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.

Cast

Dream Theater: Live at Budokan

(Himself - Drums)

Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia

Liquid Tension Experiment 3

Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour

(Himself - Drums)

Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo

(Himself - Drums)

Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York

(Himself - Drums)

Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plaza

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

(Self)

Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016

(Gong (Guest Appearance))

Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought

(Self)

Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater

(Himself - Drums)

Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion

(Himself - Drums)

Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion

(Himself - Drums)

Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough

(Himself)

Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania

(Himself)

Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum

(Himself)

Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia

(Himself)

Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan

(Himself)

Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought

(Himself)

Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos

(Himself)

Mike Portnoy - Drumerta

(Himself)

Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles

(Himself)

Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drumming

(Himself)

The Making of Flying Colors

(Himself)

Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors

(Himself)

Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City

(Himself - Drums)

Mike Portnoy - Drums Across Forever

(Himself)

Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming

(Himself)

Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming

(Himself)

Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium

Neal Morse: Live Momentum

Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo

(Self - Drums)

Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure

Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature

Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live

Mike Portnoy: Third Degree

Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog

Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe

Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums

Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming

Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums

PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations

The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg

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

Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum

Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope

Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD

The Neal Morse Band - Live In India

Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003

Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two

Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline

The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary

Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover

Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe

Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology

Neal Morse: The Making of ?

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger

Neal Morse: One Under Construction

Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream

Neal Morse: Live at 3RP

The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge

The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens

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

Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment

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

Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind

Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover

Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014

Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia

Haken - L-1VE

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

Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America

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

The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021

Morsefest 2019

Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite

(Drums)

Transatlantic - Live in Europe

(Himself - Drums, Backing Vocals)

Flying Colors: Live in Europe

(Himself - Drums)

G3: Live in Tokyo

(Drums)

Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles

(Himself)

Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope

(Himself - Drums)

Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008

Morsefest 2014: Testimony

(Himself)

Morsefest 2014: One

(Himself)

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

Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind

Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7

(Himself)

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

Dream Theater: [1994] The Rudess Experiment

(Himself - Drums)

The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival

(Himself - Drums)

The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan

(Himself - Drums)

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

(Himself - Drums)

The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again

(Himself)

Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicago

(Himself - Drums)

Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011

(Himself - Drums)

Morsefest 2015: Question Mark

Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura

Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live

(Himself - Drums, Vocals)

Amazing Journey: One Night in New York City

(Himself - Drums)

Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City

(Himself - Drums)

Mike Portnoy - Score

Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Concepts

Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Band

(Himself - Drums)

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

(Himself - Drums)

Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA

(Himself - Drums)

Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North America

(Himself - Drums)

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

(Himself)

Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream

Liquid Tension Experiment - Live In NYC

Neal Morse: Testimony Live

Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On

(Himself)

Dream Theater: The Score So Far...

(Himself)

Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05

(Himself)

Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony

(Self)

Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned

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

(Drums / Vocals)

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

Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam

Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage

(Self)

Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London

Dream Theater: Dark Side Of The Moon

(Drums and Vcoals)

The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic

(Himself)

Dream Theater: Romavarium

(Self - Drums)

Mike Portnoy - LTE3

(Himself - Drums)

Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe

Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB

That Metal Show