Helsinki-based producer Konsta Mikkonen began making music in 1991, aged nine, and discovered jungle and drum and bass three years later. He has worked mainly in drum and bass since then, with a career reaching back to the late 1990s. Muffler is Mikkonen’s performance name; he has also released music as Konsta and Axis of Evil, and performed as DJ Muffler. His first single, “Somber / Fury”, came out on Urban Takeover.
Muffler’s releases have appeared on labels including Hospital Records, Moving Shadow, Spearhead Records, DSCI4 and Commercial Suicide. He also runs Unique Music Records, and has released music on Unique Music and Urban Takeover. His albums include Soundz of the Future (2003), Stone Cold (2015), Composer (2018) and LP02 (2020). The 2023 single “Broken Leaf” was released with Niko Johannes, and “Destiny” followed in 2025 on Beatalistics.
In 2026, Muffler released the single “Volition” with Fourest, followed by “Put Me Down (Radio Edit)” with Cat Knight. “The Frost Spirit” was released that year under Konsta Mikkonen name.
