Celeb Savant

Maxon - an Australian singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Maxon takes us through her creative journey, which includes what surprises her about the industry, her creative process, and why it took her until 2026 to release her debut album, Talking With Strangers.

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Philip Oakey from the British synth-pop Brit Award-winning band, The Human League, joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Philip takes us through a multi-decade journey of success, which includes 40 million albums sold. Philip explains that he never planned to be in a band until he was in one, how fear of failure kept them going, and more about their upcoming tour in South Africa and their Generations Tour in the USA.

This episode of Celeb Savant was recorded at Solid Gold Podcasts, Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Website - www.thehumanleague.co.uk

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Nicole Alyse Nelson - an American actor - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Nicole takes us through her journey in front of the camera, which includes explaining (from experience) the importance of networking in the entertainment industry, the difference between being a series regular compared to acting in a film, and from starting out on Nickelodeon to becoming part of the Oscar-nominated live action short, Jane Austen's Period Drama.

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MR.BLACK Psytechno DJ & Producer joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. MR.BLACK takes us through his journey, including how his second track was signed to one of the biggest psytrance labels in the world, collaborating with the likes of Madonna, Cashmere, Hardwell, Vini Vici, among others, his creative process, and more about his symphonic rave.

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Nick Lawrence - a British entertainment executive and founder of BigStar - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Nick takes us through his journey, which includes how music influenced his childhood, how he moved from finance into the entertainment industry with roles including owning a record label, being a professional DJ, and founding BigStar… as well as what services the management consultancy provides.

Website - www.bigstarbiz.co.uk

Instagram - @bigstarbiz