About Lucy
Lucy Kalantari is a 2x GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, composer, producer, and engineer with a Latin GRAMMY® nomination and a growing list of accolades for her excellence in songwriting and production. Across multiple consecutive award cycles, both her own releases and productions for other artists have received GRAMMY® recognition, reflecting her deep commitment to creating meaningful, high-quality music for children and families.
Passionate about creating children’s media that centers joy, community, and resilience, Kalantari leads Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats while also producing a diverse roster of artists through her studio, Joy Sound Lab, whose slogan is “enter with a sense of play.” Recent projects include the upcoming albums Magnificent by Lachi for Platoon Records and All In Good Time by Snooknuk, as well as Flor Bromley’s GRAMMY®-nominated album Herstory. Kalantari also contributed as a songwriter for the Dora series streaming on Paramount+ and internationally on Nick Jr.
Her work has been featured on PBS Kids Jam, Universal Kids (NBCUniversal), and SiriusXM’s Kids Place Live, and Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats have performed at major festivals and venues including the Kennedy Center, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, and Symphony Space.
A pioneer in immersive audio for young audiences, Kalantari presented her immersive production work at NAMM in partnership with Genelec, Apogee, and Dolby, highlighting the creative potential of Dolby Atmos in children’s media. She later created Atmos Story Circle, a Dolby Atmos installation at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan built around original works intentionally composed and produced for immersive playback.
Born of Latine heritage and raised in part in the Dominican Republic, Kalantari writes and produces in both English and Spanish, expanding cultural access and connection across audiences.
As a full-time music creator and mother, she remains deeply committed to mentorship and equity in music production. Kalantari serves as a soundBoard mentor for We Are Moving the Needle, mentors through GRAMMY U, and is an active member of the Recording Academy.
Lucy Kalantari continues to shape the future of children’s music as an artist, producer, educator, and immersive audio innovator.