[2] In an interview with ABC Radio broadcaster, Jon Rose, Ambarchi described how he started playing guitar: There happened to be one laying around in our rehearsal room.

Along with longtime collaborator, drummer Robbie Avenaim, he co-organised the 'What Is Music' Festival in various cities in Australia from 1994-2005.

[4] In 2009 Ambarchi begins a series of trio performances in Japan with multi-instrumentalist Jim O'Rourke and iconic Japanese musician/singer Keiji Haino.

This trio collaboration continues annually at the renowned Tokyo venue Super Deluxe.

[5] In 2017 he began working with American composer Alvin Lucier, performing new compositions for electric guitar.