Hello and welcome to Munkio.

I'm a London based music journalist and freelance writer - I also play bass professionally for a variety of bands and projects (when I get the time). This website was started many moons ago before the days of trillions of blogs, before both Myspace and or Youtube... I've decided to keep it going but plan on a radical overhaul at some point soon but it's mostly up to date. I currently write for Time Out magazine in London as the Jazz Editor and I also work for award-winning jazz publication Jazzwise Magazine, and I'm also a main feature writer for Bass Guitar Magazine. I'm also a website editor for Emarcy records, plus working on some other very exciting music-related projects - one for BBC Radio - more on that soon. Click here to get a better idea of what I've been up to in the last few years...

I’ve been fortunate to interview some incredible musicians over the past few years including the late great Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, David Sanborn, John McLaughlin, Mike Stern, Bela Fleck, Herbie Hancock, Allan Holdsworth and even the likes of Alison Goldfrapp, Terry Callier and Nitin Sawhney.

As both a player and a huge fan of modern bass players I’ve been very fortunate to interview Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, Gary Willis, Matthew Garrison, Richard Bona, Chris Minh Doky, Esperanza Spalding, Tony Grey, Hadrien Feraud and Linley Marthe. I consider these guys some of greatest living electric bassists and they are very inspiring both as players and people.

Click here and you can see some of these interviews as written articles or Youtube videos here.

I'm proud to announce that I am now an endorsee of D'Addario Bass Strings alongside my trusty Sei basses as well as the amazing Epifani amps.

Wonderful London luthier Martin Peterson based at The Gallery in Camden has finihsed my new Sei Jazz Bass - it's absolutely stunning! Have a look here... - I also madea short video showing off the bass' stunning tone and playability - see below:

Thanks again for stopping by.

Mike Flynn