For the American contemporary artist, see Michael Portnoy.
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Mike Portnoy
Portnoy performing in October 2017
Background information
Birth name
Michael Stephen Portnoy
Also known as
MP [1]
Born
(1967-04-20) April 20, 1967 (age 57) Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Genres
Progressive metal
heavy metal
progressive rock
hard rock
blues rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Drums
vocals
Years active
1984–present
Member of
Dream Theater
The Neal Morse Band
Liquid Tension Experiment
Flying Colors
The Winery Dogs
Metal Allegiance
BPMD
Transatlantic
Formerly of
OSI
Cygnus and the Sea Monsters
Yellow Matter Custard
Avenged Sevenfold
Adrenaline Mob
Sons of Apollo
Website
mikeportnoy.com
Musical artist
Michael Stephen Portnoy[2] (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician who is primarily known as the drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater.
In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure from Dream Theater after 25 years, with Mike Mangini taking his place as drummer of the band. In October 2023, 13 years after his departure, the band announced his return. During his time out of Dream Theater, Portnoy remained active, with a variety of bands and projects, including Adrenaline Mob, Avenged Sevenfold, Transatlantic, Yellow Matter Custard, Flying Colors, The Winery Dogs, Liquid Tension Experiment, Metal Allegiance, Sons of Apollo, the Neal Morse Band, and BPMD.
^"Happy New Year from MP & JP! @MikePortnoy @JPetrucci - @mikeportnoy". Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^Da Silva, George Batista (October 3, 2017). Nomes Batismais. Clube de Autores.
band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure from Dream Theater after 25 years, with Mike Mangini taking his place as drummer of...
Massachusetts. The band comprises John Petrucci (guitar), John Myung (bass), MikePortnoy (drums), James LaBrie (vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards). Dream Theater...
after joining Dream Theater. In late 2010, Mangini auditioned to succeed MikePortnoy as the drummer for Dream Theater. He had previously appeared on three...
successful. In 1999, he joined Dream Theater's co-founder and then drummer MikePortnoy, together with Flower Kings' Roine Stolt and Marillion's Pete Trewavas...
Glass Prison", is the beginning of the Twelve-step Suite, dealing with MikePortnoy's story of rehabilitation from alcoholism, continued in tracks on subsequent...
drummer MikePortnoy fighting against it. For over a year, Dream Theater wrote songs without being given permission to record them; according to Portnoy, at...
lyrics of the album were written by John Petrucci, James LaBrie, and MikePortnoy about fictional, political, and personal topics, respectively. The album...
Avenged Sevenfold continued on with the help of Dream Theater member MikePortnoy, and released and toured in support of their fifth album Nightmare in...
when writing, focusing on the melodies and song structures. Drummer MikePortnoy dismissed claims that Octavarium was an attempt to write a more commercial...
progressive metal supergroup formed in 2017 and composed of drummer MikePortnoy, bassist Billy Sheehan, keyboardist Derek Sherinian, vocalist Jeff Scott...
students John Myung (bass), MikePortnoy (drums), and John Petrucci (guitar) under the name Majesty, which was inspired by Portnoy's commentary on the ending...
formed in 2012 by MikePortnoy, Billy Sheehan and Richie Kotzen. The idea of the band started out as a project featuring drummer MikePortnoy and bassist Billy...
Allegiance–bassist Mark Menghi and drummer MikePortnoy. BPMD was conceived in the summer of 2019 when Ellsworth, Demmel, Menghi and Portnoy teamed up to record an album...
is an American instrumental progressive metal supergroup founded by MikePortnoy, in 1997. The band initially released two albums, between 1998 and 1999...
formed in early 2011 by singer Russell Allen, guitarist Mike Orlando and drummer MikePortnoy. The band's current lineup consists of Allen, Orlando, and...
live release with Rudess and first full-length live release. Drummer MikePortnoy collapsed after the concert. He said, "I collapsed due to over-exhaustion...
was released on October 20, 2017. The album was produced by drummer MikePortnoy and keyboardist Derek Sherinian under the name "The Del Fuvio Brothers"...
2008). 1999. Retrieved August 8, 2020. Portnoy, Mike (June 25, 2016). "Rock Icons: Frank Zappa by MikePortnoy". LouderSound.com. Archived from the original...
progressive metal band Dream Theater. He produced or co-produced (often with MikePortnoy before his initial departure from the band in 2010) all of Dream Theater's...
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