Mike Portnoy

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Mike Portnoy Wiki Biography

Michael Stephen Portnoy was born on 20 April 1967, in Long Beach, New York USA, of Jewish descent. Mike is a drummer, best known to be a co-founder and former member of the progressive rock band Dream Theater. He’s well known for his skills on the drums, winning over 30 awards throughout his career. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Mike Portnoy? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $8 million, mostly earned through a successful career in music. He’s helped create numerous albums, and is the second youngest person to be inducted into the Modern Drummer’s Hall of Fame. He’s also had many side projects, and as he continues his career it is expected that his wealth will increase.

Portnoy’s father was a DJ, and he gained an appreciation for music because of his father’s job. He had access to a lot of music, and became interested in several bands, which included Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and Iron Maiden. He is said to be a self-taught drummer, having only taken music theory classes during high school. He then started playing with local bands, but was offered a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music, where he met John Myung and John Petrucci, with whom he would eventually form the band Dream Theater.

They left the school and started working on their numerous albums. Mike helped co-produce a total of six albums of the band, including “Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory”, “A Change of Seasons”, and “Black Clouds and Silver Linings”. His popularity also helped him get numerous side projects; he formed other groups such as the Liquid Tension Experiment and Transatlantic. He also performed with bands such as Overkill, Avenged Sevenfold, and G3. Mike has also created various tribute bands, playing the songs of Rush, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and many others. All projects have added to his net worth.

In 2010, Mike toured with Avenged Sevenfold, replacing Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan who had passed away during the production of the album “Nightmare”. Afterwards, he mentioned to Dream Theater that the band should take a break because they had been recording and touring consistently; the other band members decided that they could still perform, which prompted Mike to leave the band. He was replaced by Mike Mangini in an audition that brought in some of the best drummers from around the world. After Portnoy was dropped from Avenged Sevenfold, he would ask to return to Dream Theater, but was turned down after it was revealed that they already had a new drummer.

After being with Dream Theater for 25 years, he would start working on two new projects, bands called Adrenaline Mob and Flying Colors. The two bands released albums in 2012 and also started touring. While with these bands, he filled in for other groups as well, including Stone Sour. In 2013 he worked with Billy Sheehan and Richie Kotzen to create a band called The Winery Dogs, and he then left Adrenaline Mob in 2013 due to scheduling conflicts.

For his personal life, it is known that Mike married Marlene Apuzzo in 1994, and they have two children. Marlene used to be a guitarist in a band called Meanstreak while two other members of the band married Dream Theater members as well. Their son Max is also a drummer, who opened for Adrenaline Mob in 2013.

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Mike Portnoy Quick Info

Full Name Mike Portnoy
Net Worth $8 Million
Date Of Birth April 20, 1967
Place Of Birth Long Beach, New York, United States
Height 1.78 m
Profession Drummer
Education Berklee College of Music
Nationality American
Spouse Marlene Portnoy (m. 1994)
Children Max John, Melody Ruthandrea
Parents Howard Portnoy
Siblings Samantha Portnoy
Nicknames Michael Stephen Portnoy , Portnoy, Mike
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mikeportnoyofficial
Twitter https://twitter.com/mikeportnoy
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1763780/
Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-portnoy-mn0000059338
Music Groups Dream Theater (1985 – 2010)
Movies Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion, Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York, Dream Theater: Live at Budokan

Mike Portnoy Important Facts

  • His favorite movies are: A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Magnolia, Requiem for a Dream.
  • Mike is a recovering alcoholic. He has written a musical suite with Dream Theater known as “The AA Saga”, three parts of which have already been released (“The Glass Prison”, “This Dying Soul”, and “The Root of All Evil”).
  • Attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he met fellow bandmates John Petrucci and John Myung.
  • Drummer for the progressive rock band Dream Theater.

Mike Portnoy Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion 2008 Video documentary Director
Dream Theater: Romavarium 2006 Video Director
Dream Theater: Score – 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra 2006 Video Director
Dream Theater: Live at Budokan 2004 Video Director
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 – Scenes from New York 2001 Video documentary Director
Metalhead to Head 2014 TV Series Actor
Transatlantic: Kaliveoscope 2014 Video Composer
Mosquitoid musician: drum filming Music Department
Mosquitoid special thanks filming Thanks
That Metal Show 2008-2014 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself / Himself – Guest Drummer Self
Welcome to the Dream 2013 Documentary Himself Self
Who Is Clinn Rippy? 2012 Documentary Himself Self
Metal Evolution 2012 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage 2010 Documentary Himself Self
Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion 2008 Video documentary Himself – Drums Self
Drum Pad’s 20th Anniversary Show 2008 Video Himself Self
Dream Theater: Romavarium 2006 Video Himself – Drums Self
Gigantour 2006 Video Himself Self
Dream Theater: Score – 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra 2006 Video Himself Self
Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Band 2005 Video Himself – Drums Self
Dream Theater: Live at Budokan 2004 Video Himself Self
Testimony 2004 Video Himself Self
Survivor Series 2002 TV Special Himself Self
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 – Scenes from New York 2001 Video documentary Himself Self
Dude! Where’s My Music? Documentary post-production Himself Self
What Is Classic Rock? 2017 Documentary Himself Self
Shiprocked 2015 Himself Self
Transatlantic: Kaliveoscope 2014 Video Himself – Drums, Vocals Self
WWE: Satan’s Prison – The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber 2010 Video Himself Archive Footage