He is the son of Nesimi Çimen who is a great Ashik, songwriter and Cura Virtuoso in history.
After Mazlum finished his primary school education, he attended Istanbul State Conservatory to study violin.
With his music teacher İhsan Yüce's initiation, he stepped into the film music field, where he found the strong support of Onat Kutlar, a poet and co-founder of the Istanbul International Film Festival.
[1][2] His first commercial compositions were for the film Mem û Zin in 1991 and for the TV mini-series Aysarı'nın Zilleri in 1992.
[1][2] Beside composing film and TV mini-series score in addition to his primary profession as ballet dancer, Mazlum Çimen plays in movies, sings and records folk music.