Sweet May is a young, heavy rock power-trio, which emerged out of 2021’s lockdown gloom. The band’s distinctive sound, a fluid balance between vintage blues and piercing heavy metal, has quickly earned them a name on the York metal scene. The trio are multi-instrumentalists, distilling grit and soul with progressive percussive rhythm and a thunderous bass section. Influenced by bands from Black Sabbath to Detroit rockers Greta Van Fleet, they combine genres to create an entirely original sound.

After years as a guitarist and songwriter, Kieron Michael Heavens has stepped into the light and is laying himself bare for all to see, carving out a sonic landscape that encourages connection, empowerment and inspiration - and loving every minute of it!

Growing up, Kieron was no stranger to feeling alienated from the world around him. As an escape, he turned to music in pursuit of self-expression that could somehow channel the emotions he found impossible to translate otherwise. Suddenly, he could speak – music became his superpower and the rest became history. This ethos is still firmly embedded in Kieron’s songwriting today - his music is a therapy, a way of connecting and most importantly, a way of expressing feelings you may well share.

Kieron has found his sound at the intersection of indie, rock and pop, with influences drawn from all corners of the musical spectrum - from Frank Turner to Hans Zimmer, Black Stone Cherry to Dua Lipa and pretty much anything else that takes his fancy. Pivoting around themes of positivity, Kieron yearns to ask questions, to seek answers and to share with you what he finds, in the hope you’ve been looking too.

Unable to get into studios or meet with fellow musicians during the pandemic, Kieron had to think of a different way to create music - mainly for his own sanity! In stepped producer Andrei Sora who immediately fell in love with the demos for what would become the ‘Foundations’ EP. Embracing this new way of working, Kieron and Andrei focused on using the tools they had available to create exciting soundscapes that focused not just on unlocking the true hearts of the songs but also on creating a record that is a reflection of the moment - a statement on pace of life, media scaremongering and our constant strive for success at the expense of everything else.

With debut single ‘Wembley’ due out on June 6th and the EP ‘Foundations’ scheduled for release in September, Kieron can't wait to make his stamp on the world.

Matt Ginno is an acoustic pop artist from Eastbourne, a small town on the UK’s southeast coast, currently residing in London. He writes songs for people to sing; his captivating melodies endure and his lyrics, honest words which we can never quite find in the moment. Performing from an early age, he started writing music as a teenager, his distinctive sound and storytelling soon taking shape as he graduated from busking the small streets of home, to the heart of the capital.

His single, Morning Dew, was picked up by BBC Sussex & Surrey as their BBC Introducing Track of the Day. This year has already seen the singer-songwriter headline iconic venues such as The Bedford, Balham and The Troubadour, Earls Court, ahead of summer festival appearances and his latest single, Good Day.

Since my 13th birthday, when someone bought me a guitar and suggested girls would like me more if I knew how to play it, I've been writing my own songs and sneaking them into sets at weddings, birthdays and pubs. If you were a guest at a wedding in the north west between 2013 and 2015, there's a good chance you heard me singing a rendition of Hero by Enrique Iglasias. Thankfully, I don't know the words or the chords to Hero anymore so I won't be playing that one.