https://mayroosevelt.com May Roosevelt Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:13:48 +0000 https://mayroosevelt.com en https://mayroosevelt.com/HOME-1 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:13:48 +0000 May Roosevelt https://mayroosevelt.com/HOME-1 https://mayroosevelt.com/Info Wed, 30 Aug 2017 21:02:47 +0000 May Roosevelt https://mayroosevelt.com/Info Maria Pseftoga, known professionally as May Roosevelt, is a greek composer, thereminist and producer. Born and raised in Thessaloniki, she took to violin lessons at the age of twelve. A few years later she focused on the pioneering electronic musical instrument theremin and the composition of electronic music. In 2009, she released her first EP, "Panda, a story about love and fear" (Coorecords), that led to her participation at the Red Bull Music Academy 2010 in London, followed by her album 'Haunted' in 2011. Two years later she released her album "Music to the poetry of Ntinos Christianopoulos" (Ianos Publications) and in 2017 the LP «Junea» (Inner Ear). Her most popular musical piece, "Memoir #2 [06.12.09]", has amassed 45M+ streams on Spotify and went viral on social media platforms in 2022. In the same year, May Roosevelt released the singles "Miniature I, II &amp; II". All of May Roosevelt's albums have received rave reviews from the Greek and international music press. She has collaborated with Greek and foreign artists and has given concerts in Greek and European cities (London, Barcelona, Hamburg, Berlin among others).&nbsp; She also composes original music for theatre, documentaries and cinema. SELECTED SOLO PERFORMANCES June &nbsp;2025 | Transcedance. Thessaloniki, Greece December&nbsp; 2023 | MOMus - Museum of Modern Art. Thessaloniki, Greece July &nbsp;2021 | Syros International Film Festival. Tarsanas Shipyard. Syros, Greece November &nbsp;2019 | Soundtrope Festival. Cultural Center of Ioannina. Ioannina, Greece September&nbsp; 2019 | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center. Athens, Greece May 2019 | Onassis Cultural Center Athens. Athens, Greece March 2019 | Main Ceremony Hall of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki, Greece Oct 2018 | Xanthi Cultural Hall. Xanthi, Greece July 2018 | Vovousa Festival. Vovousa, Greece June 2018 | Ypsilon. Thessaloniki, Greece March 2018 | Giafka. Patra, Greece March 2018 | Noesis: Science Center and Technology Museum. Thessaloniki, Greece November 2017 | Heimathafen Neukölln / RBMA presents: Round Robin: A Night of Improvised Duets. Berlin, Germany September 2017 | Noesis: Science Center and Technology Museum. Thessaloniki, Greece July 2017 | Vovousa Festival. Vovousa, GreeceMarch 2017 | Moving Silence. Thessaloniki Center of Contemporary Art. Thessaloniki, GreeceDecember 2016 | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center. Athens, GreeceJuly 2016 | International Conference on Typography &amp; Visual Communication. Thessaloniki, GreeceJune 2016 | St. Johannis Harvestehude Church / Blurred Edges Festival. Hamburg, GermanyFebruary 2016 | Mylos Club. Thessaloniki, GreeceOctober 2014 | Opening Ceremony of the 2014 World Rowing Coastal Championships. Thessaloniki, GreeceSeptember 2014 | TEDxBerlin. Berlin, GermanyDecember 2013 | w/ Sonia Theodoriou &amp; the Thessaloniki Municipal Symphony Orchestra. I. Vellidis Conference Center. Thessaloniki, GreeceMarch 2012 | Polytechno. Corfu, GreeceFebruary 2012 | Xanthi Cultural Hall. Xanthi, GreeceJanuary 2012 Node Festival. Lausanne, SwitzerlandJune 2011 Miscelanea. Barcelona, SpainApril 2011, | 4FashionShake III. Athens, GreeceNovember 2010 | BIOS. Athens, GreeceSeptember 2010 | Reworks Festival. Thessaloniki, GreeceMay 2010 | Moving Silence Festival. Athens, GreeceMarch 2010 | Koç University. Istanbul, TurkeyFebruary 2010 | Old Blue Last. London, UKJanuary 2010 | Mylos Club. Thessaloniki, GreeceJune 2009 | Athens Biennale. Athens, GreeceMay 2008 | Veria Cultural Hall. Veria, Greece RESIDENCIES / WORKSHOPS / EXHIBITIONS / OTHER 2021 | Original Music for the short film &amp; audiovisual installation “Launching Ceremony“. 2017 | Original Music for the short film “The Grace of God”. Greece November 2016 | “Ode to Joy” Audio/Video. / The body and other small tales: Performance at the State Museum of Contemporary Art Collections. / Museum of Contemporary Art Crete, Rethymno, Greece March 2015 | “Ode to Joy” Audio/Video. / The body and other small tales: Performance at the State Museum of Contemporary Art Collections. / State Museum of Contemporary Art. Thessaloniki, Greece December 2014 | Original Music for the theatrical play “Orion’s Dog”. Theatre of Neos Kosmos. Athens, Greece January 2014 | “Ode to Joy” Audio/Video. / “Mediterranean temperament?”. Regional stereotypes and other myths. 4th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art. Thessaloniki, Greece October 2013 | Young Artists’ Workshop of the 4th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art. Participant. Thessaloniki, Greece. February 2010 | Red Bull Music Academy 2010. Participant. London, UK LECTURES January 2010 | “The theremin” SAE Institute Athens. Athens, GreeceSeptember 2013 | “The theremin” New Conservatory of Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki, Greece https://mayroosevelt.com/Discography Wed, 06 Sep 2017 13:23:11 +0000 May Roosevelt https://mayroosevelt.com/Discography ALBUMS ︎ <img width="1633" height="1181" width_o="1633" height_o="1181" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/475ee67fba8f89db7074b7908ab88415f8716c8f4214fa1ef3778d8e9cd891c7/Pearl-cover.jpg" data-mid="236725726" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/475ee67fba8f89db7074b7908ab88415f8716c8f4214fa1ef3778d8e9cd891c7/Pearl-cover.jpg" /> TITLE: PearlLABEL / DATE: Self Released / 2023FORMAT: DIGITAL︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ MORE ︎ <img width="1633" height="1181" width_o="1633" height_o="1181" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a171da4fb22e51bf55321606d8626cbf8cdea35004d865c7609c7d14b55b351c/MAY_Junea_Vinyl-Record-and-Cover2.jpg" data-mid="18085610" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a171da4fb22e51bf55321606d8626cbf8cdea35004d865c7609c7d14b55b351c/MAY_Junea_Vinyl-Record-and-Cover2.jpg" /> TITLE: Junea LABEL / DATE: Inner Ear / 2017 FORMAT: LP+CD / DIGITAL︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ <img width="600" height="434" width_o="600" height_o="434" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a407125de9161762324d5ac0efb8fb33fcc4e9620dd6029fc34ae358d05616f/0304.jpg" data-mid="3472781" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/0a407125de9161762324d5ac0efb8fb33fcc4e9620dd6029fc34ae358d05616f/0304.jpg" /> TITLE: Music to the Poetry of Ntinos ChristianopoulosLABEL / DATE: Ianos Publications / 2013FORMAT: CD/DIGITAL︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ <img width="600" height="434" width_o="600" height_o="434" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79a9f1b0f0e231c11ebea384a8680793370f3ac6052f62b257663345a5b1d4a0/0205.png" data-mid="3474112" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/79a9f1b0f0e231c11ebea384a8680793370f3ac6052f62b257663345a5b1d4a0/0205.png" /> TITLE: Haunted LABEL / DATE: Self Released / 2011FORMAT: CD / DIGITAL ︎ ︎ ︎ <img width="600" height="434" width_o="600" height_o="434" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/314c71539812262c84303b9069a5637d830852c4621ca79160d2ae86aff74207/0103.jpg" data-mid="3472786" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/314c71539812262c84303b9069a5637d830852c4621ca79160d2ae86aff74207/0103.jpg" />TITLE: Panda, a Story about Love and FearLABEL / DATE: CooRecords / 2009FORMAT: CD SINGLES <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ee54081d3b6591a6f5f240057056f356349cad27f7cee768c161971c285d68a/MayRoosevelt_Memoir2.jpg" data-mid="129429272" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ee54081d3b6591a6f5f240057056f356349cad27f7cee768c161971c285d68a/MayRoosevelt_Memoir2.jpg" />TITLE: Memoir #2 [06.12.09]LABEL / DATE: Self Released / 2010FORMAT: DIGITAL︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ MORE <img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c9037b1648c24253814f6aa66fa68e20c3923b02ae8cd58d0508eb58e0d2b19/MINIATURE-I-May-Roosevelt-2000.jpg" data-mid="142293757" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c9037b1648c24253814f6aa66fa68e20c3923b02ae8cd58d0508eb58e0d2b19/MINIATURE-I-May-Roosevelt-2000.jpg" />TITLE: Miniature ILABEL / DATE: Self Released / 2022FORMAT: DIGITAL︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ MORE <img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/036040b4a9ecfd7f11c07321d957f0b2faa250c588a929a605af9414ee9268bc/MINIATURE-II---May-Roosevelt_2000px.jpg" data-mid="134534975" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/036040b4a9ecfd7f11c07321d957f0b2faa250c588a929a605af9414ee9268bc/MINIATURE-II---May-Roosevelt_2000px.jpg" />TITLE: Miniature IILABEL / DATE: Self Released / 2022FORMAT: DIGITAL︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ MORE <img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b2cc0414b27201663f057c3f11b2af32826f34d9e76e9510641fd32c7363c6b/Miniature-III-May-Roosevelt-2000.jpg" data-mid="143560167" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4b2cc0414b27201663f057c3f11b2af32826f34d9e76e9510641fd32c7363c6b/Miniature-III-May-Roosevelt-2000.jpg" />TITLE: Miniature IIILABEL / DATE: Self Released / 2022FORMAT: DIGITAL︎ ︎ ︎ MORE COMPILATIONS ︎ TRACK NAME:Facetoucher︎ ALBUM:Virus Positions (A Quarantine Music Collection) LABEL / DATE:Inner Ear / 2020 ︎ TRACK NAME:Hikaru︎ ALBUM:Eternal Bliss http://relaxinfinity.com/ LABEL / DATE:Red Bull Music Academy / 2014 ︎ TRACK NAME: Nuage Noir (May Roosevelt Remix)︎ ALBUM:Oiseaux-TempêteRe-Works LABEL / DATE:Sub Rosa, Balades Sonores&nbsp; / 2014 ︎ TRACK NAME: Drain You︎ ALBUM:Nirvana's Nevermind Revisited By Greek Bands LABEL / DATE:Sonik Magazine / 2011 COLLABORATIONS(Selected) ︎ TRACK NAME: Ghostgirl︎ ARTIST / ALBUM:KidKanevil &amp; Daisuke Tanabe /Kidsuke LABEL / DATE:Project Mooncircle / 2012 ︎ TRACK NAME: Dress Reformer︎ ARTIST / ALBUM:Daisuke Tanabe / LA♥JPN Volume 3 LABEL / DATE:Disques Corde / 2011 ︎ TRACK NAME:Invasion ARTIST / ALBUM:Daisuke Tanabe (V/A) /Cosmopolyphonic LABEL / DATE:Art Union / 2010 ︎ TRACK NAME: Обещания︎ ARTIST / ALBUM:Mujuice / Downshifting LABEL / DATE:Восход, Союз / 2011 ︎ TRACK NAME: Come Around︎ ARTIST / ALBUM:Amenta / Sacred Places LABEL / DATE:First Word Records / 2011 ︎ TRACK NAME: Mar Negro︎ ARTIST / ALBUM:Los Macuanos / El Origen LABEL / DATE:Self Released / 2013 ︎ TRACK NAME: Mix Hamburg ︎ ARTIST:Kutiman DATE:2016 ︎ TRACK NAME:Lazareta︎ ARTIST / ALBUM:Ion / Elfish Tapes LABEL / DATE:Surrism Phonoethics / 2010 ︎ TRACK NAME: Andel︎ - Bay of Rainbows ARTIST / ALBUM:Ion / Μαύρη Συχνότητα LABEL / DATE:Ion Musik / 2015 ︎ TRACK NAME: Staring︎ - Mama - A Hopeless Case ARTIST / ALBUM:Mary &amp; The Boy, Felizol / Timemachine LABEL / DATE:&nbsp;Inner Ear/ 2009 ︎ TRACK NAME: Black Swamp Village︎ ARTIST / ALBUM:The Speakeasies Swing Band / Bathtub Gin LABEL / DATE:&nbsp;Liquid Bass Records / 2012 ︎ TRACK NAME: Frédéric D. Oberland, May Roosevelt, Mihalis Vrettas - Live at Protos Orofos 2012︎ ARTIST / ALBUM:V/A / 4 LABEL / DATE:&nbsp;1os Orofos / 2012 https://mayroosevelt.com/Pearl-1 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:55:51 +0000 May Roosevelt https://mayroosevelt.com/Pearl-1 PEARL May Roosevelt returns with her new album "Pearl". In the ten compositions of her fifth album, for the first time her synthesizers blend with the sounds of a classical string quartet. The album merges elements of neoclassical music and romantic electronica as the glistening sound of the theremin takes the lead, uniting this atmospheric sonic ensemble, in dialogue with May Roosevelt's gentle vocals, or solo, forming its own ethereal worlds. A dive into the sound waves of May Roosevelt's music, leads us to the exploration of inner places and the discovery of all the precious elements that have been created there.︎PEARL #4 on Textura’s Favourite Albums of 2023.&nbsp;Textura︎︎︎ ︎“Instant Classic”. Avopolis︎︎︎︎“The blend and balance she achieves between classical strings and her theremin, vocals, violin, and synthesizers results in a distinctive fusion of neoclassical and electronic music. […] A clear sign of the high level of artistry at which Roosevelt currently operates is that theremin is deployed for its musical value, not as a novelty effect.”&nbsp;Textura︎︎︎︎“With ''Pearl'', the time has come to open wide the existential oyster of May Roosevelt's World, where all the Magic of her sound was created, to reveal the ''Pearl'', the Source of all the aesthetics of Existence. We now hear the soul of this world as it was, is and will be. An eternal channel of sensitivity, dream and tenderness.” &nbsp;tospitimetaparaxena︎︎︎ ︎ Music written, recorded, arranged &amp; produced&nbsp;by May Roosevelt Mixed by Christos Megas &amp; May Roosevelt /&nbsp;Strings recorded by Christos Megas / Drums recorded at Polytropon Studio&nbsp;/ Mastered by Christos MegasTheremin, Violin, Synths, Percussion (track 6), Vocals: May Roosevelt / Violin: Marina Shelkova, Kyrill Volkov / Viola: Kyrill Volkov / Cello: Maria Hristova / Double Bass: Iraklis Iosifidis / Drums (track 5): Thanos Kazantzis Artwork by Maria Pseftoga / noon design FORMAT:&nbsp;Digital LABEL:&nbsp;Self Released DATE:&nbsp;2023 STREAMSPOTIFY APPLE MUSIC AMAZON MUSIC DEEZER TIDAL YOUTUBE MUSIC <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c8ac4dc539bbf60d4b3b183a11fd8ed7c5f8705e9a4c54d3e24d0a44fc1617a/MayRoosevelt_Pearl_Cover_1080.jpg" data-mid="184991063" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c8ac4dc539bbf60d4b3b183a11fd8ed7c5f8705e9a4c54d3e24d0a44fc1617a/MayRoosevelt_Pearl_Cover_1080.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3100eeca1390dc27f012cf99dcc07191bedc9112999b02806d5d77da78b4d83b/MayRoosevelt_Portrait.jpg" data-mid="184991971" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3100eeca1390dc27f012cf99dcc07191bedc9112999b02806d5d77da78b4d83b/MayRoosevelt_Portrait.jpg" /> MayRoosevelt · Memoir [Ultramarine]MayRoosevelt · Pearl - May Roosevelt / New Album Out Now! https://mayroosevelt.com/MAIN Fri, 29 Sep 2017 17:48:55 +0000 May Roosevelt https://mayroosevelt.com/MAIN https://mayroosevelt.com/ABOUT-JUNEA Tue, 03 Oct 2017 01:02:55 +0000 May Roosevelt https://mayroosevelt.com/ABOUT-JUNEA JUNEA May Roosevelt marked her return in 2017 with her album titled «Junea», coming out on October 23rd via Inner Ear. Junea is a heroine of the modern digital world, where reality meets fiction through bridges made of electronic sounds and pixels. Musically, it could be said that she is an alter ego of May Roosevelt, adding new qualities to the artist’s existing musical identity. In the world of Junea synthesizers rule, creating a multi-layered sound environment of crystal sounds and rhythmic beats. Ethereal vocals and encrypted lyrics lead to a parallel dreamy, three-dimensional universe that mirrors the artist’s exploration into new musical coordinates. ︎“May Roosevelt’s exploratory darkwave is totally cosmic”&nbsp; THE FADER PREMIERS TRACK “AIR” ︎ “Voices warp and overlap in “Flowers” to give the impression that there are many more inhabiting this plane, but by the end, it feels lonely, and perhaps even like it were a distant, half-lucid dream.”&nbsp; Grimmy Goods ︎ “The whole thing is a bit of a cerebral trip. It’s definitely a release to consider as we get deeper into spooky season.”&nbsp; EARMILK︎ “Quelque part en Grèce, May Roosevelt écrit le futur de la pop synthétique. Humaine après tout.”&nbsp;Le Drone ︎ JUNEA on Lifo’s 20 Favourite Albums of the Decade2010-2020 LIFO ︎Music written, arranged, produced &amp; performed by May Roosevelt Mixed by Christos Megas Mastered by Sweetspot Studios Artwork by Maria Pseftoga / noon design LABEL: Inner Ear DATE: 2017 FORMAT: LP / DIGITAL ORDER 180 gram LP (incl. cd version): INNER EAR RECORDS BANDCAMP STREAM SPOTIFY YOUTUBE&nbsp;APPLE MUSIC AMAZON MUSIC DEEZER TIDAL <img width="1920" height="1477" width_o="1920" height_o="1477" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f41c0df0194ed0a95bddf10b2bdd7eec247c31ba7afd531c3fde663050d9fa3/MAY_Junea_Vinyl-Record-and-Cover.jpg" data-mid="4656283" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f41c0df0194ed0a95bddf10b2bdd7eec247c31ba7afd531c3fde663050d9fa3/MAY_Junea_Vinyl-Record-and-Cover.jpg" /> <img width="2362" height="1772" width_o="2362" height_o="1772" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd1297a3aa8a1c892ac55c5eb1da290499b2d7d2eb534aefdc93f6292df644a4/MayRoosevelt_Aris-Rammos.jpg" data-mid="67235423" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd1297a3aa8a1c892ac55c5eb1da290499b2d7d2eb534aefdc93f6292df644a4/MayRoosevelt_Aris-Rammos.jpg" /> https://mayroosevelt.com/AIR Sat, 30 Sep 2017 22:55:38 +0000 May Roosevelt https://mayroosevelt.com/AIR AIR <img width="882" height="882" width_o="882" height_o="882" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1fec7d0ea2b45c9a9d25f089d89a106c648c19c3302cf36477b15e8d55d126ad/air4forever.gif" data-mid="4576039" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/882/i/1fec7d0ea2b45c9a9d25f089d89a106c648c19c3302cf36477b15e8d55d126ad/air4forever.gif" /> https://mayroosevelt.com/PA Sat, 30 Sep 2017 23:21:32 +0000 May Roosevelt https://mayroosevelt.com/PA キラキラPA <img width="840" height="840" width_o="840" height_o="840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66b11fedb04054dbcc93f481d0ac339bf97ce70eb3fd4cc0eafc3d57becb04c9/PA2.gif" data-mid="4655535" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/840/i/66b11fedb04054dbcc93f481d0ac339bf97ce70eb3fd4cc0eafc3d57becb04c9/PA2.gif" /> https://mayroosevelt.com/BE Sun, 15 Oct 2017 11:17:25 +0000 May Roosevelt https://mayroosevelt.com/BE BE TRACK 03 <img width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e58151b141d29a21a2c713cc9fbaf90bd86cc8b7ec9a928f1b828d90abca1da7/bemine1000.jpg" data-mid="5535919" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e58151b141d29a21a2c713cc9fbaf90bd86cc8b7ec9a928f1b828d90abca1da7/bemine1000.jpg" /> https://mayroosevelt.com/IN-YOUR-EYES Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:16:59 +0000 May Roosevelt https://mayroosevelt.com/IN-YOUR-EYES IN YOUR EYES TRACK 06 <img width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7daddb439214ab3c5996d57cec66aaa63f1666e19abd79dcfcb37aecda36aa64/INYOUREYES.jpg" data-mid="5353529" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7daddb439214ab3c5996d57cec66aaa63f1666e19abd79dcfcb37aecda36aa64/INYOUREYES.jpg" />