Biography

Savant is the primary alias of Norwegian producer, performer, and DJ Aleksander Vinter. Known primarily for electronic dance music -- with dubstep, drum'n'bass, chiptune, electro-house, and glitch-hop all used to classify his output -- Vinter claimed in 2013 to have created a total of over 10,000 songs across a wider variety of styles and genres. His first proper album, Outbreak, was released in 2009 under the name Vinter in Hollywood and was nominated for a Norwegian Spelleman Award. Two years later, he released his first material as Savant for the SectionZ label. From 2011 through 2014, he issued ten albums as Savant and supplemented them with EPs and dozens of free digital downloads. Additionally, he remixed numerous tracks by a wide range of other artists, including Kelis' "Milkshake," Zedd's "Spectrum," and Armand Van Helden's "Into Your Eyes." In 2015, he released Invasion, one of his most animated albums to that point. In 2017, Savant expanded into film scoring, contributing to the soundtrack to the horror film The Black Room; Goldenlane Records released the soundtrack album in the United States. ~ Andy Kellman