Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
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 Acting
Most Rating 4.847
Birthday 1967-04-20
Place of Birth Long Beach, New York, USA
Also Known As Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Liquid Trio Experiment, Liquid Trio Experiment 2,
Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
2004

Dream Theater: Live at Budokan

Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour
2006

Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour

Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo
1993

Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo

Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York
2001

Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York

Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion
2007

Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion

Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater
2001

Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater

Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion
2008

Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion

Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough
2011

Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough

Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania
2007

Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania

The Making of Flying Colors
2012

The Making of Flying Colors

Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles
2012

Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles

Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan
2005

Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan

Mike Portnoy - Drumerta
2012

Mike Portnoy - Drumerta

Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors
2012

Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors

Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought
2004

Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought

Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos
2007

Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos

Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drumming
2010

Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drumming

Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City
2011

Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City

Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming
2009

Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming

Mike Portnoy - Drums Across Forever
2002

Mike Portnoy - Drums Across Forever

Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming
2002

Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming

Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium
2005

Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium

Neal Morse: Live Momentum
2013

Neal Morse: Live Momentum

Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite
2004

Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite

Transatlantic - Live in Europe
2003

Transatlantic - Live in Europe

Flying Colors: Live in Europe
2013

Flying Colors: Live in Europe

Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles
2011

Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles

Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope
2014

Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope

Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo
2013

Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo

Morsefest 2014: Testimony
2015

Morsefest 2014: Testimony

Morsefest 2014: One
2015

Morsefest 2014: One

Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live
2014

Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live

Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7
2015

Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7

Dream Theater: [1994] The Rudess Experiment
1994

Dream Theater: [1994] The Rudess Experiment

The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival
2014

The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival

The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan
2014

The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan

Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas
2016

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

The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again
2016

The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again

Morsefest 2015: Question Mark
2017

Morsefest 2015: Question Mark

Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura
2017

Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura

Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011
2011

Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011

Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicago
2005

Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicago

Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live
2017

Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live

Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City
2003

Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City

Amazing Journey: One Night in New York City
2006

Amazing Journey: One Night in New York City

Mike Portnoy - Score
2008

Mike Portnoy - Score

Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Concepts
2004

Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Concepts

Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Band
2005

Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Band

The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016
2017

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

Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA
2009

Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA

Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North America
2006

Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North America

The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017
2018

The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017

Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream
2018

Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream

Liquid Tension Experiment - Live In NYC
2009

Liquid Tension Experiment - Live In NYC

Neal Morse: Testimony Live
2004

Neal Morse: Testimony Live

Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On
2011

Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On

Dream Theater: The Score So Far...
2006

Dream Theater: The Score So Far...

Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05
2009

Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05

Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony
2019

Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony

Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned
2002

Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned

Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos
2007

Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos

The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019
2020

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

Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam
2020

Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam

Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage
2010

Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage

Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London
2020

Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London

Dream Theater: Dark Side Of The Moon
2005

Dream Theater: Dark Side Of The Moon

The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic
2021

The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic

Dream Theater: Romavarium
2006

Dream Theater: Romavarium

Mike Portnoy - LTE3
2021

Mike Portnoy - LTE3

Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe
2021

Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe

Liquid Tension Experiment 3
2021

Liquid Tension Experiment 3

Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016
2018

Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016

Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary
2019

Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary

Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought
2004

Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought

The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021
2022

The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021

Morsefest 2019
2021

Morsefest 2019

G3: Live in Tokyo
2005

G3: Live in Tokyo

Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia
2023

Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia

Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plaza

Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plaza

Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum
2012

Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum

Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia
2020

Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia

Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure
2019

Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure

Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe
2021

Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe

Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live
2018

Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live

Mike Portnoy: Third Degree
2019

Mike Portnoy: Third Degree

Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog
2013

Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog

Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature
2014

Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature

Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums
2015

Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums

Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums
2014

Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums

Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming
2015

Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming

Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum
2013

Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum

The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg
2019

The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg

PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations
2012

PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations

The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger
2022

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

Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD
2011

Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD

Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope
2014

Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope

The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary
2019

The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary

Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology
2014

Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology

Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe
2000

Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe

Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover
2012

Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger
2021

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger

Neal Morse: One Under Construction
2012

Neal Morse: One Under Construction

Neal Morse: The Making of ?
2015

Neal Morse: The Making of ?

Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions
2015

Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions

Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony
2007

Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment
2015

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment

The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)
2019

The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream
2016

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream

Neal Morse: Live at 3RP
2008

Neal Morse: Live at 3RP

The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens
2015

The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens

The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe
2013

The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe

The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge
2016

The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge

Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzio
2010

Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzio

Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia
2023

Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia

Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover
2023

Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover

Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014
2020

Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014

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

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

Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America
2006

Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America

Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind
2009

Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind

Haken - L-1VE
2018

Haken - L-1VE

The Neal Morse Band - Live In India
2014

The Neal Morse Band - Live In India

Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two
2011

Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two

Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline
2021

Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline

Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003
2003

Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003

Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008
2008

Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008

Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind
2024

Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind

Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie
2024

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