They say the key to job satisfaction is a passion for your work.

While many of us will have the odd good day in the office here and there, Huddersfield musician, Martin Chung, just can’t get enough of his line of business.

He is currently a member of no fewer than FIVE bands, is a key player in the Huddersfield Jazz Guitar Society, and from September will be studying a music degree full time.

The 32-year-old admits he finds it hard to say no to new projects and can’t bear to go on holiday without his trusty guitar.

Most famous for being lead guitarist in funk soul collective Extra Curricular, the Lockwood man is also a permanent member of the Nu Popes and the Dana Ali Band.

And despite Extra Curricular’s burgeoning popularity, he has still found time to launch two new projects; an electronic world music duo dubbed Big Wave with his friend drummer/percussionist Marc Layton-Bennett, and the Kola Gypsy Jazz trio.

In fact the only thing he has walked away from in the past decade is electronic dance/rock outfit Kava Kava, which he admits wasn’t easy for a man of his dedication.

“It was tough to leave,” he said.

“I don’t like doing that kind of thing.

“But I thought they’d be better off getting someone else on board as I didn’t have enough time to give to it.”

His departure from the internationally-known group came as things began to take off with his second group, Extra Curricular.

Now fronted by Zimbabwean born Thabo, the six-piece has been steadily growing in popularity, with their latest single, Notify, being made Track of the Week by BBC Radio 1Xtra.

With Extra Curricular seemingly on the cusp of something big, many would drop their other commitments quicker than a bad habit.

Not Chungy.

“I try and keep everything equal,” he said.

“I like to give the same time to all the different projects.

“But Extra Curricular demands a lot of time now as things are really taking off and going places.”

While some musicians get their fingers in a host of pies in the hope that one might succeed you get the feeling there’s no ‘hedging of bets’ going on here.

Indeed, three of his current groups have been launched since EC’s breakthrough.

“I’ve never been a ‘glory musician’, he said.

“I’ve always just wanted to do it for the love of music.

“I love playing, it’s a real honour to get to do something you love on stage, and people appreciate it.

“There’s always something new to keep you going.

“Everything’s fun.

“When you get the right gel of players it’s just great and you don’t want to give it up.

“Once you form a bond with people you want to keep working with them.

“Sometimes when I wake up I think I’ve taken on too much but after a coffee it’s all good.

“I’ve had a lot of support from my family.

“My mum and my girlfriend are very supportive and they’re both music lovers.”

With the prospect of writing, recording and gigging for five different groups, you’d think Martin had little time for anything else in his life.

But a passion for exploring the realms of music has seen him sign up for an undergraduate degree in music technology, something he is genuinely honoured to be able to do.

“It’s an inspiring environment at Huddersfield University,” he said.

“There’s a lot of great minds down there.

“They’re really big on experimental music and acoustic research, people come from all over the world to study and teach there.

“A lot of them are going to go on and do great things.”

This new commitment combined with his enthusiasm for jamming with the jazz society guys, can you lead to only one conclusion – he is addicted to music.

“Everything revolves around music in some way or another,” he admits.

“I love travelling, and food’s a big thing for me, but that all feeds back in to my music.

“It’s always nice to have a break but there’s never a guitar far away, just to be getting ideas down.”

With all this success on the near horizon some may worry Martin will be the next Huddersfielder to be lured to the Big Smoke in search of fame and fortune.

But he said there was little danger of him departing to London as he was firmly rooted in West Yorkshire.

“I’ve got a lot invested around here,” he said.

“It’s not always easy to pay the bills, it ebbs and flows, I don’t think there’s a point where you ever really feel secure as far as playing in a band goes.

“It’s hard, the people around you have to help you out sometimes.

“It’s not a nine-to-five situation.

“Some weekends you might get a tonne of gigs, others you might not get any.

“But you always find a way to scrape by.

“Besides, Huddersfield’s a nice place to be based.”