Mike Portnoy

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Mike Portnoy

Born April 20, 1967 · Long Beach, New York, USA (age 59)

Michael Stephen "Mike" Portnoy is an American drummer primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Known for his drumming prowess and technical skill, Portnoy has won 23 awards from the Modern Drummer magazine. He has co-produced the last six Dream Theater albums with guitarist John Petrucci, starting from Metropolis Pt. 2: …

Known For

G3 - Live in TokyoG3 - Live in Tokyo · 2005
G3 - Live in Tokyo
★ 7.12005
MovieMusic
G3, a guitar supergroup that features top-tier shredders Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and John Petrucci, is a guitar-lover's dream come true. The band's usual high energy is cranked up even higher on this live Tokyo date, and the amount of heavy riffing and blistering leads throughout the set is mightily ferocious. Petrucci, who rose to prominence in the progressive metal band Dream Theater, distinguishes himself here, and proves that his six-string skills are on par with revered axe-slinging of Vai and Satriani. In addition to some extended jams, there are covers of classic, guitar-defining rock songs (Deep Purple's "Smoke On the Water" and Jimi Hendrix's "Foxey Lady," among them) that add a dash of fun to the jaw-dropping pyrotechnics on offer.
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New YorkDream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York · 2001
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York
★ 8.42001
MovieMusic
The video contains "Scenes From A Memory" in its entirety from its final performance in New York City on August 30th, 2000. The contents of the Special Edition DVD is: 1. SFAM in its entirety from its final performance in New York City 2. Audio Commentary throughout SFAM by all five members of Dream Theater 3. Over one hour of bonus live material 4. Behind The Scenes Documentary 5. Metropolis 2000 World Tour Photo Gallery
Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World TourDream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour · 2006
Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour
★ 7.62006
MovieMusic
Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra is a live album, recorded on April 1, 2006 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. This is the final concert of their 20th Anniversary Tour, labeled "A Very Special Evening with Dream Theater". The entire second half of the concert features a complete symphonic orchestra, dubbed "The Octavarium Orchestra", conducted by Jamshied Sharifi.
Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à ParisDream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris · 2025
Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris
★ 9.32025
MovieMusic
In 2024, GRAMMY®-winning, progressive music titans Dream Theater celebrated their 40th anniversary as a band, as well as the return of founding member Mike Portnoy, with a mammoth tour starting at London's legendary O2 Arena and continuing across the globe. 'Quarantième: Live à Paris' is a live presentation of that tour, filmed and recorded live in Paris in front of a huge audience at the Adidas Arena. Performing tracks from across the band's career, as well as material from their most recent acclaimed studio album, ‘Parasomnia’, this stunning audio/visual release documents a very special time in the band's history.
Quarantième: Live à ParisQuarantième: Live à Paris · 2025
Quarantième: Live à Paris
2025
MovieMusic
Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic ChaosDream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos · 2007
Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos
2007
MovieMusic
* A 90 minute making of album "Systematic Chaos" documentary. * 5.1 Surround mix of the entire album.
Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016 · 2018
Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016
2018
MovieMusic
Released as a bonus additional live show on the “L-1VE” DVD release, captured from their performance at ProgPower USA 2016 in Atlanta. The band comments: “Although festival performances and band changeovers can be a logistical nightmare, this one turned out to be a very special show for us on our first extensive US tour. Despite battling with some technical issues, the show went on, so to speak, and here we have handpicked our favorite 4 tracks from that performance. A proverbial cherry on top was getting Mike Portnoy to agree to come on stage and re-enact his cameo appearance on 'Crystallised' with his signature gong!”
PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL InspirationsPSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations · 2012
PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations
2012
Movie
This DVD features up-close-and-personal views of four of the finest musicians of the modern age. The InstruMENTAL Inspirations DVD features four virtuoso musicians play and discuss their influences and their past. Mike Portnoy. Billy Sheehan. Tony Macalpine. Derek Sherinian. If you are a musician, you should certainly know these four outstanding artists. I would venture that every drummer in the world knows the work of Mike Portnoy. The play on words "instruMENTAL inspirations" tells the story. Whether you are a musician or not you will be entertained and inspired as you listen to their performances and hear their stories

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G3 - Live in TokyoG3 - Live in Tokyo · 2005
G3 - Live in Tokyo
★ 7.12005
MovieMusic
G3, a guitar supergroup that features top-tier shredders Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and John Petrucci, is a guitar-lover's dream come true. The band's usual high energy is cranked up even higher on this live Tokyo date, and the amount of heavy riffing and blistering leads throughout the set is mightily ferocious. Petrucci, who rose to prominence in the progressive metal band Dream Theater, distinguishes himself here, and proves that his six-string skills are on par with revered axe-slinging of Vai and Satriani. In addition to some extended jams, there are covers of classic, guitar-defining rock songs (Deep Purple's "Smoke On the Water" and Jimi Hendrix's "Foxey Lady," among them) that add a dash of fun to the jaw-dropping pyrotechnics on offer.

Drums

Dream Theater: Panem et CircensisDream Theater: Panem et Circensis · 2011
Dream Theater: Panem et Circensis
2011
Movie
Dream Theater is sited by music experts as one of the pioneers of the "Progressive Metal" genre. This American band has won numerous awards for their musical prowess from record industry publications and musical instruction magazines such as Guitar Player and Kerrang, to name but two. Along with their infamy of being some of the most technically proficient instrumentalists in the indusiry, Dream Theater are also renown for their meticulous attention to details such as never repeating the same set list from one concert to another. This allows their army of fans to attend multiple concert dates within the same tour without seeing the band perform the same song twice! There has been some line-up changes recently, most notably the departure of drummer, Mike Portnoy. None the less, the core of original members remains, and plans for the recording of a new album are set for January 2011. Their legions of supporters are halding their collective breath waiting!

Drums and backing vocals