For the past six years, May Cheung has been honing her craft in the New York music scene while pursuing a career as a singer-songwriter. Born in Calgary, Alberta, May grew up listening to LPs with her father as a toddler. Imbibing a broad spectrum of music, she was influenced particularly by her high school teacher, who encouraged her to pursue music actively. In 2003, May was accepted to McGill University's Jazz Performance program, where studied under the tutelage of Ranee Lee, C.M. and 2010 Juno Award Winner. in 2009, May received a prestigious Canada Council Grant to study with New York Voices leader Peter Eldridge.

Hailed as "stunning from start to finish" by The Huffington Post, May Cheung's debut album 'The Departure' spotlights the glimmering combination of Cheung’s tranquil and consoling vocals and refined engineering of the record. 'The Departure' thrives on a remarkable attention to detail at the hands of a meticulously selected production team. Produced (and featuring the guitar work of) NPR’s “next great jazz guitarist” Nir Felder, mixed by The Shins’ Yuuki Matthews and mastered by Grammy Award-Winning Chris Gehringer (Katy Perry, Rihanna) the record creates an undeniably atmospheric environment for the listener. Available now on iTunes, Spotify and Bandcamp.