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Michael Jonzun is a musician and music producer. His specialty genres are electro, electronic dance, and electrofunk.

He was born in Florida. He formed the Jonzun Crew in Boston with Steve Thorpe and Gordy Worthy.[1] In the early 1980s, the group recorded electro dance tracks including "Pack Jam (Look Out for the OVC)" and "Space Cowboy".[2] The former was inspired by Michael Jonzun's distaste toward the popular Pac-Man video game.[3]

He made several more LPs in the 1980s, but with less commercial success. He also produced many recordings by other artists. His brother and frequent collaborator is Maurice Starr, mastermind of New Edition and New Kids on the Block; Michael Jonzun contributed to early tracks by both groups.[4] He also worked on Peter Wolf's Lights Out and Tom Browne's Rockin' Radio. In 1986, he left the band to pursue a solo career and released an album on A&M Records.

In 2012 Jonzun sued the estate of Michael Jackson for $24 million, claiming co-writing credit on "This is It," a song Jackson recorded in 2009 with Paul Anka. In March 2014 a federal judge dismissed the suit. [5]

Discography

  • Down To Earth (1983)—Jonzun Crew Featuring Michael Jonzun (Tommy Boy Records) (rereleased by A&M Records with a completely different track listing)
  • Money Isn't Everything (1986)—Michael Jonzun (A&M Records)

Singles & EPs

  • Time Is Running Out (1984)—Jonzun Crew Featuring Michael Jonzun (Tommy Boy Records)
  • Lovin'/Mechanism (1984)—Jonzun Crew Featuring Michael Jonzun (Tommy Boy Records)
  • Redd Hott Mama (1985)—Jonzun Crew Featuring Michael Jonzun (A&M Records)
  • Games People Play (1986)—Michael Jonzun (A&M Records)
  • Burnin' Up (1986)—Michael Jonzun (A&M Records)

See also

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "The Jonzun Crew - Biography". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. ^ Bush, John. "Lost in Space - The Jonzun Crew | Review". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  3. ^ "The Vocoder: From Speech-Scrambling To Robot Rock". NPR. May 13, 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  4. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Michael Jonzun - Biography". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  5. ^ Cronin, Melissa, "Victory From Beyond The Grave! Michael Jackson Wins $24M ‘This Is It’ Lawsuit", Radar Online, April 18, 2014
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