Mike Portnoy

Birthday: 1967-04-20
Birthplace: Long Beach, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plaza
2024-11-08 Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB
2024-05-23 Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie
2024-04-26 Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind
2023-02-17 Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia
2023-01-23 Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia
2023-01-23 Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover
2022-06-24 The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021
2022-03-01 The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger
2021-08-27 The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger
2021-08-27 Morsefest 2019
2021-07-01 Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline
2021-04-16 Liquid Tension Experiment 3
2021-02-05 Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe
2021-01-01 Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe
2020-11-01 Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014
2020-09-18 Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London
2020-03-06 The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019
2020-01-01 Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam
2019-03-01 The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary
2019-01-25 The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)
2019-01-15 The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg
2019-01-01 Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure
2019-01-01 Mike Portnoy: Third Degree
2018-11-23 Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream
2018-06-22 Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016 Gong (Guest Appearance)
2018-06-22 Haken - L-1VE
2018-01-01 Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live
2017-03-24 Morsefest 2015: Question Mark
2017-03-24 Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura
2016-11-11 The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream
2016-01-01 The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge
2015-09-01 Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions
2015-05-01 The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens
2015-02-10 The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment
2015-01-01 Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums
2015-01-01 Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming
2015-01-01 Neal Morse: The Making of ?
2014-09-29 Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology
2014-09-25 Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live
2014-07-01 The Neal Morse Band - Live In India
2014-01-28 Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope
2014-01-01 Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature
2014-01-01 Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums
2013-07-01 The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe
2013-02-19 Neal Morse: Live Momentum
2013-01-01 Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog
2013-01-01 Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum
2012-05-20 Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover
2012-03-01 Neal Morse: One Under Construction
2012-01-01 PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations
2011-05-23 Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two
2011-03-01 Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD
2010-10-24 Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
2010-08-25 Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzio
2009-10-23 Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind
2009-01-01 Liquid Tension Experiment - Live In NYC
2008-12-20 Mike Portnoy - Score
2008-09-01 Neal Morse: Live at 3RP
2008-01-01 Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008
2007-09-01 Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony
2007-06-05 Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos Drums / Vocals
2006-05-02 Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America
2005-10-25 G3: Live in Tokyo Drums
2005-01-01 Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium
2005-01-01 Dream Theater: Dark Side Of The Moon Drums and Vcoals
2004-09-21 Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Concepts
2004-08-01 Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite Drums
2004-07-27 Neal Morse: Testimony Live
2003-03-05 Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003
2002-11-03 Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned
2000-03-21 Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe