Michael Askill
# Michael Askill

Michael Askill is an Australian percussionist. He is a founding member of Synergy Percussion and Southern Crossings. He has been a principal with the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Along with Nigel Westlake he was nominated for the 1991 ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album for Road to Xanadu - The Genius That Was China.

## Discography

### Albums

List of albums, with selected details :

| Title | Details |
| - | - |
| Southern Crossings (with Michael Atherton & John Napier) | Released: 1987 Format: LP Label: Sandstock Music (SSM 026) |
| Australian Percussion | Released: 1987 Format: LP Label: Great Island records (GIR LP 003) |
| Australian Percussion Music Vol 1 | Released: 1988 Format: LP Label: Southern Cross Records (SCCD 1021) |
| Roads to Xanadu - The Genius That Was China (with Nigel Westlake) | Released: 1990 Format: CD, LP Label: ABC Records (846 219–2) |
| Fata Morgana (with Omar Faruk Tekbilek) | Released: 1995 Format: CD Label: Celestial Harmonies (13110-2) |
| Shoalhaven Rise (with Riley Lee & Michael Atherton) | Released: late 1995 Format: CD Label: Black Sun (15019-2) |
| Free_Radicals: \\ Voices, Percussion & Didgeridoo (with David Hudson, Alison Low Choy & Alison Eddington) | Released: 1997 Format: CD Label: Black Sun (15027-2) |
| Salome | Released: 1998 Format: CD Label: Black Sun (15031-2) |
| Rhythm in the Abstract - Selected Pieces 1987-1999 | Released: 2000 Format: CD Label: Black Sun (15030-2) Note: Compilation |
| Space - Music for Bells, Cymbals and Gong (with Fritz Hauser) | Released: 2006 Format: CD Label: Celestial Harmonies (13262-2) |
| Invisible Forces | Released: 2008 Format: CD Label: Black Sun (15032-2) |

## Awards and nominations

### ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | Road to Xanadu - The Genius That Was China (with Nigel Westlake) | Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album | Nominated | |
