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.
Rory Hughes and the Irish National Academy of The Arts
Rory Hughes - an American -born, Irish-based actor, performer, teacher and principal of the Irish Academy of the Arts joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Rory takes us on his career path which includes his journey being on stage and in front of the camera to teach the…
Five decades of Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse
Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse - a South African SAMA lifetime achievement award winner, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Sipho takes us through five decades of being in the industry, as we discuss the importance of the arts in society, his journey as part…
Hanna Andréa says Get Off Your Phone
Hanna Andréa, a Norwegian-American pop singer and songwriter, joins us from Norway on this episode of Celeb Savant. Hanna takes us through her creative journey - which includes starting out performing in musical theatre, about writing the songs and music for the theatre production ‘Muse! The Shakespeare Mayhem Musical!’ and…
Gracee Shriver is Pretty Psycho
Gracee Shriver - an American country singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Gracee takes us on her journey, which includes how she doesn't allow social media to affect her, how she maintains authenticity when creating music, and what challenges she has overcome with creating…
Marlon - from the AFL field to the music stage
Marlon - an Australian singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Marlon takes us on his journey from being a professional AFL football player to becoming a professional singer and songwriter. He also explains how he is still dealing with the challenges of moving from…
Masterful storyteller Harrison Hickman
Harrison Hickman - a British author and masterful storyteller - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Harrison takes us through his penmanship journey, which includes starting out writing young-adult fiction, then writing darker fiction when he wrote 'The Lost Brotherhood' series, and why he says every time he…
Sam Bettens’ latest project - Coming Home
Sam Bettens, a Belgian-born and American-based singer and songwriter, joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Sam takes us through his multi-decade career, which includes his time with his brother, Gert, in the multi-platinum selling band K’s Choice. We also hear about his latest Country/Americana inspired project, Coming Home…
13 years young - DJ Ethan English
DJ Ethan English, a 13-year-young South African-born and Dubai-based EDM DJ and producer, joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Ethan takes us on his journey as he explains how at first he didn't like DJing as he found it boring, and how perseverance got him to enjoy the…
Celia Peachey: Creator of Love is the Currency
Celia Peachey - a British actor and playwright - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Celia explains what fascinated her about being an actor, the journey of creating her own scripts, and more about her latest project - a group experience called Love is the Currency. Instagram -…
Emma-Jay Webber - Ms. UK for Ms. Universe 2027
Emma -Jay Webber - a British pageant queen, public figure and Ms. UK for Ms. Universe 2027 - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Emma-Jay explains how she fell into pageantry, about the years work that goes into a pageant and why she describes a pageant as 'glamorous…
Multi -award winning Nina Kristofferson
Nina Kristofferson - a multi -award winning actor, singer, writer, producer and director - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Nina takes us through her journey of being a triple threat, which includes her passion of performing on stage and on screen, she takes us through her routine…
Iaco... diving into an untapped passion
Iaco - an American and Italian based dance/house/pop songwriter and producer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Iaco explains that during COVID, he had a lot of time, so he decided to try out an untapped passion in creating music. What surprises him about being a professional…
From NYC to LA… Susannah B
Susannah B - an American singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Susannah takes us on her journey from growing up in NYC to now living in LA… which includes being raised by her mother, Carol Hall, who was a successful Broadway musical writer (of…
'Songwriter' John Galea
John Galea, a British singer and songwriter, joins us from America for the second time on this episode of Celeb Savant. John catches us up on what's been happening since we last spoke, which includes the first single, 'Songwriter', from his upcoming debut album. He explains the challenges of being…
Simphiwe Ngema portraying Sophie in Kuningi
Simphiwe Ngema - a South African actor and entrepreneur - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Simphiwe takes us through her journey, which includes learning how to deal with rejection when it comes to auditioning for roles, how she 'shakes off' the emotions when her character is going…
Behind the Camera with Daniel Barosa
Daniel Barosa - a Brazilian-born, American-based editor, director, writer, and producer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Daniel takes us behind the camera by explaining that the industry is about networking and who you know, he explains the various tasks he has in his different roles, and…
The world of Bev Sage
Bev Sage - British artist, singer, songwriter, and performer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We dive into Bev's world, which includes how she was in the frontline of Punk in the 70s and 80s, her involvement in various bands such as The Techno Twins, and the…
Industry expert Nick Tauber
Nick Tauber - a British music producer,,artist manager and consultant, joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Nick takes us on his multi-decade journey career, which includes starting out at Regent Sounds, performing multiple tasks at Decca Records, during his career he has produced Thin Lizzy. Black Sabbath, Def…
Hannah Jane Lewis is one to watch!
British country-Americana singer and songwriter, Hannah Jane Lewis joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Hannah has recently been named by Holler Country's as a ‘country and Americana one to watch’. Hannah discusses how Covid helped her take time to re-focus her career, what surprises her about being a…
The evolution of Lewis Brice
Lewis Brice - an American singer and songwriter who blends country, Southern rock, and R&B - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Lewis takes us through his evolution, which includes his gratitude for being a successful full-time artist with a loyal fan base, how the music industry has…