Tat Tong

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]

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

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

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References
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  2. Tan, Dylan (July 1, 2016). "Playing to a global beat". The Business Times. Singapore Press Holdings.
  3. Tan, Jeanette. "S'porean Navy scholar with computer science degree makes mark in international pop music and EDM". Mothership.sg. Mothership.sg.
  4. Mathews, Kevin (February 26, 2016). "Local music producer-songwriter Tat Tong and DJ Declan Ee find success in US". TODAYOnline. Singapore Press Holdings.
  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.
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  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.
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  16. Comercial, Rádio. "Luis Fonsi canta 'Despacito' em mandarim". Rádio Comercial (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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  27. Brasil, Redação LatinPop (2018-03-22). "CNCO e Luan Santana anunciam lançamento de Mamita". LatinPop Brasil (in 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.
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  32. Rapkin, Mickey. Pitch Perfect: The Quest for A Cappella Glory. Penguin. p. 86. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
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