May 29, 2021
artist of the day // starlite sessions
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home? How are you supporting your mental health through all of this?
I’ve been keeping myself busy writing songs, brushing up on the piano and violin, I also signed up for MasterClass and so far have done Alicia Keys, Usher and Christina...
April 30, 2021
our love // record world (us)
If Canadian songbird K BESD’s previous single, “TUFF TIMES,” was the call, her latest in “Our Love” is the answer. Available now, BESD continues to solidify her status as an anthem enthusiast and purveyor of better days, and now she’s back — imploring audiences to stand up with this new, emotionally-charged offering.
April 30, 2021
our love // little green footballs
“I was feeling very reflective and thinking about some things I wanted to change in and around me,” she continues. “I considered what had gotten me through my most challenging times thus far…”
It was ‘her people’ that kept her together, she adds, saying: “Your family, whether blood or chosen, and your community are...
April 30, 2021
our love // that Eric Alper
The song features a variety of artists, and collaborators, many of whom BESD was introduced to through social media. “The entire process has been very special to me,” she reveals. “I’ve never collaborated with this many artists and although I was connected to many via social media, we hadn’t had the opportunity to meet
April 30, 2021
our love // cashbox canada
“Our Love” offers to take your heart for a walk, and then forces it to explode with emotion. Creating the track, BESD says, “When I started writing this song, I was thinking a lot about what’s going on in the world. Its current state brings out so many emotions in us including fear, which can show up as...
April 30, 2021
our love // drop the spotlight
Pop in fashion, and R&B in sultry pockets, “Our Love” carves its charming message in a welcomed ear-worm type of way; packed with plenty of layered vocals, the song also features the sounds of a gospel choir — which lends to the overall vibe of a song about overcoming and relying on love to save the day.
April 29, 2021
our love // tinnitist
K Besd celebrates our common bonds in her unifying new single and video Our Love — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
Packed with the Calgary songbird’s powerhouse vocals, swooping melodies, and motivational lyrics, the R&B-tinged, gospel-flecked pop ballad reminds the listener that regardless of what happens...
April 29, 2021
our love // BK on the scene
Available now, BESD continues to solidify her status as an anthem enthusiast and purveyor of better days, and now she’s back — imploring audiences to stand up with this new, emotionally-charged offering.
April 29, 2021
our love // Find your sounds
Calgary Pop Songbird K BESD Embraces “Our Love” with New Single.
Packed with the Calgary-based powerhouse’s vocals, swooping melodies, and motivational lyrics, “Our Love” reminds the listener that regardless of what happens, love will be the lasting foundation you can count on, stand on, shout from, and cling to.
January 15, 2021
Calgary guardian
Name: Kelly Abesdris / K BESD
Genre: Pop
Founded: 2019
# of Albums: Upcoming Spring/Summer 2021
Latest Release: Upcoming Spring/Summer 2021
Latest Single: THE NIGHT
Favourite Local Restaurant:
OEB, Via Cibo
January 7, 2021
The Calgary Herald
It may have been the longest couple of seconds in Kelly Abesdris’s life.
It was when the Calgary-based singer-songwriter, who performs under the name K BESD, was awaiting a clear response after sending her reworked version of Goddo’s 1978 power ballad Tough Times to the man himself, Greg Godovitz...
January 4, 2021
TUFF TIMES // CIMVA finalist
TUFF TIMES was nominated as one the best Canadian independent music videos of 2020 and has been selected as a finalist for the first round of The 3rd Annual Independent Music Video Awards. The CIMVA’s are divided into two rounds of voting. The first round will be open from January 4, 2021, to January 17, 2021.
December 15, 2020
tuff times // that Eric Alper
At 15,000+ streams across platforms, “TUFF TIMES” is K BESD’s sophomore single release; it follows this year’s hit “L.I.Y.E. (Lights in Your Eyes),” and lands ahead of the Toronto-based artist’s forthcoming EP.
“A lot of magic happened right from the beginning,” she recalls...
December 15, 2020
tuff times // canadian beats
Hi there! My name is Kelly Abesdris, AKA “K BESD”. I was born in Toronto, Ontario to Kimberly and Gilbert Abesdris at Wellesley Hospital, six weeks ahead of my due date and ready to sing! Ok, ok, I’m kidding. All jokes aside, I come from a musically inclined family on both my maternal and paternal sides...
December 11, 2020
TUFF TIMES // cashbox canada
Canadian singer/songwriter dynamo K BESD has turned rock, pop, and hip hop genres on their heads as she pays homage to Goddo’s 1978 iconic hit in “TUFF TIMES”.
Executive produced by Goddo’s Greg Godovitz himself — and co-produced by Trey Mills (KRS One, Canadian Brass, Forest Blakk) and Eddie Kramer...
December 10, 2020
TUFF TIMES // TINNITIST
K BESD revamps a CanCon classic with her genre-jumping Goddo homage Tuff Times - showcasing today on Tinnitist. K BESD’s hybrid of rap, pop, hip-hop and country puts a bold new spin on Tough Times, a tender acoustic ballad from Goddo’s landmark 1978 album Who Cares...
-Darryl Sterdan, Canada's most-followed music critic
December 6, 2020
TAKE ME AWAY // DJ TITUS
‘Take Me Away’ is a fusion of melodic and uplifting break elements with a flume-like arrangement and sound design for the drop portions. This future bass collaboration introduces K BESD and her amazing vocal hook work as well. Coming out on Noiseporn.
May 28, 2020
L.I.Y.E. // big sound blog
What inspires your music?
My music is inspired by whatever's happening in my life, whatever I'm going through. I find it to be a great outlet and a way to express myself.
How did you start your recording career?
I've always loved to sing and loved music. I honestly don't know how I didn't start doing this sooner...