Tat Tong

Tat Tong
Background information
Birth name Tong Hong Tat
Origin Singapore, Singapore
Genres Pop, rock, R&B, dance, Hip hop
Occupation(s) Songwriter, record producer, music executive
Associated acts
  • Trouze
  • The Swaggernautz
  • The Dro1dz
  • Gamechangers Music Industry Seminars

Tat Tong; born Tong Hong Tat;[1] is a Singaporean record producer and songwriter who works in Los Angeles and Singapore. His discography has gone 20x 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, as well as the electronic music trio Trouze.[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

Tong co-produced and co-wrote Troye Sivan's "Happy Little Pill"[5] from his 2014 TRXYE album, which was certified Gold in Australia,[6] charted at #1 on iTunes in 55 countries,[7] and reached #5 on the Billboard 200 chart,[8] making him the first Singaporean to have an entry in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200.[9] 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.[10]

In the Latin music space, Tong co-produced and co-wrote CD9's 2016 album "Evolution" with Jovany Javier as well as Luis Salazar of The Dro1dz,[11] which was certified platinum[12] and charted at #1 in Mexico.[13] Tong's global credits with The Swaggernautz and Trouze also include work with Santana, Pitbull, Project 46, Paul van Dyk, A-mei, Karen Mok, Show Luo, 2PM, Vanness Wu, Coco Lee, JJ Lin, Kit Chan, and Paul Oakenfold.[2][4][10]

Tong is also a speaker and co-host of the Gamechangers Music Seminar series,[14] and is a noted producer in the contemporary a cappella community.[15]

Awards

Partial Discography

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Repertoire Search". BMI.com. BMI.com.
  2. 1 2 3 Tan, Dylan (July 1, 2016). "Playing to a global beat". The Business Times. Singapore Press Holdings.
  3. 1 2 3 Tan, Jeanette. "S’porean Navy scholar with computer science degree makes mark in international pop music and EDM". Mothership.sg. Mothership.sg.
  4. 1 2 Mathews, Kevin (February 26, 2016). "Local music producer-songwriter Tat Tong and DJ Declan Ee find success in US". TODAYOnline. Singapore Press Holdings.
  5. ↑ Malinda-White, Kyle. "Troye Sivan’s Debut Single Is Composed By A Singaporean". PopSpoken. PopSpoken.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Singles". ARIA. Australia Recording Industry Association.
  7. ↑ Stern, Bradley. "Troye Sivan Shoots To #1 On iTunes (In 55 Countries!) With Debut EP, ‘TRXYE’". Idolator.com. Idolator.
  8. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff. "Troye Sivan's 'Youth' soars into Top 40". FUSE. fuse.tv.
  9. ↑ Mathews, Kevin (November 19, 2014). "Six tips to get that No 1 hit". TODAYOnline. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Tan, Dylan (December 4, 2015). "Making the Cut". The Business Times. Singapore Press Holdings.
  11. ↑ "CD9 regresa con fuerza con "Evolution"". Vivelo Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ "CD9: new album Revolution is out now". Juice or Cider. Juice or Cider. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "BMI Writers Talk Business at Gamechangers Music Seminar in Beverly Hills". BMI. BMI.
  15. ↑ Rapkin, Mickey. Pitch Perfect: The Quest for A Cappella Glory. Penguin. p. 86. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  16. ↑ Zachariah, Natasha Ann (September 25, 2016). "Gentle Bones wins two prizes at Compass Awards". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings.
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