1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: Our music guest this morning hails from Cape Town and 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: has performed with the likes of peatures in her Jonathan 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: Butler and Jimmy Cludeley, Sevie Felix. Am I pronouncing that correctly? 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 2: Save, Sevy music Kid, Yes. 5 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: Sevy Yes, give me the background of that name, seve So, 6 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: my full. 7 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 2: Name is Sivit Arnold. Yes, my daddy great name. 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 3: Yeah, thank you so much, Thank you so much. 9 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 2: So. 10 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 3: My dad's a golfers and he named me after Sevita. 11 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: Yes, that is so good. I love that. And he's 12 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: in studio with us this morning before we even start chatting. 13 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: Sev Music Kid, How do we find you on social 14 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: media so people can go and give you a follow 15 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: and check out your music? 16 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, on Instagram, Sevy music Kid, TikTok, Savy Music Kid, Facebook, 17 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 3: Sivy Music everything, Savy Music everything. 18 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 2: You do everything. 19 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: Thanks. You were a gig last night, weren't you? 20 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: Where were you Mode Market? Yes? How was it was beautiful? 21 00:00:59,720 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: Was it? 22 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: The energy was amazing? The crowd down there? 23 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, here it was. 24 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: You know what I don't know if you do you know? 25 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: Keana Harker, Yes, lovely Kean. He was there the other 26 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: day and I saw him is reeal or something that 27 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: he did, and I was like, I've got to get 28 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: down there. Just seems far from the southern summers, but 29 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: it's not that far. I actually just come and support 30 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: they've got Darren Governor likes it, do you know, Darren. Yes, 31 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: lovely Darren, lovely, lovely, lovely guy. He likes to be 32 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: down there too. Okay, good vibes, good vibes, And so 33 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: it went well, listen, tell me about your tell me 34 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: about your music history, your musical background. When did you start? 35 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: When did you know that you had a voice. 36 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 3: So at the age of seven, my grandma we were 37 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 3: at the gathering at the church about. 38 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: Got a lovely speaking voices? 39 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 2: Thank you so much? 40 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: Hasn't he got a nice speaking voice? 41 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 2: Thank you? 42 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 3: Here? And we had there was about five hundred people 43 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 3: at the at the gathering of the church, and my 44 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 3: grandma asked the positive I could just do a song. 45 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 3: And I was a young, confident young boy at the 46 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 3: age of definitely, definitely, And I got on the stage 47 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,399 Speaker 3: and I did the song by Kirk Franklin called Lean 48 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 3: On Me, and I got a standing ovation and the 49 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 3: prophecy went over my life that I will become an 50 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,519 Speaker 3: artist and a singer one day, and it's beautiful calling on. 51 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 3: My life just grew and and and from there onwards. 52 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 3: If I've been doing music. 53 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: Amazing, amazing your own musical taste and the music that 54 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: you enjoy or that you listened to, what was that? 55 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: So obviously started singing in church, and then how much 56 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: of how much of church music was part of your 57 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: life and remains part of your life? But what is 58 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: your what is? What is? What do you listen to? 59 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 3: So my my my parents are past us. 60 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: So are you a peak? 61 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 2: I'm a pek, a full on peak. 62 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: Hey man, good, excellent. 63 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 3: So my I found days in this church. I listened 64 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 3: to all types of music, but music that is that 65 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 3: is good, you know, good to the heart, good to 66 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 3: the soul. So I'm a chairs type of guy, an 67 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 3: R and B guy, a soul guy. That is my 68 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 3: type of music. 69 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: Some names and let's say because I'm also in that. 70 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 3: So I like Jonathan Butler was a big influence in 71 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 3: my life and and today is one of my biggest mentors. 72 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 3: He's my dad, I call him dad, and so yeah, 73 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 3: it's definitely he was one of the people that that 74 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 3: we I listened to at home, even Peaches in Herb. 75 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 3: My mom then used to play the carpenters all of 76 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 3: those music at home. So working with him with Peaches 77 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 3: in Herb was even mind blowing. 78 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: How did that come about? 79 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 3: Oh my god, to call up from from a friend. 80 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 3: It was like, Peachers and Herb is coming to South Africa. 81 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 3: They need a male backing vocalist. So I was like, 82 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 3: I'm up for it. Let's let's do it. Then, you know, 83 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 3: I'm so interested by by. 84 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: By people who do backing vocals and and I think 85 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: often people you can oh, they're in the background. The 86 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: fact of the matter is, and I don't mean to 87 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: be controversial, very often the people who are doing the 88 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: background you know what I'm going to say, don't you 89 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: definitely do you agree with me? 90 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 2: I'm going to say it. 91 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: The people are doing the background vocals are often out 92 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: singing Madam Sarah Wow. 93 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 2: Wow. 94 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: It's a true story. It's a true story. And I 95 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: think of people and I'm not saying that she out 96 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: sang Mariah Carey, but I want to say, Kelly what 97 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: was her name? From the nineties, she did Heartbreak Hotel 98 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 1: with Whitney Houston and Faith Evans. I want to say 99 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: Kelly Jones, but it wasn't that anyway, whatever her name is, 100 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: and she and everyone you say, oh, you know the 101 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: big girl who sings background for Mariah Carey. Then she 102 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: popped out and everyone went oh, and you go, yeah, 103 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 1: don't sleep on the backing vocals please, because seriously, there's 104 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: some there's some pipes going on back there. Hey. And 105 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: also the ear that you have to have as a 106 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: background vocalist is I mean, you've got to be on it. 107 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 3: Right, definitely differently, point on. 108 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: Point, Okay, from seven years old singing Lean on Me, 109 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: what was the progression? 110 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 3: How? 111 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 1: How how did you know that that was what you 112 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: wanted to do? And at what point did you find 113 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: were you able to say I'm an artist? 114 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 2: Yeah? 115 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 3: So I told myself I'm going to pursue this thing 116 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 3: at from high school days, primary school day. 117 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 2: Sing at school, yeah, I did music on school. 118 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 3: I was just like the guy to go to on 119 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 3: school in primary school, high school, and I told myself, 120 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 3: I'm gonna I'm actually gonna take this thing serious, man, 121 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 3: because I feel I have the gift and I have 122 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 3: the blessing of God on my life to do it. 123 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,559 Speaker 3: So I'm gonna I'm going to pursue it and from 124 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 3: from high school. And I was done on high school 125 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 3: from seventeen. I'm thirty four. Now I've been doing it 126 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 3: full time. I've traveled by God's Christ I've did I've 127 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 3: seen a lot of platforms, worked with big artists, and 128 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 3: God has just opened up huge doors for me. So yeah, yeah, 129 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 3: I am today. 130 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, the love of the thing hasn't been dimmed 131 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: by the business. Because I have a lot of people 132 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: sitting in this seat, some of them long you know, 133 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: have enjoyed long careers. They've enjoyed longevity in the music 134 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: industry and summer newcomers. The thing that the people who've 135 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 1: been in the industry a while often have to say 136 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: is that the industry itself isn't great. It can be 137 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: a bit so difficult, Yeah, a bit sour. How do 138 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: you ensure that your love for the thing and your 139 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: gift and your creative process and your craft doesn't get 140 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: impacted by the business side, which can be difficult. 141 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. 142 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 3: I always try to steer away from negativity and just 143 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 3: to be positive at all times no matter what, and 144 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,359 Speaker 3: just to be different. Man, you're knowing consistent because you 145 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 3: ever calling at the end of the day, and that's 146 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 3: your passion and it's your work. So you want to 147 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 3: make good work. So you just try and just just 148 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 3: like how can I say, just surround yourself with good 149 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 3: people and your circle. Yeah, and just be different man, 150 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 3: you know, just just stand out and and stay away 151 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 3: from from negative things. Yeah, that is my my thing 152 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 3: in life. 153 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: I want us to play some of your music. Do 154 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: you know? Do you know which way you want us 155 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: to play? What have we got? 156 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 3: I think we can go because it's still earlier and 157 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 3: nice and early. Let's go for nice and subtle. Maybe 158 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 3: yoe is that? 159 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 2: Okay? 160 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: Lovely okay introduced? This is your song, so you must 161 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: introduce it for us please. 162 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 3: So yes, Yo, we are recorded in Spain and this 163 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 3: is one of my songs on my album, so please 164 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 3: do enjoy to leave in them solid. 165 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 2: There's a fall. 166 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: Seven music Kid is in studio with us and the 167 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: song that you heard was from his album This Is Me. 168 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: How could we get that on all streaming platforms platforms? Yeah? Exactly? 169 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: When when when I when I speak to local artists, 170 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: I'm always intrigued by what's the goal? What's the goal? 171 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:06,239 Speaker 1: Is the goal? Just do music. Here is the goal? 172 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: Get a Grammy is the goal? Like, what is it? 173 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: What is the what is the long term plan for you? Dream? 174 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 2: The goal? 175 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 3: My dream is I always look up to to. I'm 176 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 3: not gonna make any comparison, but Jonathan Butler, I've told myself, 177 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 3: if he can do it, why can't I do it? 178 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 3: And he's doing the things. He's like an inspiration to 179 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 3: me and a role model. Let me say so that 180 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 3: is the That is the goal to love and to 181 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 3: enjoy music through my passion and and make money through that, 182 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 3: you know, and have a good life through music. 183 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. 184 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 3: So Jonathan is definitely one of one of my my 185 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 3: role models that I see travels and it's all over 186 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 3: and it's on stages, and that is what I want to. 187 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: And he never forgot where it came from. 188 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 3: There we go humility, humility for sure. 189 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,719 Speaker 1: If you could collaborate and you can't, I'm going to 190 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,359 Speaker 1: assume that Jonathan is up there. If you could collaborate 191 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: with anybody, who would it be? 192 00:08:58,840 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 3: Like? 193 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: Who are you? Who would you like to sit down 194 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: in a room with and either write with, or record 195 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:08,719 Speaker 1: with or produce for? Yeah, who would be your dream collaboration? 196 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 3: Definitely, John Lygon Neo Usher definitely one of one of 197 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 3: their top three. 198 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: Definitely is still people are he's happening. He I remember, 199 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: you know, I'm old enough to remember you Make Me One. 200 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: I was sixteen years old when that came out and 201 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: people were like, who is this young boy? And still 202 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: to this day he's doing vocally. Yeah, he's on point lea. Also, 203 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: you've got a little bit of Neil about you. Also. 204 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 3: I've actually got here's a couple of times past three 205 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 3: weeks you look like yeah, so I'm just thinking that. 206 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: Because they are they are. And I just said to 207 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: you while we were listening to that, you sound like 208 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: who did we decide it was Jojo Yodas or of Jodasy, 209 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: depending on how old you are. Yeah, it's been an 210 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: absolute treat to have you in studio with us. I've 211 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: been looking forward to having you on the show for 212 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: so long. You've got such a lovely spirit and such 213 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: humility your would and so much talent. I don't know 214 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: what to do with it. You're on my Spotify. That's it. 215 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: Please go and find out more about music Kid online, 216 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: follow him on the social media. Download the album This 217 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 1: Is Me if you want I said to you while 218 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: the song was playing, are you an old soul? And 219 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: you really seem like that. That just the way that 220 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: you come across, but also the music, and I love that. 221 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: This is the kind of your music, is the kind 222 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: of music that I want in my ears all day 223 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:39,199 Speaker 1: every day. 224 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 2: I appreciate that. 225 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 1: No, it's been an absolute pleasure to have you in 226 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: with this and come and see us again soon.