Quincy Delight Jones III (born 23 December 1968), better known as QDIII, QD3 and Snoopy, is an English-born Swedish-American music producer and film producer.
Family
Jones was born in
Wimbledon, London, the son of Swedish model
Ulla Andersson and American musician-music producer
Quincy Jones Jr. He grew up in Sweden with his older sister Martina after their parents legally separated.
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accessed 8 July 2010 The two have five American half-sisters by their father's two other marriages and relationships in the United States, including the actresses
Kidada and
Rashida Jones
Rashida Leah Jones (; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress.
Jones appeared as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series '' Boston Public'' (2000–2002), as Karen Filippelli on the NBC comedy series ''The Office'' (2006–2009; 2011), and ...
and fashion model
Kenya Kinski-Jones.
Career
Jones is the founder of QD3 Entertainment, which has produced a series of documentaries known collectively as ''
Beef
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In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantit ...
.'' These explore the violence and feuds within
hip hop culture
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. Jones is also a hip hop
DJ; he released an album called ''Soundlab'' (1991).
On 4 November 2009,
Chamillionaire launched the Global Innovation Tournament 2009 with Jones at Stanford University as part of the Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar Series.
Jones is known for his documentary ''
The Carter
''The Carter'' is a 2009 documentary film about the American hip hop recording artist Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as Lil Wayne. The film was directed by Adam Bhala Lough and produced by Joshua Krause and Quincy Jones III, and doc ...
'' (2009), about rapper
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman, joining ...
. Lil Wayne filed a lawsuit to prevent distribution because he wanted control over the final cut, but the case was dismissed by the judge. A ''
Huffington Post'' review ranked it as one of the top five movies about hip-hop.
In 2011, Jones co-founded the health and wellness lifestyle company Feel Rich, Inc. with partner Shawn Ullman, which aimed at promoting "health as the new wealth" to urban communities. Along with QD3's father, Grammy winning producer
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...
, they produced a documentary film, Feel Rich:Health is the New Wealth, that featured celebrities, hip hop icons, and medical and health professionals discussing wellness in the urban community.
In January 2014, Jones founded WeMash, an Internet service that connects owners of content (movie studios, news organizations, sports entities, music labels/publishers) with creators from every field (video artists, filmmakers, musicians, and more) to reimagine content beyond its original context. Investors include venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
Jones was a jury member of ''
Swedish Idol 2016''.
Discography
Solo albums
*1991: ''Soundlab'' (
Qwest
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/
Reprise
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/
Warner Bros. Records
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26574) featuring
Justin Warfield
Justin Evan Warfield (born April 20, 1973) is an American musician and hip hop MC. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist of the darkwave duo She Wants Revenge, which formed in 2004.
In 1993, he released a hip-hop album titled '' My ...
Films and documentaries
*1987: ''
Stockholmsnatt'' as Quincy. Also narrating.
*2002: ''The Freshest Kids: A History of the B-Boy'' (as producer, QD3 Entertainment)
*2006: ''
Beef: The Series'' (QD3 Entertainment)
**''
Beef
Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus'').
In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantit ...
'' (4 October 2006)
**''
Beef II
''Beef II'' is a 2004 American documentary film and the sequel to the 2003 documentary ''Beef'', which continued to document the history of rivalries in hip-hop and rap music. Like its prequel, the film was executive produced by Quincy Jones II ...
'' (11 October 2006)
**''
Beef III'' (16 October 2006)
**''
Beef IV'' (25 October 2006)
**''Beef V'' (1 November 2006)
**''Beef VI'' (8 November 2006)
**''
The Carter
''The Carter'' is a 2009 documentary film about the American hip hop recording artist Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as Lil Wayne. The film was directed by Adam Bhala Lough and produced by Joshua Krause and Quincy Jones III, and doc ...
'' (2009)
**''Beef: Behind the Bullet'' (9 February 2011)
**''Tupac: Thug Angel'' (2011)
Bibliography
*''Q, The Autobiography of Quincy Jones''
References
External links
QD3 Entertainment- Official website
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1968 births
Living people
American hip hop DJs
American hip hop record producers
American people of Cameroonian descent
American people of Swedish descent
American people of Welsh descent
Grammy Award winners for rap music
Musicians from London
Family of Quincy Jones
Qwest Records artists
Musicians from Stockholm
People from Wimbledon, London
Swedish hip hop DJs
Swedish people of African-American descent
Swedish people of Welsh descent
Swedish people of Cameroonian descent
Swedish record producers