Born 1953 in Dallas, Texas, has been living in Sweden since 1980. He attended Dartmouth College where he studied electroacoustic music and composition with Jon Appleton and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and American literature. A fellowship made possible continued musical studies in Sweden at the Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm (1975-77) where Brunson studied electroacoustic music composition with Lars-Gunnar Bodin and attended the composition seminars under Gunnar Bucht. Between 1977-79 Brunson attended Columbia University and was awarded a Master of Arts degree. Among his teachers were Mario Davidovsky, Jack Beeson and George Edwards.

Brunson is best known for his electroacoustic music which has been widely performed. He has received awards from the Bourges competition, Luigi Russolo Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Principal works include Tapestry II (1981), Evidence of Things Unseen (1987, intermedia), Exile and Life Close to the Horizon (1989), Inside Pandora's Box (1991),The Lute of Pythagoras (1995, intermedia) and Creature Comforts (1998)
He has composed music for dance by the Swedish choreographer Jens Östberg including Steep, in new zone (1996, Carte Blanche, Bergen, Norway), Obsessions for a Puzzled Breed (1997, Swedish Television Kanal 1) and Phrygische Tänze (1998, Bayerische Staatsballett, Munich).

As of this writing, Brunson is collaborating with the Swedish photographer and video artist Josef Doukkali on a large work for chamber orchestra, electronics and video projections based in part on the prehistoric cave paintings at Lascaux and the ideas of Marshall McLuhan.

From 1982 to 1987 Brunson was engaged as artistic director/producer at Fylkingen. Active as a freelance music producer and recording engineer for film, radio and record productions, he has worked for the Swedish Broadcasting Corp, Sveriges Television, and the Royal Swedish Opera, including sound design for Sven-David Sandström's opera Staden.

Brunson has taught electroacoustic music / composition at Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm (The Royal College of Music) since 1981. He was named studio director in 1994 and served as deputy vice-chancellor between 1998-1999. In November 1999, Brunson was appointed Dean of Faculty.

He continues to teach electroacoustic music /composition and direct the development of KMH's studios.
Photo Lars Torndahl