As the old saying goes, from small things come big things. In the case of mixing engineer Phil Tan, the big thing is a thirty-plus-year career that has yielded 25 #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, Three Grammy Awards, more than 300 million albums and singles sold in the United States alone, and over 127 billion streams worldwide (as of November 2024).

Throughout his career, per MUSO AI, Phil mixed 25 #1 singles including Coldplay’s “Adventure of a Lifetime” at 3 billion streams, Katy Perry’s “Firework” at 2.9 billion streams, Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” at 1.1 billion streams, Rihanna’s “Only Girl (in the World),” (Grammy for Best Dance Recording) with over 2.6 billion streams, “Diamonds” with 5 billion streams, “We Found Love” with Calvin Harris at 3.6 billion streams and “SOS” with 708 million streams,  Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love” at 1.3 billion streams, Snoop Dogg “Drop It Like It’s Hot” with over 1.1 billion streams, Usher’s “My Boo” at 1.2 billion streams “Confessions Part II” at 550 million streams,  Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow,” at 1.2 billion streams,  Kelis’ “Milkshake,” at 453 million streams, Fifth Harmony “Work From Home” feat. Ty Dolla $ign at 4.8 billion streams, Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” at 1.7 billion streams and Ariana Grande’s “Sweetener” at 312 million streams. He also worked on albums and singles by Ludacris “Money Maker,” Outkast, TLC, Kris Kross, Toni Braxton, Xscape, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Janelle Monáe, Alicia Keys, Alessia Cara, Ludacris, among many others.

Previously, Phil mixed several globally successful tracks, including NewJeans’ breakout hits “OMG”, over 750 million streams and “Hype Boy” with over 608 million streams. He also mixed Mae Stephens’ 2023 hit “If We Ever Broke Up,” which reached the Top 15 in the U.K. and has amassed over 421 million streams. Additionally, Calum Scott’s “You Are The Reason,” which Phil mixed, has surpassed 2.5 billion streams to date.

PRESS:

SHOUTOUT ATLANTA – June 2023
VOYAGE ATL – January 2023
MODERN MIXING – February 2015
SOUND ON SOUND – February 2007
MIX WITH THE MASTERS – May 2020
DAW MIXING