DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY Schedules NAMM Signing Session

December 27, 2008

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy will take part in a signing session at the Tama booth at next year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Portnoy will appear on Saturday, January 17 at 1:00 p.m. alongside other Tama signature snare artists Simon Phillips, Kenny Aronoff and John Blackwell.

Mike Portnoy's drum-cam DVD from DREAM THEATER's historic 20th anniversary "Score" concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 1, 2006 is now available exclusively from the Portnoyonline store. The DVD includes three audio options: Full Band, Isolated Drums and an Audio Commentary with Mike. This DVD is region-free but is only available in NTSC format.

View the trailer at this location.

The "Score" two-DVD set sold more than 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on Billboard's Top Music Video chart. In addition to he entire "20th Anniversary World Tour" grand finale recorded live at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 1, 2006 (nearly three hours of music — over 90 minutes of which was performed with a full orchestra),the DVD includes a one-hour documentary tracking the entire career of the band from the very beginnings at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 all the way to the Radio City Music Hall grand finale. It also features rare, never-before-seen footage and interviews with current and previous members of the band, plus several live bonus tracks from through the years taken from the archives of drummer Mike Portnoy.

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