Celeb Savant
The Celeb Savant show is a weekly entertainment show hosted by Barret Edelstein. Each week we will have long-form career retrospective type interviews with celebrities namely, singers, actors and industry experts.
Alternative Rock band - Snowing Down South
Snowing Down South - Gust Greyvenstein and Lihan Puren from the South African alternative rock band - join us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear how the band chose their name, Gust and Lihan's individual, and the band's journeys, why they went on hiatus, and what’s coming up…
3xGrammy Award winner - Wouter Kellerman
Wouter Kellerman - a South African flautist, producer, composer, 3×Grammy and 9xSAMAs awards winner - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Wouter explains how he started his professional career in engineering and how, after 20 years at the age of 44, he went into music…
Up and coming artist - Melanie MacLaren
Melanie MacLaren - an up-and-coming American singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Melanie explains why she only pursued music professionally at a later stage in her life, how the COVID lockdown helped her focus and create a vision for her career, and why she…
Fleur Du Cap winner, Stuart Brown, on 'Dear Evan Hansen'
Stuart Brown - a South African Fleur Du Cap winning performer - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Stuart tells us about his journey of pursuing performance as a career, we discuss some of the technical terms in performing, and his current role as Evan…
Introducing Livvy Lauren
Livvy Lauren - a British singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Livvy explains how following a creative path helps focus her ADHD and high energy, the difference between singing classical, pop, and musical theatre... and her creative process. Instagram - @livvylauren Facebook - @livvy.acock…
5 × South African Music Award nominee - Jesse Clegg
Jesse Clegg - a 5 x South African Award nominee singer, songwriter, and producer - joins us live in the studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Jesse explains how he was a ‘passenger’ growing up in the music world, as the son of the late Johnny Clegg, how he…
Tricia Duffy discusses imposter syndrome and comfort zones
Tricia Duffy - a British singer-songwriter, podcaster, and media consultant - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Tricia discusses her multi-faceted career in the industry - which includes her music project ‘Little Lore’, her podcast 'In Ten Years Time’, and the reasons for taking different paths based on…
Nick Keynes - co-founder of Tileyard
Nick Keynes - a British music and creative entrepreneur, and the co-founder of Tileyard - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Nick tells us how his career started as the bassist for the '90s pop band Ultra, we discuss all the behind-the-scenes aspects of the industry - including…
The story of The Nomadic
The Nomadic - an Australian singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear what inspired his stage name, about his journey of working with the United Nations in numerous countries, to focusing his attention on his music career. Website - www,wearethenomadic.com Instagram - @thenomadicband…
The Voice of Greece runner-up - Andry
Andry - a Greek metal singer, songwriter, and The Voice of Greece runner-up - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Andry explains how seeing the Power Rangers as a child ignited her passion to become a performer, the idea of being a strong woman in the industry, and…
Catching up with Chris Jaftha
Chris Jaftha - a South African actor, singer, model, dancer, presenter and MC - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Chris takes us through his multi-decade career, starting with his first professional job in the production 'African Footprint', diving into various aspects of the industry……
Alternative rock band - Wynona Bleach
Wynona Bleach - Jonny Woods and James Foy from the Irish alternative rock band - join us on this episode of Celeb Savant. The guys explain how they chose their band name, their individual journeys of joining the band, and understanding the reality of touring. Website - www.wynonableach.com Instagram -…
20 million records sold - DJ Sammy
DJ Sammy - a Spanish DJ and producer who has sold more than 20 million records - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear about Sammy's more than two decades in the business, how being passionate about art helped him succeed in the music industry, and what…
Introducing South African grunge rock band - Free Machine
Free Machine - Glenn Bradford from South African grunge rock band joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Glenn explains his journey in the entertainment industry, how the band came together, and how they recorded their debut EP, Dead Echoes. Instagram - @freemachine.band Facebook - @thefreemachineband
Suzan Mutesi and her latest book: 'Love Beyond 30s’
Suzan Mutesi - a Ugandan-born and Australian-based award-winning actress, author, producer, model, and style icon - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Suzan explains that she was first motivated to enter the creative industry upon moving to Australia… plus we hear about the different aspects of her successful…
Bully Hay and his debut album - Black Dogs and Songbirds
Bully Hay - an Australian rock and acoustic singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear how Bully chose his stage name, how he met his musical hero - Jeff Martin from The Tea Party - who motivated Bully to pursue music professionally and…
Selim Kagee and his latest show - Il Mondo
Selim Kagee - a South African artist and performer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Selim explains how tapping into creativity helped him express himself, how vocal teacher Jean Stuart taught him how to sing, and he talks about his upcoming Johannesburg show, Il Mondo. Website - www.selimkagee.com Instagram -…
Kēvens and his latest album - Call To Balance
Kēvens - an American-based singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Kēvens explains why he invested in himself as a brand, his journey in the music industry, and about his latest album, Call To Balance. Website - www.kevens.com Instagram - @kevens Facebook - @kevens Twitter…
Double Shining Star Awards winner- Lioness
Lioness - a Namibian rapper, songwriter, medical doctor, and Double Shining Star Awards winner - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear where her stage name comes from, how she went professional 7 years ago after her mother's passing, and how she balances being an artist and a doctor. Instagram…
Gavin Friday and his multi-decade career in the entertainment industry
Gavin Friday - an Irish singer, songwriter, composer, actor, and painter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Gavin discusses his multi-decade journey in the entertainment industry, which includes being one of the founders of The Virgin Prunes, how he dealt with going against society norms, and about…