Mike Portnoy is Dream Theater’s co-founder and drummer, making progressive metal and rock with the band, NMB and a wide circle of collaborators.
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Mike’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Mike joined his bandmates at Ytse Jam Studios as Dream Theater announced that work on their seventeenth studio album was underway.
blabbermouth.netBack in the studio for Dream Theater album 17Mike reunites with Neal Morse, Eric Gillette, Bill Hubauer and Randy George on NMB’s new progressive rock concept album. Its drum tracks were recorded at Gillette’s studio in Tulsa.
The 2025 Drumeo Awards named Mike Progressive Drummer of the Year. The community-voted results were published on January 31, 2026.
drumeo.comAnother Drumeo progressive drumming awardDream Theater announced spring 2026 dates across Mexico, Puerto Rico, Central America and South America, with Parasomnia in full, A Change of Seasons and other songs from their catalog.
dreamtheater.netParasomnia tour dates announced for the AmericasThe live album and concert film document Dream Theater’s 40th anniversary tour with Mike back on drums. The Paris performance brings together songs from across the band’s career.
dreamtheater.netQuarantième: Live à Paris arrivesFollow Mike for drum cams, music and life on tour.
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