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  • The fascinating Bruno Tilley journey
    Feb 24 2026
    Bruno Tilley - a British creative director, designer, writer and music video director - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Bruno takes us through his fascinating journey in the entertainment industry, which includes starting out designing album covers for artists at Island Records, how he got into directing and producing music videos, with his first director credit being Bob Marley's Buffalo Soldier. He also reveals his current projects, which include design work and turning one of his screenplays into a novel.
    Website - www.brunotilley.com
    Instagram - @brunotilley
    Facebook - @bruno.tilley
    LinkedIn - @bruno-tilley-5802366
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    26 min
  • A new era of Rayne
    Feb 22 2026
    Rayne - a South African singer and songwriter who signed with David Gresham Records in 2025 - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Rayne explains that he always wanted to go professional and went for it when he felt confident with his songs, how he is working on the challenge of being overly self-critical, and he explains what recession pop is.
    Website - www.raynemusic.co.za
    Instagram - @rayne.music
    Facebook - @raynemusic.co.za
    TikTok - @rayne.music
    YouTube - @rayne6851
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    19 min
  • Andrew Meyer - Walking in the Fast Lane: Stories of a Lifetime
    Feb 19 2026
    Andrew Meyer - American movie producer, developer, executive, and author - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Andrew takes us through his multi-decade career as we dive into each of his jobs, namely producing stadium concerts, record producer, executive producer for films (that have been nominated for Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTAS like The Breakfast Club, Fried Green Tomatoes etc), and about his book, Walking in the Fast Lane: Stories of a Lifetime.
    Website - www.andrewmeyerentertainment.com
    Instagram - @andrewmeyerentertainment
    Facebook - @andy.b.meyer
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    30 min
  • Rising star Alessia Labate
    Feb 17 2026
    Alessia Labate - an Italian dance singer, songwriter, and rising star - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Alessia explains how she grew up in a musical family, why she says that it is important to detach one's self from their art, and why she says that the dance music world is more open and welcoming than the pop music world.
    Instagram - @alessialabate_
    Facebook - @alessialabateofficial
    Twitter - @alessialabate_
    TikTok - @alessialabate__
    YouTube - @AlessiaLabate
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    28 min
  • Sitting down with Apple Gule
    Feb 15 2026
    Apple Gule - a South African singer and songwriter - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Apple tells us the story behind his stage name, how he started out singing the national anthem at sports events, and how he has remained positive through the challenging times of his career.
    This episode was recorded live in studio at Solid Gold Podcasts, Johannesburg, South Africa.
    Instagram - @applegule
    Facebook - @applegule
    Twitter - @applegule
    TikTok - @appleguleofficial
    YouTube - @Itsgulehome
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    30 min
  • Sharing the stage and screen with Shannon Esra
    Feb 12 2026
    Shannon Esra, a South African Award-winning and SAFTA-nominated actress, joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. As we share the stage and screen, Shannon tells us about how she hates waiting when it comes to being on set, and what seasoned actors taught her when she first started. We also discuss her show-hopping character Sandra Stein, and the character’s latest iteration on Law, Love & Betrayal S2.
    Instagram - @shannonesra_official
    Facebook - @Shannon.Esra
    Twitter - @ShannonEsra
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    28 min
  • Over 70 million records sold - Dennis Matkosky
    Feb 10 2026
    Dennis Matkosky - an American producer and songwriter with over 70 million record sales - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. We hear about his multi-decade and multi-award-nominated career, which includes writing the smash hit song 'Maniac' for the movie Flashdance, producing and writing for Sarah Brightman, Chicago, LeAnn Rimes, Smokey Robinson and many more… and we find out what it means to produce for an artist.
    Instagram - @dennis_matkosky
    Facebook - @dmatkosky
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    26 min
  • Grammy Award winner Jon Secada
    Feb 8 2026
    Jon Secada, a Cuban-born and American-based singer and songwriter, joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Jon takes us through his Grammy Award-winning career, which includes what motivates him to keep creating music and performing live after being in the industry for over three decades, the challenges in the current music industry landscape, and more about his latest project, Fascination - a tribute to Nat King Cole with Gonzalo Rubalcaba.
    Website - www.jonsecada.com
    Instagram - @jonsecada
    Facebook - @jonsecada
    Twitter - @jonsecada
    YouTube - @JONSECADAYOUTUBE
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    26 min