Mike Portnoy
April 20, 1967 (57 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie as
- 2024 · Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind as
- 2023 · Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia as
- 2022 · The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021 as
- 2021 · Morsefest 2019 as
- 2021 · Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline as
- 2021 · The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic as Himself
- 2021 · Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe as
- 2020 · Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London as
- 2020 · Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia as Himself
- 2020 · The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019 as
- 2019 · Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary as Self
- 2018 · Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream as
- 2018 · The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017 as Himself
- 2018 · Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live as
- 2017 · Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura as
- 2017 · Morsefest 2015: Question Mark as
- 2017 · Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live as Himself - Drums, Vocals
- 2016 · The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again as Himself
- 2016 · Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas as Himself - Drums
- 2015 · Morsefest 2014: One as Himself
- 2014 · Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope as Himself - Drums
- 2013 · Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo as Self - Drums
- 2013 · The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe as
- 2013 · Neal Morse: Live Momentum as
- 2012 · Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum as Himself
- 2012 · Neal Morse: One Under Construction as
- 2012 · PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations as
- 2011 · Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough as Himself
- 2011 · Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011 as Himself - Drums
- 2011 · Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles as Himself
- 2011 · Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two as
- 2011 · Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On as Himself
- 2011 · Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD as
- 2010 · Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London as
- 2010 · Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage as Self
- 2010 · Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drumming as Himself
- 2009 · Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind as
- 2009 · Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming as Himself
- 2009 · Liquid Tension Experiment - Live In NYC as
- 2009 · Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA as Himself - Drums
- 2008 · That Metal Show as
- 2008 · Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion as Himself - Drums
- 2008 · Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008 as
- 2007 · Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos as Himself
- 2007 · Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion as Himself - Drums
- 2006 · Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour as Himself - Drums
- 2006 · Dream Theater: The Score So Far... as Himself
- 2005 · G3: Live in Tokyo as Drums
- 2005 · Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan as Himself
- 2005 · Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium as
- 2005 · Dream Theater: Dark Side Of The Moon as Drums and Vcoals
- 2004 · Dream Theater: Live at Budokan as Himself - Drums
- 2004 · Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought as Self
- 2004 · Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Concepts as
- 2004 · Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought as Himself
- 2003 · Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003 as
- 2002 · Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming as Himself
- 2002 · Mike Portnoy - Drums Across Forever as Himself
- 2001 · Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater as Himself - Drums
- 2001 · Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York as Himself - Drums
- 2000 · Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe as
- 1993 · Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo as Himself - Drums
- Future · Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plaza as
- 2023 · Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia as
- 2023 · Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover as
- 2022 · The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger as
- 2021 · The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger as
- 2021 · Mike Portnoy - LTE3 as Himself - Drums
- 2021 · Liquid Tension Experiment 3 as
- 2021 · Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe as
- 2020 · Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014 as
- 2020 · Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam as
- 2019 · Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony as Self
- 2019 · The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary as
- 2019 · The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure) as
- 2019 · The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg as
- 2019 · Mike Portnoy: Third Degree as
- 2019 · Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure as
- 2018 · Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016 as Gong (Guest Appearance)
- 2018 · Haken - L-1VE as
- 2017 · The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016 as Himself - Drums
- 2016 · The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream as
- 2016 · The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge as
- 2015 · Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7 as Himself
- 2015 · Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions as
- 2015 · Morsefest 2014: Testimony as Himself
- 2015 · The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens as
- 2015 · The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment as
- 2015 · Neal Morse: The Making of ? as
- 2015 · Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums as
- 2015 · Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming as
- 2014 · Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology as
- 2014 · Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live as
- 2014 · The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival as Himself - Drums
- 2014 · The Neal Morse Band - Live In India as
- 2014 · Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope as
- 2014 · The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan as Himself - Drums
- 2014 · Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums as
- 2014 · Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature as
- 2013 · Flying Colors: Live in Europe as Himself - Drums
- 2013 · Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog as
- 2013 · Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum as
- 2012 · Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors as Himself
- 2012 · Mike Portnoy - Drumerta as Himself
- 2012 · Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover as
- 2012 · The Making of Flying Colors as Himself
- 2012 · Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles as Himself
- 2011 · Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City as Himself - Drums
- 2010 · Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzio as
- 2009 · Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05 as Himself
- 2008 · Mike Portnoy - Score as
- 2008 · Neal Morse: Live at 3RP as
- 2007 · Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony as
- 2007 · Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos as Drums / Vocals
- 2007 · Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania as Himself
- 2006 · Amazing Journey: One Night in New York City as Himself - Drums
- 2006 · Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America as
- 2006 · Dream Theater: Romavarium as Self - Drums
- 2006 · Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North America as Himself - Drums
- 2005 · Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicago as Himself - Drums
- 2005 · Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Band as Himself - Drums
- 2004 · Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite as Drums
- 2004 · Neal Morse: Testimony Live as
- 2003 · Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City as Himself - Drums
- 2003 · Transatlantic - Live in Europe as Himself - Drums, Backing Vocals
- 2002 · Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned as
- 1994 · Dream Theater: [1994] The Rudess Experiment as Himself - Drums