Artists

Mark Atkins is recognised nationally and internationally for his collaborative projects with some of the world's leading composers and musicians including Philip Glass, David Broza, Peter Sculthorpe, John Williamson, Sinead O'Connor and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page. A master of the didgeridoo, Atkins works across styles of music as a soloist and ensemble player. He has incorporated the sound of the didgeridoo into unlikely musical environments, adding its primal pulse to orchestral works, theatrical productions and dance presentations.

Commissioned by the City of Melbourne, Atkins co-wrote Voices for didgeridoo and organ with Philip Glass. Voices subsequently performed at the Lincoln Centre in New York and toured to Amman, Jordan in 2006. A film documentary about Atkins’ life and work, Yamaitji Man: Geraldton 6350 via New York, was screened on Australian television in 2003. Atkins is currently a collaborative performer with the Black Arm Band Concert Murundak.