Mike Portnoy
Born: 1967-04-20
• Long Beach, New York, USA
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: Scenes from a Memory. From A Change of Seasons onwards, Portnoy had been writing a substantial amount of Dream Theater's lyrics. He is the second youngest person (after Neil Peart) to be inducted into the Modern Drummer's Hall of Fame (at 37 years of age).
On September 8, 2010, it was announced that Portnoy had left Dream Theater. Portnoy cited conflicting interests as the reason behind his departure.
On February 3, 2011, Portnoy announced that he has started a new project with Symphony X singer Russell Allen and guitarist Mike Orlando. Also he is involved in various projects with Neal Morse.
Filmography
Quarantième: Live à Paris
Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris
Dream Theater - Parasomnia
Phil Collins: Drummer First
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Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB
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Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie
Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind
Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia
Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia
Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover
The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021
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The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger
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The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger
Morsefest 2019
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Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline
Mike Portnoy - LTE3
Liquid Tension Experiment 3
The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic
Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe
Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe
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Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014
Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London
Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia
The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019
Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam
Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary
Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony
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The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary
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The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)
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The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg
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Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure
Mike Portnoy: Third Degree
Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream
Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016
Haken - L-1VE
The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017
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Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live
The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016
Morsefest 2015: Question Mark
Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura
Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live
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The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream
The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again
Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas
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The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge
Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7
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Building the Beast: The Making of Metal Allegiance
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Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions
Morsefest 2014: Testimony
Morsefest 2014: One
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The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens
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The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment
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Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums
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Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming
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Neal Morse: The Making of ?
Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope
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Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology
Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live
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The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival
The Neal Morse Band - Live In India
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Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope
The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan
Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature
Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums
Flying Colors: Live in Europe
Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo
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The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe
Neal Morse: Live Momentum
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Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog
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Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum
Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum
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Mike Portnoy - Drumerta
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Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors
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Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover
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The Making of Flying Colors
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Neal Morse: One Under Construction
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Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles
PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations
Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough
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Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011
Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles
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Neal Morse: Testimony 2...For You.
Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two
Dream Theater: Panem et Circensis
Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On
Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD
Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City
Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzio
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
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Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drumming
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Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind
Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05
Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming
Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA
Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYC
Mike Portnoy - Score
Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion
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Neal Morse: Live at 3RP
Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008