Mike Portnoy

Known for ActingBorn 1967-04-20 (age 59)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Morsefest 2015: Question Mark

Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura

Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris

Transatlantic - Live in Europe

Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony

Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London

The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016

Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7

Dream Theater: Romavarium

Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York

Dream Theater - Parasomnia

Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia

The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream

Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas

Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope

The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan

Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo

Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYC

That Metal Show

Dream Theater: 5 Years in a Livetime

Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour

The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again

Dream Theater: Live at Budokan

Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

Phil Collins: Drummer First

Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA

G3 - Live in Tokyo

Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion

Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles

Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo

Flying Colors: Live in Europe

Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On

Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion

Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite

Neal Morse: Live Momentum

Quarantième: Live à Paris

Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind

Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie

Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB

Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover

Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia

The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger

The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021

Liquid Tension Experiment 3

Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe