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.
[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.