Daniel S. Tan is one of the Philippines' top composers, arrangers, producers, film scores, musical directors with numerous national and international awards to his credit. He has worked as musical director/arranger for major concerts of noted singers such as Regine Velasques, Basil Valdez, Dulce, Ivy Violan, Bert Nievera, Celeste Legaspi, Jose Mari Chan, Pilita Corrales, and Jaya. He has also worked for awards nights and music festivals as well as television shows and musical specials.
Tan has won awards for his compositions, musical scoring and song arrangements. In 1989, his composition "Easy to Love You" bagged the Grand Prize at the First Asian Broadcast Union (ABU)-Golden Kite World Song Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as well as the Grand Prize and Best Arrangement Award in the Fourth International Midnight Sun Song Festival in Lahti, Finland in 1991. In 1996, his song "!Sometimes You Just Know" won the Grand Prize in the 1996 Metropop Song Festival. In 1997, his song "You Lift me Up" won the Grand Prize in the Second Asia Song Festival in Hong Kong. His compositions and musical arrangement of Philippine song entries have helped Regine Velasquez win the Grand Prize in the 1989 Asia-Pacific Song Festival in Hong Kong; Dessa, the FIDOF Award in the 1992 Voice of Asia Festival in Russia; Lourna Pal, the Grand Prize in the 1985 Dresden International Music Festival in Germany; Ivy Violan, the Grand Prize in the 1991 International Midnight Sun Song Festival in Finland and the Best Interpreter Award in the 1985 ABU Popular Song Contest in Singapore; Donna Cruz, the Grand Prize in the 1989 International Mermaid Song Festival in Japan; and Jaya, the Best Interpreter Award in the Asia Song Festival Hong Kong '97.
His musical score for Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. (The Real Life of Pacita M.) won in the 1991 Metro Manila Film Festival and the 1992 Star Awards. "Alam Mo Na, Di Ba?, was adjudged Best Movie Theme Song of the Year by Star Awards in 1993. "Kung Mayroong Pangarap" was adjudged Best Theme Song for a Telesine at the First Bahaghari Awards. Tan was a Golden Scroll Awardee at the 1991 Young Achievers' Awards. He won Best Musical Arrangement, Best Tan was Golden Scroll Awardee at the Traditional Recording, Best Christmas Song at the 1997 Awit Awards. In the 1997 KATHA Music Awards, he won awards for Producer of the Year, Best R&B Song for "Sometimes You Just Know", Best Traditional Pop Song for "Timeless", Best Traditional Pop Gospel Song for "A Christmas Lullaby", Best Pop Gospel Song for "My Only Christmas Is Jesus" and Best Traditional Pop Album for "Salamat sa Paglbig".
Danny Tan is the Chairman of KATHA, the Organization of Filipino Composers since 1994. He is also founder of the KATHA Music Awards, the Phillippines' equivalent of the U.S. Grammy Awards. He is also a Board Director of FILSCAP (Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).
Welcome to the biggest musical event in Asia today.
The Asia Song Festival Philippines '98 is a historic landmark in the life of KATHA. Not only because it falls on the 10th anniversary of KATHA as an organization, but more importantly because this song festival takes part in the celebration of the 100th year of Philippine Independence.
It is with our forefather's legacy of independence that our culture has flourished and our music has reached the heights of creativity. It is through this legacy that we have learned to cherish our own creations and share it to our children. It is in this legacy that we have learned to soar beyond the boundaries of our nation and reach out to our Asian brothers through our music.
To our forefathers, thank you for the precious legacy of independence. To our Asian brothers and sisters, welcome to our country. And to all of KATHA's friends and supporters, may God bless us all.
Mabuhay and Musikang Pilipino.
