Kerilie McDowall
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Credentials
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Bachelor of Fine Arts-Music
York UniversityJun, 1990- Oct, 2024
Experience
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The Discourse
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Canada
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Arts & Entertainment contributor
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Nov 2022 - Present
The Discourse Music and arts and entertainment writer contributor in Nanaimo, BC. The Discourse Music and arts and entertainment writer contributor in Nanaimo, BC.
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In the Zone: Rick Kilburn
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Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
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Short Documentary Filmmaker
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Mar 2020 - Present
Multi-Hollywood award-winning short film director Kerilie McDowall is a former jazz radio host and global Rhythm’a’ning jazz podcast producer. She is a writer, instructor, jazz guitarist and has been a music critic/writer contributor for the prestigious US jazz magazine DownBeat (2016-20). Kerilie volunteer hosts and directed television shows at Shaw Spotlight. A past host of Community Producers, currently McDowall co-hosts with others as a volunteer on Shaw Spotlight Nanaimo, Canada’s The Show. As a volunteer television director, McDowall directed Shaw Spotlight TV’s Coast Connections from October 2015-20, and other shows like Change the World and Wise Folks. Kerilie released her first short mini-documentary film during COVID-19 on March 19, 2020 as a Shaw volunteer with the assistance of Todd Jones, Jocelyn Matwe and the Shaw Spotlight television team. The film is titled, In the Zone: Rick Kilburn, Vancouver Island Bassist and Producer, or abbreviated, In the Zone: Rick Kilburn. The short documentary has now won over 12+ global awards and has received 10 nominations. (See Awards listed below.) More from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kerilie Show less
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Canadian Online Guitar Lessons
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British Columbia, Canada
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Workshop Instructor
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Jun 2021 - Present
Summer BootCamp for Canadian Recording Artists private individual coaching rate is $500 for daily hourly coaching sessions for a five-day week, 5 hours, or $325 for a 3 day hour long 3 hour intensive half week of 2.5 days. Inquire about the group workshop for recording artists, Canadian Music Industry Bootcamp for Recording Artists at $250. McDowall also writes biographies, press releases, and album liner notes for established and emerging musicians. Schools and larger educational groups are offered negotiated discounted group rates. Multi-Hollywood award-winning short film Canadian director Kerilie McDowall is a former US award-winning radio host and global Rhythm’a’ning jazz podcast producer. She is a writer and has been a music critic/writer contributor for the American jazz magazine DownBeat (2016-2020). As a former volunteer live radio host, producer/on-air engineer, she listened to thousands of creative, jazz and improvised Canadian, US and global recordings during her 18 years in the radio industry. As a #1 globally ranked jazz podcast radio host on Player FM, McDowall interviewed Canada’s elite jazz and creative music artists including JUNO winners and Order of Canada recipients. A professional jazz guitarist, instructor and music composer in the 90’s in Vancouver, McDowall is a York University Bachelor of Fine Arts music graduate. Her area of study was New Music Composition and Classical and Jazz Guitar Performance. A current guitar instructor, McDowall has 17 years of guitar instruction experience and 34 years of music industry expertise and currently instructs privately at her business Oceanview Guitar Studio's Canadian Online Guitar Lessons. She judges the Polaris Music Prize and recently judged the DownBeat Critics Poll. Show less
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Guitar Instructor/Guitarist
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Jan 1983 - Present
Online guitar instructor. Former Vancouver, BC jazz guitarist/composer (1990s). Currently online guitar instruction brought to you from Oceanview Guitar Studio through Canadian Online Guitar Lessons to students of all ages and abilities, adults, teens/children. Pop/rock/jazz/blues/folk/country, music theory, Guitar TAB, songwriting, sight-reading, chart-reading, learn to improvise a solo and more! Beginners are welcome. I teach you your most loved songs. Message on my Facebook page or by email keriliemcdowall(at)gmail(dot)com.Bio: US award-winning radio host/producer and former global Rhythm’a’ning jazz podcaster Kerilie McDowall is currently an online guitar instructor and a past regular contributor for DownBeat jazz magazine. A former radio producer/host/engineer, she listened to thousands of creative, jazz and improvised Canadian music recordings during 17 years in live radio. McDowall interviewed Canada’s elite jazz and creative music artists including JUNO winners/Order of Canada recipients, creating 380+ podcasts on dailysplice.com. McDowall started playing violin at age 8, then later played the guitar professionally in high school in Toronto rock bands and has performed in groups playing folk, jazz, pop, blues, reggae, and R&B. A professional jazz guitarist and music composer after the 90's in Vancouver, McDowall is a York University Bachelor of Fine Arts music graduate. Her area of study was New Music Composition and Classical and Jazz Guitar. McDowall is a volunteer host on SHAW Spotlight's The Show, pre-COVID, a volunteer television director of Coast Connections. She also hosted on SHAW TV's Community Producers. McDowall judged the JUNO Awards from 2016-18, judged the DownBeat Critics Poll from 2016-21, and judges the Polaris Music Prize. Show less
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Music Services and Writer/Publicist
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Nov 2015 - Present
Events publicist, media liaison and writing service for organizations and for music artists. Past concert booking of premier jazz artists on performance tours of Vancouver Island. Past part-time production of concerts at various island venues. For organizations currently media liaison, publicity, social media, writing services. McDowall wrote the Nanaimo Conservatory of Music’s newsletter in past years. As a freelance writer she has written for the Canadian Antique Phonograph Society, the Vancouver Island Symphony, Festival Nanaimo, Nanaimo Magazine, Nanaimo’s Bethlehem Centre, DownBeat and INSPIRED magazine. As a publicist prior to COVID-19 she worked with the Nanaimo Conservatory of Music, Bethlehem Centre, Friends of Nanaimo Jazz Society, Dan Brubeck, Mike Allen and the Victoria Jazz Orchestra. Show less
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Maher Publications
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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DownBeat Contributor
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Dec 2016 - Apr 2020
Canadian review writer/music critic for the US jazz magazine DownBeat from 2016-2020, transitioning to online guitar teaching post-COVID. View a few articles: https://downbeat.com/site/author/kerilie-mcdowall Canadian review writer/music critic for the US jazz magazine DownBeat from 2016-2020, transitioning to online guitar teaching post-COVID. View a few articles: https://downbeat.com/site/author/kerilie-mcdowall
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Bethlehem Centre
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Canada
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Religious Institutions
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1 - 100 Employee
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Publicist/Writer
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Mar 2017 - Mar 2020
Bethlehem Centre is Nanaimo's community spiritual gathering place and retreat centre. Open to all faiths/beliefs this tranquil lakeside and woodland setting offers workshops, events, chairside yoga, a choir, education and reflective retreats. Formerly working at Bethlehem Centre with a focus on writing work and publicity including press releases, posting Bethlehem events on Facebook, media liaison and other online social media. Monthly Newsletter - development and distribution. Updating and posting on Facebook. At the centre this was a short-term part-time contract position. Kerilie worked once again (November 2017- March 2020) working for the retreat centre Bethlehem Centre on contract as a writer/publicist/social media publicist/interviewer and assisting where needed. This position ended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 emergency. Show less
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Communications Coordinator/Writer
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Feb 2015 - Nov 2016
Writer of the Nanaimo Conservatory of Music's newsletter Chordial Notes, social media posts, PR/promotional and media liaison and relations, communications, new website writing, new website research layout and website creation. Writer of the Nanaimo Conservatory of Music's newsletter Chordial Notes, social media posts, PR/promotional and media liaison and relations, communications, new website writing, new website research layout and website creation.
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Education
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1985 - 1990
York University
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Music -
York University
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