About

Acoustic singer songwriter Dear Father

Ted Kim is a singer/songwriter and recording artist from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. 

Ted, a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, drums, bass, piano, synths, and trumpet. In addition to his solo career, Ted drums for the Chilliwack punk/ska/alternative band Like Bears. 

In the absence of live performances during the global pandemic, Ted has expanded his musical portfolio to include recording and producing.

His earlier work bannered under the alias “Dear Father”, and released two records, 100 Years (2017) and Away from Home (2021), a Factor funded project. During this time Ted entertained audiences coast to coast with his soft melancholic sound, and was nominated for a total of 5 FVMA Awards.

Ted’s musical influences include contemporary folk and alternative rock artists from the 90’s and early 2000’s such as City & Colour and Radiohead. Ted currently writes and records from his home studio in Chilliwack.

Full Bio

Latest Track

“Masks” is a song that’s fully self written, recorded, mixed and mastered from my home studio
in Chilliwack. This song is the third song I’m releasing under my own name (Ted Kim), as for a
near 10 years I bannered under the name “Dear Father”.
I wrote this song as a reminder to myself that I’ve lied and cheated on partners to fulfil my own
selfish desires. It feels kind of funny having to write a song to tell yourself that lying is bad and
people generally really accepting of the truth, but here we are. We lie to ourselves, thinking it’ll
be much worse than it actually usually is, we go straight to the worst possible scenario.

Shows

Previous events

Date Event Location
Ted Kim Live in Chilliwack Fieldhouse Chilliwack, Chilliwack Fieldhouse Chilliwack, Chilliwack
Like Bears Live in Chilliwack Chilliwack Activity Centre, Chilliwack Chilliwack Activity Centre, Chilliwack
Gord Live in Chilliwack Bricklayer Brewing, Chilliwack Bricklayer Brewing, Chilliwack
Gord Live in Salmon Arm Solid Urban Studios, Salmon Arm Solid Urban Studios, Salmon Arm
Gord Live in Kamloops Kami Inn, Kamloops Kami Inn, Kamloops
Ted Kim Live in Vancouver Sylvia Hotel, Vancouver, BC V6G 2P6 Sylvia Hotel, Vancouver, BC V6G 2P6
Ted Kim live at the Punk Rock Flea Market The Wolf Bar, Maple Ridge The Wolf Bar, Maple Ridge
Ted Kim Live in Hope Mountainview Brewing Co, Hope Mountainview Brewing Co, Hope
Ted & Marc's Spring Break Tour Persephone Brewing, Gibsons Persephone Brewing, Gibsons
Ted & Marc's Spring Break Tour Townsite Brewing, Powell River Townsite Brewing, Powell River
Ted & Marc's Spring Break Tour The Hallway Victoria, Victoria The Hallway Victoria, Victoria
Ted & Marc's Spring Break Tour The Nanaimo Bar, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5H9 The Nanaimo Bar, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5H9
Ted & Marc's Spring Break Tour Bricklayer Brewing, Chilliwack Bricklayer Brewing, Chilliwack
Like Bears Live at New West Ska Punk Fest Bully's Studio, New Westminster Bully's Studio, New Westminster
Gord Live at Marc's Marc's, Chilliwack Marc's, Chilliwack
Ted Kim Live Major League 2, Chilliwack Major League 2, Chilliwack
Gord Live at Abby Underground Abby Underground, Abbotsford Abby Underground, Abbotsford
Ted Kim live on 1881 busking stage  
16th Annual Vestival Chilliwack Activity Centre, Chilliwack Chilliwack Activity Centre, Chilliwack
BRICKLAYER BREWING PRESENTS AUTONOMOUS APES w/ special guests GORD!!! Bricklayer Brewing, Chilliwack Bricklayer Brewing, Chilliwack

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