Thriller (Michael Jackson album) video that would appeal to the mass market ended up influencing the way that professionals now market and release their songs. John Landis' production of a mini-movie, rather than the usual short music video, would raise the bar for other directors and producers. Before the success of "Thriller", many felt Jackson had struggled to get MTV airing because he was black. In an effort to attain air time for Jackson, CBS Records President Walter Yetnikoff pressured MTV and declared, "I'm not going to give you any more videos and I'm going to go public and fucking tell them about the
Michael Jonzun the Block; Michael Jonzun contributed to early tracks by both groups. 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. Singles & EPs Michael Jonzun Michael Jonzun, a musician and producer of electro, and especially electro funk, was born in Florida,