Danny Tan
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Daniel Surian Tan [or Danny Tan] is a Filipino
composer
, songwriter
, musical director and arranger
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, musical director and arranger
Arranger
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Educational Background
- Muhammad Tulawie Central Elementary School (Jolo, Sulu / 1965-1971)
- Brooke’s Point Christian High School (Brooke’s Point, Palawan / 1972-1976)
- University of the Philippines College of MusicUniversity of the Philippines College of MusicThe University of the Philippines College of Music, Diliman, previously referred to as the U. P. Conservatory of Music is an autonomous unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman. Its first dean is Francisco Santiago from the town of Sta. Maria, Bulacan, Philippines....
(Diliman, Quezon City / 1976-1980…5th year, Bachelor in Music Major in Composition under Dr. Lucio San Pedro)
Organizations and Positions
- KATHAKathaKatha may refer to:* The Sanskrit for "speech, narration, story, fable", see Katha * The Kaṭha or Caraka-Katha school of the Black Yajurveda** Katha Upanishad, a Hindu text associated with the Katha school...
(Organization of Filipino Composers) – CHAIRMAN - FILSCAP (Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) – DIRECTOR
- ASIA SONG FESTIVALAsia song festivalAsia Song Festival, aka A-Song-Fe or ASF, is an annual Asian pop music festival held in South Korea, since 2004. It is hosted by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange and features artists from Asian countries...
1998 – CHAIRMAN - ASIA SONG FESTIVALAsia song festivalAsia Song Festival, aka A-Song-Fe or ASF, is an annual Asian pop music festival held in South Korea, since 2004. It is hosted by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange and features artists from Asian countries...
2000 – CHAIRMAN
AS COMPOSER / ARRANGER OF SONG ENTRY
- GRAND PRIZE – 1st Asia-Pacific Broadcasters Union / Golden Kite World Song Festival – Danny Tan / Jose Javier ReyesJosé Javier ReyesJose Javier Reyes is a Filipino writer, director, miscellaneous crew and actor. He has won awards at the Gawad Urian, Metro Manila Film Festival and Filipino Star Awards for Movies for his films, which include Pahiram Ng Isang Umaga, Batang PX and Kasal, kasali, kasalo.-References:...
/ Ivy Violan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / 1990) - GRAND PRIZE – 4th International Midnight Sun Song Festival – Ivy Violan (Lahti, Finland / 1991)
- GRAND PRIZE – 1st Metropop Music Festival – Danny Tan / Edith Gallardo / Jaya (“Sometimes You Just Know”—Manila / 1996)
- GRAND PRIZE – 2nd Asia Song FestivalAsia song festivalAsia Song Festival, aka A-Song-Fe or ASF, is an annual Asian pop music festival held in South Korea, since 2004. It is hosted by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange and features artists from Asian countries...
– Daniel Tan / Dodjie Simon / Jaya (“You Lift Me Up” – Hong Kong / 1997) (Best Song Interpreter – JAYA)
AS ARRANGER OF SONG ENTRY
- GRAND PRIZE – 2nd Asia-Pacific Singing Festival – Regine VelasquezRegine VelasquezRegina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez , better known as Asia's Songbird, Regine Velasquez, is a Filipino singer, actress, record producer and TV host...
(Hong Kong / 1989) - GRAND PRIZE – International Mermaid Song Festival – Donna CruzDonna CruzDonna Cruz Yrastorza-Larrazabal better known by her stage name Donna Cruz, is a Filipina pop singer and actress. She comes from the Cruz clan which include celebrities Sheryl Cruz, Geneva Cruz and Sunshine Cruz, her cousins....
/ Andrei Dionisio (Hiroshima, Japan / 1989) - GRAND PRIZE (Best Performer) – 1st Asia-Pacific Broadcasters Union Popular Song Contest – Ivy Violan (Singapore / 1985)
- GRAND PRIZE – 7th Metro Manila Popular Music FestivalMetro Manila Popular Music FestivalThe Metro Manila Popular Music Festival is a songwriting competition launched by the Popular Music Foundation of the Philippines in 1977. Its objective was to promote the advancement of Filipino music, and its chief proponents were Teodoro Valencia and Imee Marcos...
– Nannette Inventor / Gary Granada (“Salamat, Salamat… Musika” / 1984) - GRAND PRIZE – Dresden International Music Festival – Lourna Pal (Germany)
- 1st RUNNER-UP (Best Performer) – 1st Asia-Pacific Broadcasters Union / Golden Kite World Song Festival – Ivy Violan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / 1990)
- 1st RUNNER-UP – 1st Asia-Pacific Broadcasters Union Popular Song Contest – Vehnee Saturno / Ivy Violan (Singapore / 1985)
- 1st RUNNER-UP – 1st KBP Songwriting Festival – Dodjie Simon / Richard Reynoso (Manila /1988)
- 2nd RUNNER-UP – 2nd Asia-Pacific Broadcasters Union / Golden Kite World Song Festival – Alvina Sy / Martin NieveraMartin NieveraMartin Ramon Razon Nievera is a singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the main hosts of musical variety show ASAP on ABS-CBN-Early life:...
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / 1991) - 2nd RUNNER-UP – Dresden International Music Festival – Jam Morales (Germany)
- BEST ARRANGEMENT OF A FINNISH SONG – 4th International Midnight Sun Song Festival – “Chilly Winds” (Lahti,Finland / 1991)
OTHER AWARDS
- BEST MUSICAL SCORE – 1991 Metro Manila Film FestivalMetro Manila Film Festivalupright|thumb|320px|Metro Manila Film Festival Official LogoThe Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines is the annual film festival held in Manila...
– “Ang TotoongBuhay ni Pacita M.” (Miss Nora AunorNora AunorNora "Guy" Aunor is a multi-awarded Filipino actress, singer and producer. Aunor has also topbilled several stage plays, television shows, and concerts. She is regarded as the "Superstar in Philippine Entertainment Industry"...
) - BEST MUSICAL SCORE – 1992 Star Awards for Movies – “Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M.” (Miss Nora AunorNora AunorNora "Guy" Aunor is a multi-awarded Filipino actress, singer and producer. Aunor has also topbilled several stage plays, television shows, and concerts. She is regarded as the "Superstar in Philippine Entertainment Industry"...
) - BEST MOVIE THEME SONG – 1993 Star Awards for Movies – Danny Tan / Edith Gallardo (“Alam Mo Na, Di Ba?” from the movie “Unang Tibok ng Puso” starring Eric QuizonEric QuizonEnrico Smith Quizon, also known as Eric Quizon is a Filipino actor, director, producer and writer. He is the son of the famous "King of Comedy" Dolphy and a co-owner of Café Famous in Greenbelt, Makati.-Early life:...
and Aiko MelendezAiko Melendezbetter known as Aiko Melendez, is a Filipino former councilor and a former actress. Her father was an actor named Jimmy Melendez who has Japanese and Spanish blood. In the late 1980s, she was discovered by Regal Films where she signed a contract there and became one of Regal Babies...
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Citations
- FINALIST: BEST NOVELTY SONG – 4th Cecil Awards – Danny Tan / Jose Javier ReyesJosé Javier ReyesJose Javier Reyes is a Filipino writer, director, miscellaneous crew and actor. He has won awards at the Gawad Urian, Metro Manila Film Festival and Filipino Star Awards for Movies for his films, which include Pahiram Ng Isang Umaga, Batang PX and Kasal, kasali, kasalo.-References:...
/ Nannette Inventor (“Dapat Lang Happy”Manila Film Center / 1985) - FINALIST: MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR – Aliw AwardsAliw AwardsAliw Awards by the Aliw Awards Foundation, Inc. was established by the renowned Philippine journalist Alice H. Reyes, to recognize achievements in the live entertainment industry in the Philippines...
– (Rizal Theater / 1988) - FINALIST: BEST ARRANGER – Awit AwardsAwit AwardsThe Awit Awards is the longest-running award-giving body of the Philippines that gives recognition to Filipino musical talents, performing artists and producers it was Philippines equivalent to Grammy Awards, organized by the Philippine Association Of The Record Industry .-Objectives and Winner...
– “Iisa Pa Lamang” (MET / 1991) - FINALIST: BEST COMPOSER – Awit AwardsAwit AwardsThe Awit Awards is the longest-running award-giving body of the Philippines that gives recognition to Filipino musical talents, performing artists and producers it was Philippines equivalent to Grammy Awards, organized by the Philippine Association Of The Record Industry .-Objectives and Winner...
– Danny Tan / Jose Javier ReyesJosé Javier ReyesJose Javier Reyes is a Filipino writer, director, miscellaneous crew and actor. He has won awards at the Gawad Urian, Metro Manila Film Festival and Filipino Star Awards for Movies for his films, which include Pahiram Ng Isang Umaga, Batang PX and Kasal, kasali, kasalo.-References:...
/ Joey AlbertJoey AlbertJoey Albert is a Filipino pop and jazz singer, musician, lyricist and songwriter. An alumna of and , Albert began her professional singing career in 1982, right after winning the Dream Girl Filipina contest in The Party, a television program hosted by Ariel Ureta over Banahaw Broadcasting...
(“Iisa Pa Lamang” MET / 1991) - FINALIST: BEST MUSICAL SCORE – 1992 Film Academy of the PhilippinesFilm Academy of the PhilippinesEstablished in 1981, the Film Academy of the Philippines is the Philippines' official counterpart of the United States' Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The FAP was founded through Executive Order 640-A, signed by former President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos...
–“Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M.” (PICC) - FINALIST: BEST MUSICAL SCORE – 1992 FAMASFAMASThe FAMAS is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group...
– “Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M.” (Manila Hotel) - FINALIST: BEST MUSICAL SCORE – 1993 Star Awards for Movies – “Unang Tibok ng Puso” (MET)
- FINALIST: BEST MUSICAL SCORE – 1993 FAMASFAMASThe FAMAS is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group...
– “Unang Tibok ng Puso”(Manila Hotel) - FINALIST: BEST MOVIE THEME SONG – 1992 FAMASFAMASThe FAMAS is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group...
– Danny Tan / Jose Javier ReyesJosé Javier ReyesJose Javier Reyes is a Filipino writer, director, miscellaneous crew and actor. He has won awards at the Gawad Urian, Metro Manila Film Festival and Filipino Star Awards for Movies for his films, which include Pahiram Ng Isang Umaga, Batang PX and Kasal, kasali, kasalo.-References:...
(“Hindi Sapat ang Lahat” from the movie “Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M.” / Manila Hotel) - FINALIST: BEST MOVIE THEME SONG – 1993 FAMASFAMASThe FAMAS is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group...
– Danny Tan / Edith Gallardo (“Alam Mo Na, Di Ba?” from the movie “Unang Tibok ng Puso”) - FINALIST: BEST MOVIE THEME SONG – 1993 FAMASFAMASThe FAMAS is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group...
– Danny Tan / Jose Javier Reyes (“Iisa Pa Lamang” starring Richard Gomez andDawn Zulueta) - GMA 7 CITATION for OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE as GMA 7’s and PHILIPPINES’ REPRESENTATIVE to the 1989 and 1990 Asia-Pacific Broadcasters Union / Golden Kite World Song Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Araneta Coliseum / 1990
- AWIT AWARDS CITATION in Recognition of Outstanding Filipino Achievements in the Philippine Recording Industry – RECOGNITION for ACHIEVEMENT in an INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, 1990
- PLAQUE of RECOGNITION for WINNING the BEST ARRANGER AWARD for the FINNISH SONG “Chilly Winds” – 4th International Midnight SunSong Festival (Lahti, Finland / 1991) – GMA SUPERSHOWGMA SupershowGMA Supershow, formerly titled Germside and then Germspesyal, was a Sunday noontime variety show formerly aired by GMA Network from 1978 to 1997, making it one of the longest running Sunday noontime shows in Philippine television history....
- SPECIAL CITATION for ACHIEVEMENT in INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION,1991 – 4th International Midnight Sun Song Festival (Lahti, Finland) – AWIT AWARDSAwit AwardsThe Awit Awards is the longest-running award-giving body of the Philippines that gives recognition to Filipino musical talents, performing artists and producers it was Philippines equivalent to Grammy Awards, organized by the Philippine Association Of The Record Industry .-Objectives and Winner...
- GOLDEN SCROLL AWARDEE – 5th Annual Young Achievers’ Awards – FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE in an INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION (Manila Film Center / 1990)
Appearances
- He is a judge of GMA 7's Reality Shows such as Pinoy Pop SuperstarPinoy Pop SuperstarPinoy Pop Superstar was a Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It was broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA. The format is loosely patterned on the original Tawag ng Tanghalan....
from 2004 to 2007, Celebrity Duets Season 2 & 3, Are You The Next Big Star?. - He was the musical director of GMA 7's Tanghalan ng Kampeon and QTV's Popstar Kids (2005–2007).
Famous works
- He composed "Iisa Pa Lamang" (originally sung by Joey Albert). Regal Films made"Iisa Pa Lamang" the Title and Theme Song of the movie-starring Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta. "Iisa Pa Lamang" has been covered by the likes of Pilita Corrales, Marco Sison, Gabby Concepcion and Lani Misalucha. In 2009, ABS-CBN also used "Iisa Pa Lamang" as the Title and Theme Song of Mr. Gabby Concepcion's telenovela.
- He composed "Close to Where You Are", the winning song of the first Pinoy Pop Superstar Grand Winner, Jonalyn VirayJonalyn VirayJonalyn Roxas Viray is a Filipina singer and an occasional actress. She was the first ever Pinoy Pop Superstar Grand Champion...
- He composed "Mahal Kita", also the winning song of the second Grand Winner of Pinoy Pop SuperstarPinoy Pop SuperstarPinoy Pop Superstar was a Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It was broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA. The format is loosely patterned on the original Tawag ng Tanghalan....
, Gerald SantosGerald SantosGerald Padua Santos is a singer and actor who won Pinoy Pop Superstar in 2006.-Biography:In 2006 Santos won the second season of GMA 7's show Pinoy Pop Superstar....
. "Mahal Kita" (both sung by Gerald Santos and Maricris Garcia-3rd Pinoy Pop Superstar Grand Winner) became the much-loved theme song of the Philippine version of "Marimar" starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes. - He composed "Aking Mundo" and "S'ya Na Nga Kaya?",the Theme Song and Love Theme of "Dyesebel"(starring Marian Rivera & Dingdong Dantes).
- He composed "Agawin Man Ang Lahat"(sung by Eva Castillo) the Theme Song of the GMA 7's afternoon drama "Kung Aagawin Man Ang Lahat Sa Akin"
- He composed the Theme Song of the Philippine version of "Rosalinda" (sung by La Diva) starring Carla Abellana & Geoff Eigenmann
- He composed additional songs and music for "Rama at Sita" which was staged at the UP Theater.