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1985 – 1990
Faculty of Philosophy of Comenius University in Bratislava (Aesthetics, Musicology)
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1996 – 2007
scientific researcher of the Institute of Literary and Artistic Communication at Faculty of Philosophy of Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
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1999 – 2007
dramaturge and organizer of international concert cycle of contemporary unconventional music Hermovo ucho / Hermes' Ear in Nitra
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2000 – 2008
co-founder and the chairman of the civic Association of Intermedia Art in the Periphery 2000 – Animartis
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2000 – 2010
founder and head of the music group of improvised music tEóRia OtraSu (The Theory of Concussion)
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2001 – 2009
initiator and curator of the exhibition cycle Homo Mirandus (of the artists V. Madajová, R. Dička, L. Wojciechowski and P. Šimanský)
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2004
awarded the title PhD., dissertation thesis: Creativity of Music Perception (Faculty of Philosophy of Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra)
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2005
artistic and scientific stay in Los Angeles
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2007
initiator and organizational guarantee of the first international symposium on existential semiotics in Slovakia Convergences and Divergences of Existential Semiotics in Nitra
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2007
awarded the title Associate Professor, for which he qualified by professional work Slovak Musical Alternatives in the field of Esthetics (Faculty of Philosophy of Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra)
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since 2007
works at the Department of Cultural Studies of Faculty of Philosophy of Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
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2014
Full Professor in the field of Aesthetics
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2014 – 2018
member of the scientific board of the journal P-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e (Esthétique de la performance et des arts du spectacle, Université Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne)
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since 2020
member of the editorial board of the ARS Journal of the Institute of Art History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava
Prof. PhDr. Július Fujak, PhD. is a Slovak composer, multi-instrumentalist, music aesthetist and semiotician, publicist, university lecturer, and organizer of music events. He has long been recognized as a prominent figure in Slovak experimental music, combining artistic creation with theoretical research and pedagogical activity.
He studied Aesthetics and Musicology at the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava (1990) and later worked at the Faculty of Arts of Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, where he specialized in the scientific study of aesthetics and art theory, earning a doctorate and completing his habilitation.
He was part of the Nitra Semiotic School, where he met and collaborated with its leading figures, including František Miko, Marián Varga, Vladimír Merta, and Mikoláš Chadima.
Since the late 1980s, he has been active in the Slovak alternative and experimental music scene—he was involved with the alternative rock bands Teória odrazu and Otras and later founded the experimental ensemble tEóRia OtraSu.
He is the author of numerous music recordings and projects that explore the boundaries of improvisation, sound experimentation, and intermedia art. He closely collaborated with the record label Hevhetia (which ceased operations in 2025).
Alongside his artistic work, he is deeply engaged in music theory and music journalism. As a curator and organizer, he has contributed to concert series and festivals focused on unconventional music, primarily in Nitra, where he moved in 1996 (e.g., Hermovo ucho).
He has collaborated with many artists and ensembles from Slovakia, such as Žena s blchou, Braňo Jobus, Peter Katina, Jozef Lupták, and others, as well as with international performers, including Palinckx (NL/UK), Zloději Uší, J. B. Kladivo, Jana Lewitová, Jan Kavan, Zuzana Homolová, David Šubík (CZ), Jon Rose (AUS), Veryan Weston (UK), Franz Hautzinger (A), Zsolt Sörés (H), Ludivine Allegue (F), and others.
His projects have been presented at festivals and concerts across Europe and the USA, with some of his most valued international experiences including performances at Barbican in London, REDCAT Theatre in Los Angeles with The California EAR Unit, at the Academy of Music in Krakow, and in Studio Odeon in Brussels.
He is the recipient of several awards.