Lazzo (musician)

Lazzo
official press photo in 2014
Background information
Origin	Washington, DC, USA
Genres	Electronic, Dance, Rock, Pop
Occupation(s)	producer, engineer, guitarist, keyboardist
Years active	2006–present
Labels	AnnaKen Media, DJ Boy Records
Associated acts	Rites of Ash, Billy Zero, Blue Skies and Death, DJ Idee, DJ Paul Edge, Pablo Manzarek
Website	lazzomusic.com

Lazzo is a producer, engineer, and songwriter specializing in the rock, electronic, dance, and pop genres. In late 2013, he released his Wammy (Washington Area Music Association / WAMA) award-winning dance/dubstep remix album with Rites of Ash, Kept Me Up All Night. In Oct. 2014, Rites of Ash released their new full-length album titled Kill For Love. He has had his music featured on numerous MTV shows, FUSE, MTV2, and MTVu, as well as shared the stage with many national artists.

Lazzo primarily works on music and radio production with DJ Boy Collective and DJ Boy Radio; current projects include: the Aeropostale PS Mobile Application (2013), The Screening Room Express Radio (2014), Sub Pop Radio (2014), Fedde Le Grand Radio (2014), and Kill Rock Stars Radio (2014). In Summer 2014, Lazzo and his DJ Boy team taught a Master’s Class at the Los Angeles Grammy Camp. Lazzo is a member of ASCAP, the Grammy Recording Academy (NARAS) & Voting Member, and the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA).

With the band, Lazzo has appeared in three professional music videos which aired on Fuse TV and licensed music for ten MTV shows including 'The Real World' and 'Pimp My Ride'.

In 2014, he won a Wammy (WAMA) Award with Rites of Ash for Best Electronic Record (Kept Me Up All Night); he and the band were nominated for two other awards: Best Electronica Artist and Producer of the Year. In 2015, Rites of Ash was nominated for the Best Modern Rock Band Wammy award.

In late 2015, Lazzo teamed up with Annalytics (vocals, keyboards) to form the synth pop duo Blue Skies and Death. The group's third single, Parallel Lines, has been featured on Spotify's official playlists: Discover Weekly, Release Radar, and Indie Electronics. Their new EP, Rearrange, was released on September 19, 2016.

Singles

EP/LP

Washington Area Music Association (WAMA)