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Thundercat (Stephen Lee Bruner) was born on 19 October, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, U.S., is an American musician and producer (born 1984). Discover Thundercat's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?

Popular As Stephen Lee Bruner
Occupation Musician, producer, songwriter, singer
Age 39 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 19 October, 1984
Birthday 19 October
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Timeline

1982

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.

The reunited duo would sneak into jazz concerts, driving around in a worn-down 1982 Ford Mustang to do so.

They would later get to play the same venues as the performers they watched.

They also did sessions with Bruner's cousin Terrace Martin in Washington's father's garage during this time.

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.

Erykah Badu was credited with helping Bruner find his stage presence and identity as Thundercat.

Around this time, Bruner would play in live bands for Raphael Saadiq and Snoop Dogg, and both would make quips about his playing style.

Bruner credited Flying Lotus with pushing him to start singing and making his own projects.

1984

Stephen Lee Bruner (born October 19, 1984), better known by his stage name Thundercat, is an American musician, singer, record producer, and songwriter from Los Angeles.

2004

In 2004, Bruner collaborated with Kamasi Washington, as well as Cameron Graves and Ronald Jr., under the name The Young Jazz Giants.

The group later united with Terrace Martin and five other Los Angeles jazz musicians to form the West Coast Get Down collective, with whom they recorded several albums.

2008

Along with his band duties, Bruner is also a session musician, acclaimed for his work on Erykah Badu's New Amerykah (2008) and fellow Brainfeeder artist Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma (2010), Until the Quiet Comes (2012), and You're Dead! (2014).

2011

He released his first solo album in 2011, The Golden Age of Apocalypse, which featured production from Flying Lotus, and was influenced by 1970s fusion artists such as Stanley Clarke and George Duke, who his brother also later toured with.

2012

The EP includes tributes to his friend and collaborator Austin Peralta, a jazz pianist who was signed to Brainfeeder before his death in 2012.

The EP also includes a feature from Herbie Hancock and was the first appearance of "Them Changes".

2013

Thundercat's second album Apocalypse was released in 2013.

2015

First coming to prominence as a member of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, he has since released four 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.

Bruner was a major contributor to Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed album To Pimp a Butterfly in 2015, and has been described as being "at the creative epicenter" of the project.

Longtime Thundercat collaborators Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington, and Terrace Martin were also major contributors to the album.

Bruner was a frequent collaborator on Mac Miller's tracks.

On June 22, 2015, Thundercat released The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam EP, which was developed during the production of To Pimp a Butterfly.

2016

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 2016, Bruner revealed to XXL that he was working on a new album with Flying Lotus as a main contributor.

In May of that year, Bruner appeared live with Red Hot Chili Peppers to play additional bass on their song "Go Robot" at iHeartRadio's release party for the band's 2016 album The Getaway.

In August 2016, Bruner appeared live with singers Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald in Chicago.

2017

In June 2017, Thundercat appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote his studio album Drunk with Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins.

2018

On August 6, 2018, Bruner played bass during Miller's Tiny Desk Concert, during which the two played their collaborative track, "What's the Use?"

In 2022, he collaborated with virtual band Gorillaz on their single "Cracker Island", the first single and title track for their album of the same name.

The song was released on April 30, 2022.

2020

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.

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.

In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked him as one of the greatest bass players of all time.