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Mike Portnoy was born on April 20, 1967 and raised in Long Beach, New York, where his interest in music started at an early age. "My father was a rock n' roll disc jockey, so I was always surrounded by music constantly. I had this huge record collection when I was real young and loved the Beatles and then later on Kiss. It was inevitable that I'd become a musician."
Although Mike taught himself how to play the drums, he did take music theory classes in high school. During that time he began playing in local bands Intruder, Rising Power and Inner Sanctum, the latter of which released their own album. Mike left the band after being awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee Music College in Boston.
An avid collector of many things, Mike has a vast array of Dream Theater memorabilia including bootlegs, posters, clippings and everything else under the sun with the band's name on it. He is also responsible for capturing everything the band does on video tape and DAT. His huge video collection includes favorite films as 2001, A Clockwork Orange, Jacob's Ladder and The Wall along with episodes of The Simpsons and memorable boxing matches.
Mike says his biggest influences are Rush drummer Neil Peart and the late Frank Zappa. Other favorites include drummers Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta, Simon Philips, John Bonham and Keith Moon and bands such as The Beatles, Queen, Yes, Metallica, Jellyfish, Iron Maidon, U2 and Jane's Addiction. He is also a fan of rap music.
Mike and his wife Marlene live in Rockland, NY with their daughter Melody Ruthandrea, new son Max John, dog Bongo and cats E.T. and Cypress.
In 2010 Mike Portnoy left Dream Theater and was replaced 2011 with Mike Mangini
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performed with:
Dream Theater
Liquid Tension Experiment
Avenged Sevenfold
Rush Tribute
John Arch
John Petrucci
John Myung
James LaBrie
Kevin Moore
Derick Sherinian
David Prater
Jordan Rudess
Maggie Estep
Kevin Shirley
Doug Oberkircher
Jay Beckenstein
...and many more
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2007
Modern Drummer
Readers Poll
Best Recorded
Performance
No. 1
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Nathaniel Townsey, with a very soulful trio; jazz drummer Matt Wilson and his trio; a burning set by Steve Smith and Vital Information; Mike Portnoy with his Beatles Tribute band and with Dream Theater; the brilliant percussionist Airto Moreira; an incredible drum duo from Holland called the Drumbassadors; great sets by Nick D'Virgilio and Antonio Sanchez, and capped by an amazingly funky set by Shawn Pelton and House of Diablo.
This was among the most exciting festivals ever hosted by Modern Drummer magazine, and Hudson Music was very pleased to have been able to videotape the entire weekend.
• U.S. Retail $49.95 plus shipping
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Note-for-note transcriptions of nine drum performances hand-picked by Mike, including classic music by Drum Theater, including songs such as "Metropolis Part 1," "6:00," and "Hell's Kitchen." Also includes the seventeen-minute "When The Water Breaks" from Liquid Tension Experiment 2.
Also includes the 31-minute epic "All Of The Above" from Transatlantic's SMPTe album-every note of it. With performance notes by Mike, detailed notes for each song, handwritten charts used by Mike in the studio, and diagrams of the drum kits that Mike used on each recording. Provides invaluable insight into Mike's playing.
120 pages - $24.95
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Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater
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A Two-Disc Set
Disc One features music from both CDs by Liquid Tension Experiment, with the drum parts demonstrated and broken down, by Mike and
Disc Two focuses on the music of Dream Theater.
Special DVD Features:
Two bonus, live performances, one by Dream Theater and one by Liquid Tension Experiment! Over twenty
minutes of new footage! Also features a full-length commentary by Mike, a camera switching option allowing the viewer to "direct" four studio performances, a photo gallery, and more!
Running Time: 190 minutes
$49.95 plus shipping
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