface, Ensemble Surplus, Duo XAMP, 20° dans le noir, Ensemble S201, Ensemble Fractales, L’Imaginaire, Schallfeld, Barcelona Modern Ensemble, Wet Ink, Ensemble Nemø, TAK Ensemble, Soundinitiative, and Cairn. His works have been presented in France, Israel, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Russia, Austria, Brazil, the United States, Turkey, Italy, Norway, Latvia, Mexico, and Spain.

He was also involved in the founding of the ensemble Soundinitiative.