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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Quarantième: Live à Paris
Character:Drums
Release Date:28/11/2025
Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris
Character:Drums and Vocals
Release Date:17/11/2025
Dream Theater - Parasomnia
Character:
Release Date:07/02/2025
Phil Collins: Drummer First
Character:Self
Release Date:18/12/2024
Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB
Character:Self
Release Date:08/11/2024
Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2024
Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind
Character:Self
Release Date:26/04/2024
Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia
Character:Self
Release Date:17/02/2023
Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/2023
Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/2023
The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021
Character:Self
Release Date:24/06/2022
The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/2022
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger
Character:Self
Release Date:27/08/2021
Morsefest 2019
Character:Self
Release Date:27/08/2021
Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/2021
Mike Portnoy - LTE3
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:17/04/2021
Liquid Tension Experiment 3
Character:
Release Date:16/04/2021
The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic
Character:Self
Release Date:05/02/2021
Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe
Character:Self
Release Date:05/02/2021
Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2021
Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2020
Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London
Character:Self
Release Date:18/09/2020
Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/2020
The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/2020
Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2020
Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary
Character:Self
Release Date:30/08/2019
Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony
Character:Self
Release Date:30/08/2019
The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/2019
The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)
Character:Self
Release Date:25/01/2019
The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg
Character:Self
Release Date:15/01/2019
Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2019
Mike Portnoy: Third Degree
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2019
Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2018
Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016
Character:Gong (Guest Appearance)
Release Date:22/06/2018
Haken - L-1VE
Character:
Release Date:22/06/2018
The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/2018
Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2018
The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:04/08/2017
Morsefest 2015: Question Mark
Character:Self
Release Date:24/03/2017
Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura
Character:Self
Release Date:24/03/2017
Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live
Character:Self - Drums, Vocals
Release Date:02/03/2017
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2016
The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again
Character:Self
Release Date:05/08/2016
Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:22/07/2016
The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2016
Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/2015
Building the Beast: The Making of Metal Allegiance
Character:Self
Release Date:18/09/2015
Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/2015
Morsefest 2014: One
Character:Self
Release Date:21/08/2015
Morsefest 2014: Testimony
Character:Self
Release Date:21/08/2015
The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2015
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment
Character:Self
Release Date:10/02/2015
Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2015
Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2015
Neal Morse: The Making of ?
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2015
Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope
Character:Self - Drums
Release Date:27/10/2014
Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology
Character:Self
Release Date:29/09/2014
Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live
Character:Self
Release Date:25/09/2014
The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:05/07/2014
The Neal Morse Band - Live In India
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/2014
Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope
Character:Self
Release Date:28/01/2014
The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:15/01/2014
Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2014
Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2014
Flying Colors: Live in Europe
Character:Self - Drums
Release Date:14/10/2013
Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo
Character:Self - Drums
Release Date:03/09/2013
The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/2013
Neal Morse: Live Momentum
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/2013
Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2013
Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2013
Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/2012
Mike Portnoy - Drumerta
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/06/2012
Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/06/2012
Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2012
The Making of Flying Colors
Character:Self
Release Date:26/03/2012
Neal Morse: One Under Construction
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/2012
Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2012
PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2012
Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough
Character:Self
Release Date:25/10/2011
Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:24/09/2011
Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/2011
Neal Morse: Testimony 2...For You.
Character:
Release Date:01/07/2011
Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2011
Dream Theater: Panem et Circensis
Character:Drums and backing vocals
Release Date:03/05/2011
Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On
Character:Himself
Release Date:28/04/2011
Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/2011
Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City
Character:Self - Drums
Release Date:28/02/2011
Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
Character:Self
Release Date:24/10/2010
Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzio
Character:
Release Date:25/08/2010
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Character:Self
Release Date:29/06/2010
Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drumming
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/06/2010
Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind
Character:Self
Release Date:23/10/2009
Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05
Character:Himself
Release Date:23/07/2009
Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/07/2009
Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:01/01/2009
Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYC
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2009
Mike Portnoy - Score
Character:
Release Date:20/12/2008
Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:30/09/2008
Neal Morse: Live at 3RP
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/2008
Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2008
Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/2007
Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos
Character:Drums / Vocals
Release Date:05/06/2007
Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/06/2007
Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:23/03/2007
Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2007
Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:29/08/2006
Dream Theater: The Score So Far...
Character:Himself
Release Date:29/08/2006
Amazing Journey: One Night in New York City
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:31/05/2006
Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America
Character:Self
Release Date:02/05/2006
Dream Theater: Romavarium
Character:Self - Drums
Release Date:31/03/2006
Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North America
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:01/01/2006
G3 - Live in Tokyo
Character:Drums
Release Date:25/10/2005
Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicago
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:18/09/2005
Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/06/2005
Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2005
Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Band
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:01/01/2005
Dream Theater: Dark Side of the Moon
Character:Drums and Vcoals
Release Date:01/01/2005
Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:05/10/2004
Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2004
Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Concepts
Character:
Release Date:21/09/2004
Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite
Character:Drums
Release Date:01/08/2004
Neal Morse: Testimony Live
Character:Self
Release Date:27/07/2004
Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/06/2004
Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City
Character:Self - Drums
Release Date:18/05/2003
Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003
Character:Self
Release Date:05/03/2003
Transatlantic - Live in Europe
Character:Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
Release Date:08/01/2003
Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned
Character:
Release Date:03/11/2002
Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/07/2002
Mike Portnoy - Drums Across Forever
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/06/2002
Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:01/10/2001
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:21/04/2001
Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe
Character:Self
Release Date:21/03/2000
Dream Theater: 5 Years in a Livetime
Character:Himself
Release Date:27/10/1998
Dream Theater: The Rudess Experiment
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:04/09/1994
Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo
Character:Himself - Drums
Release Date:01/08/1993
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