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

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

[9] 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.

[14] In 2017, Suen began working as musical director for Lorde[15] in support of her sophomore release, Melodrama, playing keys and guitar as well as arranging band, vocals, strings and horns.

In 2024, 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.