Celeb Savant

NRJ Music Award nominee - Boris Way

Boris Way - a French DJ, composer, producer, and NRJ Music Award nominee - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Boris explains how he discovered dance music on a family trip to Ibiza, how the Covid lockdown allowed him to reset his artistic direction (leading to 3 gold…

29 May 16 min

Emerging DJ and Producer - Ely Oaks

Ely Oaks - an Austrian-born, German-based DJ and Producer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Ely shares how he was initially kicked out of bands because he was so terrible, and how having a dad and step-parents creating electronic music gave him the spark to pursue it…

27 May 30 min

The different iterations of Steve Postell

Steve Postell - an American singer, songwriter, composer, and producer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Steve tells us how he is keeping the legacy of the late David Crosby alive, the various iterations of Steve's career in the entertainment industry, and about his latest album, Walking…

25 May 30 min

Billy Raffoul and his tour of South Africa

Billy Raffoul - a Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Billy tells us how he fell into the industry through his dad Jody (who is also a professional musician), why frequency is important when creating music, and about his upcoming tour of…

22 May 24 min

Luna: From Poland to the world

Luna - a Polish born, London-based singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Luna explains her experience of having synesthesia, how she started out singing classical opera music, and then decided to create modern pop and electronic music … and why representing Poland at the…

20 May 22 min

Maddox Jones - Singer and Songwriter

Maddox Jones - a British singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Maddox explains how he was raised in a Christian commune with no television or secular music, so he started playing guitar at the age of 7 to keep himself occupied. We also delve…

18 May 14 min

Swingin Las Vegas with Timothy Moloi

Timothy Moloi - a South African SAMA nominated artist and performer - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Timothy explains how studying a degree in musical theatre in Ohio helped him overcome his shyness and made him realise that he wanted to pursue a path…

15 May 35 min

1.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify - Tom Gregory

Tom Gregory - a British singer and songwriter who has 1.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Tom explains that after quitting university after one week because he hated it, forced him to realise that he wanted to pursue music professionally. Plus…

13 May 31 min

South African Music Award-winning artist - Tresor

Tresor - a Congolese-born and South African-based singer, songwriter, music producer, entrepreneur, and SAMA winner - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Tresor shares how his parents came around to support him on his musical journey, what kept him motivated to keep going until he achieved success, and…

11 May 16 min

From the Red Carpet to the Studio - Llewellyn Cordier

Llewellyn Cordier - a South African actor and director - joins us live in the studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. After interviewing Llewellyn twice on the red carpet, it was time to bring him into the studio and hear his story, which includes being told for many years…

8 May 32 min

After a 17-year hiatus, Plum returns

Plum is a South African genre-blending band, represented by Kevin Leicher as the guest on this episode of Celeb Savant. Kevin explains how the band chose their name, why they originally broke up, what they did in between, and how they got back together after a 17-year hiatus. Instagram -…

6 May 17 min

The multi-decade journey of Marcella Detroit

Marcella Detroit - an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Marcella tells us about her multi-decade journey in the music industry, which includes collaborating with Bob Seger, Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, amongst others, the challenge of shaking the image of being…

4 May 31 min

Multi-platinum selling artist - Pete Murray

Pete Murray - an Australian multi-platinum selling singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Pete explains how a housemate triggered the idea of him learning to play guitar at the age of 21, how interactions and situations over time propelled him on his journey to…

1 May 26 min

Artist, songwriter and producer - Lauren Ray

Lauren Ray - a British artist, songwriter and producer - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Lauren explains how she got distracted from creating music while studying her degree in Anthropology, how she funded the launch of her music career from a bank loan... and we also dive…

29 Apr 32 min

SAFTA-nominated television host - Kuhle Adams

Kuhle Adams - a SAFTA-nominated television host - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Having previously met and interviewed Kuhle on the red carpet at The Feather Awards, she tells us she knew from matric that her path would be as a television presenter, what surprised her about…

27 Apr 24 min

Margaret Gardiner and her new book - Damaged Beauty: Joey Superstar

Margaret Gardiner - a South African-born, American-based model, television personality, journalist, and author - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Margaret tells us about her multi-decade journey in the industry, which includes being the first South African to win Miss Universe in 1978, her work…

24 Apr 31 min

Kev Sherry - soloist and part of Attic Lights and Disco Mary

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…

22 Apr 25 min

Up-and-coming South African DJ - Dench

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…

20 Apr 18 min

Performing to 250k fans in 2025 - Casey McQuillen

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…

17 Apr 31 min

R&B Billboard chart topper - J.Brown

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…

15 Apr 12 min