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Tat Tong
Background information
Birth nameTong Hong Tat
OriginSingapore, Singapore
GenresPop, rock, R&B, dance, Hip hop
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer, music executive

Tat Tong; born Tong Hong Tat;[1] is a Singaporean record producer and songwriter who is based in Los Angeles. His discography has gone 60x platinum, with over 20 #1 hits out of over 60 Top 20 hits worldwide,[2] and he is a member of production-writing duo The Swaggernautz with American Idol Season 10 alumnus Jovany Javier.[2] He is presently signed to Universal Music Publishing.[3]

Early life

Growing up in Singapore, Tong studied piano and composition at Yamaha Music Foundation.[3] In 2001, he accepted a scholarship from the Singapore Armed Forces to study Computer Science at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, and following that, worked in the Republic of Singapore Navy for 6 years[3] before transitioning into a full-time music career in 2011.[4] At Cornell, Tong sang in the Cornell University Glee Club.

Current career

As a producer-songwriter, Tong's discography spans North America, Central/South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, including artists like Luis Fonsi, Troye Sivan, Monsta X, Kaskade, CNCO, Sebastian Yatra, CD9, Aitana, ShiNEE, JJ Lin, Vanness Wu, and Wang Lee Hom.[1][5]

Tong co-produced and co-wrote Troye Sivan's "Happy Little Pill"[6] from his 2014 TRXYE album, which was certified Gold in Australia,[7] charted at #1 on iTunes in 55 countries,[8] and reached #5 on the Billboard 200 chart,[9] making him the first Singaporean to have an entry in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200.[10] He also cowrote American DJ Elephante's single "Age Of Innocence" featuring Trouze and Damon Sharpe which charted in the Top 20 on the Billboard Dance charts.[11]

In the Latin music space, Tong co-produced and co-wrote the Mandarin remix of "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi featuring JJ Lin.[12][13][14][15][16] He also co-wrote "Apaga La Luz"[17] from Fonsi's 2019 album "Vida" which was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album in the 62nd Grammy Awards,[18] reached #1 on Billboard's US Top Latin Albums and US Latin Pop Albums, #18 on the Billboard 200, and was certified 22x platinum in the United States.[19][20] He co-wrote and co-produced "Estoy Enamorado De Ti"[21] from CNCO's self-titled 2018 album which reached #1 on Billboard's US Top Latin Albums, #33 on the Billboard 200, and was certified platinum in the United States.[22][23][24][25][26][27] He also co-produced and co-wrote CD9's 2016 album "Evolution" with Jovany Javier as well as Luis Salazar of The Dro1dz,[28] which was certified platinum[29] and charted at #1 in Mexico.[30]

Tong's global credits with The Swaggernautz also include work with Santana, Pitbull, Project 46, A-mei, Karen Mok, Show Lo, 2PM, Vanness Wu, Coco Lee, JJ Lin, and Kit Chan.[2][4][11]

Tong is also a speaker and co-host of the Gamechangers Music Seminar series,[31] and is a noted producer in the contemporary a cappella community.[32]

Awards

Partial discography

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Repertoire Search". BMI.com. BMI.com. [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c Tan, Dylan (July 1, 2016). "Playing to a global beat". The Business Times. Singapore Press Holdings.
  3. ^ a b c Tan, Jeanette. "S'porean Navy scholar with computer science degree makes mark in international pop music and EDM". Mothership.sg. Mothership.sg.
  4. ^ a b Mathews, Kevin (February 26, 2016). "Local music producer-songwriter Tat Tong and DJ Declan Ee find success in US". TODAYOnline. Singapore Press Holdings.
  5. ^ [1] [dead link]
  6. ^ Malinda-White, Kyle. "Troye Sivan's Debut Single Is Composed By A Singaporean". PopSpoken. PopSpoken.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Singles". ARIA. Australia Recording Industry Association.
  8. ^ Stern, Bradley. "Troye Sivan Shoots To #1 On iTunes (In 55 Countries!) With Debut EP, 'TRXYE'". Idolator.com. Idolator.
  9. ^ Benjamin, Jeff. "Troye Sivan's 'Youth' soars into Top 40". FUSE. fuse.tv.
  10. ^ Mathews, Kevin (November 19, 2014). "Six tips to get that No 1 hit". TODAYOnline. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Tan, Dylan (December 4, 2015). "Making the Cut". The Business Times. Singapore Press Holdings.
  12. ^ Fonseca, Selma (November 20, 2017). "Luis Fonsi and JJ Lin Team Up for 'Despacito' In Mandarin and Spanish: Exclusive". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Listen to Luis Fonsi's 'Despacito' Spanish-Mandarin Version with JJ Lin". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  14. ^ Post, The Jakarta. "Dance hit 'Despacito' now remixed as a Mandarin-Spanish song". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  15. ^ 台灣英文新聞. "林俊傑與馮西合作推出洗腦神曲《Despacito》中文版《緩緩》正式上線". 台灣英文新聞. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  16. ^ Comercial, Rádio. "Luis Fonsi canta 'Despacito' em mandarim". Rádio Comercial (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  17. ^ "Apaga la Luz - Luis Fonsi | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  18. ^ "Luis Fonsi". GRAMMY.com. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  19. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  20. ^ "Luis Fonsi Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  21. ^ "Estoy Enamorado De Ti - CNCO | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  22. ^ "CNCO Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  23. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  24. ^ "CNCO compone nuevo álbum". Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  25. ^ Tecnólogicas, Data Page-Soluções (2018-04-07). "CNCO estreia novo álbum". DM Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  26. ^ Ecuador, Metro. "CNCO lanza hoy su nuevo álbum a nivel mundial". Metro Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  27. ^ Brasil, Redação LatinPop (2018-03-22). "CNCO e Luan Santana anunciam lançamento de Mamita". LatinPop Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  28. ^ "CD9 regresa con fuerza con "Evolution"". Vivelo Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  29. ^ "CD9: new album Revolution is out now". Juice or Cider. Juice or Cider. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  30. ^ "Puesto #1 del #Top100MX del 18 al 24 de marzo 2016..." (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Twitter. April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  31. ^ "BMI Writers Talk Business at Gamechangers Music Seminar in Beverly Hills". BMI. BMI.
  32. ^ Rapkin, Mickey. Pitch Perfect: The Quest for A Cappella Glory. Penguin. p. 86. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  33. ^ Zachariah, Natasha Ann (September 25, 2016). "Gentle Bones wins two prizes at Compass Awards". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings.
  34. ^ Chen, James (September 12, 2017). "Results from the 22nd COMPASS Awards". MusicAsia.
  35. ^ ""行走的CD"再上线 林俊杰携JFJ团队亮相《天生是优我》 _音乐要闻_娱乐频道". ent.rednet.cn. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  36. ^ Notimex (2016-08-03). "CD9 cantará en Boca del Río, Veracruz, como parte de "Evolution Tour"". HoyTamaulipas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  37. ^ México, LOS40 (2016-04-11). "¡CD9 el fenómeno!". LOS40MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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