Harold Simmons II may be known to audiences by his stage name, Fyütch, but it's also his role as a father that was instrumental in helping him get his first Grammy nod.
For their collaboration album, "Harmony," Simmons and his 8-year-old daughter, Aura V, were nominated for Best Children's Music Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards this year.
According to ABC News' Baltimore affiliate WMAR, if they win, Aura V would become the youngest individually credited Grammy winner. That title is currently held by Blue Ivy Carter, who was credited on her mother Beyoncé's song at 9 years old.
ABC News Live's Perry Russom spoke to the duo ahead of the awards ceremony on Sunday.
Simmons, who previously worked as a teacher, explained the inspiration for his turn to children's music.
"I actually enjoyed it, working with students, showing them how to express themselves through the arts," he said. "And when I started making songs for my students and combining my skills as an artist and using it to songs that could educate them, that's when my career really took off, serving this niche of songs that educate, entertain and empower."
Music runs in his family, Simmons said.
"We're a musical family," he said. "My dad plays on the album. My grandpa was a trumpeter in the Army. So to pass on this musical legacy to her and get this accolade, you know, it's really meaningful."
Simmons told Russom that their Grammy-nominated album began with just one song called "Harmony," which was commissioned by the Wolf Trap Center for the Arts in Virginia.
"I wanted this extended metaphor of musical harmony and harmony amongst people and with nature. And me and her had just kind of started making songs together. So I had the idea of why don't we hop on the song together," Simmons said. "And that started our journey and the songs just kept getting bigger. We started shooting videos, they started going viral. Before you know it, we had enough songs to make a whole album."
Aura is still a full-time third-grader, and Simmons still maintains an independent music career of his own. They said the musical collaboration has allowed them to grow closer together.
"We get to spend lots of time together, go out, we get to go on lots of trips. We once went to Lollapalooza, we went to Las Vegas, and now we're back here in LA, and we're gonna have lots of fun," said Aura V.
"It's, like, parenting, career, it's kind of all mixed up in one pot, and it's beautiful," Simmons said.
