About

"Take but degree away, untune that string, and hark, what discord follows!"

- William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida (1602).

KBD is a trio of musicians who perform long form improvisational sound pieces using electroacoustic instrumentation.  This approach is experimental by both nature and design, and serves as a way for listeners to engage with deep and active listening.  Its principal members are Michael Kimaid, Gabriel Beam, and Ryan Dohm.

Formed in 2006, the group released [four plus one] on the Eh? music label before Dohm left for Los Angeles in 2007.  Shortly thereafter, a brief but productive collaboration with Colin Helb saw performances vary between a trio and a duo lineup through 2008.     

Afterwards, Kimaid and Beam continued to play as KBD(uo), releasing an EP called Candid on FTAM and follow up full length on Eh?, Any Port In A Storm.  KBD(uo) also released a DVD entitled Drop The Remainder in 2013 on the New Orleans based multimedia label The Language Foundry, and a cassette release entitled Loss/Gain on the RCN label from Akron, Ohio. 

Dohm was able to rejoin the group with some regularity in 2013, and KBD returned to both recording and touring as a trio configuration. KBD has a cassette release, entitled III, on the Eh? label planned for May 2024. In the meantime, our entire archive of independent releases since 2006 is available for streaming online.  

We're still playing.  Thanks for listening.