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.
Interview with Jason Goliath
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with South African comedian, Jason Goliath. Jason tells us how losing his corporate business led to him pursuing a career in entertainment in television, and how a drunken evening with his cousin, Donovan led to him trying out comedy. Six weeks later, Jason performed…
Interview with Will Linley
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with South African singer and songwriter, Will Linley. Will tells us how he grew up in a musical family, that growing up he played the violin and was part of the orchestra. He and his family agreed for him to take a year off…
Interview with Karma Luna
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with South African artist and DJ, Karma Luna. Karma tells us about her journey of becoming an artist, why she is currently at a crossroads with the type of music she is releasing and what she enjoys about being a DJ. Karma also works…
Interview with Umi Nowaz (Cherry Red Records)
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with Umi Nowaz, who works behind the scenes at Cherry Red Records. Umi helps out the Sync Department at the label, and assists in creating the database for songs that are available to be used in movies, television and advertisements. Umi also details his…
Interview with Danielle Juhre
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with Chicago-based independent singer-songwriter, Danielle Juhre. Danielle tells us how she overcame overthinking and analysing to get to the point of feeling comfortable with her singing voice and releasing music. She also explains how she writes and creates music, how artists are critical of…
Interview with Fee Waybill (from The Tubes)
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with the lead singer of the American rock band The Tubes, Fee Waybill. He tells us about his musical journey that started in the late ‘60s when he gave up being a cowboy on a ranch to join the band and be their roadie…
Interview with Steve Louw
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with South African singer and songwriter, Steve Louw. Steve tells us about his decades-long journey in the music business, being part of numerous bands - most notably, Big Sky - culminating in his current solo career. He shares his experience of the 1985 Concert…
Interview with Kyle Deutsch
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with South African singer, songwriter and producer, Kyle Deutsch. Kyle tells us the reason he likes playing guitar, why he entered Idols SA a second time after coming in the top 32 the first time, and he unpacks his creative process. Grab your surfboard…
Interview with Kyle Deutsch
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with South African singer, songwriter and producer, Kyle Deutsch. Kyle tells us the reason he likes playing guitar, why he entered Idols SA a second time after coming in the top 32 the first time, and he unpacks his creative process. Grab your surfboard…
Interview with Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler (from Digable Planets)
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler from Digable Planets. Ishmael tells us how he met Mariana "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving to form the band. We hear how he chose the band's name, why he describes touring as surfing, and what's next in their…
Interview with Phila Dlozi
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down live in the studio with South African Afro Jazz artist Phila Dlozi, and his manager, Kudzai Mureriwa. Phila tells us how he led a teen gospel a cappella choir in his youth, but decided to leave and forge his own path in music by…
Interview with Brooke Scullion
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with Irish singer and songwriter, Brooke Scullion. After 2 years of not singing, Brooke tells us how a friend at university entered her into the Voice UK, her journey into the finals, and how she dealt with no movement in her singing career after…
Interview with President Street
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with Australian pop fusion band, President Street. Ruby and Pete tell us how they met on an artist's professional website called 'Star Now', and Ruby explains how she decided to create her profile - which landed them working together as the band. Hear about…
Interview with Tiffany
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with American singer, songwriter, actress and teen icon, Tiffany. They dive into 5 decades of music, her new album Shadows, and her cooking venture 'Let's Food with Tiffany'. Barret opens up to Tiffany about how a song of hers helped him realise that he…
Interview with Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with Mike Scott from the Scottish folk rock band, The Waterboys. Mike tells us how a song by another artist inspired the name of the band - without him knowing what it meant. We hear what Mike loves about performing live, and what he…
Interview with Chris Norman
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with English singer and songwriter, Chris Norman. Chris tells us how he started in music as the lead singer of the band, Smokie. We find out what inspires him to continue creating music, his thoughts on social media, and whether he likes hearing his…
Interview with Craig Hinds (Watershed)
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein sat down with Craig Hinds from the South African band, Watershed. We discover what career Craig left behind to become a singer and create the band's name, as it was a Watershed moment for him. We understand how Craig interprets music, and his perception of the…
Interview with Jean-Jacques Annaud (Director of Notre Dame on Fire)
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, goes to the movies and sits down with the director of ‘Notre-Dame on Fire’, Jean-Jacques Annaud. It took him six months to write the script for the movie, and we find out how - after interviewing 168 people (including over 100 firefighters), having to find ‘body…
Interview with Bars and Melody
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with Leo Devries and Charlie Lenehan from Bars and Melody. We find out where the name Bars and Melody (often known as BAM) comes from, why the guys decided to enter Britain's Got Talent, and what their musical journey has been like - 8…
Interview with Ruben Ostlund and Harris Dickinson from Triangle of Sadness
On this episode of Celeb Savant, Barret goes to the movies and speaks to Ruben Ostlund, the director, and Harris Dickerson, who plays Carl in The Triangle of Sadness, We find out why they chose to direct and act in the movie and what it was it like to be…