Producer of the Week - Quincy Jones

Quincy Delight Jones is a world renowned composer, musical arranger, trumpeter, conductor and, last but not least, record producer. As a conductor, Jones was part of the band Bossa Nova, which had huge success with its song Soul Bossa Nova, which can be heard as the theme for Mike Myers' Austin Powers movies and was later sampled for Ludacris' song Number One Spot.

As a record producer, Q is best known for producing Michael Jackson's sixth studio album Thriller, which is the highest selling album in history (104 million copies world-wide). Jones previously produced MJ's Off the Wall in 1979 and would later produce his 1987 album Bad.

In addition to working with Michael Jackson, Q has worked with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Rufus & Chaka Khan, Celine Dion and Ray Charles (a long time friend).

Jones has also composed and arranged the movie scores for numerous movie soundtracks and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Movie Score for the 1967 film In Cold Blood. He was also the first African-American to be musical director/conductor of the Academy Awards ceremony.

In the 50 years Jones been in the music industry, he has earned 79 Grammy nominations, 27 Grammys and a Grammy Legend award in 1991.

Without a doubt, Q is one of the greats of the music industry.