Mike Portnoy
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Mike Portnoy is an American drummer and songwriter best known as a founding member and longtime drummer of the progressive metal band Dream Theater.
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| Mike Portnoy canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
drummer
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human ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Modern Drummer Hall of Fame induction
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Modern Drummer Readers Poll Best Progressive Rock Drummer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Michael Stephen Portnoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Max Portnoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-04-20 ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
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heavy metal ⓘ progressive metal ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasCollaboratedWith |
Avenged Sevenfold
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John Petrucci NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan Rudess NERFINISHED ⓘ Neal Morse NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFanBase | progressive metal fans ⓘ |
| instrument |
drum kit
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percussion ⓘ |
| isFormerMemberOf | Dream Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFoundingMemberOf | Dream Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMemberOf |
Flying Colors
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Liquid Tension Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Sons of Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Winery Dogs NERFINISHED ⓘ Transatlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Mike Portnoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
co-founded Dream Theater in 1985
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known for complex time signatures and technical drumming ⓘ served as Dream Theater drummer until 2010 ⓘ |
| notableRole |
drummer of Dream Theater
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drummer of The Winery Dogs ⓘ drummer of Transatlantic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Images and Words
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Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory NERFINISHED ⓘ Octavarium NERFINISHED ⓘ Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence NERFINISHED ⓘ Train of Thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
drummer
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record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Long Beach, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Marlene Portnoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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