Savant (musician)

Aleksander Vinter is a Norwegian musician. He has released a vast amount of work under numerous aliases but is best known for his work under the alias Savant.^[4][5]

Savant
Savant performing in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Aleksander Vinter
Also known as	Savant, Vinter,^[1] Datakrash, Blanco,^[2] Vinter in Hollywood^[3]
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Electronic, EDM, experimental, dubstep, complextro
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, songwriter, performer
Years active	2007–present
Labels	SectionZ, Vybz
Website	vinter.us

Career

In 2009, Vinter released his debut album, Outbreak, under the moniker Vinter in Hollywood. Outbreak was nominated in the electronic music category for the 2009 Norwegian Grammy Awards.^[3][6][7]

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.^[8][9] Between tours, he released the album Cult and provided music for the D-Pad Studio game Savant - Ascent.^[10] Orakel was released on December 11, 2013.^[11]

In 2014, Savant released Protos. Later that year, on December 13, ZION was released reaching No. 19 on the Billboard Dance chart and No. 24 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.^{[citation needed]}

His album Invasion was released in January 2015, and led deadmau5 to call Savant "the change that electronic dance music needs".^[12]

In 2016, he released multiple singles, including "Cassette", a seven-track album with one single being played in different genres, and "Get It Get It", a hip-hop collab with DMX and Snoop Dogg.^[13][14][15] On July 15, he released Vybz, which reached No. 16 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic charts.^[16] On October 21, he released Outcasts, a 4-CD collection of remastered unreleased demos and singles.

In 2017, he debuted an orchestral soundtrack for the film The Black Room.^[17][18] On April 17, he released Jester.^[19] A re-mastered version of Jester was released on April 1 the following year.^[20]

In 2018, he released Highlander, an album of Celtic and orchestral music on March 30,^[21] and Calypso, an album under the Blanco alias on August 31.^[22] A Halloween-themed album, Slasher, was released on October 26 after Vinter conceptualized and finished the album in just over two weeks.^[23] On June 6, 2019 the album Mortals was released.^[24]

On April 4, 2020, Void was released. This album was a year-long project whose release was commemorated with a Reddit AMA.^[25]

On December 11, 2022, Alchemist 2 was released. This album is a revisit of the 2012 album titled Alchemist. ^[26]

Radio

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

Radio Statistics for Savant Singles

Track	CMJ Add Chart Position	Total Adds	Confirmed Total Airplay Stations	CMJ Chart Debut	Total CMJ Chart Appearances
"Cassette"	4	65	36	26	11
"Fire"	3	70	49	38	12
"Forsaken"	2	100	60	24	16

Blanco

Blanco started as a small side project of Savant in October 2010. One Blanco EP, The Mother of God and a Filthy Whore, was released.^[27]

Around mid-2015, Vinter returned to the "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.^[28] The first of these EPs, Bajo, included three singles.^[29]

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.^[30] However, the release of EDM album Jester in 2017 under the Savant alias seems to have muddled the accuracy of this claim.

Personal life

In his press kit, Vinter is described as having Asperger syndrome.^[31] Within his 2014 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."^[32]

Discography

Main article: Aleksander Vinter discography

Video games

An official video game titled Savant - Ascent was launched on December 4, 2013. It was developed by D-Pad Studio, created in Game Maker for iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms, and the soundtrack to the game became Savant's first video game album.^[33][34]

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. . News.beatport.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
9. . Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.{{cite web}}: 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. BWW News Desk. "EDM Superstar Producer Savant Releases First Ever Film Score for THE BLACK ROOM". Retrieved April 18, 2017.
18. "'The Black Room' Soundtrack Announced". Retrieved April 18, 2017.
19. . Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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. "Mortals, by Savant". Savant. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
25. by Aleksander Vinter. https://www.reddit.com/r/electronicmusic/comments/fuvwhh/im_savant_and_i_make_music_ask_me_anything/, by Aleksander Vinter. Retrieved April 4, 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
26. "Alchemist 2 - Savant". Retrieved December 11, 2022.
27. "The Mother Of God and a Filthy Whore, by Savant". Savant. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
28. "Blanco - The album will be split into 3 EPs. Trilogy... | Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
29. "Blanco - Timeline Photos | Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
30. "Dr Savant/Mr Blanco on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
31. "Aleksander Vinter Press kit". Madmimi. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
32. "About Savant". MTV Artists. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
33. "Savant: Ascent". Savantgame.com. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
34. "Dev Blog". Savantgame.com. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

External links

• Official website