---
title: "Mike Portnoy"
type: "Person"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-portnoy"
bands: 9
---

# Mike Portnoy

**Mike Portnoy** is a metal musician, known for Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Transatlantic.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Mike Portnoy |
| From | Long Beach |
| Born | 1967 |
| Bands in catalog | 9 |

## Bands

| Band | Role | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dream Theater](https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-theater) | original, background vocals, drums (drum set), percussion | 1985 to present | Current |
| [Liquid Tension Experiment](https://themetalnet.com/band/liquid-tension-experiment) | drums (drum set), original | 1997 to present | Current |
| [OSI](https://themetalnet.com/band/osi) | original, drums (drum set) | 2003 to 2003 | Former |
| [Transatlantic](https://themetalnet.com/band/transatlantic) | background vocals, drums (drum set), lead vocals, original | 1999 to present | Current |
| [Adrenaline Mob](https://themetalnet.com/band/adrenaline-mob) | drums (drum set), original | 2011 to 2013 | Former |
| [The Winery Dogs](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-winery-dogs) | background vocals, percussion, drums (drum set), original | 2012 to present | Current |
| [Metal Allegiance](https://themetalnet.com/band/metal-allegiance) | drums (drum set), original | 2014 to present | Current |
| [Sons of Apollo](https://themetalnet.com/band/sons-of-apollo) | background vocals, drums (drum set), original | 2017 to present | Current |
| [BPMD](https://themetalnet.com/band/bpmd) | background vocals, original, drums (drum set) | 2020 to present | Current |

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-portnoy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-portnoy). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt