TOM BRUNER
After graduating from North 'Texas State University in 1967 with a Bachelor of Music degree in jazz performance and composition, Tom Bruner served on the arranging staff of the United States Air Force Academy Band (1967 to 1971). In late 1971, he moved to Los Angeles where he began to make his living as a studio musician, performing on the following productions: Hawaii Five-O, The Merv Griffin Show, Police Story, Police Woman, Shaft, Matt Helm, The Wonderful World of Disney, Medical Center, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Movin' On, Cannon, Gunsmoke, Barnaby Jones, The Streets of San Francisco, and The F.B.I. In 1975, Tom formed his own production company to compose and arrange music for television and radio commercials. For the next four years, he composed, arranged, and produced over 150 music tracks for commercials for various clients such as Coca-Cola Sumitomo Bank Carnation Buick Hughes Supermarkets Playgirl Magazine Los Alamitos Race Track State Mutual Savings Pup & Taco KFI Radio KCOP 'Television Miller Beer Brittania Sportswear McDonnell Douglas Corp. Lowenbrau Beer Sanyo Pizza Hut Zacky Farms L.A. Civic Light Opera Gulf Oil Mattel Toys Avocado Growe1 Kenwood Stereo U.S. Forest Service Frontier Hotel Dunes Hotel International House of Pancakes Tom's primary role in the music business from the late 1970s thru 1987 is one of musical director for television variety shows.