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.
The decades-long music journey of David Starr
David Starr - an American singer, songwriter, and master guitarist - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. David tells us about his multi-decade career in the music industry, which includes starting off being a singing drummer. He also explains how he turned to guitar, why he continues to…
One to watch - Maya Amolo
Maya Amolo - Kenyan singer, songwriter, producer and 'one to watch' - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Maya tells us how her professional career started when a colleague of a producer heard her singing in the bathroom at the studio. We also discuss her creative process and…
SAFTA, SAMA & South African Hip Hop Awards winner - Rouge
Rouge - a South African rapper, songwriter, singer, actress, SAFTA, SAMA, and South African Hip Hop Awards winner - joins us live in studio for this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear how she chose her stage name, more about the ups and downs of her journey, her unusual creative…
Founder of Indie label MPress Records - Rachael Sage
Rachael Sage - an American singer, songwriter, and founder of Indie label MPress - joins us for a second time on this episode of Celeb Savant. We find out what Rachael has been up to since we last spoke, which includes her co-headlining tour with Kristen Ford. We also hear…
Platinum-selling Irish folk group The High Kings
The High Kings - an Irish platinum-selling folk group’s members Brian Dunphy and Paul O'Brien - join us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear about the origins of the band’s name, how the band was formed, how they play 15 instruments between the four members (along with Finbarr…
Glass-necked fretless guitar creator Ned Evett
Ned Evett - an American performer, songwriter, guitarist, and the glass-necked fretless guitar creator - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Ned tells us how, as a teenager, he was mentored by adults who recognised his guitar-playing talent, and how he mastered stage fright at the beginning of…
Country rock artist - Laura Bryna
Laura Bryna - an American country and rock artist - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Laura dives into her journey in the entertainment world, which includes the role of giving back, how she loves collaborating with other songwriters, her collaborations with Common Tribe and Sam Feldt, and…
Introducing LEØN TARØ
LEØN TARØ - an English/Canadian producer, songwriter, and artist - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear how LEØN chose his stage name and how his foundation of studying music, DJing, and performing as a session drummer in arenas in the UK and Ireland inspired his artist…
Australian singer and songwriter Flynn Gurry
Flynn Gurry - an Australian singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Flynn tells us about how he started playing guitar at the age of 14, how he creates music, and why when he collaborates with other artists it helps keep his focus. We also…
The multi-faceted career of BandaBanda
BandaBanda - a South African musician, producer, and creative entrepreneur - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. BandaBanda tells us about his multi-faceted career, which includes being a music producer, how he wears his A&R hat when producing, how he creates his own music and…
Over a billion Spotify streams - Cyrll
Cyril - an Australian producer and DJ with over a billion Spotify streams - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. The ARIA Award-nominated artist explains how he creates music, the difference between performing at a club compared to a festival, and more about his latest music. Instagram -…
Up-and-coming duo We Could Be Related
We Could Be Related - a South African songwriting and production duo - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Aidin Nortje and Devon Murray explain how they chose the band's name, we hear their individual journeys in the music world, how the duo was formed, and more about…
Actor and Director Christopher Lee-Power
Christopher Lee-Power – a British actor and director – joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. He explains how, as a child, he was hospitalised for hyperactivity and speech problems, and how performing with other children sparked his journey to pursue the arts. We discuss the importance of an…
Lerato and Yakean from Lefokolodi
Lefokolodi - a South African punk/rock/metal band - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Lerato and Yakean tell us about their individual journeys leading up to the formation of the band, how they chose the band's stage name, their creative processes, and more about their latest EP -…
Award winning artist - Allan Jay
Allan Jay - a Scottish born and London based performer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Allan dives into his award-winning career (awards from Gten, LGBTQ Music Awards, and more), which includes starting off being trained in musical theatre and following his passion for being a successful…
Introducing Lab Rat
Lab Rat - an Australian alt-grunge rock artist - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear how Lab Rat chose his stage name, how he was performing as a drummer in rock bands by the age of 14, how he was multi-skilled in various elements of performance…
Up-and-coming DJ and Producer Luvstruck
Luvstruck, an up-and-coming British DJ and producer, joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Luvstruck tells us how he chose his stage name, why he finds learning classical piano to be regimental, and how he feels about people loving his music. Barret Edelstein from Celeb Savant and Luvstruck bond…
The collaboration of VScript and Luke Goliath
VScript and Luke Goliath - VScript an American Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer and A&R trailblazer, and Luke, a South African producer, songwriter and DJ - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear their individual journeys in the entertainment world, their individual creative process, and all about their collaboration…
The various iterations of Cito
Cito - a US-born South African singer, songwriter, producer, and actor - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Cito explains how he learned bass guitar in order to join his first band, and we dive into the various iterations of his career, which include the…
On The Map founding director - Emily Cheung
Emily Cheung - Australian founding director of specialised music publicity agency, On The Map PR - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Emily tells us how, after studying PR and journalism at university, she got a job at Sony Music as a coordinator, we hear about the various…