Person

Mike Portnoy

Acting · Born 1967-04-20 · Long Beach, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Known for

Filmography

2025Quarantième: Live à ParisDrums
2025Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à ParisDrums and Vocals
2025Dream Theater - Parasomnia
2024Phil Collins: Drummer FirstSelf
2024Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMBSelf
2024Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The MovieSelf
2024Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute WhirlwindSelf
2023Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'OlympiaSelf
2023Morsefest 2020: Sola GratiaSelf
2023Morsefest 2020: Cover2CoverSelf
2022Morse, Portnoy, Gillette, Hubauer & Friends: Live in Cancun 2022
2022The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021Self
2022The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And DangerSelf
2021The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & DangerSelf
2021Morsefest 2019Self
2021Neal Morse: The Making of LifelineSelf
2021Mike Portnoy - LTE3Himself - Drums
2021Liquid Tension Experiment 3
2021The Making of the Absolute Universe by TransatlanticSelf
2021Transatlantic - The Absolute UniverseSelf
2021Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe
2020Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014Self
2020Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in LondonSelf
2020Neal Morse: The Making of Sola GratiaSelf
2020The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019Self
2020Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam
2019Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - DocumentarySelf
2019Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic SymphonySelf
2019The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure CommentarySelf
2019The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)Self
2019The Neal Morse Band – Live In LimbourgSelf
2019Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure
2019Mike Portnoy: Third Degree
2018Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a DreamSelf
2018Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016Gong (Guest Appearance)
2018Haken - L-1VE
2018The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017Self
2018Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live
2017The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016Himself - Drums
2017Morsefest 2015: Question MarkSelf
2017Morsefest 2015: Sola ScripturaSelf
2017Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura LiveSelf - Drums, Vocals
2016The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a DreamSelf
2016The Neal Morse Band: Alive AgainSelf
2016Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las VegasHimself - Drums
2016The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the EdgeSelf
2015Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7Self
2015Building the Beast: The Making of Metal AllegianceSelf
2015Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura SessionsSelf
2015Morsefest 2014: TestimonySelf
2015Morsefest 2014: OneSelf
2015The Neal Morse Band: Live in AthensSelf
2015The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand ExperimentSelf
2015Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums
2015Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming
2015Neal Morse: The Making of ?Self
2014Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscopeSelf - Drums
2014Flying Colors: Second Nature Video AnthologySelf
2014Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy LiveSelf
2014The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere FestivalHimself - Drums
2014The Neal Morse Band - Live In IndiaSelf
2014Transatlantic: The Making of KaleidoscopeSelf
2014The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in JapanHimself - Drums
2014Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature
2014Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums
2013Flying Colors: Live in EuropeSelf - Drums
2013Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in TokyoSelf - Drums
2013The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in EuropeSelf
2013Neal Morse: Live MomentumSelf
2013Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog
2013Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum
2012Neal Morse: The Making of MomentumSelf
2012Mike Portnoy - DrumertaHimself
2012Mike Portnoy - Drumming ColorsHimself
2012Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 CoverSelf
2012The Making of Flying ColorsSelf
2012Neal Morse: One Under ConstructionSelf
2012Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los AngelesHimself
2012PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations
2011Transatlantic: More Never Is EnoughSelf
2011Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011Himself - Drums
2011Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los AngelesSelf
2011Neal Morse: Testimony 2...For You.
2011Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony TwoSelf
2011Dream Theater: Panem et CircensisDrums and backing vocals
2011Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries OnHimself
2011Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVDSelf
2011Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York CitySelf - Drums
2010Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, LondonSelf
2010Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzio
2010Rush: Beyond the Lighted StageSelf
2010Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind DrummingHimself
2009Transatlantic: The Making of the WhirlwindSelf
2009Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05Himself
2009Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver DrummingHimself
2009Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LAHimself - Drums
2009Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYC
2008Mike Portnoy - Score
2008That Metal Show
2008Dream Theater: Chaos in MotionHimself - Drums
2008Neal Morse: Live at 3RPSelf
2008Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008
2007Neal Morse: The Making of TestimonySelf
2007Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic ChaosDrums / Vocals
2007Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic ChaosHimself
2007Mike Portnoy - In Constant MotionHimself - Drums
2007Dream Theater: Bucharest, RomaniaHimself
2006Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World TourHimself - Drums
2006Dream Theater: The Score So Far...Himself
2006Amazing Journey: One Night in New York CityHimself - Drums
2006Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in AmericaSelf
2006Dream Theater: RomavariumSelf - Drums
2006Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North AmericaHimself - Drums
2005G3 - Live in TokyoDrums
2005Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in ChicagoHimself - Drums
2005Mike Portnoy - Live at BudokanHimself
2005Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium
2005Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the BandHimself - Drums
2005Dream Theater: Dark Side of the MoonDrums and Vcoals
2004Dream Theater: Live at BudokanHimself - Drums
2004Dream Theater: Riding the Train of ThoughtSelf
2004Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Concepts
2004Dream Theater: When Dream and Day ReuniteDrums
2004Neal Morse: Testimony LiveSelf
2004Mike Portnoy - Drums of ThoughtHimself
2003Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York CitySelf - Drums
2003Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003Self
2003Transatlantic - Live in EuropeSelf - Drums, Backing Vocals
2002Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned
2002Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent DrummingHimself
2002Mike Portnoy - Drums Across ForeverHimself
2001Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum TheaterHimself - Drums
2001Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New YorkHimself - Drums
2000Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTeSelf
1998Dream Theater: 5 Years in a LivetimeHimself
1994Dream Theater: The Rudess ExperimentHimself - Drums
1993Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In TokyoHimself - Drums
—Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plaza

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