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Thinking global: Reshmonu is working with American producer Jim Beanz to prepare his first album for international release.

Reshmonu takes his career forward with a recording partnership deal in the United States.

FROM his humble beginnings as a sound engineer Reshmonu has becoming one of the most recognisable faces in the Malaysian music industry.

It has been 10 years since he create a buzz with his independent album release Monumental.

Reshmonu, now 36, has four albums and a management/record label (R Records) to his name. His career has come a long way.

Not only does he sing, write, produce, arrange and engineer his own music, Reshmonu is a perfectionist, overseeing virtually every stage of creating an album. That includes directing and editing his own music videos, directing the artwork of his albums, working on his own unique image styling (which we have come to know and recognise him for) and plugging his music to local radio stations.

And now, Reshmonu is about to push his career further. In the past week, he has been holed up in a studio in Philadelphia, United States, working with American producer Jim Beanz, who will ready up his first album for international release in Britain and North America.

Beanz has worked with top-notch singers like Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Shakira, Missy Elliot, Chris Brown to name a few.

“I’ll be there for 20 days and will be working back-to-back on the eight to 10 tracks, which are currently being structured by Beanz and his team there,” explained Reshmonu before he left for the United States.

“About a month ago, my team and I were discussing how we had already done the rounds in Asia and that maybe it was time to look further,” he added.

“Somehow my gut was telling me to try Timbaland’s production (Sunset Entertainment Group) as they might be able to understand where I came from,” said Reshmonu, who has been a fan of Timbaland for a very long time.

As planned, the first email went to Timbaland’s production house. The next day his manager came and informed him about a strange phone call from Philadelphia.

“Two weeks later we signed the contract,” said the affable singer-songwriter.

The email exchanges happened earlier this year.

“I’m excited but also nervous. I think that my 10 years in the challenging music industry have prepared me for this opportunity.

“This is a learning curve for my team and myself. It is a partnership with Sunset Entertainment Group, which represents Beanz, and not a project as such.

“Basically they are preparing me and the album for next year. That’s all I can say for the moment.

“What really amazed me was that they did their research in 24 hours and they told me what really caught their eyes about me (the image and the voice).”

Reshmonu also mentioned that this US deal inked was a long term project.

“They are not looking for one-hit wonders. For them, it is just as exciting as they have not signed any artiste from this region. And they like the story I’m telling through my music.

“My biggest challenge would be the thought process in the studio. You know, I’ve always been my own boss here at home. But now I have to let someone do the steering, which is going to be challenging.

“What they plan to do is to create a new sound for me. If possible I want to introduce Malaysian elements in it,” said Reshmonu, adding that the yet to be titled album is scheduled to be released early 2014 followed by a busy year of touring in Europe and North America.

On Twitter this week, Reshmonu reported that the studio sessions have been going well in Philadelphia, with a handful vocal mixes wrapped up for the new songs.