Acting · b. 1967 · Long Beach, New York, USA

Mike Portnoy

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...

Directed
Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary 2019 Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos 2007 Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour 2006 Dream Theater: Live at Budokan 2004 Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York 2001
Acting
Dream Theater - Parasomnia 2025 Quarantième: Live à Paris Drums 2025 Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind Self 2024 Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie Self 2024 Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB Self 2024 Phil Collins: Drummer First Self 2024 Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia Self 2023 Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover Self 2023 Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia Self 2023 The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger Self 2022 The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021 Self 2022 Liquid Tension Experiment 3 2021 Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe 2021 Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline Self 2021 The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger Self 2021 Morsefest 2019 Self 2021 The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic Self 2021 Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe Self 2021 Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia Self 2020 Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014 Self 2020 The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019 Self 2020 Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam 2020 Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London Self 2020 Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure 2019 Mike Portnoy: Third Degree 2019 The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg Self 2019 The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary Self 2019 The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure) Self 2019 Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016 Gong (Guest Appearance) 2018 Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live 2018
Other Credits
Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris Writer 2025 Mike Portnoy - LTE3 Creative Director 2021 Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony Musician 2019 Dream Theater: The Score So Far... Creative Director 2006 Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought Creative Director 2004
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