At just under 5-feet tall, this Manhattan multi-instrumentalist uses her ukulele Ed, a keyboard, a bass, multiple percussive instruments, and a loop pedal to build vocal/ instrumental arrangements in live performances and also has a comedic genre she performs called, “ukulele rap”. Joy has played over 50 Sofar Sounds shows, has opened for Sheryl Crow, Ava Max, and Social House, and her music was recently used in Season 2 of the television show, "Temptation Island." A recent recipient of the New York Women's Fund Grant, Joy was recognized by PopDust for writing "a canticle of female empowerment" and one of her passions is inspiring women to feel powerful and unburdened by social norms.

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Joy gets the crowd laughing alongside her by adding funny one-liners in between verses. “There is a sadness in everything,” she says in regard to her comedy in her music, “but that’s where we should find humor.” Joy is represented by G.G. Greg Agency for the college circuit and was a 2019 Showcase artist at NACA. Joy credits her foundation in Operatic vocal training and jazz performance experience and was a recipient of the Johnny Mercer Fellowship. She is currently producing/scoring an anthological docuseries funded by NYFA, to explore what romantic love is today.