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 triumph in the European Broadcasting Union's competition in 1995 marked the beginning of his illustrious career as an international conductor, theater music director, composer, and radio/television music curator, motivational speaker, and founder of Paraorchestra – a pioneering ensemble that integrates disabled and non-disabled musicians.