As the founder of Oceanview Guitar Studio & Creative Services, and Avebury Moon Music & Film, 17 x award-winning guitarist-filmmaker Kerilie McDowall offers guitar instruction, music industry coaching, and workshops from sound bathing, publicity/understanding the press to film. She’s coached and worked instructing non-profit groups from opera to theatre, to guitarists of all levels, JUNO and Polaris-winning musicians, to new film directors, and young filmmakers. As a professional publicist, she can also teach you a few tricks that you will just not want to miss, with crucial-to-your-success press, TV, radio, blog/podcast industry guidance, with important timelines and guidelines.
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Last Chance: Catalyst — Women's Online Business Conference
Published 2 months ago • 5 min read
Invited!
Catalyst Women's Online Business Conference
Hello to you again,
This is it—your last chance to join us with your invite at Catalyst: Women’s Online Business Conference! If you've been thinking about attending, now is the time to take action and secure your spot https://catalystbusinessconference.com/attend?am_id=kerilie5581.
As a speaker August 17, 2026, at 11 am PDT (note the previous time typo) at this incredible event, I'll be diving deep into Publicity: Become A Media Darling, and I would love for you to be part of this experience. Catalyst is a space for women entrepreneurs to come together, share, learn, and grow, and I know you'll leave feeling inspired and equipped to take your business further.
I will also be running a new August 18, 2026, 10 am PDT women’s Tuesday ZOOM group Publicity: Become A Media Darling ZOOM & Grant Finder and a separate Wednesday group for men, too, starting August 19, 2026, at 10 am PDT Become A Press Favorite ZOOM & Grant Finder Group which you can find out about during the conference, on my Facebook timeline, or at the Catalyst: Women’s Online Business Conference replay.
ZOOM Group Schedule- 4 weekly sessions per month for women on Tuesdays at 10 am PDT, 1 pm EST. All LGBTQ1+ and persons with disabilities are welcome.
August 18 - September 8, 2026 - Publicity: Become A Media Darling ZOOM - Bootcamp September 15 - October 6, 2026 - Publicity: Become A Media Darling ZOOM - Best Publicity Writing & EPK October 13 - November 3, 2026 - Publicity: Become A Media Darling ZOOM - Radio, TV November 10 - December 1, 2026 - Publicity: Become A Media Darling ZOOM - Blogs, Podcasts December 8 - January 19, 2027 - Publicity: Become A Media Darling ZOOM - Grants January 26 - February 23, 2027 - Publicity: Become A Media Darling ZOOM - Keynote & Guest Speaking
The ZOOM group covers press, EPK, keynote, grant, and publicity writing, self-publicity, timelines and scheduling, liaising with radio, television, podcasts, and blogging, brainstorming, and how to find the best opportunities in the USA, Canada, and Europe, or any country. If you haven't yet, subscribe to the newsletter here https://kerilie-mcdowall.kit.com/987c495388 to get the free publicity planner cheat sheet pdf.
Register now https://catalystbusinessconference.com/attend?am_id=kerilie5581, and you'll be added to the Catalyst Collective Facebook community, where conference sessions will take place August 17–21, 2026. Let's build businesses that create real impact — together.
In summary, I will be presenting my own topic, Publicity: Become A Media Darling, for August 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM PDT I can't wait to see you there!
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A gift to get you started with the guitar! Your first guitar lessons!
Creatives and recording artists can get in touch with me below for coaching services. Guitar students notice: I am taking only a small number of guitar students at this time due to my workload and space is limited, inquire for more.
𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖, 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦
I offer Press Liaison services, Strategies for Radio and Television Guesting, Podcast and Blog Guesting, Guitar Lessons, Publicity and Grantwriting Coaching. And Orientation Services for New Filmmakers. Awards-Ready for Musicians and Filmmakers: The JUNO Awards, The Grammys, and Film Festivals.
The customer impact has been fantastic. And, in 2026, my clients have been advancing.
R., a highly successful and celebrated JUNO-award-winning international artist, learned how to timeline the international and USA/Canada press, and the secrets that are not taught in school, that 99.88% of indie musicians just do not know. Not knowing these secrets causes a failed publicity strategy, resulting in zero interviews, a failed press campaign, and therefore very few album sales. R., and other long time intergenerational music families, have been completely surprised by this information. This information also saves artists from being deceived by publicists, readying them for self-reliance for album, EP, and singles launches.
My Edmonton client, J., a recording punk-rock-pop vocal artist, brought in $42,000 of grant funding in July 2026 due to our work together fusing gender and honouring community.K. achieved a highly successful book and press launch, becoming a #1 best-selling international author.
L., a new film director, & B learned the secrets of approaching film festivals, how to make film festivals completely content, the communication, social media, and networking approaches, paving the road for international film festival awards.
Montreal’s G., received a JUNO nomination due to a correct publicity approach, outstanding compositional creativity with instrumental writing, exquisite finesse, and the merging of genres with French impressionism.
The composers/songwriters J. & R. learned the secrets of film sync strategy. How to approach sync as an independent, how to generate business, and best practices for a portfolio.
The young artist, J., emerged successfully onto the Toronto music scene releasing a great album with perfect savvy on how to woo the international press and get an interview.
M., FTE., and J, attracted the attention of a national music juror (me) and received exposure to over 300 top music critics, radio hosts, and music writers.
Canada’s M., & C., are studying how to prepare for major press (blog, podcast, TV, newspaper, magazine, and radio) launches as well as being ready and prepped for music charting, music awards juries, and JUNO Award readiness. I also provided European/Canada/US top podcast, blog, festivals, and radio show lists and dmds systems to enable their careers.
J., an articulate and successful US musician learned the ins and outs of $5000 to $8000 keynote speaking concerts and how to maximize add-ons ranging from $5000-$25,000 and $5000 of additional passive income. I can assist with the above and the following:
Award-winning TV Director/radio host, jazz guitarist, and composer. Polaris Music Prize juror/DownBeat Critics Poll/ past JUNO Awards judge Kerilie McDowall instructs and coaches guitarists, creatives, writers, non-profits, businesses, on-the-rise musicians, and new film directors at Oceanview Guitar Studio & Creative Services in Nanaimo, BC, Canada.
As the founder of Oceanview Guitar Studio & Creative Services, and Avebury Moon Music & Film, 17 x award-winning guitarist-filmmaker Kerilie McDowall offers guitar instruction, music industry coaching, and workshops from sound bathing, publicity/understanding the press to film. She’s coached and worked instructing non-profit groups from opera to theatre, to guitarists of all levels, JUNO and Polaris-winning musicians, to new film directors, and young filmmakers. As a professional publicist, she can also teach you a few tricks that you will just not want to miss, with crucial-to-your-success press, TV, radio, blog/podcast industry guidance, with important timelines and guidelines.
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