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.
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…
South African rising star - Matt Gardiner
Matt Gardiner - a South African rising star singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Matt explains how his first professional gig was opening for Prime Circle at the age of 16, what it means to be a sound engineer in music, and what’s coming…
Janet Devlin - from X factor finalist to 'Emotional Rodeo'
Janet Devlin - an Irish singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Janet explains her journey as a finalist on X Factor, which she calls 'posh karaoke', why it's important for her to write her own songs, why country music is popular in Ireland and more. Website…
Basadi Music Award nominee - Jamie-Lee Sexton
Jamie-Lee Sexton - a South African Basadi Music Award-nominated singer and songwriter - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Jamie-Lee explains how she started off as a published poet as a child. We also discuss NLP, the current landscape of the music industry and more…
UK's first pop-country male harmony band - Another State (part 2)
Another State (part 2) - Dave Staton and Paul McDowell from the British country-pop band join us this episode of Celeb Savant. We take a look at Paul and Dave's journey in the entertainment world, the band's creative process, and why country music is gaining popularity in the UK. Website…
Oscar-winning performer John DeNicola
John DeNicola - an American Oscar-winning singer, songwriter and producer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. John dives into his multi-decade, award-winning career that includes composing songs for artists, which saw him win an Oscar for co-writing '(I've Had) The Time of My Life' for the Dirty…
Mpho.Wav and his debut album - Book of Wav
Mpho.Wav - a South African producer and multi-instrumentalist - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Mpho explains how he started out as a session musician, how he faced his fear and transitioned into creating and producing music, and more about his debut album - Book…
Grammy Award winning - Blue Lab Beats
Blue Lab Beats - a British Grammy Award winning instrumental production duo, NK-OK and Mr. DM - join us on this episode of Celeb Savant. The duo explain how they came together to create music, their experience of winning a Grammy for producing Angelique Kidjo, and where their group name…
South African Music Award winners - Prime Circle
Prime Circle - Gavin Edwards and Marco Gomes from the South African Music Award-winning band join us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear Marco and Gavin's individual journeys in the music industry, how Gavin came to join the band, and about their latest album -…
Introducing indie artist - Katanak
Katanak - an Australian indie singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Katanak explains where his stage name comes from, how he honed his skills as a writer, and why he finds being creative challenging. Website - www.katanakmusic.com Instagram - @katanakmusic Facebook - @katanakmusic Twitter…
3 x Speedway World Champion, DJ and Producer - Tai Woffinden
Tai Woffinden - an Australian DJ, producer, and 3 x Speedway World Champion - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Tai explains how his determination helped him achieve his goals as a speedway world champion, why he decided to become a DJ and to produce music professionally, and…
Stage and screen SAFTA Award winner - Emmanuel Castis
Emmanuel Castis - a South African SAFTA Award-winning stage and screen actor and performer - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Emmanuel dives into his multi-decade, award-winning career… creating one of the first openly gay characters on South African television in Isidingo, and the different…
They are Too Sexy... with 25 million sales globally - Right Said Fred
Right Said Fred - comprised of singer and songwriter duo, Richard and Fred Fairbrass - join us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear about their more than three decades in the industry, achieving sales of over 25 million globally, their breakout hit 'I'm Too Sexy', collaborating with Drake…