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.

FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS, KBD HAS EXPLORED THE LIMINAL SPACES BETWEEN SOUND, MUSIC, AND NOISE, AND HAVE DEVELOPED AN APPROACH THAT IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING IN THE PROCESS. THE TRIO’S CURRENT CONFIGURATION EXPLORES THE THEME OF RESONANCE AS A WAY OF CREATING SONIC ROOM FOR EACH OTHER TO CONTRIBUTE TO A LARGER WHOLE.

WOOD, WIND, AND METALS COMBINE TO LAY A SONIC FOUNDATION; CIRCUITRY AND AMPLIFICATION TAKE THOSE SIGNALS AND AFFECT THEM TO CREATE A SOUNDSCAPE THAT CONSTANTLY EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS IN THE PROCESS. LIKE THE LARGER PATTERNS AND CYCLES THEY REPRESENT, EACH PIECE IS DIFFERENT, AND REFLECTIVE OF THE TIME AND PLACE IN WHICH THEY MANIFEST.