BlueMonk - Rasull Soon

Rasull Soon, a.k.a. BlueMonk, is a seeker of spirituality and has a keen sense of expressing it through music. When he was in his early teens he bought his first guitar and started strumming and singing his favorite tunes. He is a self-taught musician in respect to learning the art of music, though he also studied classical guitar and the lessons helped in furthering his knowledge of music theory and structure.

Spiritual endeavor, music creativity and a broad understanding of electronics has always been a way of life and passion for Rasull, and these three competencies have molded and shaped him into the artist he is today. He studied industrial automation and microprocessor electronics after leaving school by attending a course at technical college and worked as an electronic technician as a career for several years. His enthusiasm in electronics as a hobby led him to experiment and build effects for his guitar, make a simple keyboard synthesizer and drum machine so he could play accompaniments and begin the art of composing and arranging.
Music has always been his passion along his life's journey but not until he landed a job as a technician with Lowrey (electronic organs and keyboards) did he set his sights on seriously learning how to play keyboards. His interest grew tremendously and he ventured into the technical aspects of music by utilizing hardware sequencing , sound modules and drum machines.

In 1998, he stopped performing live and ventured into music production with a prominent jingle and recording studio, Betarecs , for three years. During that time his compositional abilities developed and improved tremendously. He composed hundreds of TV and radio commercial jingles and numerous songs for local artists. He also received the bronze award for best sound design in Malaysian Video Awards in year 2000 and a gold in 2002. During his years with this company he used computer-based hard disk recording, music sequencing software, samples and loops for all his compositional works.

Music, the vibrational force that attunes and harmonizes with your inner and outer universe.
In 2005 he ventured into new age and electronic ambient music and showcased them on several promotional websites. In early 2008 his music was heard by John Rawsthorne of Ninewells Music, and two meditation music projects were discussed. It was a complete breakthrough for him, as his inborn spiritual-seeking personality finally found a meaningful foundation where he could express his inner passion in creating music that he loved and cherished the most. Working with John and Rajendra opened up new dimensions of creating, composing and arranging high quality professional meditation music that is often overlooked or taken for granted in majestically tranquil, calm and beautiful gems of musical composition.

In June, 2011, Rasull Soon signed with Real Music. His first release in the United States is Enlightened Love, a collaboration with late producer John Rawsthorne and renowned flautist Rajendra Teredesai of Pune, India, that has expanded the boundaries of new age, healing meditation and ambient music.

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