Birth name Aleksander Vinter Role Musician Years active 2007–present | Name Aleksander Vinter Also known as Savant, Blanco | |
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Genres Complextro, dubstep, electro house, chiptune, fidget house, glitch hop, trap, moombahton, moombahcore, drumstep, hip hop, dancehall, prog rock, chiptune, baroque Occupation(s) Producer, DJ, musician, singer, former rapper Albums Alchemist, Vario, Protos, Savant ‑ Ascent Of, Zion Similar People Donny Goines, Grodash, Adam Kershen Profiles | ||
Savant in the studio with future music
Aleksander Vinter, better known by his alias Savant (also Blanco, formerly Vinter in Hollywood, Vinter in Vegas and others), is a Norwegian musician.
Contents
- Savant in the studio with future music
- Ukf music makers savant
- Career
- Radio
- Blanco
- Personal life
- Albums
- EPs
- Mixtapes
- Singles
- Video games
- References
Ukf music makers 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 movie The Black Room. On April 17, he released Jester, which reached #1 on the Bandcamp Overall and Electronic charts.
Radio
In 2016 the singles "Fire", "Forsaken" and multi-single "Cassette" have all 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. After that, Blanco was not heard from for quite some time.
Around mid 2015, Vinter began producing once again under the name "Blanco" despite Savant's success. According to Vinter, there are future plans for Savant releases, an announcement that eased the concerns of fans who had believed Blanco was taking over full-time. 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, even 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 Aspergers 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."
Albums
EPs
Mixtapes
Singles
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.