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Thundercat
American musician and producer (born 1984)
Stephen Lee Bruner, better known by his stage name Thundercat, is an American musician, singer, record producer, songwriter, and bassist from Los Angeles, California. First coming to prominence as a member of heavy metal band Suicidal Tendencies, he returned to his musical roots, placing a strong focus on funk, soul, progressive R&B, psychedelia and jazz-fusion.
He has since released five solo studio albums and is noted for his work with producer Flying Lotus and his appearances on Kendrick Lamar's 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly. In 2016, Thundercat won a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Performance for his work on the track "These Walls" from To Pimp a Butterfly.
In 2020, Thundercat released his fourth studio album, It Is What It Is, which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album. Rolling Stone has ranked him as one of the greatest bass players of all time.
awards: Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance, Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album
plays: bass guitar, guitar, bass instrument
member of: Suicidal Tendencies
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Early life
Raised in Compton and other parts of Los Angeles, Bruner was born into a family of musicians, including his father Ronald Bruner Sr., a drummer, and his mother Pam, a flautist and percussionist. His father played drums for the Temptations, the Supremes, and Gladys Knight, amongst others. After Bruner Sr. got sober from cocaine, the children would watch him play gigs at the Crenshaw Christian Center. Bruner attended Locke High School, playing in the school's jazz band. His teacher, Reggie Andrews, produced and co-wrote the Dazz Band's 1982 single "Let It Whip" and collaborated with Rick James. Andrews re-introduced Bruner to Kamasi Washington; the two had originally met as children, through their fathers' membership in a gospel fusion band....
Bruner began playing the bass at an early age, listening to bass players such as Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller for inspiration. By the age of 15, he had a minor hit in Germany as a member of the boy band No Curfew. A year later, he joined his brother Ronald Jr. as a member of the Los Angeles crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, replacing former bass player Josh Paul. Bruner's earliest studio album appearances include playing electric bass on Kamasi Washington's Live at 5th Street Dick's and The Proclamation.
Also known as Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner. Former member of Suicidal Tendencies and bassist for L.A. soul and hip hop artists like Sa-Ra Creative Partners.
Also known as: "Thunder" Steve Bruner, S . Bruner, S. "Thundercat" Bruner, S. Bruner, S. Bruner*
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Liner notes
Thundercat, the records, oldest first
The Golden Age of Apocalypse
2011 album
Apocalypse
2013 album
Attorneys EP
2014 ep
The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
2015 ep
Drunk
2017 album
wanted
It Is What It Is
2020 album
Distracted
2026 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"Them Changes" is a song by American musician Thundercat. It was first released on June 18, 2015, as a single from his EP The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam.
The track, which Thundercat co-wrote with producer Flying Lotus, was later included on Thundercat's full-length album Drunk, released on February 24, 2017.
