This is a discography of works by American drummer Mike Portnoy. For more information about recordings made by Dream Theater see Dream Theater discography.
Albums discography Year Band Title Notes 1984 Rising Power Power for the People 1986 Inner Sanctum 12 A.M. S. A. Adams Unearthed Majesty Majesty demos 1989 Dream Theater When Dream and Day Unite 1992 Images and Words 1993 Live at the Marquee Recorded at the Marquee Club in London, England, on April 23, 1993. 1993 Images and Words: Live in Tokyo Recorded at Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo, Japan, on August 26, 1993. 1994 Awake 1995 A Change of Seasons EP album. Contains live tracks recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London on January 31, 1995. 1996 Various Artists Working Man – A Tribute to Rush Portnoy drums on six tracks 1997 Dream Theater Falling into Infinity 1998 Once in a LIVEtime Recorded at the Bataclan in Paris, France, on June 25, 1998.Liquid Tension Experiment Liquid Tension Experiment 1999 Liquid Tension Experiment 2 Dream Theater Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory Various Artists Encores Legends & Paradox; A Tribute to the Music of ELP Portnoy drums on two tracks 2000 Transatlantic SMPT:e 2001 Bridge Across Forever Live in America Recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. in June 2000.Dream Theater Live Scenes from New York Recorded at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, New York, on August 30, 2000.2002 Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Andy West Rama 1 Transatlantic Building the Bridge The Making of Bridge Across Forever documentary2003 OSI Office of Strategic Influence Neal Morse Testimony Transatlantic Live in Europe Recorded at the 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands, on November 12, 2001. John Arch A Twist of Fate EP Dream Theater Train of Thought 2004 Neal Morse One Dream Theater Live at Budokan Recorded at the Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan, on April 26, 2004. Neal Morse Testimony Live 2003 Recorded at the 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands on November 17, 2003.2005 Dream Theater Octavarium Neal Morse ? G3 G3: Live in Tokyo Portnoy drums on three tracks Yellow Matter Custard One Night in New York City tribute to The Beatles (with Paul Gilbert, Neal Morse, and Matt Bissonette)2006 OSI Free Morse/Portnoy/George Cover to Cover Dream Theater Score Recorded at the Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York, on April 1, 2006. Hammer of the Gods Two Nights in North America tribute to Led Zeppelin (with Paul Gilbert, Daniel Gildenlöw, and Dave LaRue) Cygnus and the Sea Monsters One Night in Chicago tribute to Rush (with Paul Gilbert, Sean Malone, and Jason McMaster) Various Artists Gigantour Dream Theater performed The Glass Prison and Panic Attack on this DVD release of the 2005 Gigantour.2007 Neal Morse Sola Scriptura Dream Theater Systematic Chaos Liquid Tension Experiment Spontaneous Combustion as Liquid Trio Experiment Amazing Journey One Night in New York City tribute to The Who (with Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, and Gary Cherone)2008 Neal Morse Lifeline Dream Theater Chaos in Motion 2007–2008 Recorded in various places between 2007 and 2008.2009 Transatlantic The Whirlwind Liquid Tension Experiment Live in NYC Recorded at BB King's in New York City, on June 23, 2008. When the Keyboard Breaks: Live in Chicago As Liquid Trio Experiment. Recorded live in Chicago, Illinois, on June 25, 2008. Live in LA Recorded live at the Downey Theatre, Downey, CA, on June 27, 2008.Dream Theater Black Clouds & Silver Linings Last album with Dream Theater until 2025 Wither EP2010 Avenged Sevenfold Nightmare Welcome to the Family EP Transatlantic Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London Recorded at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, England, on May 21, 2010.2011 Adrenaline Mob Adrenaline Mob EP Neal Morse Testimony 2 Transatlantic More Never Is Enough: Live In Manchester & Tilburg 2010 Recorded in Manchester, England, and Tilburg, Netherlands in May 2010. Yellow Matter Custard One More Night in New York City tribute to The Beatles (with Paul Gilbert, Neal Morse, and Kasim Sulton) Neal Morse Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles Recorded at the Whittier Theater, Los Angeles, CA on May 28, 2011.2012 Adrenaline Mob Omertà Flying Colors Flying Colors Morse/Portnoy/George Cover 2 Cover Neal Morse Momentum The Prog World Orchestra A Proggy Christmas 2013 Adrenaline Mob Covertà Cover EP that covers Badlands, Dio, The Doors, Van Halen, Heart, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin and Black SabbathThe Winery Dogs The Winery Dogs Unleashed in Japan Recorded at the Nippon Seinen-Kan in Tokyo, Japan on July 17 2013. Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine and Sherinian (PSMS) Live In Tokyo Material from their individual and collaborative careers. Recorded at the Zepp, in Tokyo, Japan, on November 14, 2012. Flying Colors Live in Europe Recorded at the 013, Tilburg, Netherlands on September 21, 2012. Neal Morse Live Momentum Recorded at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on October 11, 2012.2014 Transatlantic Kaleidoscope Bigelf Into the Maelstrom Paul Gilbert Stone Pushing Uphill Man 2 tracks Flying Colors Second Nature Haken Restoration Gong on "Crystallised"Transatlantic KaLIVEoscope Recorded in Cologne, Germany and Tilburg, Netherlands in March 2014.2015 The Neal Morse Band The Grand Experiment Metal Allegiance Metal Allegiance Collaborative Album with David Ellefson from Megadeth and Alex Skolnick from Testament The Winery Dogs Hot Streak Flying Colors Second Flight: Live at the Z7 Recorded at the Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland, on October 12, 2014. Neal Morse Morsefest 2014: Testimony and One LIVE Recorded at New Life Fellowship in White House, TN.2016 Twisted Sister Metal Meltdown Recorded at the Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, USA on May 30, 2015.The Neal Morse Band The Similitude of a Dream Alive Again Recorded at the Cultuurpodium Boerderij in Zoetermeer, Netherlands on March 6, 2015. Metal Allegiance Fallen Heroes EP Tiles Pretending 2 Run Guest drums on two tracks2017 The Winery Dogs Dog Years / Live in Santiago & Beyond 2013–2016 EP and live release boxSons of Apollo Psychotic Symphony Neal Morse Morsefest 2015: ? and Sola Scriptura LIVE Recorded at New Life Fellowship in White House, TN.2018 Metal Allegiance Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty The Neal Morse Band The Similitude of a Dream: Live in Tilburg 2017 Recorded at the 013, Tilburg, Netherlands on April 2, 2017. Morsefest 2017: Testimony of a Dream Recorded at New Life Fellowship in White House, TN.2019 The Great Adventure Sons of Apollo Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony Recorded at the Ancient Roman Theatre, Plovdiv, Bulgaria in September 2018 Flying Colors Third Degree NoturnallScream! For!! Me!!! Single released in October 20192020Sons of ApolloMMXXMorse/Portnoy/GeorgeCov3r to Cov3rJohn PetrucciTerminal VelocityNeal MorseSola GratiaFlying ColorsThird Stage: Live in London Recorded at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, England, on December 14, 2019. The Neal Morse Band The Great AdvenTour: Live in Brno 2019 Recorded at the Sono Centrum, Brno, Czech Republic on April 7, 2019. BPMD American Made Enuff Z'Nuff Brainwashed Generation Guest drums on It's All In Vain2021 Transatlantic The Absolute UniverseReleased in three versions: The Breath of Life (Abridged Version), Forevermore (Extended Version) and Blu-Ray 5.1 Mix (Ultimate Version). Liquid Tension Experiment Liquid Tension Experiment 3 Between the Buried and Me Colors IIDrum solo on "Fix the Error"NMB (formerly The Neal Morse Band) Innocence & Danger Morsefest 2019 Recorded at New Life Fellowship in White House, TN. Flying ColorsMorsefest 2019 Recorded at New Life Fellowship in White House, TN.2022 NMB (formerly The Neal Morse Band) Morsefest 2021 Recorded at New Life Fellowship in White House, TN.2023 NMB (formerly The Neal Morse Band) Morsefest 2020 Recorded at New Life Fellowship in White House, TN. An Evening Of Innocence & Danger: Live in Hamburg Recorded in Hamburg, Germany on June 13, 2022.The Winery DogsIIITransatlantic The Final Flight: Live at L'Olympia Recorded at L'Olympia in Paris, France on July 28, 2022.2024 Transatlantic Live at Morsefest 2022: The Absolute Whirlwind Recorded at New Life Fellowship in White House, TN on April 29-30, 2022.NMBMorsefest 20232025 Dream Theater Parasomnia 2026 NMB (formerly The Neal Morse Band) L.I.F.T.
Instructional DVD releases Portnoy has released several instructional drumming videos/DVDs. These include: "Progressive Drum Concepts" (Rittor Music 1996, 1 VHS/DVD) "Liquid Drum Theater" (Hudson Music 2000, 2 DVDs) "Modern Drummer Festival" (Hudson Music 2003, 2 DVDs) "In Constant Motion" (Hudson Music 2007, 3 DVDs) "InstruMENTAL Inspirations" (Drum Channel 2012, 1 DVD)
Portnoy's self filmed performances Portnoy has self-released "drum-cam" DVDs and digital downloads of the last several Dream Theater and side project recording sessions as well as various live performances through his own "MP4" production company which can be found on his website. These are "in-studio" with some live recordings typically consisting of Full Band, Isolated Drums tracks, and an Audio Commentary. "Asian Clinic Tour" (MP4 Productions 2001, 1 DVD) "Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming" (MP4 Productions 2002, 1 DVD) "Drums Across Forever" (MP4 Productions 2002, 1 DVD) "Hammer of the Gods" (MP4 Productions 2003, 1 DVD) "Yellow Matter Custard – One Night in New York City" (MP4 Productions 2003, 1 DVD) "Drums of Thought" (MP4 Productions 2004, 1 DVD) "Live at Budokan" (MP4 Production 2005, 1 DVD) "Mike Portnoy – Drumavarium" (MP4 Productions 2005, 1 DVD) "Amazing Journey – One Night in New York City" (MP4 Productions 2005, 1 DVD) "Cygnus and the Sea Monsters – One Night in Chicago" (MP4 Productions 2005, 1 DVD) "sysDRUMatic chaos" (MP4 Productions 2007, 1 DVD) "SCORE" (MP4 Productions 2008, 1 DVD) "Black Clouds & Silver Drumming" (MP4 Productions 2009, 1 DVD) "Whirlwind Drumming" (MP4 Productions 2010, 1 DVD) "Yellow Matter Custard – One More Night in New York City" (MP4 Productions 2011, 1 DVD) "Testimony 2:Live Drum Cam" (MP4 Productions 2012, 1 DVD) "Drumertá" (MP4 Productions 2012, 1 DVD) "Drumming Colors" (MP4 Productions 2012, 1 DVD) "Live Momentum" (MP4 Productions 2013, 1 DVD) "The Drumming Dog" (MP4 Productions 2013, 1 DVD) "Kaleidodrums" (MP4 Productions 2014, 1 DVD) "Drumming Nature" (MP4 Productions 2014, 1 DVD) "Hot Drums" (MP4 Productions 2015, 1 DVD) "Metal Drumming" (MP4 Productions 2015, 1 DVD) "The Similitude of a Dream Live" (MP4 Productions 2017, 1 DVD) "The Great Adventure" (MP4 Productions 2019, 1 DVD) "Third Degree" (MP4 Productions 2019, 1 DVD) "MPMMXX" (MP4 Productions 2020, 1 DVD) "The Absolute Universe" (MP4 Productions 2021, 1 DVD) "LTE 3" (MP4 Productions 2021, 1 DVD)
Awards and recognition Modern Drummer
Portnoy won the following Modern Drummer magazine Reader's Poll awards: Best Up & Coming Talent (1994) Best Progressive Rock Drummer (1995–2006, 2014, 2023, 2024) Best Recorded Performance (1995 for Awake, 1996 for A Change of Seasons, 1998 for Falling Into Infinity, 2000 for Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory, 2002 for Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, 2007 for Score, 2011 for Nightmare (Avenged Sevenfold) and 2014 for The Winery Dogs. Best Clinician (2000, 2002) Best Educational Video/DVD (2000, 2002) Hall of Fame Inductee (2004 - youngest living member) MVP of the Year (2010, 2013) Best Rock Drummer (2015)
He also is the recipient of 16 DRUM! Magazine Drummie Awards including “Drummer Of The Year” three times (2011, 2012 & 2014) and was awarded Revolver’s Golden God Award in 2011 for Drummer Of The Year.