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The first of our 5 part look at the Singapore Music Scene, we explore the music and the artists who make it. We meet Fym Summer, a singer-songwriter who played at the SXSW festival in 2018 as the sole representative from Singapore and try to figure how her path as a writer and musician here might go. To get a perspective on how the scene here has changed since MTV Asia launched in Singapore in 1995, we talk with • Electrico's Dave Tan • Vandetta • Saiful Idris (Great Spy Experiment) • Weish • Fym Summer • Jack & Rai See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Art Collectibles have collectors the world over, did you know some of the world’s best creators of these luxury premiums are based right here in Singapore? We talk to XM Studios, Mighty Jaxx and Kinetiquettes about this fascinating creative industry that features licensed items from Marvel, DC, Transformers, Warner Bros, Street Fighter and many more!  This episode features Kinetiquettes at 2m 11s Mighty Jaxx at 5m 58s XM Studios at 13m 31s Chong Fahcheong at 24m 18s See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our 3rd episode on Photography for this "Crafted By" series on Artists and Craftspeople in Singapore, we talk with 3 professional photographers. Each works in a different niche of photography. Weddings - Eadwine Lai of Plush Photography  Corporate - Alan Lim of Alan Lim Studios Boudoir - Carolyn of The Boudoir Photographer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Knock! Knock! Who’s there? Wood! Wood Who? Would you believe there’s a thriving woodcrafting community in Singapore? In a city filled with glass, steel, concrete and stone architecture, it's wood that brings us closer to nature. We speak with 4 woodcrafters, including Elena Ho of Busy Boardies, about the joys of making amazing products from a sustainable and ecologically friendly material - Wood! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every art is described by its media - oil on canvas, watercolor on cardboard, even spraypaint on a wall in the case of Banksy. What about ink in skin - aka tattoos? We look at the state of the tattoo scene in Singapore with the Singapore Ink Show 2019 coming up on April 5, 6, & 7 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S1E3 On the bank of the Singapore River outside Fullerton Hotel is a bronze sculpture of 5 boys jumping into the river. It's one of Singapore's most photographed pieces and is the creation of a Singaporean sculptor, Pius Chong Fah Cheong. A Cultural Medallion recipient, he's surprisingly chilled about his work and shares the insight he's gained from a lifetime in the arts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We meet the Yusman twins, full-time photographers who are killing it on Instagram with more than 120,00 combined followers. Shooting almost exclusive on smartphones, their style has been praised for its creativity and execution.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Go behind the scenes on the cover shoot for the Passion Issue of Singapore Tatler, featuring cover stars Beppe De Vito and Lynn Yeow-De Vito See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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