He began his career at 15 years of age with a band called "Black Blood" (their very first album charted number 2 in Dominica and received extensive airplay in the Caribbean ). Inclusive of the several albums produced are "Something Real", "Impetus" and "Heart and Soul", the latter winning the Year 2000 Juno Award for Best Reggae Recording. Soon after immigrating to Ottawa, Canada, Lazo formed his own band "Unity" to start performing his original compositions.