Quincy Jones to Deliver SXSW Keynote Address
The legendary producer Quincy Jones has been announced as the keynote speaker for SXSW’s 2009 Music Conference.
Jones’ numerous credits include 79 Grammy nominations. He is best known as the producer for Michael Jackson’s album Thriller. Over the span of a clearly iconic career, Quincy Jones has also worked with Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Donna Summer among numerous others.
Also recognized as a long-time humanitarian, Jones also produced the song We Are The World which benefited Ethiopian famine relief. At SXSW, “Jones is expected to discuss the power of music to influence and create positive change in the …read more
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