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Billy May is a singer-songwriter based in Eora/Sydney who has been compared to Jeff Buckley, Big Thief and Fiona Apple. Having spent the last few years playing guitar for some of Sydney’s finest acts including Maia Toakley, Mannequin Radio, Ned Olive, such big water and Bonetwister, he decided to embark on a solo music journey. He debuted his solo set in June 2024, opening for EBS with Beryl at the Vanguard to a positive response. Since then he has been keeping busy, gigging on lineups with the likes of Lee Sullivan, Grace Turbo, Beryl, EBS and Heaps Grass to name a few. At the end of 2024 Billy went into Newtown's 'The Confectionary' with his band to record his upcoming debut EP entitled '…to Friendship'. He had recorded there previously for Maia Toakley and worked well with the owner/engineer Charlie Tait. The first single from the EP; 'Billy Day', will be released independently on April 3rd.