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Mike Portnoy

  • Country: United States

  • Affiliations: THE WINERY DOGS, FLYING COLORS, TRANSATLANTIC

Mike
Portnoy

BORN IN:
Long Beach, NY

LIVES IN:
Lehigh Valley, PA

DRUMMING SINCE:
The day I was born!

CURRENT BAND/PROJECT:
Adrenaline Mob, Transatlantic

BIGGEST INFLUENCE(S):
Keith Moon, John Bonham, Ringo Starr, Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, The Beatles & Frank Zappa

FAVORITE ALBUM PLAYED ON:
All Dream Theater, All Transatlantic, All Neal Morse

FAVORITE ALBUM DIDN’T PLAY ON:
“Tommy”, The Who; “The Wall”, Pink Floyd; All Beatles albums (especially “Rubber Soul”); “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, Elton John; “Spilt Milk”, Jellyfish; “Mr. Bungle”, Mr. Bungle

CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S):
Induction into Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2004. Playing Radio City Music Hall on April 1, 2006. Playing Madison Square Garden on July 12, 2010.

FAVORITE SABIAN CYMBAL:
My Max Stax and Max Splashes, of course!

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Mike's Go-To Cymbals

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18” AAX O-Zone Crash
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18” HHX Chinese
$449.99
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18” AAX X-Plosion Crash
$339.99
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HH Mid Max Stax
$449.99
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19” HHX X-Plosion Crash
$469.99
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19” Paragon Chinese
$394.99
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HH Low Max Stax
$609.99
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