Thundercat (musician)

Thundercat
Thundercat in 2018
Thundercat in 2018
Background information
Birth nameStephen Lee Bruner
Born (1984-10-19) October 19, 1984 (age 40)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
OccupationsMusician, producer, songwriter, singer
InstrumentsBass guitar, vocals
DiscographyThundercat discography
Years active2000–present
LabelsBrainfeeder
Member ofWest Coast Get Down
Formerly ofSuicidal Tendencies
Websitetheamazingthundercat.com

Stephen Lee Bruner (born October 19, 1984),[4] better known by his stage name Thundercat, is an American musician, singer, record producer, and songwriter from Los Angeles. First coming to prominence as a member of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, he switched his music with funk, soul, progressive R&B, psychedelia and jazz-fusion, 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.[5] 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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Grammy-2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Newman, Jason (August 22, 2011). "Thundercat's Acid-Jazz Apocalypse". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Pitchfork Staff (October 7, 2019). "The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 22, 2022. For a virtuoso whose music explores the outer reaches of funk, yacht rock, and astral jazz, Thundercat has always shown a sensitive undercurrent.
  4. ^ "The Birth of Stephen Bruner". California Birth Index, 1905 - 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  5. ^ "Rising: Thundercat | Features". Pitchfork. September 1, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2013.

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