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.
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You'll be singing ‘You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul’, as we sit down with German singer, producer and songwriter - Thomas Anders. Thomas explains how he got his first record contract at the age of 15, how he convinced his then producer, Dieter Bohlen, to record a song in English,…
Miss Teen Earth International, South African Chloé-Jade Christian joins us as the guest on this episode of Celeb Savant. Chloé-Jade explains that she started modelling at the age of 13 in response to being bullied, and how the industry has built up her confidence to be a successful model and…
Keith Urban, Demi Lovato, Anne-Marie, Sam Feldt, and Meghan Trainor are some of the names that Australian-born and UK-based Sam Fischer has collaborated with. Sam joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant, and tells us about his ‘journey of validation and vindication’... that had many challenges, which ultimately resulted…
We head to Germany on this episode of Celeb Savant, as we are joined by singer/songwriter and television star, Iggi Kelly. Iggi explains how being part of the multi-generational successful music family, The Kelly Family, influenced his journey into the entertainment world. We also hear about his experience on ‘The…
Nick Van Eede from the Grammy nominated, multi-decade successful English band, Cutting Crew, joins us for a second time on the Celeb Savant podcast. We catch up with Nick since we last spoke, including his successful knee operation, the new music releases coming out, his fictionalised book he is writing…
What do you think the name Boo Seeka means? Australian electropop singer and songwriter, Boo Seeka, joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant and he wants you to have your own interpretation of the name. We hear Boo’s journey in the music business, discuss NLP, and much more Website…
From ‘Grease’ to ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Phantom of The Opera’ - amongst a number of others... South African Fleur De Cap and Naledi Award-winning performer, showbiz pianist and producer, Jonathan Roxmouth joins us on this episode. We break a leg as we take centre stage with Jonathan’s successful career…
Don't just ‘Walk On By’... as this episode features American singer, songwriter Sybil. We hear how she never wanted to be a professional singer, but it evolved as someone saw her abilities and requested that they create together - leading to her multi-decade successful music career, which included working with…
We head to Sweden on this episode of Celeb Savant, as we are joined by singer, songwriter and musician, Jonah Nilsson from the band Dirty Loops. We get the background story to the band's name, how Jonah and the band were just having fun creating music and were surprised by…
South African rapper, and Hip Hop Award winner, Lucas Raps joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We discuss his creative process, how he plans to forge an exciting new movement in the SA Hip Hop market, and his collaboration with the brand Starter. Website - www.starterza.com Instagram -…
Emerging South African rapper, The Big Hash, joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear how he got his stage name, how he hated music as a child, but hearing Drake at the age of 11 created a love for creating music... which ultimately became a successful career…
South African, Robert dos Santos, left his career as a lawyer at the age of 30 to follow his passion to become an international award-winning director. We unpack his journey, specifically his collaboration on the ‘Planet Theta’ project. Website - www.robertdossantos.com Instagram - @rob_dos Website - www.dragonfly.co.uk Instagram - @dragonflyvideolondon…
American/Canadian-born, London-based singer, songwriter, and television presenter... Stacey Jackson is welcomed back to the Celeb Savant podcast. This time, Stacey discusses her upcoming album release, world tour and the launch of her first book, 'How A Gangsta Rapper Made Me A Better Mom'. Website - www.staceyjackson.com Instagram - @staerox Facebook…
Raf Don - South African artist, producer, songwriter and model - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear how he got his stage name, and how he started his career as a professional dancer, which resulted in him branching out successfully in other areas in the entertainment…
With over 25 years in the industry, South African singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Sbu Malawyer joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear how he started as a session musician for the likes of Yvonne Chaka Chaka, as a backing vocalist for Chico Twala, and the…
Singer, actor and Britain’s Got Talent finalist, Travis George, joins us from South Wales on this episode of Celeb Savant. Travis explains how as a child, performing helped him as a coping mechanism for his autism, how BGT has given him the confidence to believe that he could make it…
British artist manager and industry expert, John Black is welcomed back to the Celeb Savant podcast. John updates us on what he has coming up with the various artists he manages, and about the music loyalty platform that he co-founded, Muzos. Muzos Instagram - @muzosapp Twitter - @muzosapp John Black…
A multi-faceted South African musician, skilled in both drum and bass music production and live drumming, Psylin is the guest on this episode of Celeb Savant. Psylin explains his journey in the music world, how he is busy innovating a new way to perform live, and more. Website - www.bernbouwer.co.za…
‘A kaleidoscope of musical madness’ is how South African trash pop duo, Purboxx, describe themselves. The duo - consisting of Joshua Rogers and Anika Reinecke - join us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear how they decided to create the band after a drunken night out, their creative…
We head to New York for this episode of Celeb Savant, as we are joined by rock singer, songwriter, producer and musician Moon Walker. We hear how he chose the name Moon Walker, how he nagged his parents to get him a guitar at the age of 10, which led…
1 Feb
30 min
20 – 40
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