Vinnie Dombroski
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 active	1984–present
Children	5
Musical career
Genres	Alternative rock grunge post-grunge hard rock alternative country
Instruments	Vocals drums guitar
Labels	Sony Beyond Idol Bellum Three One Three The End Cleopatra
Member of	Sponge The Lucid
Formerly of	Loudhouse Spys4Darwin
Musical artist

Mark "Vinnie" Dombroski (born December 4, 1962) is an American musician, best known as thelead vocalist and main songwriter for the Americanrock bandSponge.^[1] He also fronted the short-livedsupergroupSpys4Darwin, and has been a member of severalDetroit-based bands throughout his career.^[2]

Dombroski is also the lead vocalist and co-founder ofthe Lucid alongside bassistDavid Ellefson (ex-Megadeth), guitaristDrew Fortier (ex-Bang Tango), and drummerMike Heller (ex-Fear Factory).^[3]

Vinnie Dombroski was born on December 4, 1962, inDetroit,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.

Dombroski began his music career as a drummer with the bands Warp Drive andLoudhouse before finding mainstream success as the lead vocalist ofSponge. In addition to Sponge, he is also the frontman ofCrud, the Orbitsuns, Diamondbuck, andthe Lucid. Sponge released their ninth studio album,Lavatorium, on August 6, 2021.^[4]

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 theMC5,the Stooges,Iggy Pop,David Bowie,the Velvet Underground,Alice Cooper,Bob Seger,Aerosmith,the Beatles,the Rolling Stones, theSex Pistols,the Clash,Fear,the Psychedelic Furs, andHank Williams.^[6][7][8] In concert he has also performed songs byDanny Davis and the Nashville Brass, theRamones,Lou Reed,AC/DC, andPink Floyd.^[9]

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.

• Rotting Pinata (1994)
• Wax Ecstatic (1996)
• New Pop Sunday (1999)
• For All the Drugs in the World (2003)
• The Man (2005)
• Galore Galore (2007)
• Stop the Bleeding (2013)
• The Beer Sessions (2016)
• Lavatorium (2021)

• 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)

• Devil at the Wheel (2005)
• Crud on Monster Island (2010)

• South Detroit Honky Tonks and Other UFOs (2018)
• The House of Weird Smells (2021)^[10]

• The Lucid (2021)
• Saddle Up and Ride (2023)^[11]

• Lalar V (2016)

• Long Walk With the Devil (2008)

• Microfish (2001)

• Spirits of Agnew (2000)

• Sharecroppers of Soul (1996)

• For Crying Out Loud (1991)

• Gimme Gimme (1988)

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

• Insane Clown Posse -Yum Yum Bedlam (2021)

• The Other Country: Starring Burlap to Cashmere (2012), as Vinnie
• Bunker Heights (2024), as Vin^[12]

• Sponge website
• Static Magazine Interview with Vinnie Dombroski

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