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Mike Portnoy

 

If you are looking for a professional drumming photo, Drummer Live is the best choice! Mike Portnoy is an American drummer and songwriter primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater.

 

Mike Portnoy is an American drummer and songwriter primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater. He is currently the drummer in The Winery Dogs, Transatlantic & Flying Colors and has also recorded &/or toured/performed live with Avenged Sevenfold, Neal Morse, Adrenaline Mob, PSMS, Liquid Tension Experiment, OSI, Bigelf, Hail!, Stone Sour, Fates Warning, Overkill, G3 and his 4 tribute bands with Paul Gilbert: Yellow Matter Custard, Hammer Of The Gods, Amazing Journey and Cygnus & The Sea Monsters.

Known for his technical skill as a drummer, Portnoy has won 30 awards from the Modern Drummer magazine. From A Change of Seasons onwards, Portnoy had been writing a significant amount of Dream Theater’s lyrics. Mike Portnoy is the second youngest person to be inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame, at 37 years of age.