Mike Portnoy
Acting · Born 1967-04-20 · 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.
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Quarantième: Live à Paris 2025
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Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris 2025
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Dream Theater - Parasomnia 2025
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Phil Collins: Drummer First 2024
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Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB 2024
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Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie 2024
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Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind 2024
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Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia 2023
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Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia 2023
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Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover 2023
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The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021 2022
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The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger 2022
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The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger 2021
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Morsefest 2019 2021
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Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline 2021
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Mike Portnoy - LTE3 2021
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Liquid Tension Experiment 3 2021
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The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic 2021
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Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe 2021
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Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe 2021
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Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014 2020
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Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London 2020
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Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia 2020
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The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019 2020
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Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam 2020
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Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary 2019
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Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony 2019
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The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary 2019
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The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure) 2019
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The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg 2019
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Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure 2019
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Mike Portnoy: Third Degree 2019
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Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream 2018
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Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016 2018
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Haken - L-1VE 2018
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The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017 2018
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Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live 2018
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The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016 2017
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Morsefest 2015: Question Mark 2017
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Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura 2017
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Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live 2017
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The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream 2016
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The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again 2016
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Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas 2016
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The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge 2016
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Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7 2015
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Building the Beast: The Making of Metal Allegiance 2015
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Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions 2015
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Morsefest 2014: One 2015
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Morsefest 2014: Testimony 2015
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The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens 2015
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The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment 2015
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Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums 2015
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Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming 2015
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Neal Morse: The Making of ? 2015
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Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope 2014
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Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology 2014
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Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live 2014
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The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival 2014
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The Neal Morse Band - Live In India 2014
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Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope 2014
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The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan 2014
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Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature 2014
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Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums 2014
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Flying Colors: Live in Europe 2013
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Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo 2013
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The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe 2013
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Neal Morse: Live Momentum 2013
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Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog 2013
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Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum 2013
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Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum 2012
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Mike Portnoy - Drumerta 2012
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Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors 2012
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Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover 2012
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The Making of Flying Colors 2012
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Neal Morse: One Under Construction 2012
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Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles 2012
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PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations 2012
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Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough 2011
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Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011 2011
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As director
Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary 2019
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Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos 2007
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Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour 2006
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Dream Theater: Live at Budokan 2004
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Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York 2001
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