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Mike Portnoy(I)

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An in-depth look at the Canadian rock band Rush, chronicling the band's musical evolution from their progressive rock sound of the '70s to their current heavy rock style.
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Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)
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Mike Portnoy is an American drummer, songwriter and producer, born on April 20, 1967 in Long Island, New York, USA. In 1985 he founded the progressive metal band Dream Theater together with guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung while they attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After 25 years, Portnoy left Dream Theater in 2010 and has since then played in a variety of projects and bands including Adrenaline Mob, Avenged Sevenfold, The Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo and The Neal Morse Band.
BornApril 20, 1967
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Dengue Alien
  • Music Department(drum)
    Flying Colors: Third Stage - Live in London Morsefest
    • Composer
    • 2020
    Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra (2006)
    Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra
    9.3
    Video
    • Director
    • 2006
    Dream Theater: 5 Years in a LIVEtime (1998)
    Dream Theater: 5 Years in a LIVEtime
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1998

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    Director

    • Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion (2008)
      Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2008
    • Dream Theater: Romavarium (2006)
      Dream Theater: Romavarium
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2006
    • Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra (2006)
      Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2006
    • Dream Theater: Live at Budokan (2004)
      Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2004
    • Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes from New York (2001)
      Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes from New York
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2001
    • Dream Theater: 5 Years in a LIVEtime (1998)
      Dream Theater: 5 Years in a LIVEtime
      • Director
      • 1998

    Composer

    • Flying Colors: Third Stage - Live in London Morsefest
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Transatlantic: Kaliveoscope (2014)
      Transatlantic: Kaliveoscope
      • Composer
      • Video
      • 2014

    Producer

    • Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra (2006)
      Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra
      • producer
      • Video
      • 2006
    • Dream Theater: Dark Side of the Moon (2006)
      Dream Theater: Dark Side of the Moon
      • producer
      • Video
      • 2006

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    Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Trailer
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    Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Trailer
    Hoffman's Bike: Testimony
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    Hoffman's Bike: Testimony

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • April 20, 1967
      • Long Beach, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Marlene PortnoyJuly 30, 1994 - present
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      His favorite movies are A Clockwork Orange (1971), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Magnolia (1999) and Requiem for a Dream (2000).

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