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Savant
Vinter performing live as Savant
Savant performing in 2014
Background information
Birth nameAleksander Vinter
Also known asSavant, Vinter,[1] Datakrash, Blanco,[2] Vinter in Hollywood[3]
OriginOslo, Norway
GenresElectronic, EDM, experimental, dubstep, complextro
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter, performer
Years active2007–present
LabelsVybz (2016–present) SectionZ Records (2011–2015)
Websitevinter.us

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]

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 11 December 2013.[11]

In 2014, Savant released Protos. Later that year, on 13 December, ZION was released reaching #19 on the Billboard Dance chart and #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 15 July, he released Vybz, which reached #16 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic charts.[16] On 21 October, 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.[17][18] On 17 April, he released Jester.[19] A re-mastered version of Jester was released on 1 April the following year.[20]

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

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

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.[26]

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.[27] The first of these EPs, Bajo, included three singles.[28]

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.[29] 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.[30] 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."[31]

Discography

Video games

An official video game titled Savant - Ascent was launched on 4 December 2013. It was developed by D-Pad Studio, and the soundtrack to the game was to be his first video game album.[citation needed][clarification needed] The game was created in Game Maker for iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.[32][failed verification]

References

  1. ^ David Jenkins (11 June 2017). "SAVANT REVEALS NEW ALIAS: VINTER". UKF. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ Leila Cobo (4 November 2015). "Blanco & Dyland Premiere 'Camarilla': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "2009 Spellemannprisen nominees". Itsatrap. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. ^ Tweet Pin It (22 February 2012). "Interview : Savant". Stopthenoise.fr. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  5. ^ SAVANT (22 February 2012). "SAVANT: who-is-savant". Onesheet. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Nominert til Spellemannsprisen". Jarlsbergavis. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Spellemann del tre: elektronikastjerner og fiolintornado". NRK Lydverket. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Beatport: DJ & Dance Music, Tracks & Mixes". News.beatport.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Savant: Ascent". Savantgame.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  11. ^ Maimann, Kevin (31 October 2013). "Savant makes big impact on EDM scene". Edmonton Sun. Canoe Sun Media. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  12. ^ Klemow, David (29 January 2015). "Savant delivers full-length album to save EDM from itself". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Norwegian Muso Solves Problem Of Taste, Releases Same Single in Seven Styles". theMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Savant teams up with DMX & Snoop Dogg for latest single". UKF. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  15. ^ Meadow, Matthew (2 July 2016). "Snoop Dogg & DMX Go EDM And It Sounds Like Nothing You'd Expect [MUST LISTEN]". Your EDM. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  16. ^ "EDM Music & Dance Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  17. ^ Desk, BWW News. "EDM Superstar Producer Savant Releases First Ever Film Score for THE BLACK ROOM". Retrieved 18 April 2017. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  18. ^ "'The Black Room' Soundtrack Announced". Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  19. ^ "Bandcamp". web-beta.archive.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  20. ^ SAVANT (1 April 2018), Savant - Jester (Full Album) Re-Master, retrieved 13 September 2018
  21. ^ "Highlander, by Aleksander Vinter". Aleksander Vinter. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  22. ^ "Calypso, by Blanco". Blanco. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  23. ^ "Slasher, by Savant". Savant. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  24. ^ "Mortals, by Savant". Savant. Retrieved 30 September 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 4 April 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ^ "The Mother Of God and a Filthy Whore, by Savant". Savant. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  27. ^ "Blanco - The album will be split into 3 EPs. Trilogy... | Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  28. ^ "Blanco - Timeline Photos | Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  29. ^ "Dr Savant/Mr Blanco on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  30. ^ "Aleksander Vinter Press kit". Madmimi. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  31. ^ "About Savant". MTV Artists. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  32. ^ "Savant: Ascent". Savantgame.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.