Quincy Jones III Biography
Quincy Delight Jones III also better known as QDIII, QD3 and Snoopy is a Swedish-American music producer and film producer.
How old is Quincy Jones III ? – Age
The Swedish-American music producer is 52 years old as of 23rd December 2020. He was born in 1968 in Wimbledon, London, United States.
Who are Quincy Jones III Parents? – Father and mother
The Swedish-American music producer was born as the son of Swedish model Ulla Andersson and American musician-music producer Quincy Jones Jr. He grew up in Sweden. He grew up with her sister after their parents separated.
Quincy Jones III Siblings
The Swedish-American music producer is not the only child in their family. He has siblings. He grew up with his older sister Martina after their parents legally separated. 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 and fashion model Kenya Kinski-Jones.
Is Quincy Jones III in a Relationship? – Spouse
Quincy Jones III Children
Quincy Jones III Career
The Swedish-American music producer is the founder of QD3 Entertainment, which has produced a series of documentaries known collectively as Beef. These explore the violence and feuds within hip hop culture. He 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. He is known for his documentary The Carter (2009), about rapper Lil Wayne. 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, the music producer 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, 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, the music producer 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. He was a jury member of Swedish Idol 2016.
Quincy Jones III Social Media
The music producer is quite popular in social media. His Twitter account, which he created on December 29, 2007, has amassed thousands of followers. His Instagram account ‘therealqd3,’ where he describes himself as a proud Swede, father, music producer, film maker, tech entrepreneur, humanitarian, and futurist, has accumulated thousands of followers as well.
Quincy Jones III Net worth
The Swedish- American music producer has an estimated net worth of around $20 million as of 2021.