Celeb Savant

Grammy-nominated Lin Nelson

Lin Nelson - a Grammy- nominated producer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Lin takes us through her experience in the entertainment industry, which includes working for the Grammys for 15 years, how she then went freelance and worked in a variety of roles within…

23 Apr 27 min

The multi-platinum career of Basement Jaxx

Simon Ratcliffe from multi-platinum production duo Basement Jaxx - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Simon takes us through their Brit and Grammy Award-winning career, which includes how the duo was formed, exploring different areas of the industry (like the full live show they created), what he loves…

21 Apr 20 min

Bestselling crime author Lotte Petri

Lotte Petri - a Danish bestselling crime author - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Lotte explains what inspired her to start writing crime novels, why she loves writing in that genre, what type of research she conducts for her books, and what she finds interesting about adapting…

19 Apr 18 min

Behind the camera with Katharina Benjamim

Katharina Benjamim - a Brazilian-born, Monaco- based filmmaker, producer, and director - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Katharina explains how she started her career in costume and set design, explains the importance of continuity in productions, what inspires the projects she creates, and the difference between creating…

16 Apr 31 min

Over a Decade of Success - Jimmy Nevis

Jimmy Nevis - a South African award-winning singer, producer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Jimmy takes us through his over a decade of success, which includes how he chose his stage name, and what shocked him when he started professionally in the industry. We…

12 Apr 27 min

Award-winning and platinum selling Daniel Baron

Daniel Baron - a South African award-winning, platinum selling singer, songwriter, and producer - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Daniel takes us through his chart-topping career, which includes how he intentionally tries to step out of comfort zones, how he picks up talent in…

10 Apr 43 min

The triple threat Keith D. Robinson

Keith D. Robinson - an American actor, singer, and dancer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. The triple threat takes us through his journey, which includes his path in the music industry, how acting came calling later in life, about working on a Soap Opera - Beyond…

7 Apr 16 min

Rock out with Massive Wagons

Massive Wagons - Baz Mills from the UK rock band joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Baz explains how the band got together, how they started out being a covers band, why they started creating original music, and what he loves about performing and creating music… 17 years…

5 Apr 23 min

Rebranding Barrett Crake to Somyo

Somyo - an American-born, Lisbon-based electronic dance singer, producer, and DJ - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Somyo explains how he started his career as an actor in Los Angeles and how getting music projects allowed him to realise his passion for creating in the space, and…

2 Apr 26 min

Freeman Gumede’s debut EP Kuhlangene

Freeman Gumede - a South African singer, songwriter, and bassist - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Freeman explains how he started out playing bass and singing in a choir, but due to self-confidence issues, it took him a while to start his solo career. We also hear…

31 Mar 18 min

Up and coming duo LamBros

LamBros - an Australian duo, singers, songwriters, and brothers Connor and Harry Lambrou - join us on this episode of Celeb Savant. The brothers take us through their journey, which includes what they learned from starting off busking as teenagers. They explain how they create their live palette of sound,…

29 Mar 27 min

100 years of Gallo Music Africa

Kwelagobe Sekele - head of A&R Publishing, music supervisor, and curator for Gallo Music/The Music Arena - joins us live in studio for this episode of Celeb Savant. Kwelagobe takes us through his entertainment journey and what his role at Gallo entails. It is the 100th anniversary of Gallo Music…

26 Mar 27 min

Introducing Con The Artist

Con The Artist, a South African-born, Canadian-based singer, songwriter, and producer, joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Con takes us through his entertainment journey, how he started out in the band, and the reason behind following a path as a solo artist, the difference between creating songs for…

24 Mar 22 min

Discussing comedy and deep topics with Joey Rasdien

Joey Rasdien - a South African award-winning comedian and actor - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Joey takes us through his multi-decade journey of being a comedian… we discuss his acting in front of the camera, and deep topics such as the art of…

22 Mar 38 min

Sean Smith new EP - Stay Human

Sean Smith - a British singer, songwriter, and theatre performer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Sean details his multi-faceted career, which includes his experience of coming 3rd on X Factor season 4 as part of the duo, Same Difference, with his sister Sarah, performing in theatre…

19 Mar 31 min

Rising Country artist James Johnston

James Johnston - an Australian rising country singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. James explains how he decided to start releasing his original music after performing covers for 10 years, that songwriting is a muscle that needs practice, and how performing in Cape Town,…

17 Mar 23 min

Billy Raffoul and his love for South Africa

Billy Raffoul - a Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer - joins us for the second time on the Celeb Savant podcast. Billy catches us up on what has happened since we last spoke, which includes releasing two albums one month apart in 2025, and more about his latest collaborations. We…

15 Mar 23 min

The Phoenix Tynisha Keli

Tynisha Keli - an American singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Tynisha tells us how Scott Ross from Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch became her guardian at 13 and taught her how to be hyper-focused as an artist, and how her previous management…

12 Mar 24 min

Donia Youssef turning trauma into power

Donia Youssef - a British multi-award-winning author, film producer, writer, entrepreneur, and acting agent - joins us on this episode. Donia takes us through her journey, which includes how she built up a successful talent agency, and how being diagnosed with cancer allowed her to turn trauma into power... which…

10 Mar 28 min

The healing of music with Nianell

Nianell - a Namibian-born, South-African-based SAMA award-winning singer, songwriter, author, mentor, and spiritual influencer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Nianell takes us through her impressive career, which includes why she chose her stage name, and why her ignorance of the music industry when she started out…

8 Mar 32 min