American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
Vinnie Dombroski
Dombroski performing with The Orbitsuns at the 6th Annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival in
Eastern Market, Detroit on October 24, 2014.
Born Mark Dombrowski
(1962-12-04 ) December 4, 1962 (age 61) Other names
Vin Dombroski
Vinnie Dombrowski
Vin E.
Vinnie D'Cobra
Diamondbuck
Occupations
Musician
singer
songwriter
record producer
Years active 1984–present Children 5 Musical career Genres Instrument(s) Labels Member of Formerly of
Musical artist
Mark "Vinnie" Dombroski (born December 4, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the
lead vocalist and main songwriter for the American
rock band
Sponge .
[1] He also fronted the short-lived
supergroup
Spys4Darwin , and has been a member of several
Detroit -based bands throughout his career.
[2]
Dombroski is also the lead vocalist and co-founder of
The Lucid alongside bassist
David Ellefson (ex
Megadeth ), guitarist
Drew Fortier (ex
Bang Tango ), and drummer
Mike Heller (
Fear Factory ,
Raven ).
[3]
Early life
Vinnie Dombroski was born on December 4, 1962, in
Detroit ,
Michigan . He began playing the guitar and drums at an early age, and when he was 13-years-old he performed locally in Detroit with his friend Lee in a two-piece band called The Cryptons.
Career
Dombroski began his music career as a drummer with the bands Warp Drive and
Loudhouse before finding mainstream success as the lead vocalist of
Sponge . In addition to Sponge, he is also the frontman of Crud, The Orbitsuns, Diamondbuck, and The Lucid. Sponge released their ninth studio album, Lavatorium , on August 6, 2021.
[4]
Musical style and influences
AllMusic described Sponge's sound as being a "versatile blend of classic hard rock and punchy alt-pop with a thin metal veneer".
[5] Some of the musical influences that Dombroski has cited include the
MC5 ,
The Stooges ,
Iggy Pop ,
David Bowie ,
The Velvet Underground ,
Alice Cooper ,
Bob Seger ,
Aerosmith ,
The Beatles ,
The Rolling Stones , the
Sex Pistols ,
The Clash ,
Fear ,
The Psychedelic Furs , and
Hank Williams .
[6]
[7]
[8] In concert he has also performed songs by
Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass , the
Ramones ,
Lou Reed ,
AC/DC , and
Pink Floyd .
[9]
Personal life
Dombroski has two daughters named Mina and Adalee, and a son named Noah. He has two more sons from a previous marriage named Jason and Steve.
Discography
Sponge
The Orbitsuns
The Orbitsuns (2002)
Dollars and Dice (2006)
Redneck Disco Revisited (2008)
First Drink of the Day (2010)
Give The Orbitsuns What They Want (2012)
Xs Over Our Eyes (2015)
Crud
Devil at the Wheel (2005)
Crud on Monster Island (2010)
Diamondbuck
South Detroit Honky Tonks and Other UFOs (2018)
The House of Weird Smells (2021)
[10]
The Lucid
Lalar V, The Orbitsuns, and Jennifer Westwood
The Sons of Perdition
Long Walk With the Devil (2008)
Spys4Darwin
Maypops
Sharecroppers of Soul
Sharecroppers of Soul (1996)
Loudhouse
Warp Drive
Plain Vu
Singles
"An Angel Drank My Whiskey" (2010)
"The Leaving" (2010)
Guest appearances
Filmography
The Other Country: Starring Burlap to Cashmere (2012), as Vinnie
Bunker Heights (2024), as Vin
[12]
References
^
Vinnie Dombroski at
IMDb
^
"Vinnie Dombroski discography" . Discogs . Retrieved July 24, 2013 .
^ Childers, Chad (September 8, 2021).
"David Ellefson Launches New Band The Lucid, Reveal First Song + Album Details" . Loudwire . Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Price, Jason (July 6, 2021).
"Sponge Announce Lavatorium Album, Release First Single Video for Stitch" . Icon vs. Icon . Retrieved July 13, 2021 .
^ Huey, Steve.
"Sponge Biography" . Allmusic . Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
^
"Sponge interview" . Cryptic Rock . June 26, 2013.
^
"Sponge is "Under the Influence" " . Pittsburgh Music Magazine . March 12, 2018.
^
"Vinnie Dombroski interview" . Pollstar . July 24, 2013.
^
"Sponge live" . Setlist . Retrieved July 24, 2013 .
^ Graff, Gary (July 10, 2021).
"Diamondbuck is Sponge frontman's new musical best friend" . The Oakland Press . Retrieved July 21, 2021 .
^ Blabbermouth (December 23, 2022).
"DAVID ELLEFSON's THE LUCID Collaborates With INSANE CLOWN POSSE's VIOLENT J On 'Saddle Up And Ride' EP" . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ Squires, John (January 4, 2024).
" 'Bunker Heights' Teaser Trailer – Crime, Comedy and Creatures Collide in Genre-Bending Indie Movie" . Bloody Disgusting! . Retrieved January 5, 2024 .
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