In the Zone: Rick Kilburn

15/08/2025

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11/08/2025

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04/08/2025

Hi everyone, l am on holiday for the next 3 weeks. I ask that you (unless l contact you) let me have a break from all communications or requests. I love you, but need a period of silent time and l am composing 🎵🎵 anyway. I'm on a silence from communications retreat at my home. Join me in silence if you like.

https://youtu.be/JTEFKFiXSx4

(...John Cage would have explained that there is no silence.)

With grateful thanks to Music in Motion Canada for the invite to write in Ontario's Scene Magazine. You can see my latest on all things In the Zone: Rick Kilburn film and music here: https://scene.musicinmotioncanada.ca/making-musicstory-in-the-zone-rick-kilburn/

You can write me here. https://kerilie.com/contact and I will respond after my holiday.🎵🎵l hope that you can get down to your fave lake, river, or ocean beach!! 🌊

A performance by William Marx of John Cage's 4'33.Filmed at McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert, CA.Composer John Adams wrote the following in The New York Times r...

27/07/2025

Despite a solidly entrenched music background, film director of In the Zone: Rick Kilburn, Kerilie McDowall of British Columbia, shares her story.

06/06/2025

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06/06/2025

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06/06/2025

DownBeat Critics Poll ( DownBeat 2016-2020) and Polaris Music Prize judge, (JUNO Awards 2015-2023) writer and publicist/communications specialist, jazz guitarist Kerilie McDowall offers guest jazz interviews on her BC, Canada blog, In the Zen. The blog In the Zen f eatures up and comin

05/06/2025

Thanks so much to you, the and Ladysmith community, and to the international community for your interest and support of the mini-doc In the Zone: Rick Kilburn. I and the cast and crew are grateful for your continued interest.

Fans may be wondering about the stats. This cropped up in a research file and I thought the fans of Rick Kilburn might like to see it. Stats away! https://kerilie.com/film

Contact: inthezonerickkilburn(at)gmail(dot)com

Latest blog: In the Zen https://kerilie.com/blog

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲: 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 - 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦, 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

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𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲: 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 -𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 https://kerilie.com/awards

Best Short Documentary Hong Kong International Film Festival 2021

Best Director Seoul International Short Film Festival

Best Web & New Media: IndieX Fest, Indie Short Fest, Independent Shorts Awards Recipient of three technology film awards. Best Web/New Media.

Best Inspirational Film, Best Short Documentary Prestige Awards: Vegas Movie Awards.

(In the Zone: Rick Kilburn Global Film Awards from London, Milan, Toronto, Japan, Las Vegas, Hollywood, China, South Korea. 10 nominations: Berlin, Paris.)

Director 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗰𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹 - 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦, 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗦, 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦

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Image by Dirk Heydemann of HA Photography.

07/05/2025

New York trumpeter Brownman Ali dazzled fans with a sizzling pertformance at Nanaimo’s Simon Holt in BC, Canada with his Brownman Electryc Trio.

03/05/2025

Hey everyone! Re: Post-In the Zone: Rick Kilburn news! I am really excited to announce that I just launched a new film production and music publishing company, Avebury Moon Music & Film! I am happy to let you know that recently I have been composing music and am working on some very special ideas! There will be more things newsy and it is going to be FUN so stay tuned!!

Best wishes,

Kerilie McDowall
In the Zone: Rick Kilburn Director

Information: aveburymoon(at)gmail(dot)com
https://kerilie.com

04/04/2025

DescriptionKerilie McDowall is a highly accomplished jazz guitarist, composer, and filmmaker with an impressive list of accolades. As the founder of Oceanvie...