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May McDonough & Company
This article is about the band, not the individual person herself.

May McDonough & Company is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles and Orange County that formed in 2010; the band casually refers to themselves as nocturnal-psych-pop. The band has four current members among a rotating cast of musicians around the founding member and songwriter May McDonough; the current members are May McDonough, Laura Schmitt, Rusty Huber, and Xavier Cabrera. The band released its first album spilt milk on ArtiSans Label, though some might consider it a solo effort as the & Company had not yet been added to the band name. The band's most recent release is the single Hell is for Lovers released in October 2012, which is a pre-released track from the band's upcoming sophomore full length release bullyboywithaglasseye due to be released in 2013 independently.

History
The band first began as an avant-pop solo effort by May McDonough in Orange County 2009. At that time McDonough met local indie rock producer Barrett Slagle through a mutual friend, and Slagle offered to produce McDonough's record at the locally renowned anti-label ArtiSans Label in Fullerton, CA. While recording her first album spilt milk, McDonough employed the help of many local musicians to realize her vision and the many instruments it entailed, including current bandmate Rusty Huber on trumpet. Almost all of the musicians who participated as McDonough's band on spilt milk played for free, some were even payed in alcohol and cigarettes, others for credit on the album.

On March 28th, 2010 McDonough released spilt milk at a live show at The Continental Room in Fullerton, CA backed with a full band comprised of friends and local musicians including producer Barrett Slagle. The release was met with a packed house of over 200 patrons and fans.

In June of 2010, May McDonough was scheduled to perform live and be interviewed on KUCI with her release show bandmates, when members of her band cancelled two hours prior to the show. In an act of desperation, McDonough called upon her longtime friend and once-highschool-bandmate Laura Schmitt to play impromptu drums with May on the radio. McDonough also called upon friend and album trumpeteer Rusty Huber to perform, as well as friend and bassist Joe Allen to play. The four friends, in lieu of proper instrumentation and rehearsal, used multiple unorthodox instruments to create a spontaneous new gypsy arrangement of McDonough's set, including bicycle spokes, chains, pans, toys, and helium tanks. Their creative live performance on the radio led to the band's now infamous reputation for innovative and experimental arrangements. All though McDonough rejects any notion that their strange instrumentation is 'superflous' and insists that any residual experimental instruments are present 'sheerly for the sonic texture it provides the song'. The KUCI gig also led to the formation of the second cycle of bandmates as a foursome.

In October of 2011, McDonough's friend Xavier Cabrera joined the band on bass, and May McDonough became May McDonough & Company. McDonough claims that internet fans and friends began to refer to the band as May McDonough & Co. and the name 'just stuck'. That month May McDonough & Company was nominated for best live band by the OC Music Awards. The band has gone on to win multiple awards in Orange County and Los Angeles, as well as many favorable reviews.

In October 2012, May McDonough & Company released their newest single Hell is for Lovers off of their upcoming sophomore full length release bullyboywithaglasseye. It is with this release that the band's sound began to evolve from jazz influenced rock to a more psychedelic 60's rock that they now wryly refer to as nocturnal-psych-pop.

'spilt milk' album
The band's debut album spilt milk was released March 28th 2010 under the name May McDonough. Though the album released no singles, it was awarded Best Album of 2010 by KUCI. It also received many favorable reviews from music critics and bloggers. Two of the album's most popular tracks 'Riverside' and 'Church on Sunday' we're produced into music videos and short films as part of a collaborative art project of the hitrecord community- an open source collaborative art community founded and directed by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 'Church on Sunday' premiered as pre-show music at the Sundance Film Festival for Joseph Gordon-Levitt presents hitrecord, as well as continues to tour with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Hitrecord on their college tours and events. The album's track 'Your Body' also produced an official music video by Brian Wade Scott released later in 2012.

collaborative releases
In September of 2012, May McDonough & Company's song Wolves in the Woods was released on the collaborative compilation vinyl record and digital album Move on the Sun- a limited release volume of the hitrecorderly series produced by hitrecord and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt. May McDonough wrote and produced the track, as well as performed the vocals, guitar, and organ.

'Church on Sunday' premiered as pre-show music at the Sundance Film Festival for Joseph Gordon-Levitt presents hitrecord, as well as continues to tour with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Hitrecord on their college tours and events.

'Hell is for Lovers' single
In October 2012, the band released their new single Hell is for Lovers. It is the first single off of their upcoming sophomore album bullyboywithaglasseye.

Members
 May McDonough - songwriter, lead vocals, guitar, keys  Xavier Cabrera - bass  Lo Schmitt - Drums, percussion Rusty Huber - trumper, percussion, keys 

Discography
  spilt milk Full Length, Artisans Label 2010  wolves in the woods (single), Move on the Sun, hitrecord compilation 2012  Hell is for Lovers (single), Artisans Label 2012</li> </ul>

Music Videos
In 2012, the band's song Your body off of their debut album spilt milk was produced into an official music video by Brian Wade Scott. The video depicts the tragic story of an astronaut and his surreal fall from outer space using the mediums of animation and stop motion photography.