Thursday, November 28, 2013

Biografi Mike Portnoy - Drumer Terhebat Sepanjang masa

Mike Portnoy adalah mantan drummer kelompok musik Dream Theater. Dream Theater adalah panutan utama di scene progressive metal dunia. Terbentuk pada tahun 1986, band ini jarang berganti personel dan keluarnya Mike Portnoy menjadi orang ke tiga personel asli yang hengkang dengan sebelumnya ada vokalis Charles Dominici dan keyboardist Kevin Moore. Praktis tinggal John Myung dan John Petrucci yang menjadi personel asli band ini.

Sejak terbentuk pada tahun 1986, Mike Portnoy bersama Dream Theater setidaknya telah merilis sepuluh album penuh termasuk debut “When Dream and Day Unite” pada tahun 1989 dan “Black Cloud and Silver Linnings” pada tahun 2009.

Mike Portnoy atau yang bernama asli Michael Stephen Portnoy ini pernah meraih beberapa penghargaan utama sebagai penabuh drum terbaik menurut beberapa versi termasuk 23 kali menjadi juara versi Majalah Modern Drummer. Pria yang memiliki darah keturunan Yahudi ini lahir 20 April 1967. Ia juga memiliki beberapa proyek sampingan seperti TransAtlantic, O.S.I, dan Liquid Tension Experiment. ia pernah menjadi additional drummer Avenged Sevenfold menggantikan Jimmy 'The Rev'di beberapa tour.

Nama lengkap : Michael Stephen Portnoy
Tanggal lahir : 20 April 1967
Tinggal : New York
Drum : Tama Starclassic drums, Melody Master Snares, Sabian and Sabian Max Cymbals, Remo heads, Iron Cobra Pedals, Pro-Mark 420 Drumsticks and Latin Percussion
Hoby : Boxing
Zodiac : Aries
Influence : Neil Peart and the late Frank Zappa. Other favorites include drummers Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta, Simon Philips, John Bonham and Keith Moon and bands such as The Beatles, Queen, Yes, Metallica, Jellyfish, Iron Maiden, U2 and Jane's Addiction.

FAVORITES
Directors – Woody Allen, David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick
Actors – Robert DeNiro, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino
Sports – Tinju
TV shows – Twin Peaks, The Simpsons, The Twilight Zone, The Sopranos
Food – Fast food, dan yang paling spesial Taco Bell
Drink – Jagermeister, beer.

Discography

Dream Theater
• 1989 – When Dream and Day Unite
• 1992 – Images and Words
• 1993 – Live at the Marquee (Live)
• 1994 – Awake
• 1995 – A Change of Seasons (EP)
• 1997 – Falling Into Infinity
• 1998 – Once in a LIVEtime (Live)
• 1999 – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
• 2001 – Live Scenes From New York (Live)
• 2002 – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
• 2003 – Train of Thought
• 2004 – Live at Budokan (Live)
• 2005 – Octavarium
• 2006 – Score (Live)
• 2007 – Systematic Chaos
• 2008 – Greatest Hit (…and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)
• 2008 – Chaos in Motion (Live)
• 2009 – Black Clouds & Silver Linings

Avenged Sevenfold
• 2010 – Untitled Album
Liquid Tension Experiment

• 1998 – Liquid Tension Experiment
• 1999 – Liquid Tension Experiment 2
• 2007 – Spontaneous Combustion (as Liquid Trio Experiment)
• 2009 – When the Keyboard Breaks: Live in Chicago (CD) (As Liquid Trio Experiment 2)

Transatlantic
• 2000 – SMPT:e
• 2001 – Live in America (Live)
• 2001 – Bridge Across Forever
• 2003 – Transatlantic Demos by Neal Morse
• 2003 – SMPT:e (The Roine Stolt Mixes: circa 1999)
• 2003 – Live in Europe (Live)
• 2009 – The Whirlwind

Neal Morse
• 2003 – Testimony
• 2004 – One
• 2004 – Testimony Live DVD
• 2005 – ?
• 2006 – Cover to Cover
• 2007 – Sola Scriptura
• 2008 – LifelineOSI
• 2003 – Office of Strategic Influence
• 2006 – Free
• 2006 – re:free

John Arch
• 2003 – A Twist of Fate

Tribute Shows (CD and DVD)
• One Night in New York City – Yellow Matter Custard (2003) (The Beatles) with Paul Gilbert, Neal Morse and Matt Bissonette
• Two Nights In North America – Hammer of the Gods (2006) (Led Zeppelin) with Paul Gilbert, Daniel Gildenlöw, and Dave LaRue
• One Night in Chicago – Cygnus and the Sea Monsters (2006) (Rush) with Paul Gilbert, Sean Malone, and Jason McMaster
• One Night in New York City – Amazing Journey (2007) (The Who) with Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan and Gary Cherone
With selected musicians
• 1984 – Rising Power: Power For The People
• 1986 – Inner Sanctum: 12 A.M. (out of print)

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