Aleksander Vinter

Biography

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×Invasion26 January 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Orphan5:292Upgrade5:553Invasion5:204Pizza Power Alien4:045Trap Slut5:056Change4:117Pixel Bee6:198Innocence4:049Basement5:2010Colorblind5:4411Return4:201219978:5213Broken6:3214Desperado5:3415Problematimaticalulatorture3:4716Massacre5:0017Killer5:3918Dreamscape9:00 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×Cassette24 January 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Cassette (Eagle Feather mix)4:492Cassette (Alectro mix)4:533Cassette (Kamekan mix)5:084Cassette (Nash Williams mix)5:085Cassette (Blacksnake mix)4:596Cassette (Lil Vanizzle mix)4:507Cassette (Notice Me Senpai mix)4:56", 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×Slasher26 October 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 19 tracks1Harvest6:072Blood3:573The Toymaker3:574Stay Alive5:125Red Moon1:456Trapped3:147Nitegeist2:238Darkblade3:279Street Walker3:3310Halloween4:4411Carousel3:5812Intermission2:0013Nightmare3:2214Bones4:4615Slasherwave4:0316The Pumpkin Master5:0017Stalker8:3418Alphamax4:4919Slasher II5:59, was released on October 26 after Vinter conceptualized and finished the album in just over two weeks.
On June 6, 2019, the album Mortals×Mortals6 June 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 56 tracks1Mortals Opening Theme3:102Meet Your Maker2:403High School2:374Vision1:135Stand Up1:086All Evil Things3:547Coma1:258Boom1:179Heroes3:5510Claw2:2611Heart of Darkness5:5112Bad Guys2:1413Avatar4:2914Assemble2:0615Gift2:1016Wounded1:3617Streets of Rage4:4618Best Friends4:0919Reflections1:2420Angel2:3421Darkness is Coming2:2222Play Rough1:2823Courage3:5624God1:1025The Baby1:3926A Hero's Death6:4627Wake1:3828Justice2:3129Trouble2:4630Experiments3:1631Symbiosis2:3832Another Vision2:1833Soar2:1234Eddie's Suite6:2835The Gang2:0636Sally2:0837Control2:4338Powers1:0639Mortals Theme5:2040Space Travel1:2541Snow2:5842Losing Faith2:2743Odium2:0444Hostile2:3745Everyone Has Powers3:3046Family1:2747Bad News4:2748It's Not Over Yet4:1449Give Em Hell, Kid!5:2450Regroup2:2951Eddie's Trap1:2352Our Friendship is Over1:0853Reload1:3654Last Chance2:3955Hope3:5456Mortals 80's Cartoon0:51 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 February 2, 2022, Krang was released. On December 11, 2022, Alchemist 2 was released. This album is a revisit of the 2012 album titled Alchemist×Alchemist12 December 2012 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks1Mother Earth5:142Sky Is the Limit5:203Sledgehammer3:534Alchemist4:365Dancer in the Dark5:106Hungry Eyes4:197Sustainer9:008Witchcraft3:239Redemption5:0210Konami Kode3:4511Melody Circus3:2612Fat Cat Shuffle3:5913Bananonymous6:1114The Horror4:4215Manslaughter5:2616Paradisco3:5917Black Magic3:4518Face Off3:2919Pirate Bay3:3620No Time for Pussy4:3621The Beginning Is Near4:1622Sayonara4:40.

Radio

In 2016, the singles "Fire", "Forsaken×Forsaken8 April 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Forsaken4:20" and "Cassette×Cassette24 January 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Cassette (Eagle Feather mix)4:492Cassette (Alectro mix)4:533Cassette (Kamekan mix)5:084Cassette (Nash Williams mix)5:085Cassette (Blacksnake mix)4:596Cassette (Lil Vanizzle mix)4:507Cassette (Notice Me Senpai mix)4:56" 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.

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."

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. In 2023, a remake of the original game was released featuring a 4 disc original soundtrack and sound design by Vinter.