Mike Portnoy
Biography
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 amoun…
Known For
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Self
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York
Himself - Drums
Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
Himself - Drums
Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour
Himself - Drums
G3 - Live in Tokyo
Drums
Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion
Himself - Drums
Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo
Himself - Drums
Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony
Self
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Filmography
Acting (137)
Movies (136)
Quarantième: Live à Paris
2025as Drums
Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris
2025as Drums and Vocals
Dream Theater - Parasomnia
2025
Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie
2024as Self
Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB
2024as Self
Phil Collins: Drummer First
2024as Self
Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind
2024as Self
Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover
2023as Self
Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia
2023as Self
Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia
2023as Self
The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger
2022as Self
The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021
2022as Self
The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic
2021as Self
Morsefest 2019
2021as Self
Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe
2021as Self
Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe
2021
Liquid Tension Experiment 3
2021
Mike Portnoy - LTE3
2021as Himself - Drums
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger
2021as Self
Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline
2021as Self
Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London
2020as Self
Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam
2020 Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014
2020as Self
Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia
2020as Self
The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019
2020as Self
Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony
2019as Self
The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)
2019as Self
The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary
2019as Self
The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg
2019as Self
Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure
2019
Mike Portnoy: Third Degree
2019
Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary
2019as Self
The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017
2018as Self
Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream
2018as Self
Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016
2018as Gong (Guest Appearance)
Haken - L-1VE
2018 Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live
2018
Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live
2017as Self - Drums, Vocals
The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016
2017as Himself - Drums
Morsefest 2015: Question Mark
2017as Self
Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura
2017as Self
The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again
2016as Self
Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas
2016as Himself - Drums
The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge
2016as Self
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream
2016as Self
Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7
2015as Self
Neal Morse: The Making of ?
2015as Self
The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens
2015as Self
Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions
2015as Self
Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming
2015
Morsefest 2014: One
2015as Self
Morsefest 2014: Testimony
2015as Self
Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums
2015 The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment
2015as Self
Building the Beast: The Making of Metal Allegiance
2015as Self
Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology
2014as Self
The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan
2014as Himself - Drums
The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival
2014as Himself - Drums
The Neal Morse Band - Live In India
2014as Self
Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope
2014as Self - Drums
Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums
2014
Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature
2014
Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live
2014as Self
Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope
2014as Self
The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe
2013as Self
Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo
2013as Self - Drums
Neal Morse: Live Momentum
2013as Self
Flying Colors: Live in Europe
2013as Self - Drums
Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum
2013 Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog
2013 The Making of Flying Colors
2012as Self
Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum
2012as Self
Neal Morse: One Under Construction
2012as Self
PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations
2012 Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors
2012as Himself
Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover
2012as Self
Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles
2012as Himself
Mike Portnoy - Drumerta
2012as Himself
Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On
2011as Himself
Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City
2011as Self - Drums
Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011
2011as Himself - Drums
Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough
2011as Self
Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two
2011as Self
Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles
2011as Self
Neal Morse: Testimony 2...For You.
2011
Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD
2011as Self
Dream Theater: Panem et Circensis
2011as Drums and backing vocals
Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzio
2010
Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
2010as Self
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010as Self
Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drumming
2010as Himself
Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming
2009as Himself
Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind
2009as Self
Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA
2009as Himself - Drums
Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYC
2009
Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05
2009as Himself
Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion
2008as Himself - Drums
Neal Morse: Live at 3RP
2008as Self
Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008
2008
Mike Portnoy - Score
2008
Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos
2007as Drums / Vocals
Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania
2007as Himself
Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion
2007as Himself - Drums
Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony
2007as Self
Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos
2007as Himself
Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour
2006as Himself - Drums
Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America
2006as Self
Amazing Journey: One Night in New York City
2006as Himself - Drums
Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North America
2006as Himself - Drums
Dream Theater: Romavarium
2006as Self - Drums
Dream Theater: The Score So Far...
2006as Himself
Dream Theater: Dark Side of the Moon
2005as Drums and Vcoals
Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Band
2005as Himself - Drums
Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicago
2005as Himself - Drums
Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan
2005as Himself
G3 - Live in Tokyo
2005as Drums
Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium
2005
Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought
2004as Self
Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite
2004as Drums
Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
2004as Himself - Drums
Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought
2004as Himself
Neal Morse: Testimony Live
2004as Self
Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Concepts
2004
Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003
2003as Self
Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City
2003as Self - Drums
Transatlantic - Live in Europe
2003as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming
2002as Himself
Mike Portnoy - Drums Across Forever
2002as Himself
Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned
2002
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York
2001as Himself - Drums
Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater
2001as Himself - Drums
Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe
2000as Self
Dream Theater: 5 Years in a Livetime
1998as Himself
Dream Theater: The Rudess Experiment
1994as Himself - Drums
Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo
1993as Himself - Drums
Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plaza
Television (1)
Crew (10)
Movies (10)
Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris
2025Writer
Mike Portnoy - LTE3
2021Creative Director
Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony
2019Musician
Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary
2019Editor
Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos
2007Director
Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour
2006Director
Dream Theater: The Score So Far...
2006Creative Director
Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought
2004Creative Director
Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
2004Director
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York
2001Director
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