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Savant
Savant performing in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Aleksander Vinter
Also known as	Savant, Vinter, Datakrash, Blanco Vinter in Hollywood
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Electronic, EDM, experimental, dubstep, complextro
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, songwriter, performer
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Vybz (2016–present) SectionZ Records (2011–2015)
Website	vinter.us

Aleksander Vinter is a Norwegian musician. He has released a vast amount of work under numerous aliases but is best known for his electronic music produced under the alias Savant.

Career

In 2009, he released his debut album, Outbreak, billed as Vinter in Hollywood. Outbreak was nominated in the electronic music category for the 2009 Norwegian Grammy Awards.

Vinter signed with SectionZ Records in 2010 and put out a second album, Mamachine, this time billed as Vinter in Vegas. In 2011, he released Ninür under the moniker Savant.

In 2013, his following increased as he embarked on two North American tours. Between tours he released the album Cult and provided music for the D-Pad Studio game Savant - Ascent. Orakel was released on December 11, 2013 and reached the #3 spot on the iTunes Dance charts in the US.

In 2014, Savant released Protos, which reached #24 on the North American iTunes Pop charts and #1 on the Bandcamp Electronica and Overall charts. Later that year, on December 13, ZION was released, peaking at #2 on the holiday iTunes Dance chart in the US. ZION also reached #19 on the Billboard Dance chart and #24 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.

His album Invasion was released in January 2015, and led deadmau5 to call Savant "the change that electronic dance music needs".

In 2016, he released multiple singles including Cassette, a 7-track album with one single being played in different genres, and Get It Get It, a hip-hop collab with DMX and Snoop Dogg. On July 15, he released Vybz, which reached #16 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic charts. On October 21, he released Outcasts, a 4-CD collection of remastered unreleased demos and singles which reached #1 on the Bandcamp Overall and Electronic charts.

In 2017, he debuted an orchestral soundtrack for the film The Black Room. On April 17, he released Jester, which reached #1 on the Bandcamp Overall and Electronic charts. A re-mastered version of Jester was released on April 1 the following year.

In 2018, he released Highlander, an album of Celtic and orchestral music on March 30, and Calypso, an album under the Blanco alias on August 31. A Halloween-themed album, Slasher, was released on October 26 after Vinter conceptualised and finished the album in just over two weeks.

Radio

In 2016 the singles "Fire", "Forsaken" and multi-single "Cassette" debuted in CMJ's Top 10 RPM Adds chart.

Blanco

Blanco started as a small side project of Savant in October 2010. One Blanco EP was released, The Mother Of God And A Filthy Whore.

Around mid-2015, Vinter returned to the name "Blanco" alias. Vinter announced that what was originally planned to be a single EP will actually be released as a trilogy of EPs, each with six tracks. The first of these EPs, Bajo, included three singles.

In October 2015, Vinter announced that Savant would no longer be releasing EDM style music and that, from that point on, Blanco would release any EDM style tracks.

Personal life

In his press kit, Vinter is described as having Asperger Syndrome. Within his 2014 MTV Artists biographical profile, he is described as having "struggled in school and life until he was diagnosed with a series of mental conditions -- primarily Asperger's Syndrome."

Discography

Video games

An official video game titled Savant - Ascent was launched on Dec 4th, 2013. It was developed by D-Pad Studio to be his first video game album. The game was created in Game Maker for iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.

References

1. David Jenkins (June 11, 2017). "SAVANT REVEALS NEW ALIAS: VINTER". UKF. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
2. Leila Cobo (November 4, 2015). "Blanco & Dyland Premiere 'Camarilla': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
3. ^ "2009 Spellemannprisen nominees". Itsatrap. January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
4. Tweet Pin It (February 22, 2012). "Interview : Savant". Stopthenoise.fr. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
5. SAVANT (February 22, 2012). "SAVANT: who-is-savant". Onesheet. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
6. "Nominert til Spellemannsprisen". Jarlsbergavis. January 1, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
7. "Spellemann del tre: elektronikastjerner og fiolintornado". NRK Lydverket. March 6, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
8. "Beatport: DJ & Dance Music, Tracks & Mixes". News.beatport.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. "Savant: Ascent". Savantgame.com. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
11. Maimann, Kevin (October 31, 2013). "Savant makes big impact on EDM scene". Edmonton Sun. Canoe Sun Media. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
12. Klemow, David (January 29, 2015). "Savant delivers full-length album to save EDM from itself". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
13. "Norwegian Muso Solves Problem Of Taste, Releases Same Single In Seven Styles". theMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
14. "Savant teams up with DMX & Snoop Dogg for latest single". UKF. July 4, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
15. Meadow, Matthew (July 2, 2016). "Snoop Dogg & DMX Go EDM And It Sounds Like Nothing You'd Expect [MUST LISTEN]". Your EDM. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
16. "EDM Music & Dance Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
17. Desk, BWW News. "EDM Superstar Producer Savant Releases First Ever Film Score for THE BLACK ROOM". Retrieved April 18, 2017. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
18. "'The Black Room' Soundtrack Announced". Retrieved April 18, 2017.
19. "Bandcamp". web-beta.archive.org. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
20. SAVANT (April 1, 2018), Savant - Jester (Full Album) Re-Master, retrieved September 13, 2018
21. "Highlander, by Aleksander Vinter". Aleksander Vinter. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
22. "Calypso, by Blanco". Blanco. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
23. "Slasher, by Savant". Savant. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
24. "The Mother Of God And A Filthy Whore, by Savant". Savant. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
25. "Blanco - The album will be split into 3 EPs. Trilogy... | Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
26. "Blanco - Timeline Photos | Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
27. "Dr Savant/Mr Blanco on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
28. "Aleksander Vinter Press kit". Madmimi. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
29. "About Savant". MTV Artists. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
30. "Savant: Ascent". Savantgame.com. Retrieved March 9, 2017.

External links

• Official website

• 1987 births
• Living people
• Norwegian DJs
• Norwegian electronic musicians
• People from Oslo
• People with Asperger syndrome
• Electronic dance music DJs