Reshmonu

Reshmonu
Birth name Hiresh Haridas
Born 26 May 1976
Origin Malacca, Malaysia
Genres R&B, soul, hip hop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2003–present
Labels Universal Music
Website www.reshmonu.com

Hiresh Haridas (Malayalam: ഹിരേഷ് ഹരിദാസ്, Hirēṣ Haridās ?; born 26 May 1976 in Malacca), better known by his stage name Reshmonu, is a singer-songwriter from Malaysia who does mostly English songs. He is known for songs such as "Walk Away", "Cintaku Pergi", "Hey Waley" and "Superfine".

He is of Malayali descent.

He became a father in 2005.

Biography

Early career

Reshmonu released his debut album, Monumental, in 2003 under Dhanosh Records, after taking four years to complete.[1] The album impressed critics and fans with hit singles like Walk Away, Like This, Pirivu and It's You That Matters. The album earned him a whopping seven AIM nominations in 2004, of which he won three awards (Best Male Vocals, Best New English Artiste, Best Engineering for an Album).

He is among a small number of Malaysian artists who have consistently performed as an opening act for internationally acclaimed acts touring in Malaysia such as Alicia Keys, Prodigy, Pussycat Dolls, Ryan Star of Rockstar Supernova, Black Eyed Peas, Nicole Scherzinger, Girls Generation, and many more.

It's You That Matters was remade in Mandarin by Evonne Hsu, titled Wǒ yào qīng qīng wèi nǐ chàng shǒu gē (我要輕輕為你唱首歌, "I Wanna Sing a Song For You").

Reshmonu subsequently released a repackaged album under Sony/Bmg entitled “Monumental – The Journey Continues” in December 2004 which included Kiranya Tiada Lagi (the Malay version of Walk Away) and the chart toping hit Hey Waley.

Universal Music Malaysia took an interest in Reshmonu and, in 2007, collaborated with him to release his third Malaysian English album entitled “Superfine” with a gala live outdoor concert at The Curve, Kota Damansara. Over 5,000 fans, representatives from the media and members of the local corporate and music fraternities attended. Among the singles from Superfine were Superfine (the title track) and The Way It Makes You Move.

Reshmonu launched his first fully Bahasa Melayu album, titled Harapan in 2009, for which he gained the award for Best Engineered Album in the 16th Music Industry Awards held that year. This full-length Malay album which was exclusively on sale on his very own online record label (R Records) at www.rrecords.net consists of twelve tracks with a various mixture of Samba, Latin and many more afro- Latin themes. This album featured collaborations with other homegrown names such as Noryn Aziz, Hunny Madu, Caprice, Adeep from Fabulous Cats and Mawar Berduri from Ahli Fiqir.

In 2010, Reshmonu released his first Tamil language single ‘Theendathey’, which gained him popularity among Malaysia's Tamil community. Following the success of ‘Theendathey’ Reshmonu followed suit with establishing vocal group ‘Ashtaka’ and a full length LP titled ASHTAKA that serviced the Indian Music Industry throughout the year 2012.

Reshmonu has appeared on the Hitz Birthday Bash (ASTRO), Malaysian English Top 10 Awards (ASTRO), Hitz Blast-Off (ASTRO), AIM (NTV7), Jom Heboh (TV3), One In A Million (8TV),So You Think You Can Dance (8TV) and Kemuncak AIM (NTV7), as well as at many major local award shows such as Anugerah Industri Muzik, Anugerah ERA, Anugerah Bintang Popular, Anugerah Seri Angkasa, Ragaa radio Awards, Shout Awards and performed with popular Asian artists at the launch of Channel [V] in Singapore and other local events.

Directorial debut

Reshmonu made his directorial debut on his second music video for ‘The Way It Makes You Move’, the second single from the album ‘Superfine’. This earned him a nomination in the 2008 AIM Awards under the ‘Best Music Video’ Award category.

Current project

In 2013, Reshmonu became the first Malaysian to collaborate with producer, songwriter, singer and musician Jim Beanz, known by many as Timbaland’s protégé on his next album for the UK and North America release in early 2014.

The Entrepreneur

Reshmonu then established his own record label ‘R Records’; his own commercial recording studio called ‘Shugar’; and a video production house called ‘Shpice’ to cater to artists/musicians/agencies who need audio/video production services. He then set up R Talents, which he is currently managing himself as well as artists such as Sports Announcer Roshan (Football Overload), TV Host & Radio personality Phat Fabes, Ashtaka, Beauty Queen & Dj Nadine Ann Thomas and Indie Singer/Songwriter Ain Zulkifly.

Discography

Monumental

  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Dhanosh Records (Independent)
  • Singles: "Walk Away", "It's You That Matters", "Cintaku Pergi", "Like This"

Monumental: the Journey Continues

  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Singles: "Hey Waley", "Kiranya Tiada Lagi"

Superfine

  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Singles: "Understand", "Superfine", "The Way It Makes You Move"

Harapan

  • Released: 2009
  • Label: R Records
  • Singles: "Oh Anok Anok"

Filmography

Year Film Role
2012 Hantu Gangster Arulkumar (Young)

Press

Awards and Award Nominations (Malaysia)

Other Milestones & Achievements

References

  1. ↑ http://portalilmu.kempen.gov.my/index.php?ch=24&pg=187&ac=5417&lang=eng Reshmonu tops AIM's list, The Star, 31 March 2004

External links

Exclusive Management

Collin Lai / Seema Subash of R Talents Sdn.Bhd