![]() ![]() Thundercat performing at Stern Grove, San Francisco, 2021 Solo Albums The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam ![]() In 2022, he collaborated with virtual band Gorillaz on their single Cracker Island, the first released single and title track for their upcoming album of the same name. On AugBruner played bass during Mac's Tiny Desk Concert, during which the two played the track they collaborated on "What's the Use?" Longtime Thundercat collaborators Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington, and Terrace Martin were also major contributors to the album.īruner was a frequent collaborator on Mac Miller's tracks. Īlong with his band duties, Bruner is also a session musician, acclaimed for his work on Erykah Badu's New Amerykah (2008) and Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma (2010).īruner 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. In 2004, Bruner collaborated with Kamasi Washington, as well as Cameron Graves and Ronald Jr, under the name the Young Jazz Giants. The next two years saw a return to the recording studio with fellow Brainfeeder artist Flying Lotus, with contributions to the Lotus's Until the Quiet Comes (2012) and You're Dead! (2014), and the release of Thundercat's second album Apocalypse (2013). 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. Bruner credited Flying Lotus with pushing him to start singing and making his own projects. Around this time, Bruner would play in live bands for Raphael Saadiq and Snoop Dogg, both would make quips towards his playing style. Įrykah Badu was credited with helping Bruner find his stage presence and identity as Thundercat. Bruner's earliest studio album appearances include playing electric bass on Kamasi Washington's Live at 5th Street Dick's and The Proclamation. as a member of the Los Angeles Crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, replacing former bass player Josh Paul. ![]() A year later he joined his brother Ronald Jr. By the age of 15, he had a minor hit in Germany as a member of the boy band No Curfew. Career īruner began playing the bass at an early age, listening to bass players such as Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller for inspiration. His stage name bears influence to this, deriving from Thundercats, the 1985 cartoon series. īruner is a big fan of Anime and cartoons, and will wear outfits that reflect this such as a Pikachu backpack or cat-ear headbands. That happens a lot," Bruner shared in a 2020 interview with the Guardian. Even though that sometimes creeps in there because you’re always on the edge of a knife. Do I think he meant to die? No, I don’t think he did. You ride the line, you don’t know how close you are sometimes. ![]() Mac Miller's death in 2018 made Bruner confront his own substance abuse and alcoholism causing him to drink less and adopt better eating habits. īruner was a close friend of the rapper Mac Miller, and the two often spent time together in their personal lives. Bruner is a Christian, and incorporates many of the religion's themes in some of his music. They also sessioned with Terrace Martin in Washington's father's garage during this time. They would later get to play the same venues as the performers they watched. The reunited duo would sneak into jazz concerts, driving around in a worn down 1982 Ford Mustang to do so. Andrews re-introduced Bruner to Kamasi Washington, who originally met as children through their fathers’ play in a gospel fusion band. His teacher, Reggie Andrews, produced and co-wrote Let It Whip and collaborated with Rick James. Bruner attended Locke High School, playing in the school's jazz band. sobered from dealing with cocaine, the children would watch him play gigs at the Crenshaw Christian Center. His father played drums for The Temptations, The Supremes, and Gladys Knight amongst others. They raised him in Compton and other parts of Los Angeles. 2.2.1 The Beyond / Where the Giants Roamīruner was born into a family of musicians, including his father Ronald Bruner Sr., a drummer, and his mother Pam a flutist and percussionist. ![]()
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