Ronald Bruner, Jr.

Ronald Ray Bruner Jr. (born October 5, 1982) is an American drummer, composer and producer. He has played with hardcore punk/crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies. Bruner was part of the band that received a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 2010 for The Stanley Clarke Band.

He is the older brother of musicians Stephen Bruner (better known as Thundercat) and Jameel Bruner (also known as Kintaro). He frequently performs alongside Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, and cousin Terrace Martin as a member of the Los Angeles jazz collective West Coast Get Down. In 2015, he appeared with the collective on Washington's major-label debut album, The Epic.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with year released Title Album details Triumph Released: March 3, 2017 Label: World Galaxy Formats: Digital download, streaming, LP

Other appearances Year Artist Release Additional information 2004 Young Jazz Giants Young Jazz Giants Drums on full album 2007 Kamasi Washington The Proclamation 2008 SMV Thunder Drums on "Maestros de Las Frecuencias Bajas", "Lil' Victa" and "Grits" 2009 Suicidal Tendencies Year of the Cycos Drums on "It's Automatic" 2010 The Stanley Clarke Band The Stanley Clarke Band Drums on full album George Duke Déjà Vu Suicidal Tendencies No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family 2012 Kenny Garrett Seeds from the Underground 2013 Suicidal Tendencies 13 Drums on "God Only Knows Who I Am", "Till My Last Breath" and "Life... (Can't Live with It, Can't Live Without It)" George Duke Brazilian Fusion Drums on full album 2014 Flying Lotus You're Dead! Drums on "Cold Dead" 2015 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly Drums on "The Blacker the Berry" Kamasi Washington The Epic Drums on "Isabelle", "Final Thought", "The Rhythm Changes", "Miss Understanding", "Seven Prayers", "Henrietta Our Hero", "The Magnificent 7", "Re Run Home", "Malcolm's Theme" and "The Message" 2016 Terrace Martin Velvet Portraits Drums on "Curly Martin" Kenny Garrett Do Your Dance! Drums on full album 2017 Cameron Graves Planetary Prince Kamasi Washington Harmony of Difference 2018 Heaven and Earth 2019 Flying Lotus Flamagra Drums on "Takashi" and "Thank U Malcolm"; backing vocals on "Find Your Own Way Home" 2020 Thundercat It Is What It Is Drums on "Innerstellar Love" 2021 Kenny Garrett Sounds From the Ancestors Drums on full album 2024 Kamasi Washington Fearless Movement Drums on "Lesanu", "Asha the First", "The Visionary", "Together", "The Garden Path", "Interstellar Peace (The Last Stance)", "Road to Self (KO)", "Lines in the Sand" and "Prologue"; composition on "Get Lit" 2025 Mac Miller Balloonerism Drums and co-production on "5 Dollar Pony Rides"