Phil Carmen (born Herbert Hofmann, 14 February 1953) is a Swiss musician and producer.
The single "Time Moves On" reached #31 on the Italian charts in 1980, and in 1981 they appeared at the San-Remo-Festival performing the song "Follow Me".
After seven years of stage experience, Carmen founded the Picar Studios in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland in 1982 and recorded two solo albums which attracted little attention until 1985, when he had a hit with the LP Walkin' the Dog, which reached #3 in the Swiss charts.
His 1986 album Wise Monkeys hit #1 on the Swiss charts, while the single "Moonshine Still" reached #10.
The corresponding promotional tour led to the Live in Montreux album with the same band line up of Brian Auger on organ, Pick Withers and Larry E. Van on drums, Dick Morrissey on sax, Steve Dawson on trumpet, Steve Evens on bass, Alexander Leon on bassoon and Sabine van Baaren, backing vocals.