Aleksander Vinter

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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. On July 15, he released ''Vybz'', which reached No. 16 on the ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic charts. 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''. On April 17, he released ''Jester''. 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 conceptualized and finished the album in just over two weeks.
On June 6, 2019 the album ''Mortals'' was released.

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

On December 11, 2022, ''Alchemist 2'' was released. This album is a revisit of the 2012 album titled ''Alchemist''.

Radio

In 2016, the singles "Fire", "Forsaken" and "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, ''The Mother of God and a Filthy Whore'', was released.

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. 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. 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. 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."

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.

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Dubstep musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Norwegian DJs
Norwegian electronic musicians
Musicians from Oslo
Savant (musician)
Electronic dance music DJs