Music A&R at Fromm Consulting
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https://kerilie.com/contact 2026 Polaris Music Prize Juror & DownBeat Critics Poll Judge | 16-Time Award-Winning Jazz Guitarist-Composer & Filmmaker, Creative Innovator Award 2024/Radio Host | #1 Alignable Nanaimo Business Leader 2024 | JUNO Awards Judge (2016-2024)
Kerilie McDowall is a 17-time award-winni
ng 'jazzpreneur' and a cornerstone of the Nanaimo creative community. Recognized as the 2024 Top Alignable Business Leader in Nanaimo and winner of the 2024 Creative Innovator Award (Women of Influence Nanaimo), Kerilie bridges the gap between Nanaimo excellence and global impact. As a JUNO Awards Judge (2016-2024) and director of the 14-time award-winning film In the Zone: Rick Kilburn, which generated a staggering 1.47 billion IMDb Pro hits, she is a sought-after film/music/writer coach, music teacher, and journalist. Whether crafting 3,000-word features for her In the Zen blog, coaching JUNO-winning recording artists, filmmakers, and writers, or collaborating with a top-three USA film festival co-founder on educational distribution, Kerilie brings an "intelligent and original" (CBC—Paul Grant) perspective to the global creative ecosystem. Her new company, Avebury Moon Music & Film, is built on a commitment to quality, excellence, and innovation, ensuring technical precision and thorough, nuanced creative film and music work. Now in the monetization phaseof film post-production for educational distribution, Kerilie McDowall is seeking investors. With 155 universities, 213 colleges in Canada, 6,000 in the USA, and 2510 Canadian high schools and 26,727 in the USA, there are lucrative opportunities. The film has the potential to earn $275+ per music license with study guides in educational distribution. The income continues for years, as schools re-order for many years. At the $250 music license amount after 5 years, the film has the potential to earn $14 million in music licensing in North America, and countries such as South Korea, Japan, and China. Include extra potential income for already translated subtitled versions such as in Italy, and extending to other countries. com/contact
“Kerilie’s advice was an absolute Godsend…” —Rich Brown, 2025 JUNO-winning bassist.
“Generous, inspiring… an outstanding teacher.” —Gentiane MG, 2024 JUNO nominee
"Kerilie is an excellent guitar teacher and person. She was extremely patient and kind with my son. I highly recommend her."—Jaret Jones
"Kerilie is a rare combination of ardent supporter, facilitator, and artist. Whether it’s journalism, broadcasting, filmmaking, educating, or her own music making, Kerilie’s contribution to the creative music ecosystem is immense!" —JUNO Award winner Stephen Lyons, Fond of Tigers
“Thank you so much Kerilie for the video editing tips, it's made such a difference in my podcasts!" — ONStage Music Podcast, Christopher Kup
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