Michael Atherton

MICHAEL ATHERTON is Professor of Music and Associate Dean (Research) at the University of Western Sydney. He has a track record in artistic direction, acoustic and electroacoustic music, improvisation - all with an experimental focus drawing on industry experience as a composer, performer and artistic director. Michael is recognised internationally for his musical innovation, his knowledge of diverse musical instruments, and research supervision in music therapy and wellbeing. He is a specialist in conceiving and organising community music events, with expertise in connecting sound and image, text and movement. 

His publications include numerous CD recordings, documentary film scores, books and chapters on Australian musical instruments and makers. Examples include: 2008 Aurora Festival event – a work combining car culture, rap, DJ and big band Ute Horn Groove; 2008 – CD Surface, Texture, Line for electronics, guitar and percussion (with Garth Paine); 2009 – book (ed.) Asian Pacific Musical Identities; 2010 – book Musical Instruments and Sound Making Objects of Oceania.