One of the city's most prolific visual artists, former graphic designer Kumari Nahappan is most well-known for her sculptures and installations drawn from nature. Her upcoming series "Revisiting Nature" at Art Stage Singapore comprise a myraid of quirky sculptures shaped like chillies, coupled with Angsana seeds. She takes five with us.

The Australian duo are set to wow audiences with their psychedelic sounds at Laneway 2014. We spoke to their multi-instrumentalist front man Jono Ma about the fresh attention they’re getting, as well as a little trivia.

The addictively hushed tunes and cerebral lyrics of Daughter have earned them earworm status and are no strangers in the indie music scene. Come January 25, fans in Singapore will be treated to the trio of Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli and Remi Aguilella live at the St. Jerome's Laneway Festival. We spoke to lead vocalist Elena in an exclusive phone interview, where she gave us a lyrical description of her thought-processes and experiences on the road.

Jeremy monteiro is one of Singapore’s most successful jazz musicians, having performed across the world, as well as being awarded a cultural medallion in 2002. The King of Swing tells us about his life, quirks and musical influences.

Born and bred in New York, DJ Adriana is one of the most sought-after DJs in Las Vegas, spinning music spanning from hip hop to electronic dance music (EDM) reflecting her wide-ranging repertoire. She heads down to Singapore on New Year's Eve for the Siloso Beach Party and took five with us to tell us more about alcohol, chauvinism and holy grails.

Currently plying his trade in Holland, DJ Krumbs hails from Singapore and will be back on our shores to spin at the Siloso Beach Party on New Year's Eve. He takes time off his busy schedule to tell us more on what goes on behind the console.

The Grammy-award winning indie rock band from France are set to hit the stage in January at The Star Performing Arts Centre. Vocalist Thomas Mars talks to us about crowd-surfing and time travel.

Joseph Phua is one of the founders of mobile dating app Paktor (www.gopaktor.com), which allows you to scan profile images of nearby users, and to “like” their images anonymously, until someone you “like”, “likes” you back. (A bit like the better known Tinder.)

Uber-talented US musician helms United Groove, a music collective of Afro-Latin, jazz, soul and funk sounds. He will be in Singapore from January 3-15 to promote his music and interact with local musicians.

The co-founder and CEO of PropertyGuru, one of Asia’s biggest property portals, talks to Crystal Lee about keeping positive and collecting grey hairs.