SAVE ME NOT

Collaboration with Argentinian musician and Berlin based composer, Sebastian Plano, for his third album, SAVE ME NOT, release in 2021.

Art Direction/Concept: May Xiong
Photographer: Matthew J. Thorne
Album Cover Design: Linn Legros
Record Label: Mercury KX

© May Xiong / Matthew J. Thorne

KISSING TEETH

Photographed album cover/press photos for Pacific Northwest artist, HEATMAPS his digital DEBUT album release in 2021.

Concept: Steven Aguilar
Photography: May Xiong
Album Cover Design: Mike Krol

Model: Chona Kasinger

PLAYING WITH FIRE

Photographed album cover/press photos for Pacific Northwest artist, Kaylee Elizabeth her DEBUT album released 2021.

VERVE

"VERVE" (2019) | "Verve Epilogue (2019) - Debut album artwork and album campaign photographed for Sebastian Plano, an internationally acclaimed Argentinian composer, producer and musician, currently based in Berlin.

“The spirit and enthusiasm animating composition or performance. Vivacity. Energy. A force from within.”

VERVE - NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY FOR BEST NEW AGE ALBUM 2019

Photography & Art Direction: May Xiong

Front Cover Design: Linn Legros

Artwork Design: Jack Hardwicke

Record Label: Mercury KX

REFRAIN

Photographed album cover/artwork for "REFRAIN" - Debut album released in October 2017 by Lofty Stills, a dream pop/indie folk musician based in Seattle, Washington.

Art / Creative Direction & Photography by May Xiong

ANYONE, ANYWHERE - I/O

Album cover for Boston based Post-Rock band I/O's release, "Anyone, Anywhere" (2017).

Art / Creative Direction & Photography by May Xiong

EVERYTHING FEELS BETTER NOW

Partnered up with American Indie-rock band, From Indian Lakes and photographed album artwork for their 2016 album release, "Everything Feels Better Now".

Art / Creative Direction / Photography : May Xiong

ARRHYTHMICAL PARTS OF HEARTS

Collaboration between musician, Sebastian Plano
& I, that encapsulates the raw emotion through
the heart and soul of Sebastian himself through
his music. Art covers for 'Arrhythmical Part of
Hearts' 3-panel CD & LP which will be re-released
on Denovali Records on Sep. 20th, 2013.

Concept & Art Direction: May Xiong

Photography & production: May Xiong

UNiBIRTH

Portrait series based on the artist Aoi Yamaguchi, in the woods. An experimental/conceptualized set of photographs embodying the artist herself intertwined with nature, from her written poetry in calligraphy wrapped around her.

"The theme of "UNiBIRTH", which celebrates the reincarnation of lives that exist in nature and signifies the infinite cycle of the universe." - Aoi Yamaguchi

Concept & Art Direction: Aoi Yamaguchi

Photography & production: May Xiong

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