Mike Portnoy Drummer Pengganti The Rev

Mike Portnoy lahir pada 20 April 1967 dan dibesarkan di Long Beach, New York, di mana minatnya pada musik dimulai pada awal

age. usia. "My father was a rock n' roll disc jockey, so I was always surrounded by music constantly. I had this huge record "Ayahku adalah 'disc jockey roll n rock, jadi saya selalu dikelilingi oleh musik terus-menerus telah. Saya ini catatan besar

collection when I was real young and loved the Beatles and then later on Kiss. koleksi ketika Aku sangat muda dan menyukai Beatles dan kemudian di Kiss. It was inevitable that I'd become a musician." Tidak bisa dihindari bahwa saya akan menjadi seorang musisi. "

Although Mike taught himself how to play the drums, he did take music theory classes in high school. Meskipun Mike belajar sendiri cara bermain drum, dia tidak mengambil kelas teori musik di sekolah tinggi. During that time he Selama waktu itu ia

began playing in local bands Intruder, Rising Power and Inner Sanctum, the latter of which released their own album. mulai bermain di band-band lokal Intruder, Rising Power dan Inner Sanctum, yang terakhir yang merilis album mereka sendiri. Mike left Mike kiri

the band after being awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee Music College in Boston. band setelah mendapat beasiswa untuk menghadiri Berklee College Music di Boston.

An avid collector of many things, Mike has a vast array of Dream Theater memorabilia including bootlegs, posters, clippings Seorang kolektor keranjingan banyak hal, Mike memiliki array yang luas Dream Theater memorabilia termasuk bootlegs, poster, kliping

and everything else under the sun with the band's name on it. dan segala sesuatu di bawah matahari dengan nama band di atasnya. He is also responsible for capturing everything the band does on Ia juga bertanggung jawab untuk menangkap semua band tidak di

video tape and DAT. video tape dan DAT. His huge video collection includes favorite films as 2001, A Clockwork Orange, Jacob's Ladder and The koleksi video yang besar termasuk film favorit sebagai tahun 2001, A Clockwork Orange, Jacob's Ladder dan The

Wall along with episodes of The Simpsons and memorable boxing matches. Wall bersama dengan episode The Simpsons dan pertandingan tinju mengesankan.

Mike mengatakan pengaruh terbesar nya adalah Rush drummer Neil Peart dan Frank Zappa akhir. Other favorites include drummers favorit lainnya termasuk drumer

Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta, Simon Philips, John Bonham and Keith Moon and bands such as The Beatles, Queen, Yes, Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta, Simon Philips, John Bonham dan Keith Moon dan band-band seperti The Beatles, Queen, Ya,

Metallica, Jellyfish, Iron Maidon, U2 and Jane's Addiction. Metallica, Jellyfish, Iron Maidon, U2 dan Jane's Addiction. He is also a fan of rap music. Ia juga penggemar musik rap.

Mike and his wife Marlene live in Rockland, NY with their daughter Melody Ruthandrea, new son Max John, dog Bongo and cats ET and Mike dan istrinya Marlene tinggal di Rockland, NY dengan putri mereka Melody Ruthandrea, baru anak Max John, anjing dan kucing Bongo ET dan

Cypress. Cypress.

Mike uses Tama Starclassic drums, Sabian Cymbals, Remo heads, Drum Workshop Pedals, Pro-Mark Drumsticks and Latin Percussion. Mike menggunakan drum Starclassic Tama, Sabian Cymbal, Remo kepala, Drum Workshop Pedal, Pro-Mark stik drum dan Latin Percussion.