Oct 15, 2024
Joan Bessie Duo adds live dates to Victoria, Port Alberni and Galiano Island.
For full list see: Shows
July 18, 2024
Unsigned Only Songwriting Competition Semi-Finalist Announced: The Joan Bessie single “Dirty Work” has been selected as semi-finalist.
For full list of semi-finalist please see: Unsigned Only
March 1, 2023
March 28, 2024
The Sunday Night Army Podcast presents, Joan Bessie
An award winning podcast with host, JAKUB, who talks about current events, media, politics, entertainment and music with special guest interviews.
Listen to the full interview here
March 20, 2024
Victoria and Vancouver shows announced
Joan Bessie has announced shows in Vancouver and Victoria. To mark the one year anniversary of the release of “Girls I’ve Lost”Joan Bessie will perform in Vancouver on May 3rd, 2024 at Blue Light Studio, and in Victoria on July 4th at Hermann’s Jazz Club.
Tickets and show details here
March 15, 2024
Dirty Work Video Release!
The latest music video for “Dirty Work”, began as a conversation about dance, that took place at Blue Light Studio in April 2023. The show was a live set and Podcast Interview, in a sport of the sophomore Joan Bessie album, Girls I’ve Lost. That conversation resulted in a magical collaboration with Director, Maesie Kost, that features young performing artists from Alberta and BC. “Dirty Work” was independently produced and released on March 15th, 2024.
Watch the full video here
August 1, 2023
More Western Canadian Tour dates added:
April 1, 2023
Upcoming Joan Bessie tour dates:
March 2, 2023
International Songwriting Competition Semi-Finalist Announced: The Joan Bessie single “All the Way Home” has been selected as semi-finalist in the Adult Contemporary, Music Video categories and “Devil in the Back (Unplugged)” for the Americana category.
For more information and a full list of semi-finalist please see: International Songwriting Competition
March 1, 2023
Live Album Release Show :
April 28th, 2023
Bluelight Studios, Vancouver
Joan Bessie will perform a live intimate and interactive show to celebrate the release of her sophomore album, “Girls I’ve Lost”.
January 16, 2023
ALBUM RELEASE Announcement: The brand new Joan Bessie album will be hitting your favourite digital retailer March 2023.
For advance copies of the release and all licensing inquiries, please use the form on Contact page to get in touch. Singles will be serviced to radio via DMDS on March 28th, 2023.
March 29, 2022
Devil in the Back (Unplugged) hits Top10 on DMDS for Most Downloads, Most Active Indie and Top CanCon
Joan Bessie’s brand new single hits the Top10 Most Downloaded tracks on DMDS in three categories for the week ending March 29th, 2022.
Top Downloads:
Ria Mae “The Old Me” (Warner)
James Bay “Give Me The Reason” (Republic/Universal)
Banx & Ranx “Headphones (feat. Rêve)” (Universal)
Remy Shand “A Day In The Shade” (Universal)
Train “AM Gold” (Columbia/Sony)
Tyler Shaw “Love You Still (abcdefu romantic version)” (Sony)
Becky G & KAROL G “MIAMII” (Sony)
Slash “April Fool” (Indie/Frontside)
Joan Bessie “Devil in the Back (Unplugged)” (Playa)
Don Amero “Let You (feat. Raquel Cole)” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
Top Downloads are the most downloaded singles during the given period
Top CanCon Downloads:
Ria Mae “The Old Me” (Warner)
Banx & Ranx “Headphones (feat. Rêve)” (Universal)
Remy Shand “A Day In The Shade” (Universal)
Tyler Shaw “Love You Still (abcdefu romantic version)” (Sony)
Joan Bessie “Devil in the Back (Unplugged)” (Playa)
Don Amero “Let You (feat. Raquel Cole)” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
Heart Attack Kids “NO NO” (Indie)
Keeper E. “This Is Like Everything” (LHM)
Tate McRae “she’s all i wanna be (Acoustic)” (RCA/Sony)
Angelica Appelman “Happy Place” (Taylor Ent)
Top CanCon Downloads are the most downloaded singles marked by the sender as Canadian Content during the given period
Most Active Indies:
Slash “April Fool” (Indie/Frontside)
Joan Bessie “Devil in the Back (Unplugged)” (Playa)
Keeper E. “This Is Like Everything” (LHM)
Don Amero “Let You (feat. Raquel Cole)” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
Angelica Appelman “Happy Place” (Taylor Ent)
Nolan Compton “Back To Sleep” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)
Heart Attack Kids “NO NO” (Indie)
Amy Hef “Between Us” (Indie)
Paul Marier “Landslide” (Indie)
Rob Fitzgerald “Another Town” (Riverbend/RPMpromo)
Most Active indies are the most streamed and downloaded singles during the given period on releases not directly promoted to radio by any of the major record companies.
March 3, 2022
Joan Bessie announces the release of her brand new single, Devil in the Back (Unplugged)
Produced by Cobra Ramone, featuring Pat Steward (The Odds, Bryan Adams, Matthew Good), this recording is a 3-minute journey that will transfix your psyche and cradle your vagus nerve.
“I wrote the lyrics when I had no answers (particularly for my own children) that could explain what was happening in the world,” says Bessie “This song was born in a difficult time and we wanted listeners to be taken to a place that feels both provocative and comforting.”
Mixed by Karl Dicaire (Said the Whale, Mother Mother, 54-40, Corb Lund), Devil in the Back (Unplugged) is radio-friendly and suited to AAA, Alt Rock and Indie formats. This song also plays well next to The Umbrella Academy and Yellowstone soundtracks.
The single is available now on all major streaming and downloading platforms AppleMusic Spotify
Recording Credits:
Joan Bessie - Lead Vocals
Pat Steward - Vocals & Percussion
Cobra Ramone - Vocals, Guitars, Bass & Hammond
Engineered and Produced by Cobra Ramone
Additional Vocal Engineer, Christian Down
Mixed by Karl Dicaire
Mastered by CPS Mastering, Vancouver
Songwriter and rights owner, Jessica Beach
August 1, 2021.
Live shows announced:
ANAF, Ucluelet, BC - August 3rd, 2021
Hipposonic Studio, Vancouver, BC - August 21, 2021
ANAF, Ucluelet, BC. - October 1, 2021
Selkirk House, Victoria BC - December 23, 2021
May 11, 2021
All the Way Home - Global digital release May 30th, 2021
Brand new single “All the Way Home” hits every major digital distributor on May 30th, 2021.
Mike Young - Bass
Ali Siadat - Drums
Cobra Ramone - Guitar
Joan Bessie - Keyboards, Grand Piano, Vocals
Karl Dicaire - Engineer
Jeff Young - Mixing Engineer
Produced by Joan Bessie, Cobra Ramone & Jeff Young
Recorded at Hipposonic Studios and Tranquility Music
April 18, 2019
“G.G.” hits #3
After a steady climb and 10 straight weeks on the chart, G.G. hits #3 on the CBC Music Top 20.
G.G. is an up-tempo song about perseverance, determination and kicking up dirt before you're buried in it. This track is here to remind us to live every day like we're gonna die, but try not to actually kill ourselves.
This track plays well next to current hits from Cage The Elephant, Alice Merton, Black Keys, Elle King, Mother Mother, Muse, Flora Cash and Arkells.
October 18, 2018
Debut album announcement
Album credits include Producer/Engineer Elisa Pangsaeng, prominent composer, Mary Ancheta, Drummer Ali Siadat (Mother Mother), Bassist Darren Parris (Carley Ray Jepsen, Daniel Powter, Frazey Ford) and Juno Award winning Producer Ben Kaplan. The debut record from Joan Bessie releases on all major digital retailers Oct 18, 2018
September 1, 2018
