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Deadline confirmed that he died April 13 in Nashville of natural causes.
Specializing in new audio formats and mastering, May worked on projects ranging from studio sessions to live arena performances for such top acts as Eagles, Led Zeppelin, George Harrison, Madonna, Metallica, Fleetwood Max, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Cream, Joni Mitchell, R.E.M., Green Day, Linda Ronstadt, Michael Bublé and Josh Groban.
May won his first Grammy Award in 1998, sharing the Best Long Form Music Video prize for Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, Live. He scored a second statuette in the same category at the 50th Grammys a decade later for Madonna’s The Confessions Tour. He also was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video in 2007 for the Material Girl’s I’m Going to Tell You a Secret and worked as a producer on several of her other longform projects and the music videos for her singles “What It Feels Like for a Girl” and global chart-topper “Music.”
He also produced the video for Metallica’s landmark 1991 smash “Enter Sandman.”
May began his career as a recording engineer in the 1970s at Pasha Studios. Later, during a brief stint in the Warner Records mailroom, he answered the company’s call for someone who could read and chart music to consult on a Madonna project and became a producer. That led to a focus on live concerts and MTV promo videos from 1987-2010.
After a number of years as senior director he was upped to VP DVD/video/A&R for Warner Records and Rhino Entertainment in 2001, overseeing all music Blu-ray, DVD and broadcast content worldwide for both companies and their affiliated labels. He continued to work there until 2010, when he formed his own consulting firm, Delixandra Productions and Consulting. More recently, he also worked with Universal Music Group, Iconic Artists Group and others.
May also was an accomplished musician and songwriter, releasing several original albums and garnering music placements across TV programs, including American Horror Story, The Sinner, Cold Case and Brothers & Sisters.
May is survived by his wife Michelle; daughters Alex and Devin and their spouses. Donations in his name can be made to the Young Musicians’ Foundation in Los Angeles or Siloam Health in Nashville, both of which provide care and education for underserved communities.
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