Giulio Colangelo holds an MA cum laude in electroacoustic composition, having studied with Alessandro Cipriani and Giampiero Gemini in Frosinone (Italy). He has attended numerous masterclasses in instrumental techniques and electronic composition, as well as specialist courses in sound engineering and post-production.

His research explores parallel languages as a means of creating complex perceptual experiences. His artistic practice focuses on instrumental experimentation and electroacoustic/acousmatic composition, as well as media performances and sound installations, situated within the field of intermedia development.

His works have been presented at several international festivals and competitions and broadcast by Radio France, BBC Radio 4, Brava TV, VPRO, and RAI Radio 3, among others.

He has recently worked at ZKM  on several sonic projects, performed at the Centre Pompidou (IRCAM Live), and contributed to the exhibition Sound Art, curated by Peter Weibel. He was among the five nominees for the prestigious Gaudeamus Music Award 2016 (The Netherlands). More recently, he won the Prix CIME 2025 and the First Prize at the Destellos Competition, and performed at Musica Electronica Nova 2019 (Wrocław) and Ars Electronica 2019 (Linz).

Since 2016, Giulio Colangelo has been the artistic director of MA/IN Festival, an international festival dedicated to electroacoustic music and digital arts in Italy. He was also the artistic director of the sound art project IN VITRØ ~, developed for Matera 2019 – European Capital of Culture. His works are published by AIMI (CIM), BabelScores, Sonic Art Award, ICMA, Electro:thèque, ZKM, TAUKAY, Ars Publica, and TWS. They have been performed by numerous musicians and ensembles and awarded in international competitions across Europe, the United States, Canada, Taiwan, Australia, Argentina, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and Africa.

He is currently a faculty member at the Conservatory of Lecce (Italy), where he teaches electroacoustic music composition.