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Mike Portnoy

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DREAM THEATER
Greatest Hit Promo

Progressive Nation 2008 Promo

DREAM THEATER
Forsaken
DREAM THEATER
Electronic Press Kit

Mike Portnoy : In Constant Motion
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Ytsejam Records : The Official Dream Theater Bootlegs


A collection of past interviews from magazines and websites.

My Interests

Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, TransAtlantic, OSI, Neal Morse, Yellow Matter Custard, Hammer Of The Gods, Amazing Journey, Cygnus and The Sea Monsters

I'd like to meet:

I think I've met them all by now!

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Music:

Hmm...I'll just scroll through my iPod and list a few favorites.... A Perfect Circle, Aimee Mann, Alice In Chains, Anekdoten, Anthrax, At The Drive-In, The Beastie Boys, Beatallica, The Beatles, Beck, Ben Folds Five, Between The Buried And Me, Black Sabbath, Blackfield, Camel, Cat Stevens, Chevelle, Chimaira, The Clash, Coheed & Cambria, Coldplay, David Bowie, Death Angel, Deep Purple, Deftones, Dillinger Escape Plan, Down, The Doors, The Dregs, Dredg, ELO, ELP, Elton John, Endochine, Estradasphere, Exodus, Explosions In The Sky, Faith No More, Fantomas, Fates Warning, Fiona Apple, The Flaming Lips, The Flower Kings, Foo Fighters, Galactic Cowboys, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Gojira, The Grays, Helloween, I Mother Earth, Imperial Drag, Incubus, Iron Maiden, Isis, Jane's Addiction, Jeff Beck, Jeff Buckley, Jellyfish, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Judas Priest, Kansas, Keane, Kevin Gilbert, King's X, King Crimson, King Diamond, Kiss, Lamb Of God, Led Zeppelin, Loudness, Machine Head, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Marillion, The Mars Volta, Mastodon, Megadeth, Mercyful Fate, Meshuggah, Metallica, Mr. Bungle, Mudvayne, Muse, NWA, Niacin, Nine Inch Nails, Oceansize, Opeth, Ours, Overkill, Pain Of Salvation, Pantera, Peter Gabriel, Phish, Pink Floyd, The Plasmatics, The Police, Porcupine Tree, The Pretenders, Primus, Procol Harum, Public Enemy, Queen, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Rainbow, The Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Riverside, The Rolling Stones, Rush, The Rutles, SOD, Secret Chiefs 3, Secret Machines, Sepultura, Sevendust, Sex Pistols, Shadows Fall, Sigur Ros, Slayer, Slipknot, Smashing Pumpkings, Soundgarden, Spastic ink, Spock's Beard, Steely Dan, Steve Vai, Stone Sour, Stone Temple Pilots, System Of A Down, Talas, Tenacious D, Testament, Tomahawk, Tool, Toy Matinee, Traffic, Travis, Trivium, U2, UFO, UK, Umphrey's McGee, Van Halen, Vanilla Fudge, VoiVod, Watchtower, Weezer, The Who, Wilco, Yes, Zappa

Movies:

A Clockwork Orange, Pink Floyd: The Wall, Good Fellas, Boogie Nights, Reservoir Dogs, Eraserhead, This Is Spinal Tap, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Magnolia, City Of God, Children Of Men, Oldboy, Irreversible, Blue Velvet, Scarface, The Godfather I & II, The Shining, Dazed & Confused, Annie Hall, Seven, Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2, Kids, Man Bites Dog, Ichi The Killer, Funny Games, Trainspotting, Natural Born Killers, Memento, Mullholland Dr, Vanilla Sky, Requiem For A Dream, The Virgin Suicides, Traffic, The Decalogue, Bad Education, Breaking The Waves, 21 Grams, Audition, Visitor Q, Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, Sympathy For Lady Vengeance, House Of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Slacker, Clerks, Kids, Bully, Gummo, Happiness, Elephant, Dig!, Tarnation, American Movie, Eyes Wide Shut, Harold And Maude, The World According To Garp, Fargo, Short Cuts, Manhattan, Waking Life, Sin City, Taxi Driver, Carlito's Way, Waiting For Guffman, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, Back To The Future Trilogy, Close Encounters, Forrest Gump, American Beauty, True Romance, Saving Private Ryan, Platoon, The Deer Hunter....really I could do this all day, so I'm gonna stop now!!!!!

Television:

The Sopranos, Lost, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 24, Heroes, The Shield, Twin Peaks, Entourage, The Office (both versions), Extras, The Wire, Oz, Dexter, Arrested Development, Mr. Show, Seinfeld, Family Guy, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Metalocalpse, Robot Chicken, The Simpsons, South Park, Da Ali G Show, The Tom Green Show, The Howard Stern Show

Heroes:

Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Neil Peart, Keith Moon, John Bonham, Roger Waters, Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, Woody Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino...And many more that inspire me on a daily basis... Click here to stay on top of them:

My Blog

MP In Store Appearances (Updated 5-9-08)

Tues, May 6th - 4pm  **NEW**Tom Lee Drum Centre929 Granville StVancouver BC V6Z 1L3Monday, May 12th - 4pm  Ellis Drum Shop524 Snelling Ave NorthSt Paul, MN 55104Friday, May 16th - 4pm  ...
Posted by Mike Portnoy on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:12:00 PST

Dream Theater Charity Auction is Back!

DREAM THEATER CHARITY AUCTION SERIES TO BENEFIT CAMP GOOD DAYS & SPECIAL TIMES  Charity Auction Series to Begin May 5th Syracuse, NY   An Ebay auction beginning on Monday, May 5th wil...
Posted by Mike Portnoy on Fri, 02 May 2008 02:36:00 PST

LTE Bay Area Rock Festival (San Francisco) Tix info - on sale this Sunday!

AllHere is the official release for the LTE show in San Francisco-- Tickets are on sale Sunday May 4th at 10AMTicket link is http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=sfbay&query=schedule&v enue=theindepen...
Posted by Mike Portnoy on Thu, 01 May 2008 12:12:00 PST

MP 2 Radio Apperances on Eddie Trunk Show in April

Mike Portnoy will be making 2 radio appearances with Eddie Trunk in April:Monday April 7th on Eddie’s XM showFri April 25th on Eddie’s New York Q104 show (which is also in national syndica...
Posted by Mike Portnoy on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:07:00 PST

In Store Time Changes

Please note that all previously announced in-store appearances have been changed from 2pm to 4pm Monday, May 12th - 4pm Ellis Drum Shop 524 Snelling Ave North St Paul, MN 55104   ...
Posted by Mike Portnoy on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:13:00 PST

LTE - 10th Anniversary Reunion Tour Dates! (updated 4/30)

  LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENTMike Portnoy - John Petrucci - Jordan Rudess - Tony Levin10th ANNIVERSARY REUNION TOURIn 1998 and 1999, Liquid Tension Experiment released two instrumental albums ...
Posted by Mike Portnoy on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:42:00 PST

DREAM THEATER 2007/2008 WORLD TOUR DATES (Updated 2/22/08)

Below is the entire itinerary as of 2/27/08 for quick "one-stop /shopping": European Tour - Fall 2007 All shows are Dream Theater headlining showswith Special Guests: Symphony XWed Sept 26...
Posted by Mike Portnoy on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:35:00 PST

PROGRESSIVE NATION 2008 TOUR DATES!!

DREAM THEATER'S "PROGRESSIVE NATION 2008" featuring OPETH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and 3 North American Tour Dates Tues April 29th - Mexico City, Mexico - National Auditorium* Fri May 2nd - Los...
Posted by Mike Portnoy on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:30:00 PST

MPs 2007 year-end wrap up (Updated)

MP's Fav Albums of 2007(in no particular order)1. Between The Buried And Me - Colors2. Machine Head - The Blackening3. Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet4. Beardfish - Sleeping In Traffic: Part O...
Posted by Mike Portnoy on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:17:00 PST

Progressive Nation 2008 - Press Release

November 5th 2007   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     DREAM THEATER'S "PROGRESSIVE NATION" featuring OPETH, 3 and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME to embark on inaugural tour of North America th...
Posted by Mike Portnoy on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:40:00 PST