Sekilas Mike Portnoy Dream Theater

Mike Portnoy telah lahir pada 20 April 1967 dan dibesarkan di Long Beach, New York, di mana dia dalam musik dimulai pada usia dini. "My father was a rock n' roll disc jockey, so I was always surrounded by music constantly. I had this huge record collection when I was real young and loved the Beatles and then later on Kiss. It was inevitable that I'd become a musician." "Ayah saya adalah seorang rock n 'roll disk joki, jadi saya selalu dikelilingi oleh musik terus. Saya telah merekam koleksi ini sangat besar ketika saya masih muda dan real loved the Beatles dan kemudian nanti Kiss. Ia pasti terjadi yang saya mau menjadi seorang musisi. "

Although Mike taught himself how to play the drums, he did take music theory classes in high school. Meskipun Mike diajarkan bagaimana dirinya untuk memutar drum, ia mengambil teori musik di kelas tinggi sekolah. During that time he began playing in local bands Intruder, Rising Power and Inner Sanctum, the latter of which released their own album. Selama waktu itu ia mulai bermain di band-band lokal pengacau, Rising Inner Power dan tempat, yang kedua yang dirilis album mereka sendiri. Mike left the band after being awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee Music College in Boston. Mike meninggalkan band setelah diberikan beasiswa untuk menghadiri Musik Berklee College di Boston.

An avid collector of many things, Mike has a vast array of Dream Theater memorabilia including bootlegs, posters, clippings and everything else under the sun with the band's name on it. An avid collector dari banyak hal, Mike memiliki luas array of Dream Theater memorabilia termasuk bootlegs, poster, kliping dan yang lainnya di bawah matahari dengan band's name on it. He is also responsible for capturing everything the band does on video tape and DAT. Dia juga bertanggung jawab untuk menangkap semua band tidak di video dan tape DAT. His huge video collection includes favorite films as 2001, A Clockwork Orange, Jacob's Ladder and The Wall along with episodes of The Simpsons and memorable boxing matches. Nya besar koleksi video termasuk sebagai film favorit 2001, J Orange lancar, Jacob's Ladder dan The Wall bersama episode of The Simpsons dan kenangan tinju cocok.

Mike says his biggest influences are Rush drummer Neil Peart and the late Frank Zappa. Mike mengatakan dia pengaruh terbesar adalah Rush drummer Neil Peart akhir dan 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. Favorit lainnya termasuk drummers Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta, Simon Philips, John Bonham dan Keith Moon dan band seperti The Beatles, Queen, Yes, Metallica, Jellyfish, Iron Maiden, U2 and Jane's Addiction. He is also a fan of rap music. Ia juga seorang penggemar musik dari rap.

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