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Stevel Marc on the Reality of Building a Career in Hollywood

Stevel Marc is a Jamaican born actor who has built an international career while working largely out of South Africa. His body of work spans film, television, streaming series, voice work, and writing. Audiences may recognise him from major productions such as Netflix’s One Piece, Black Sails, The Mauritanian, and a range of local and international projects that reflect a career built on consistency rather than overnight fame. Marc’s path […]

February 25, 2026

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Beckett McDowell on Writing Music for Film Versus Writing Songs

Beckett McDowell is an emerging musician and songwriter who has been steadily building his own body of original work while learning the realities of making music beyond the traditional song format. Known for his solo releases and collaborative projects, Beckett has also begun exploring how music functions in visual storytelling, an area that demands a very different mindset from writing standalone songs. On a recent episode of The Celeb […]

January 28, 2026

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Harpoon on Finding His Calling with The Celeb Savant

Australian DJ and producer Harpoon did not arrive in electronic music through a carefully mapped career plan. His path began with a single unexpected moment that changed everything. In a candid conversation on The Celeb Savant, host Barrett Edelstein explores how that moment became the foundation of Harpoon’s career. Harpoon’s story starts on an island where a friend invited him onto a stage to see what a DJ actually does. […]

January 21, 2026

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From Pub Gigs to a Leap of Faith: Rob Burrell and the Mann Friday Story

Rob Burrell is not a musician who followed a neat or predictable path. Born in Zimbabwe and later finding his way through the UK music circuit, his journey with Mann Friday is defined by persistence, uncertainty, and a single moment of belief that changed everything. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Burrell was living in the UK, doing what many independent musicians do to survive. He worked pub jobs […]

January 15, 2026

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Gabriella Cilmi: The Voice That Arrived Fully Formed

There is something compelling about an artist who sounds like they have lived a thousand lives before they have even reached adulthood. Gabriella Cilmi arrived in the world of music with that rare gift. The girl from Melbourne with Italian and Albanian roots carried a voice that felt equal parts smoky jazz bar, soul revival and blues club, even though she was barely a teenager when she first broke through. […]

November 28, 2025

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Lion Hearted Sound: The Rise of Tau

There is a special kind of electricity that runs through music from Southern Africa. It is rhythm that is rooted in land, identity and the lived experience of the people who create it. Tau carries that current with remarkable pride. The artist whose name means lion in Setswana has built a sound that blends African spirit with modern electronic flair. The world is starting to pay attention. In […]

November 26, 2025

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Meet This Is The Kit: The Artist Who Turns Everyday Moments Into Magic

There is a certain kind of musician who does not chase the spotlight but somehow ends up holding it anyway. Kate Stables, the creative force behind the project known as This Is The Kit, is one of those rare artists. Her music carries the gentle power of someone who observes the world with curiosity and then turns those observations into songs that feel intimate, thoughtful, and quietly profound. Kate grew […]

November 19, 2025

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Esjay Jones: From Durban Dreams to Global Soundwaves

This week, The Celeb Savant podcast with Barret Edelstein shines its spotlight on one of South Africa’s most remarkable musical exports — Esjay Jones, a powerhouse producer, songwriter, engineer, and artist who turned a local dream into an international career. Born and raised in Durban, Esjay first burst onto the South African music scene as the lead vocalist and front-woman of the alt-rock band Stealing Love Jones. The band quickly […]

November 13, 2025

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Britney Meistre steps into her moment with Twenty Five

Britney Meistre steps confidently into the spotlight as she turns twenty five and releases her debut EP titled 25. The Meyersdal singer songwriter has arrived with a clear sense of identity and a sound that mixes lyrical vulnerability with a crisp contemporary pop energy. It is intentional that this milestone EP and her milestone birthday arrive together. She says it reflects the transition she feels in real life. A season […]

November 5, 2025