Mike Portnoy
Birthday
1967/04/20 (57 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Long Beach, New York, USA
Also know as
Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Liquid Trio Experiment, Liquid Trio Experiment 2
Biography
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 amoun...Read more
Acting
(2004) Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
as Himself - Drums
(2023) Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia
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(2021) Liquid Tension Experiment 3
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(2006) Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour
as Himself - Drums
(1993) Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo
as Himself - Drums
(2001) Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York
as Himself - Drums
Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plaza
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(2019) Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary
as Self
(2018) Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016
as Gong (Guest Appearance)
(2004) Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought
as Self
(2007) Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion
as Himself - Drums
(2001) Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater
as Himself - Drums
(2008) Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion
as Himself - Drums
(2011) Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough
as Himself
(2007) Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania
as Himself
(2012) Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum
as Himself
(2020) Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia
as Himself
(2012) The Making of Flying Colors
as Himself
(2012) Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles
as Himself
(2005) Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan
as Himself
(2012) Mike Portnoy - Drumerta
as Himself
(2012) Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors
as Himself
(2004) Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought
as Himself
(2007) Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos
as Himself
(2010) Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drumming
as Himself
(2011) Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City
as Himself - Drums
(2009) Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming
as Himself
(2002) Mike Portnoy - Drums Across Forever
as Himself
(2002) Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming
as Himself
(2005) Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium
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(2013) Neal Morse: Live Momentum
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(2013) Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo
as Self - Drums
(2019) Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure
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(2021) Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe
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(2018) Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live
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(2019) Mike Portnoy: Third Degree
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(2013) Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog
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(2014) Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature
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(2015) Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums
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(2014) Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums
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(2015) Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming
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(2013) Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum
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(2019) The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg
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(2012) PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations
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(2022) The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger
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(2011) Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD
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(2014) Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope
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(2014) The Neal Morse Band - Live In India
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(2011) Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two
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(2021) Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline
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(2003) Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003
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(2019) The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary
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(2014) Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology
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(2000) Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe
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(2012) Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover
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(2021) The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger
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(2012) Neal Morse: One Under Construction
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(2015) Neal Morse: The Making of ?
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(2015) Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions
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(2007) Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony
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(2015) The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment
as Self
(2019) The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)
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(2016) The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream
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(2008) Neal Morse: Live at 3RP
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(2015) The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens
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(2013) The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe
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(2016) The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge
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(2010) Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzio
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(2023) Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia
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(2023) Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover
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(2020) Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014
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(2010) Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
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(2006) Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America
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(2009) Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind
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(2018) Haken - L-1VE
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(2022) The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021
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(2021) Morsefest 2019
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(2004) Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite
as Drums
(2003) Transatlantic - Live in Europe
as Himself - Drums, Backing Vocals
(2013) Flying Colors: Live in Europe
as Himself - Drums
(2005) G3: Live in Tokyo
as Drums
(2011) Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles
as Himself
(2014) Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope
as Himself - Drums
(2008) Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008
as ---
(2015) Morsefest 2014: Testimony
as Himself
(2015) Morsefest 2014: One
as Himself
(2014) Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live
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(2024) Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind
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(2015) Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7
as Himself
(2024) Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie
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![Dream Theater: [1994] The Rudess Experiment](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2F9Umg42BnwH2BSjZ0f1F9KT1LDBK.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Dream Theater: [1994] The Rudess Experiment")
(1994) Dream Theater: [1994] The Rudess Experiment
as Himself - Drums
(2014) The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival
as Himself - Drums
(2014) The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan
as Himself - Drums
(2016) Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas
as Himself - Drums
(2016) The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again
as Himself
(2005) Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicago
as Himself - Drums
(2011) Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011
as Himself - Drums
(2017) Morsefest 2015: Question Mark
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(2017) Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura
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(2017) Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live
as Himself - Drums, Vocals
(2003) Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City
as Himself - Drums
(2006) Amazing Journey: One Night in New York City
as Himself - Drums
(2008) Mike Portnoy - Score
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(2004) Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Concepts
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(2005) Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Band
as Himself - Drums
(2017) The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016
as Himself - Drums
(2009) Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA
as Himself - Drums
(2006) Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North America
as Himself - Drums
(2018) The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017
as Himself
(2018) Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream
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(2009) Liquid Tension Experiment - Live In NYC
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(2004) Neal Morse: Testimony Live
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(2011) Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On
as Himself
(2006) Dream Theater: The Score So Far...
as Himself
(2009) Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05
as Himself
(2019) Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony
as Self
(2002) Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned
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(2007) Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos
as Drums / Vocals
(2020) The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019
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(2020) Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam
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(2010) Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage
as Self
(2020) Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London
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(2005) Dream Theater: Dark Side Of The Moon
as Drums and Vcoals
(2021) The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic
as Himself
(2006) Dream Theater: Romavarium
as Self - Drums
(2021) Mike Portnoy - LTE3
as Himself - Drums
(2021) Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe
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(2024) Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB
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(1998) Dream Theater: 5 Years in a Livetime
as Himself
(2015) Building the Beast: The Making of Metal Allegiance
as Self
(2024) Phil Collins: Drummer First
as Himself
(2008) That Metal Show
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