13 Facts About Ray Suen

Ray Suen was born on July 5,1985 and is an American musician based in Los Angeles, California, best known for his work with Childish Gambino, Lorde and Mariachi El Bronx.

Ray Suen composed and produced his first film score for Elliott Lester's The Thicket, released September 6,2024.

Ray Suen served as a principal violinist with the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra and studied jazz while earning a degree in psychology at UCSD.

Ray Suen played with Sproule during a short tour in February 2009 and played percussion with The Flaming Lips on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien in October 2009.

Ray Suen appeared again with The Flaming Lips at the 2011 New Year's Eve Freakout playing harp, guitar, synth and other percussion for the first live performance of The Soft Bulletin album.

Ray Suen performed subsequent Soft Bulletin shows as well as Dark Side of the Moon shows as an auxiliary musician.

Ray Suen joined Childish Gambino during the I Am Donald tour playing guitar, keyboard, and violin.

Ray Suen resumed playing with Childish Gambino for the Camp, Because the Internet and This is America tours.

In 2015, Ray Suen was a touring member of Passion Pit in support of their third album, Kindred.

Ray Suen has released 2 EPs as his solo project, Savio Savio.

In 2017, Ray Suen began working as musical director for Lorde in support of her sophomore release, Melodrama, playing keys and guitar as well as arranging band, vocals, strings and horns.

Ray Suen was music director for Lorde's Solar Power tour.

In 2024, Ray Suen joined the touring line-up of the American indie rock band Vampire Weekend, playing the guitar, keyboards, violin, and pedal steel, as well as singing backing vocals.