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	Mike Portnoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Portnoy is known for his virtuosity on drums, and for winning 21 awards from the Modern Drummer magazine.
		Mike Portnoy was born and raised in Long Beach, New York, on Long Island.
		Mike and his wife Marlene (former member of the metalband Meanstreak) live in Pennsylvania with their daughter Melody Ruthandrea, son Max John, dog Bongo and cat Cypress.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Portnoy (2470 words)

	Earplugs Required (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mike: Actually we opened with that every single night from January 'til July of this year so it was the opening song every single night at every show.
		Mike: Well we wrote the whole piece as one 40 minute song so really when we were writing it, we didn't perceive it in different lyrical passages; we just perceived it in different musical passages.
		Mike: In fact when we were setting up this record we made it a point to refuse any Internet interviews until the release date because we were trying our best to keep it off the 'net because it's is real time.
	www.earplugsrequired.com.cob-web.org:8888 /bands/dreamtheater/dreamtheatermike.html (2907 words)

	Mike Portnoy pictures and biography
		Mike Portnoy was born on April 20, 1967 and was raised in Long Beach, New York.
		Mike's father as a Rock N' Roll DJ on a radio station, so naturally, Rock N' Roll was a huge influence on Mike.
		Mike is a self taught drummer, but he did take music theory in high school.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/keepitlive/drummers/Portnoy/portnoy.htm (121 words)

	Mike Portnoy
		Mike Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American drummer.
		Mike Portnoy was born and raised in Long Beach, New York, where his interest in music started at an early age.
		Portnoy has used several kits throughout the years, all of which were built by Tama except for the Awake/A Change Of Seasons era kit, which was a Mapex.
	dt.spatang.com /bio/portnoy (1441 words)

	MusicPlayers.com: Features > Drums > Ten Minutes with Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy
		Mike: When it comes to the music we all work together in writing the songs; when it comes to the videos, DVDs and that stuff they trust my direction.
		Mike: Yeah, everything from the intro to the intermission to when the lights go on, when the videos go on that comes from being a fan of other bands.
		Mike: You get out of the show around midnight or one o'clock and go crawl into your bunk and by the time you get to bed it’s around two or three o'clock.
	www.musicplayers.com /features/drums/2006/0306Mike_Portnoy.php (1564 words)

	Mike Portnoy - Uncyclopedia
		It was once said that Mike was born in the French province of Texas, although the drummer denies this himself.
		Portnoy calls his drumsticks "my little sausages of thrill", and is remarkable for manipulating them solely with the power of his mind.
		Portnoy (currently fronting as that annoying little shit Kim Jong Il) swore to reak havoc upon his former band mates of Dream Theater.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Mike_Portnoy (349 words)

	Drummerworld: Mike Portnoy
		Mike Portnoy was born on April 20, 1967 and raised in Long Beach, New York, where his interest in music started at an early age.
		Mike and his wife Marlene live in Rockland, NY with their daughter Melody Ruthandrea, new son Max John, dog Bongo and cats E.T. and Cypress.
		With performance notes by Mike, detailed notes for each song, handwritten charts used by Mike in the studio, and diagrams of the drum kits that Mike used on each recording.
	www.drummerworld.com /drummers/Mike_Portnoy.html (478 words)

	Mike Portnoy Prime Cuts
		Mike Portnoy represents the perfect marriage of the garage band enthusiast and the intellectual fusion artist.
		Mike’s rollicking half-time shuffle is the perfect jaunty groove to complement a light-hearted, whistling theme.
		Portnoy’s opening contribution is joyfully bouncy, while his handling of the various transitions is brilliant.
	www.magnacarta.net /releases/mikeportnoypcrelease.html (843 words)

	LP: Players Roster: Mike Portnoy
		Mike emphasizes: "I'm a drummer, not a percussionist.
		Portnoy subjects LP instruments, including mounted bells, blocks, tambourines, and a percussion table, to considerable trauma: "My application of the products is a lot more demanding than many of the Latin artists, because I'm using them in rock, playing 200 hundred shows a year, and they're getting bashed and sweated on.
		October, 1999 marks the release of a new Dream Theater album, as yet unnamed, and Mike is laboring on a side project that includes Neil Morris from Spocks Beard.
	www.lpmusic.com /Pros_That_Play_LP/Players_Roster/portnoy.html (379 words)

	MSJ - Mike Portnoy - Prime Cuts
		Mike Portnoy now has his own entry in the Magna Carta Prime Cuts collection.
		In my opinion Portnoy is one of, if not THE, best drummers in music these days, and this collection would be an excellent introduction to some of his non Dream Theater work.
		The opener to the tribute CD, this is brought in by Sebastian Bach, Jake E. Lee, Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan and Brendt Allman and is a fairly faithful rendition, but a bit more polished then the original.
	www.musicstreetjournal.com /portnoyprimecuts.htm (1122 words)

	Mike Portnoy Sound Clips
		Mike joins John with this crazy drum fill halfway through the guitar solo.
		On this part, Mike says hello to his gong bass drum and china cymbals.
		Mike adds the double bass in this section, but still keeps the 13/8 that the band is playing.
	members.tripod.com /MPortnoy/clips.html (605 words)

	Tama Drums :: Mike Portnoy
		When I’m on the left side of the kit, I could be Mike Portnoy meets Lars Ulrich meets Neil Peart.
		Mike shows up a little while later, and we spend a lot of time on the new drum section.
		Mike special ordered his Signature "Melody Master" snares in the new white finish......but they didn't arrive in time.
	www.tama.com /artists/featured/portnoy.asp (1612 words)

	Promark Mike Portnoy Autograph Series Drum Sticks - Music 123
		Mike Portnoy's model is an autographed TX420N (hickory, nylon tip, 16 1/8" long, 17/32" diameter).
		As the drummer for the band Dream Theater, Mike skillfully steers the course though an inventive blend of melodic rock and odd meters.
		Mike's hickory stick is slightly smaller in diameter than a hickory 5A with a 747 taper and a nylon tip.
	www.music123.com /Promark-Mike-Portnoy-Autograph-Series-Drum-Sticks-i107574.music (294 words)

	Amazon.com: Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater DVD: DVD: Mike Portnoy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mike Portnoy goes into his "bag of tricks" and tells you the fills he incorporates in his music, as well as his drum solos.
		Mike breaks down parts of the songs and gives you step by step fast and slow how to drum the way he does.
		if you are a mike portnoy fan you should most definatly check this dvd out, he not only breaks down his dt stuff but he also breaks down the liquid tension stuff as well.
	www.amazon.com /Mike-Portnoy-Liquid-Drum-Theater/dp/B00005RYOX (1661 words)

	Sheet Music Plus - Mike Portnoy: Liquid Drum Theater (DVD)
		This DVD documents Mike Portnoy's innovative drumming in the highly acclaimed fusion/progressive metal music of Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment.
		Mike performs 8 songs/segments and breaks down parts from each, explaining how to develop a toolbox of fills and patterns to draw from.
		Mike performs 11 songs/segments from the Falling into Infinity and Scenes from a Memory CDs and isolates the drum parts from each song.
	www.sheetmusicplus.com /a/item.html?id=77965&item=3986945 (341 words)

	Mike Portnoy - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
		Mike nació el 20 de abril de 1967, y creció en Long Beach, Nueva York, donde su interés por la música comenzó a temprana edad.
		Mike entró a ser parte de la banda Dream Theater, en la cual llegó a ser muy conocido en el ambiente musical y uno de los mejores bateristas actuales.
		Portnoy dice haber tenido como mayor influencia a Neil Peart, baterista de Rush.
	es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Portnoy (263 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater [2000] (NTSC): DVD: Mike Portnoy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mike Portnoy is an outstanding technically and musically.
		Portnoy is easily the best rock drummer out there but has a modesty that is rather refreshing.
		Yes, Mike Portnoy is probably one of the world's finest progressive rock players - that goes without saying - but the techniques and ideas on display here, have so many different applications.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Mike-Portnoy-Liquid-Drum-Theater/dp/B00005RYOX (884 words)

	Mike Portnoy - Great Drummer Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Try Liquid Tension Experiment, Mike Portnoy (Drum), John Petrucci (Guitar), and Jordan Rudes (keyboard) stay but instead of the amazing John Myung (Bass) they take the also incredible Tony Levin and (thanks god) no singer.
		Mike Portnoy is the best progressive drummer out there, Petrucci on of the best guitarist out there...
		Mike Portnoy, inducted into the Drummers Hall of Fame this year, is so far advanced it is mind boggling.
	www.metacafe.com /watch/73379/mike_portnoy_great_drummer (1390 words)

	Mike Portnoy
		Mike performs eight songs/segments and breaks down parts from each.
		In addition he explains how to develop a "toolbox" of fills and patterns to draw from.
		Mike performs eleven songs/segments from the Falling Into Infinity and Scenes From a Memory CDs and isolates the drum parts from each song.
	www.drummerworld.com /Videos/mikeportnoysolo.html (147 words)

	Mike Portnoy "Melody Master" Signature Snare Drums
		To honor Mike's contributions to both snare drum playing and design, Tama is offering two very different Mike Portnoy Signature Palette snare drums.
		Another unique feature is Mike's Three-Way tension adjusatable strainer that lets drummers change snare tensions (on-middle-off) on the fly.
		The second Mike Portnoy signature model is a 5 x 12" piccolo with a 1mm steel shell finished in matte fl.
	namm.harmony-central.com /WNAMM01/Content/Tama/PR/Portnoy.html (627 words)

	Amazon.com: Prime Cuts: Music: Mike Portnoy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mike Portnoy Sheet Music — Sheet music for Mike portnoy at Sheet Music Plus.
		Portnoy said that Magna Carta would never make another penny with his name, but apparently, they managed to do so with this CD.
		The two Rush covers and one ELP is Portnoy at his best, respecting the work of the two legendary drummers, but giving it his special signature.
	www.amazon.com /Prime-Cuts-Mike-Portnoy/dp/B0009UC7IY (1784 words)

	Become.com - Shop results for mike portnoy
		Mike Portnoy, the drummer for the progressive heavy metal band Dream Theater, presents his first instructional video.
		The Mike Portnoy Max Splash Pack includes odd-size splash cymbals (7", 9" and 11") that respond with rapid, glassy, and cutting penetration for...
		The Mike Portnoy Signature snare boasts a 5-1/2" x 14" maple shell with die-cast hoops.
	www.become.com /shop?q=mike+portnoy (208 words)

	Artist Tribute: Mike Portnoy
		Winner of numerous drummer awards, when Dream Theater first started out, MP stuck to his day job, rarely venturing out on his own, that all changed when he started joining numerous side projects, contributing to tribute albums, and helping out wherever a genious drummer was needed.
		In addition to Dream Theater, Portnoy is also a member of the instrumental group Liquid Tension Experiment, the prog-rock supergroups TransAtlantic and O.S.I., and also a familiar face on recent Neal Morse (Spock's Beard) solo albums.
		Mike Portnoy as the artist of the month.
	www.yantz.com /YtseReviews/BandTributes/MikePortnoy.php (218 words)

	Mike Portnoy - Drum Solo Artist
		Mike performs eight songs/segments and breaks down parts from each, explaining how to develop a "toolbox" of fills and patterns to draw from.
		Featured throughout is exclusive footage of the making of the first LTE album, as well as rare live footage of the band.
		Also features a full-length commentary by Mike, a camera switching option, allowing the viewer to "direct" four studio performances, a photo gallery, and more!
	www.drumsoloartist.com /Site/Drummers2/Mike_Portnoy.html (478 words)

	No Dream: Mike Portnoy Impersonator Is Back
		A man who was jailed in 2003 for allegedly impersonating Mike Portnoy, drummer for the progressive rock/metal band Dream Theater, is apparently back on the streets and is once again posing as the world-renowned musician, according to posting on Portnoy's official web site, MikePortnoy.com.
		The New York Post reported in an April 2003 article that Portnoy and his impersonator are the same age and they look vaguely alike.
		This guy maintained that he was Mike Portnoy the whole time he was hanging out at my house.
	www.mania.com /51666.html (395 words)

	Mike Portnoy - Prime Cuts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mike Portnoy is known best for his contributions with prog mega-band Dream Theater.
		Portnoy has some great solos but this album also brings to light his genius in blending and matching the band -no matter who- he is with.
		There isn’t any new material on this album but it is a highlight real of some of the best stuff out there.
	www.1340mag.com /cd_reviews/view.php?review_no=89 (271 words)

	Mike Portnoy - Moviefone
		Official site for the Dream Theater drummer includes news, tour dates, forum, audio and video clips, biography and frequently asked questions.
		If it doesn't work for you, then you can download the plugin for free from Macromedia) If you see Mike's Drums,...
		Mike Portnoy - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Mike Portnoy Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/mike-portnoy/280857/main (108 words)

	Mike Portnoy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mike uses Tama Starclassic drums, Sabian Cymbals, Remo heads, Drum Workshop Pedals, Pro-Mark Drumsticks and Latin Percussion.
		Portnoy je 9 godina zaredom dobio nagradu the best progressive drummer i 5 godina zaredom the best recorded performance of the year za albume (Awake, A Change of seasons, Falling into infinity, Metropolis, Six Degrees......
		Mislim da je totalno besmisleno raspravljat oko toga da li je Portnoy najbolji ili da je preserator....
	www.glazbeni-forum.com /index.php?topic=4051.0 (1650 words)

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