| Tats Faustino | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Manila, Philippines |
| Genres | OPM, pop, r&b, classical, gospel, adult-contemporary |
| Occupations | Producer, composer, lyricist, singer, arranger, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, drummer, percussionist |
| Instruments | Drums, electric drums, vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar, synthesizers |
| Years active | 1980-present |
| Labels | Viva |
| Associated acts | Gary Valenciano, SOP |
| Website | www.tatsfaustino.com |
Tats Faustino is a Filipino musical composer, arranger, producer, musical director, songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, percussionist, and drummer.
He composed "Hang On" for Gary Valenciano, "Hindi Magbabago" for Randy Santiago, "Dadalhin" for Regine Velasquez, "Nakaraang Pasko" for Kuh Ledesma and later Martin Nievera and more original songs for other Filipino music artists.
He was music director/singer of Cicada Band during the late 80s, under the management of Babic Flores. He is the resident music director with the SOP Band on SOP.[1]
He composed, wrote, and arranged the theme song for Encantadia, "Mahiwagang Puso", sang by Karylle and Jerome John Hughes. He produced his own album of his hit songs and new compositions, Tats Faustino, released under Viva Records in 2006, with first single, "So Romantic". Singles that followed were "There's Nothing Left Inside" and "Dehin Dehin". Richard Gomez directed Tats Faustino's first music video "Dehin Dehin" with Karylle and Rufamae Quinto as guests. Al Quinn directed Tats Faustino's second music video "Handa Na" with Daiana Menezes in Enchanted Kingdom. His "Basta Ikaw" was one of the winners of Metropop 2000.[2]