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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. APVA Awards 2023 - nominated as The Best Entertainment/Lifestyle Podcast

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All Episodes

25:02

Kev Sherry - soloist and part of Attic Lights and...

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2025/04/22

Kev Sherry - a Scottish songwriter, indie singer, and musician - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Kev explains how having a cousin who was part of the Talking Heads motivated him to choose to become a professional musician. We also discuss the structure and creativity of a song, and the difference between being a soloist and being part of the bands Attic Lights and Disco Mary. Website - www.kevsherry.com Instagram - @kevsherrystuff Facebook - @kev.sherry.7 Twitter - @KevSherryStuff TikTok -

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18:28

Up-and-coming South African DJ - Dench

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2025/04/20

Dench, an up-and-coming South African DJ, joins us on Celeb Savant. Dench explains the meaning behind his stage name. He explains how he always went to his first love of music while growing up, which ultimately led him to pursue it professionally... and what he did to achieve his goal.Instagram - @dench______ TikTok - @dench______

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31:02

Performing to 250k fans in 2025 - Casey McQuillen

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2025/04/17

Casey McQuillen - an American-born, London-based singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant… from a tour bus in Budapest! In 2025, she will be performing to a quarter of a million people, supporting Loreen and Anastacia on their tours. Casey explains how and why she is comfortable with failure, and about her anti-bullying concert series - the 'You Matter' tour that was featured on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show'. Website - www.listentocasey.com Instagram - @listentocasey Facebook -

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12:19

R&B Billboard chart topper - J.Brown

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2025/04/15

J.Brown - an American singer, songwriter and R&B Billboard chart topper - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. J explains how being successful at a talent show in college gave him the motivation to pursue a solo career in the industry, why he decided to return to the music world after a 10-year break and about his latest album release, Just a Matter of Time. Website - www.jbrownmusiconly.com Instagram - @jbrownmusiconly Twitter - @jbrownmusiconly TikTok - @jbrownmusic313 YouTube -

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28:25

Desiré Gardner on Reënboogrant

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2025/04/13

Desiré Gardner - a South African actress, writer, and SAFTA and Silwerskerm award winner - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Desiré explains how she loves to escape to another world through her imagination, discusses her award-winning journey in film and television, which includes 7de Laan and Binnelanders… and her latest project which she has written, and can be seen on Showmax - Reënboogrant. Instagram - @desire_manthey_gardner Facebook - @desire.m.gardner TikTok - @desir.gardner

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36:06

Comics Choice Awards winner - Schalk Bezuidenhout

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2025/04/10

Schalk Bezuidenhout - a South African stand-up comedian, actor, and Comics Choice Awards winner - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. He explains how his initial goal was to become an actor, that he discovered stand-up at a later stage, how experience has allowed him to become an award-winning performer… and he talks about his latest project - the Showmax original film, ‘Soos Pynappel Op Pizza’.Website - www.schalkbezuidenhout.com Instagram - @schalkiebez Facebook -

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19:34

ARIA Award winner - Conrad Sewell

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2025/04/08

Conrad Sewell - an Australian singer, songwriter, and ARIA Award winner - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Conrad explains his journey in the music industry, which includes having his first band signed to a record label at the age of 17, the difference between being in a band to being a solo artist and what he enjoys about performing live. Website - www.conradofficial.com Instagram - @conradofficial Facebook - @ConradOfficial Twitter - @ConradOfficial TikTok - @ConradOfficial YouTube -

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22:56

Guinness Book of Record Holder - Whigfield

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2025/04/06

Whigfield - a Danish singer, songwriter and producer - joins us from Italy on this episode of Celeb Savant. Whigfield explains why she chose her stage name, the story behind how she became a Guinness Book record holder as the first artist to go straight to number 1 on the UK singles chart with a debut single, and why she says 'listening to music on Spotify is like having sex without the orgasm'. Website - www.whigfield.com Instagram - @whigfield Facebook - @realwhigfield Twitter -

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25:49

7× Juno Award winner - Gino Vannelli

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2025/04/03

Gino Vannelli - a Canadian singer, songwriter, author, 7x Juno Award winner, and 4× Grammy Award nominee - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Gino tells us what keeps him motivated to create music and perform live, and what inspires his creativity. We also discuss various aspects of the entertainment industry, which he has successfully been part of for multiple decades.Website - www.ginov.com Instagram - @officialginovannelli Facebook - @GinoVannelliOfficial Twitter - @GinoVOfficial YouTube

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25:16

Irish top 40 chart singer Darren Kiely

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2025/04/01

Darren Kiely - Irish top 40 chart singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Darren explains how he balances the flow of creativity and the structure of strategy, what it's like to now have a team behind his career, and his upcoming tour to South Africa. Website - www.darrenkiely.com Instagram - @darrenkielymusic Facebook - @darrenkielymusic Twitter - @TheDarrenKiely TikTok - @darrenkiely YouTube - @darrenkielyy

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25:41

The next generation of success - Arwen Lewis

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2025/03/30

Arwen Lewis - an American singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Arwen is the next generation of success - her grandmother is Oscar winner Loretta Young, and her father, Peter Lewis, is a founding member of Moby Grape. Arwen tells us about how having family in the industry may have helped her, we discuss the current music industry landscape and more. Website - www.arwenlewismusic.com Instagram - @arwenlewis Facebook - @ArwenLewisMusic Twitter - @lewis_arwen YouTube -

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18:08

Singer and Songwriter SOMA

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2025/03/27

SOMA - an Australian singer and songwriter joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear how SOMA started playing the piano at the age of 5... how at the age of 16, she bought a native instruments machine, which motivated her to pursue music professionally, and about her latest mixtape release - Cobra.Instagram - @somasutton Facebook - @somasuttonmusic TikTok - @somasutton YouTube - @soma.music.

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25:05

5x Juno Award nominee - Jamie Fine

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2025/03/25

Jamie Fine - a Canadian singer, songwriter, and 5-times Juno Award nominee - joins us for a second time on Celeb Savant. Jamie catches us up on what has been happening in her world since we last spoke, which includes why she became and what it means to be an independent artist, unpacks the world of social media, and her upcoming South African tour. Website - www.jamiefinemusic.com Instagram - @jamiefinemusic Facebook - @jamiefinemusic Twitter - @jamiefinemusic TikTok - @jamiefinemusic YouTube -

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7:42

Goo Goo Dolls - 15 million records sold

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2025/03/23

Goo Goo Dolls - John Rzeznik from The Grammy Award-nominated American punk band - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. With 15 million records sold worldwide, John tells how they chose the band's name, why they keep creating music after all these decades, and about their upcoming South African tour.Website - www.googoodolls.com Instagram - @googoodollsofficial Facebook - @googoodolls Twitter - @googoodolls TikTok - @googoodollsofficial YouTube - @thegoogoodolls

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19:27

Alternative Rock band - Snowing Down South

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2025/03/20

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 next. Instagram - @snowingdownsouth_officia Facebook - @snowingdownsouth YouTube - @snowingdownsouth

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40:38

3xGrammy Award winner - Wouter Kellerman

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2025/03/18

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 full-time... successfully creating award-winning World, Roots, and New Age Music. This episode was recorded before the 2025 Grammy Awards, at which he won his 3rd award for his collaborative album, Triveni. This

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22:02

Up and coming artist - Melanie MacLaren

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2025/03/16

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 loves performing live. Website - www.melaniemaclaren.com Instagram - @melaniemaclaren Facebook - @melaniemaclarenmusic TikTok - @melaniemaclaren YouTube - @melaniemaclaren

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31:47

Fleur Du Cap winner, Stuart Brown, on 'Dear Evan Hansen'

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2025/03/13

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 in the production of Dear Evan Hansen. This episode of Celeb Savant was recorded live in studio at Solid Gold Podcasts, Johannesburg, South Africa. Website - www.hownowbrowncow..co.za www.showtime.co.za Instagram -

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24:40

Introducing Livvy Lauren

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2025/03/11

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 Twitter - @LivvyLauren TikTok - @livvylaurenx

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36:17

5 × South African Music Award nominee - Jesse Clegg

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2025/03/09

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 transitioned to become a professional artist, and how his creative process has changed over time.This episode of Celeb Savant was recorded live in studio at Solid Gold Podcasts, Johannesburg, South Africa. Website - www.jesseclegg.com Instagram

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