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Thundercat

American musician and singer-songwriter (born 1984)

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Also known as Stephen Bruner · Stephen Lee Bruner

Born: October 19, 1984
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: jazz musician
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, recording artist
, bassist
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: Crenshaw High School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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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.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Stephen
Lee
Instrument: bass guitar
guitar
bass instrument
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1.Stated in Montreux Jazz Festival DatabaseRetrieved 2020-09-25
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Genre: electronic music
neo soul
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1.Stated in Montreux Jazz Festival DatabaseRetrieved 2020-09-25
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Awards: Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album(2021) for work: It Is What It Is
Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance(2016) for work: These Walls · together with: Kendrick Lamar, Bilal
Label: Brainfeeder
Start of work period: 2000
Social media followers: 316,000(January 13, 2025) youtube channel id: UCQB4-ZjPDfiG1-k0KZlbPug
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-01-13
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495,951(February 4, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 272071608
287,000(January 14, 2024) youtube channel id: UCQB4-ZjPDfiG1-k0KZlbPug
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-01-14
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248,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCQB4-ZjPDfiG1-k0KZlbPug
204,000(March 17, 2022) youtube channel id: UCQB4-ZjPDfiG1-k0KZlbPug
472,340(January 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 272071608
167,000(July 3, 2021) youtube channel id: UCQB4-ZjPDfiG1-k0KZlbPug
391,621(January 7, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 272071608
Name in native language: Stephen Bruner
Discography: Thundercat discography
Pseudonym: Thundercat script: Latin script
Birth name: Stephen Lee Bruner
Family name: Bruner
Website: theamazingthundercat.com language: English
Participant in: Calgary Folk Music Festival 2026
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1.“Thundercat | CFMF”calgaryfolkfest.com/artists/thundercatRetrieved 2026-06-13
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Member of: Suicidal Tendencies

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