Together since 2005, Frobeck has been astonishing audiences throughout the Bay Area with their unique blend of Pop, Funk and Soul music, but their story begins much earlier. Each member of Frobeck brings their own vibe and talent to the band, and has made Frobeck a self contained entity in the music industry. Spencer Burrows has been a prominent figure in the Sonoma County music scene since the age of 13, and began performing in local clubs long before the law would allow. It was in this circuit where he first met bass extraordinaire Steve Froberg and their lifelong friendship was forged backing up folks like Eric Lindell and Levi Loyd. Throughout the following years, Spencer and Steve would share the stage with numerous acts, but not until Frobeck would they perform together as of one of the North Bay's premiere musical talents.
While Spencer and Steve were performing live, Kris Dilbeck and Cory Stück were staying busy in the Sonoma State University Music Department and recording studio. The duo was nearly inseparable as a production and engineering team, and during their time at SSU managed to track and record albums (Young Tree, Each One Teach One) for the industry’s leading roots reggae band ‘Groundation’. Cory was also playing drums in the local favorite funk trio ‘Groove Instinct', while Kris focused and worked as a studio player. Kris, Cory and Spencer met while attending Sonoma State University, yet their collaborative future together was unknown.
Following graduation from SSU, Kris went off to Berklee College of Music in Boston where he received a degree in Music Production and Engineering. Cory also furthered his skills and attended Ex’pression Center for New Media in Emeryville, CA, and graduated with distinction as one of the top students in his class. Kris and Spencer’s relationship really began to blossom during Kris’ sophomore year at Berklee, when Spencer appeared on the scene at Berklee to study Vocal Performance. Well aware of Spencer’s musicality, Kris used Spencer on every record he engineered and produced at Berklee, and helped cement the foundation of Frobeck.
Upon Spencer’s return from Boston, he was immediately recruited to join The Colin Blades Project where he toured the US for a short time. As that project dismantled itself, Spencer called upon Kris to form a band that would pull from influences such as Tower of Power and Sons of Champlin. Realizing that Spencer and Kris would front the new band, they needed to focus on a rhythm section that could stand in the same category as Garibaldi/Prestia or Benjamin/Jamerson. Spencer knew immediately who would fit the bill as the bassist, and as fortune would have it, Steve Froberg was in a transitional band period, which allowed an open door for Frobeck. Between Spencer and Kris, there were a vast number of names to pull from for drummers, but one name continued to come up in conversations, Cory Stück proved to be the perfect fit for the amazing quartet known as Frobeck.
