# Jon Zazula

> Jonathan Zazula, also known as Jonny Z, was an American music industry executive who was the owner of New Jersey's Rock'n Roll Heaven record store and founder of record label Megaforce Records. Zazula's record store in East Brunswick, New Jersey made him a central figure of the East Coast metal scene, regularly playing demo tapes sent to him through his underground tape-trading network which included the likes of Brian Slagel of Metal Blade Records, Ron Quintana, and producer Mark Whitaker. He was also a mentor to radio personality Eddie Trunk.

*American music industry executive (1952–2022)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jon-zazula

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1952
- **Died:** 2022-02-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 9.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2206856/ (@nm2206856)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/646749)
- [Jon Zazula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Zazula)
- [Jon Zazula](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Zazula)
- [Jon Zazula](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Zazula)
- [ჯონი ზაზულა](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AF%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_%E1%83%96%E1%83%90%E1%83%96%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90)
- [Jon Zazula](https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Zazula)
- [Jon Zazula](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Zazula)
- [Зазула, Джон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Jon Zazula](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Zazula)
- [Джон Зазула](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/11eec73e-357c-45f5-ab99-768ae8480dca)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2073097)
- [Jon Zazula](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4767691)

---
Generated by Fame.am · https://fame.am/person/jon-zazula