After winning the European Broadcasting Union conducting competition in 1995 whilst still in his twenties, Hazlewood has had a career as an international conductor, music director of film and theatre, composer and a curator of music on British radio and television, Motivational Speaker and founder of Paraorchestra – the world's first integrated ensemble of disabled and non-disabled musicians.
Hazlewood's achievement in 1995, winning the European Broadcasting Union's competition while still in his early twenties, set the stage for his diverse career as an acclaimed conductor, theater music director, composer, radio/television music curator, motivational speaker, and founder of Paraorchestra – a trailblazing ensemble that unites musicians with and without disabilities.