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

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, London, the son of Swedish model

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and American musician-music producer Quincy Jones Jr. He grew up in Sweden with his older sister Martina after their parents legally separated.Superiorpics.com: Quincy Jones
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

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and fashion model Kenya Kinski-Jones.

Career

Jones is the founder of QD3 Entertainment, which has produced a series of documentaries known collectively as ''

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.'' These explore the violence and feuds within

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. Jones is also a hip hop DJ; he released an album called ''Soundlab'' (1991). On 4 November 2009,

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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 ''

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'' (2009), about rapper

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. 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 ''

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'' 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

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, 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'' (

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Films and documentaries

*1987: ''

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'' as Quincy. Also narrating. *2002: ''The Freshest Kids: A History of the B-Boy'' (as producer, QD3 Entertainment) *2006: '' Beef: The Series'' (QD3 Entertainment) **''

'' (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 III ...

'' (11 October 2006) **''

Beef III ''Beef'' is a 2003 American documentary film directed by Peter Spirer about the history of hip-hop feuds. Produced by Peter Spirer, Casey Suchan and Denis Henry Hennelly and executive produced by Quincy Jones III (QD3), the film was written by Pet ...

'' (16 October 2006) **''

Beef IV ''Beef'' is a 2003 American documentary film directed by Peter Spirer about the history of hip-hop feuds. Produced by Peter Spirer, Casey Suchan and Denis Henry Hennelly and executive produced by Quincy Jones III (QD3), the film was written by Pe ...

'' (25 October 2006) **''Beef V'' (1 November 2006) **''Beef VI'' (8 November 2006) **''

'' (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 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Quincy III 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