Vinnie Dombroski

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Vinnie Dombroski
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Dombroski in 2014
Born
Mark Dombrowski

(1962-12-04) December 4, 1962 (age 62)
Detroit, Michigan
Other names
  • Vin Dombroski
  • Vinnie Dombrowski
  • Vin E.
  • Vinnie D'Cobra
  • Diamondbuck
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1984–present
Children5
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • drums
  • guitar
Labels
Member of
Formerly of

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]

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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 (ex-Fear Factory). [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

Crud

Diamondbuck

The Lucid

Lalar V, the Orbitsuns, and Jennifer Westwood

The Sons of Perdition

Spys4Darwin

Maypops

Sharecroppers of Soul

Loudhouse

Warp Drive

Plain Vu

Singles

  • "An Angel Drank My Whiskey" (2010)
  • "The Leaving" (2010)

Guest appearances

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Vinnie Dombroski at IMDb
  2. ↑ "Vinnie Dombroski discography". Discogs. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ Childers, Chad (September 8, 2021). "David Ellefson Launches New Band The Lucid, Reveal First Song + Album Details". Loudwire. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  4. ↑ Price, Jason (July 6, 2021). "Sponge Announce Lavatorium Album, Release First Single Video for Stitch". Icon vs. Icon. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Sponge Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sponge interview". Cryptic Rock. June 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sponge is "Under the Influence"". Pittsburgh Music Magazine. March 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Vinnie Dombroski interview". Pollstar. July 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Sponge live". Setlist. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  10. ↑ Graff, Gary (July 10, 2021). "Diamondbuck is Sponge frontman's new musical best friend". The Oakland Press. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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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