
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 ForActing
- Born20 April 1967 (age 58)
- Place of BirthLong Beach, New York, USA
Mike Portnoy

- Known ForActing
- Born20 April 1967 (age 58)
- Place of BirthLong Beach, New York, USA

Dream Theater - Parasomnia
2025

Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind
2024
Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie
2024
Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB
2024

Phil Collins: Drummer First
2024

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

Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia
2023

Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover
2023
The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger
2022

The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021
2022

Liquid Tension Experiment 3
2021

Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe
2021
Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline
2021
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger
2021

Morsefest 2019
2021

The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic
2021

Mike Portnoy - LTE3
2021

Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe
2021

Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia
2020
Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014
2020

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

Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam
2020

Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London
2020

Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary
2019
Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure
2019

Mike Portnoy: Third Degree
2019
The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg
2019
The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)
2019
The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary
2019

Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony
2019

Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016
2018
Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live
2018

Haken - L-1VE
2018

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

Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream
2018

Morsefest 2015: Question Mark
2017

Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura
2017

Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live
2017

The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016
2017
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream
2016
The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge
2016

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

The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again
2016
Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums
2015
Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming
2015
The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens
2015
Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions
2015
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment
2015
Neal Morse: The Making of ?
2015

Morsefest 2014: One
2015

Morsefest 2014: Testimony
2015

Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7
2015
Building the Beast: The Making of Metal Allegiance
2015

Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature
2014

Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums
2014
Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope
2014

The Neal Morse Band - Live In India
2014
Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology
2014

Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope
2014

Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live
2014
The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival
2014

The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan
2014

Neal Morse: Live Momentum
2013

Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo
2013
Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog
2013
Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum
2013
The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe
2013

Flying Colors: Live in Europe
2013

Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum
2012
The Making of Flying Colors
2012
Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles
2012
Mike Portnoy - Drumerta
2012
Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors
2012

PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations
2012
Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover
2012
Neal Morse: One Under Construction
2012

Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough
2011

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

Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD
2011

Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two
2011

Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles
2011
Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011
2011

Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On
2011

Dream Theater: Panem et Circensis
2011
Neal Morse: Testimony 2...For You.
2011
Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drumming
2010

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

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

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010

Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming
2009
Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind
2009

Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA
2009

Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYC
2009

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

Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion
2008
Neal Morse: Live at 3RP
2008
Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008
2008

Mike Portnoy - Score
2008

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

Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion
2007

Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania
2007

Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos
2007
Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony
2007

Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour
2006

Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America
2006

Amazing Journey: One Night in New York City
2006

Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North America
2006

Dream Theater: The Score So Far...
2006

Dream Theater: Romavarium
2006

Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan
2005

Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium
2005

G3 - Live in Tokyo
2005

Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicago
2005

Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Band
2005

Dream Theater: Dark Side of the Moon
2005

Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
2004

Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought
2004

Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought
2004

Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite
2004

Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Concepts
2004

Neal Morse: Testimony Live
2004

Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003
2003

Transatlantic - Live in Europe
2003

Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City
2003

Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming
2002
Mike Portnoy - Drums Across Forever
2002
Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned
2002

Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York
2001

Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater
2001
Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe
2000

Dream Theater: 5 Years in a Livetime
1998

Dream Theater: [1994] The Rudess Experiment
1994
