Lazzo (musician)

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
official press photo in 2014
Background information
OriginWashington, DC, USA
GenresElectronic, Dance, Rock, Pop
Occupation(s)producer, engineer, guitarist, keyboardist
Years active2006–present
LabelsAnnaKen Media, DJ Boy Records
Associated actsRites of Ash, Billy Zero, Blue Skies and Death, DJ Idee, DJ Paul Edge, Pablo Manzarek
Websitelazzomusic.com

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).[1]

Rites of Ash

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'.[2]

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.

Blue Skies and Death

In late 2015, Lazzo teamed up with Analytics (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.[3]

Discography

Singles

  • Lazzo - Direction (feat. Omar Ruiz & Douglas Lira) (2019)
  • Lazzo - Synful (2019)
  • Rites of Ash - Hallo Spaceboy (2018)
  • Blue Skies and Death - Hey Wait (2018)
  • Blue Skies and Death - Parallel Lines (Lazzo Remix) (2016)
  • Blue Skies and Death - Sometimes (2017)
  • Blue Skies and Death - Innocence of Youth (2017)
  • Blue Skies and Death - Just Can't (2017)
  • Blue Skies and Death - Parallel Lines (2016)
  • Blue Skies and Death - Little Things (2016)
  • Lazzo - Just Lie (2016)
  • Blue Skies and Death - Trainwreck (feat. Artem Grigoryev) (2015)
  • Rites of Ash - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (2014)
  • Rites of Ash - Bad Romance (2010)
  • Rites of Ash - Burn (2009)

EP/LP

Videography
  • Parallel Lines (2016)
  • Just Lie (feat. Lisa Christine) (2016)
  • Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (2014)
  • Molly (2012)
  • Killing Me (2012)
  • Burn (2009)

Television
  • Fuse On-Demand
  • The Real World: Key West
  • Pimp My Ride
  • Next
  • My Sweet Sixteen: Remix
  • Real World/Road Rules: Gauntlet 2
  • Island Life
  • Livin La Haina

Movies
  • City of Lost Souls

Awards

Washington Area Music Association (WAMA)[4][5][6]

  • 2015 Best Modern Rock Group (Nominated)
  • 2014 Best Electronica Recording - Kept Me Up All Night (Won)
  • 2014 Best Electronica Artist (Nominated)
  • 2014 Producer of the Year - Lazzo (Nominated)
  • 2010 Best Modern Rock Group (Nominated)
  • 2010 Best Modern Rock Recording - Like Venom (Nominated)
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References
  1. "Lazzo - Discography/Credits". 2014 About/Discography. Lazzo. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. Rites of Ash - Burn (Music Video) "Rites of Ash" Check |url= value (help). FUSE On-Demand. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  3. "Blue Skies and Death". 2016 About. Blue Skies and Death. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. "25th Annual Wammies Ballot". 2010 Wammy Awards. WAMA. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  5. "28th Annual Wammies Nomination Ballot". WAMA. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  6. "29th Annual Wammies Nomination Ballot". WAMA. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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