He was a founding member of the punk rock groups Fenix TX, 30footFALL, Demasiado, and Sing The Body Electric.

DeLaPaz was recruited to play drums for 30 Foot Fall in the early 1990s by then drummer Rubio Cisneros and lead singer Butch Klotz.

Fenix TX formed in late 1995 in Houston, Texas under the name Riverfenix by guitarists Will Salazar and Damon DeLaPaz (also the drummer for 30 Foot Fall at the time).

The four piece played extensively on the Texan pop punk scene alongside such renowned bands as 30 Foot Fall, Good Riddance and Goldfinger.

Blink-182's Mark Hoppus offered the band an opening slot on an upcoming Blink-182 tour, and eventually became their manager.

The album was produced by Jerry Finn and also includes Keyboard tracks performed by Roddy Bottum of the band Faith No More.

The decision to break up the band occurred in the middle of the writing process for what would have become Fenix TX's third album.

After the breakup of Fenix TX in September 2002, DeLaPaz and Adam Lewis recruited singer Anthony Scalamere, bassist Jason Torbert and ex-Fenix TX guitarist James Love (who was replaced by guitarist/keyboardist Tony Montemarano in February 2004) for their experimental/hardcore side-project Big Black Boat.

Sing the Body Electric's musical style was completely different from that of Fenix TX, and tended more towards progressive rock and hardcore punk.