Michael Stephen Portnoy (lahir 20 April 1967) adalah drummer Amerika, drummer dan backing vocal dari progressive metal band Dream Theater. Dari technical skill, Portnoy memenangkan 23 awards dari Modern Drummer magazine. Dia co-produced dari lima album terakhir Dream Theater dengan John Petrucci, berawal dari Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory. Dari A Change of Seasons, Portnoy menulis dan menciptakan substantial Dream Theater's lirik. Dia kedua termuda drummer dari(setelah Neil Peart) dan masuk dalam Modern Drummer's Hall of Fame (di umur 37 tahun).
Cerita sebelum Dream Theater
Mike Portnoy tinggal di Long Island di Long Beach, New York. Ayahnya bekerja sebagai DJ di lokal radio station, membantu Portnoy mendapat apresiasi untuk musik termuda karena ayahnya mengkoleksi LPs. Dia terinspirasi dari Rush, Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Iron Maiden, dan The Beatles, dan lainya. Juga Portnoy klaim drinya-sendiri untuk menjadi drummer, dia ambil kelas teori musik di high school. Sebelum dream theater dia bermain dengan band lokal, dua diantaranya (Rising Power dan Inner Sanctum) rekaman dan rilis album. Dia keluar dari Inner Sanctum (akhir high school) stelah menjadi scholarship (sarjana) untuk memperhatikan Berklee College of Music di Boston; bagaimanapun ia keluar dari Berklee. Disana ia bertemu, John Petrucci dan John Myung. Mereka membentuk band, yang diberi nama 'Majesty' sebelum berganti nama menjadi Dream Theater
Inspirasi
Drummer
Neil Peart, John Bonham, Terry Bozzio, Bill Bruford, Phil Collins, Vinnie Colaiuta, Peter Criss, Nick Mason, Keith Moon, Carl Palmer, Vinnie Paul, Simon Phillips, and Ringo Starr.
Inspirasi dari band
Jane's Addiction, The Beatles, Between the Buried and Me, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jellyfish, King Crimson, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Umphrey's McGee, Megadeth, Meshuggah, Opeth, Pantera, Phish, Deep Purple, Radiohead, Rush, Queen, Tool, The Who, U2, Yes, and composer/guitarist Frank Zappa.
Kehidupan Pribadi
Mike dan istrinya Marlene bertempat tinggal di suburban Pennsylvania bersama anaknya, Melody Ruthandrea dan Max John.
Discografi
Dengan Dream Theater
1989 - When Dream and Day Unite
1992 - Images and Words
1993 - Live at the Marquee (Live)
1994 - Awake
1995 - A Change of Seasons (EP)
1997 - Falling Into Infinity
1998 - Once in a LIVEtime (Live)
1999 - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
2001 - Live Scenes From New York (Live)
2002 - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
2003 - Train of Thought
2004 - Live at Budokan (Live)
2005 - Octavarium
2006 - Score (Live)
2007 - Systematic Chaos
2008 - Greatest Hit (..and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)
2008 - Chaos in Motion (Live)
2009 - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Dengan Liquid Tension Experiment
1998 - Liquid Tension Experiment
1999 - Liquid Tension Experiment 2
2007 - Spontaneous Combustion (as Liquid Trio Experimeny)
2009 - When the Keyboard Breaks: Live in Chicago (CD) (As Liquid Trio Experiment 2)
Dengan Transatlantic
2000 - SMPT:e
2001 - Live in America (Live)
2001 - Bridge Across Forever
2003 - Transatlantic Demos by Neal Morse
2003 - SMPT:e (The Roine Stolt Mixes: circa 1999)
2003 - Live in Europe (Live)
2009 - The Whirlwind
Dengan Neal Morse
2003 - Testimony
2004 - One
2004 - Testimony Live DVD
2005 - ?
2006 - Cover to Cover
2007 - Sola Scriptura
2008 - Lifeline
Dengan OSI
2003 - Office of Strategic Influence
2006 - Free
2006 - re:free
Dengan John Arch
2003 - A Twist of Fate
Tribute Shows (CD and DVD)
(available at MikePortnoy.com only)
One Night in New York City - Yellow Matter Custard (2003) (The Beatles) with Paul Gilbert, Neal Morse and Matt Bissonette
Two Nights In North America - Hammer of the Gods (2006) (Led Zeppelin) with Paul Gilbert, Daniel Gildenlöw, and Dave LaRue
One Night in Chicago - Cygnus and the Sea Monsters (2006) (Rush) with Paul Gilbert, Sean Malone, and Jason McMaster
One Night in New York City - Amazing Journey (2007) (The Who) with Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan and Gary Cherone
Dengan selected musicians
1984 - Rising Power: Power For The People (out of print)
1986 - Inner Sanctum: 12 A.M. (out of print)
Instructional DVD Releases
Mike Portnoy merilis instruksi video drumming /DVDs. These include:
'Progressive Drum Concepts' (Rittor Music 1995 1 VHS/DVD)
'Liquid Drum Theater' (Hudson Music 2000 2 DVDs)
'In Constant Motion' (Hudson Music 2007, 3 DVDs)
Portnoy's self filmed performances
Mike has also self-released 'drum-cam' DVDs of the last several Dream Theater and side project recording sessions through his own 'MP4' production company. These are 'in-studio' recordings typically consisting of Full Band, Isolated Drums tracks, and an Audio Commentary. These releases are only available for sale on Portrom the www.MikePortnoy.com store.
'Asian Clinic Tour' (MP4 Productions 2001, 1 DVD) (out of print)
'Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming' (MP4 Productions 2002, 1 DVD)
'Drums Across Forever' (MP4 Productions 2002, 1 DVD)
'Drums of Thought' (MP4 Productions 2004, 1 DVD)
'Live at Budokan' (MP4 Production 2005, 1 DVD)
'Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium' (MP4 Productions 2005, 1 DVD)
'sysDRUMatic chaos' (MP4 Productions 2007, 1 DVD)
'SCORE' (MP4 Productions 2008, 1 DVD)
'Black Clouds & Silver Drumming' (MP4 Productions 2009, 1 DVD)
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Dream theater
Dream theater
Gambar dari album Dream theater
Movie editing software mac. For their self-titled album, see Dream Theater (album). M3 bitlocker license key. Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dream Theater Setlist
When Dream and Day Unite
Gambar dari album Dream theater
Movie editing software mac. For their self-titled album, see Dream Theater (album). M3 bitlocker license key. Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dream Theater Setlist
When Dream and Day Unite
Train of Thought
Black Clouds & Silver Linings
