Management
Maria May
Senior Agent and Head of Electronic, International, Creative Artists Agency
CAA senior agent leading the agency's international electronic-music booking business.
Last updated 2026-09-16
In short
Maria May is Senior Agent and Head of Electronic, International at Creative Artists Agency. Represents a roster of leading electronic and dance artists including David Guetta and The Chainsmokers, and led CAA's 2012 expansion into dance music. Maria May is a senior agent at Creative Artists Agency, working in its London office as head of the agency's international electronic-music booking business.
Quick facts
- Current role
- Senior Agent and Head of Electronic, International
- Organisation
- Creative Artists Agency
- Primary category
- Management
- Known for
- Leading CAA's international electronic-music division; Representing David Guetta and The Chainsmokers; IMS Legends Award
Executive summary
Maria May is a senior agent at Creative Artists Agency, working in its London office as head of the agency's international electronic-music booking business. Her LinkedIn profile lists her title as senior agent, head of electronic international, and IQ Magazine's April 2025 report on her IMS Legends Award and the Amsterdam Dance Event's current speaker biography both describe the same current role. [3](https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/en/artists-speakers/maria-may/13490/) [5](https://www.iqmagazine.com/2025/04/caa-agent-maria-may-to-receive-ims-legends-award/)
Her client roster, per ADE's and IQ's current biographies, includes David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, Róisín Murphy, The Chainsmokers, Robin Schulz, Oliver Heldens, Jonas Blue, Meduza, Purple Disco Machine and Icona Pop, among others. Client rosters change and this profile treats them as currently reported.
May joined CAA in 2012 to lead its expansion into dance music, building on roughly three decades in electronic-music booking that included earlier work with Frankie Knuckles, Paul Oakenfold and David Morales. She was awarded the International Music Summit's Legends Award in 2025 for her contribution to electronic-music culture.
Why Maria May matters in live music
As the agent who led CAA's entry into dance-music booking, May's roster and routing decisions carry outsized weight in a genre segment whose live-event economics — club, festival and large-scale DJ touring — differ materially from traditional band touring.
Her multi-decade tenure across the transition of electronic music from underground clubs to festival mainstages makes her a direct source for the genre-specific festival and club-booking economics Live Index tracks.
Career record
- ~1990s onwardBuilt a career representing DJs and producers including Frankie Knuckles, Paul Oakenfold and David Morales.
- 2012Joined CAA to lead the agency's expansion into dance and electronic music.
- 2025Received the IMS Legends Award at IMS Ibiza.
Sphere of influence
Levels are categorical — Core, Major, Significant, Limited — and each is stated with the evidence it rests on. No numeric score is published, because none would be defensible.
- Electronic and dance-music booking Core
- She leads CAA's international electronic-music division and represents a roster of major DJs and producers.
- Festival and club-circuit routing Major
- Her three-decade career spans club, festival and large-scale DJ touring formats.
- Industry recognition Significant
- She received the IMS Legends Award in 2025 for her contribution to electronic-music culture.
Entity relationships
Current
Maria May is senior agent and head of electronic, international at Creative Artists Agency.
Timeline
- 2012Joined CAA to lead its dance-music expansion.
- 2025Received the IMS Legends Award.
- 2026Continues to lead CAA's electronic-music booking business, appearing at Bridge Conference 2026.
Related Live Index research and records
References and sources
- CAA agent Maria May to receive IMS Legends Award — IQ Magazine. Trade press. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Confirms her current role, roster and the 2025 IMS Legends Award, and is the portrait source page.
- Maria May (GB) — Amsterdam Dance Event. Verified profile. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Current biography confirming her title, career history and client roster.