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).

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Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

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Average Rating

7.5

83 votes

Release Date

Jun 29, 2010

16 years ago
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York

Played Himself - Drums

Average Rating

8.4

28 votes

Release Date

Apr 21, 2001

25 years ago
Dream Theater: Live at Budokan

Played Himself - Drums

Average Rating

7.6

16 votes

Release Date

Oct 05, 2004

21 years ago
Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour

Played Himself - Drums

Average Rating

7.6

10 votes

Release Date

Aug 29, 2006

19 years ago
G3 - Live in Tokyo

Played Drums

Average Rating

7.1

8 votes

Release Date

Oct 25, 2005

20 years ago
Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo

Played Himself - Drums

Average Rating

6.4

6 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 1993

33 years ago
Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion

Played Himself - Drums

Average Rating

6.9

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 2008

17 years ago
Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA

Played Himself - Drums

Average Rating

7.1

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2009

17 years ago
Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On

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Average Rating

5.6

4 votes

Release Date

Apr 28, 2011

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

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Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 24, 2010

15 years ago
Flying Colors: Live in Europe

Played Self - Drums

Average Rating

6.2

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 2013

12 years ago
The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan

Played Himself - Drums

Average Rating

8.0

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 2014

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

Played Himself - Drums

Average Rating

8.0

3 votes

Release Date

Jul 22, 2016

9 years ago
Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony

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Average Rating

8.7

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 30, 2019

6 years ago
Dream Theater: 5 Years in a Livetime

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Average Rating

7.7

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 27, 1998

27 years ago
Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion

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Average Rating

5.2

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 23, 2007

19 years ago
Neal Morse: Live Momentum

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Average Rating

4.8

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 19, 2013

13 years ago
Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles

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Average Rating

6.8

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 12, 2011

14 years ago
Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7

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Average Rating

8.5

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 13, 2015

10 years ago
The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again

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Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Aug 05, 2016

9 years ago
Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011

Played Himself - Drums

Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 24, 2011

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

Played Himself - Drums

Average Rating

8.5

2 votes

Release Date

Aug 04, 2017

8 years ago
Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYC

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2009

17 years ago
Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London

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Average Rating

8.5

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 2020

5 years ago
Dream Theater: Romavarium

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Average Rating

8.5

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 31, 2006

20 years ago
Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo

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Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 03, 2013

12 years ago
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream

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Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 11, 2016

9 years ago
Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite

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Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 2004

22 years ago
Transatlantic - Live in Europe

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Average Rating

9.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 08, 2003

23 years ago
Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope

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Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 27, 2014

11 years ago
Morsefest 2015: Question Mark

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Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 24, 2017

9 years ago
Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura

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Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 24, 2017

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

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Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 2020

6 years ago
Dream Theater - Parasomnia

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 07, 2025

1 year ago
Phil Collins: Drummer First

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Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 18, 2024

1 year ago
Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris

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Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 2025

4 months ago
Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia

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Average Rating

8.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 17, 2023

3 years ago
Liquid Tension Experiment 3

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 16, 2021

5 years ago
Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plaza

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0.0

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

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

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Aug 30, 2019

6 years ago
Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016

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0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 22, 2018

7 years ago
Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 05, 2004

21 years ago
Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 2001

24 years ago
Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 25, 2011

14 years ago
Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2007

19 years ago
Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 11, 2012

13 years ago
Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 11, 2020

5 years ago
Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 2005

21 years ago
Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 2004

22 years ago
Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos

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0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 2007

19 years ago
Mike Portnoy - Drumerta

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

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Jun 01, 2012

14 years ago
Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2012

14 years ago
Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drumming

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0.0

0 votes

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Jun 01, 2010

16 years ago
The Making of Flying Colors

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 26, 2012

14 years ago
Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 2012

14 years ago
Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 2011

15 years ago
Mike Portnoy - Drums Across Forever

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 2002

24 years ago
Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 2002

24 years ago
Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 2009

17 years ago
Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2005

21 years ago
Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2019

7 years ago
Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2014

12 years ago
Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2018

8 years ago
Mike Portnoy: Third Degree

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2019

7 years ago
Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2013

13 years ago
Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2021

5 years ago
Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2015

11 years ago
Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2015

11 years ago
Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2014

12 years ago
PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations

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0.0

0 votes

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Jan 01, 2012

14 years ago
The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 2019

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

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2022

4 years ago
Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2013

13 years ago
Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 28, 2014

12 years ago
Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2011

15 years ago
The Neal Morse Band - Live In India

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

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Jul 01, 2014

11 years ago
Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

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Mar 05, 2003

23 years ago
Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two

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0.0

0 votes

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May 23, 2011

15 years ago
Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline

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0.0

0 votes

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Jul 01, 2021

4 years ago
The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary

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0.0

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Mar 01, 2019

7 years ago
Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover

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0.0

0 votes

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May 20, 2012

14 years ago
Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe

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0.0

0 votes

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Mar 21, 2000

26 years ago
Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology

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0.0

0 votes

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Sep 29, 2014

11 years ago
Neal Morse: The Making of ?

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0.0

0 votes

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Jan 01, 2015

11 years ago
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger

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0.0

0 votes

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Aug 27, 2021

4 years ago
Neal Morse: One Under Construction

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0.0

0 votes

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Mar 01, 2012

14 years ago
Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions

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0.0

0 votes

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Sep 01, 2015

10 years ago
Neal Morse: Live at 3RP

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0.0

0 votes

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Sep 01, 2008

17 years ago
The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge

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0.0

0 votes

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Jan 01, 2016

10 years ago
The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens

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0.0

0 votes

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May 01, 2015

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

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0.0

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Release Date

Jan 25, 2019

7 years ago
Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 2007

18 years ago
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment

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0.0

0 votes

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Feb 10, 2015

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

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0.0

0 votes

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Jul 01, 2013

12 years ago
Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 2009

16 years ago
Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 23, 2023

3 years ago
Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 2020

5 years ago
Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 23, 2023

3 years ago
Haken - L-1VE

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0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 22, 2018

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

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0.0

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Release Date

Aug 25, 2010

15 years ago

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