John Petrucci

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John Petrucci is an American guitarist best known as a founding member and primary songwriter of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, renowned for his technical virtuosity and complex compositions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American musician
guitarist
human
record producer
songwriter
associatedAct Jordan Rudess NERFINISHED
LTE3
Liquid Tension Experiment NERFINISHED
Mike Portnoy NERFINISHED
Tony Levin NERFINISHED
associatedBand Dream Theater NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1967-07-12
education attended Berklee College of Music NERFINISHED
formedBandWith John Myung NERFINISHED
Mike Portnoy NERFINISHED
fullName John Peter Petrucci NERFINISHED
genre instrumental rock
progressive metal
progressive rock
hasEndorsement Ernie Ball Music Man NERFINISHED
Mesa/Boogie NERFINISHED
hasSignatureInstrument Music Man John Petrucci signature guitar NERFINISHED
hasSignaturePickups DiMarzio John Petrucci signature pickups NERFINISHED
instrument acoustic guitar
electric guitar
isFoundingMemberOf Dream Theater NERFINISHED
memberOf Dream Theater NERFINISHED
notableFor complex compositions
technical virtuosity on guitar
notableSongwritingContribution Metropolis—Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper NERFINISHED
Pull Me Under NERFINISHED
The Glass Prison NERFINISHED
The Spirit Carries On NERFINISHED
notableWork A Dramatic Turn of Events NERFINISHED
Awake NERFINISHED
Black Clouds & Silver Linings NERFINISHED
Distance Over Time NERFINISHED
Dream Theater (2013 album) NERFINISHED
Falling into Infinity NERFINISHED
Images and Words NERFINISHED
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory NERFINISHED
Octavarium NERFINISHED
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence NERFINISHED
Suspended Animation NERFINISHED
Systematic Chaos NERFINISHED
Terminal Velocity NERFINISHED
The Astonishing NERFINISHED
Train of Thought NERFINISHED
occupation guitarist
music educator
record producer
songwriter
originalBandName Majesty NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Kings Park, New York, United States NERFINISHED
positionInBand guitarist of Dream Theater
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInDreamTheater primary songwriter
soloAlbum Suspended Animation NERFINISHED
Terminal Velocity NERFINISHED
spouse Rena Petrucci NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic alternate picking
complex time signatures
extended guitar solos
sweep picking
yearsActive 1980s–present

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