Michael Mangini

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Mangini
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Apr 18, 1963(1963-04-18)
Age	61
Birthplace	Newton
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Aries

Michael Mangini Biography

Michael Mangini is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on April 18, 1963 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. He is most well-known for his work as a session drummer with Dream Theater in Boston. He was a contributor to four Steve vai recordings, Dramatic Turn of Events (2011) and several other Dream Theater albums.

As a replacement for He joined Dream Theater as a replacement for the band’s original drummer, Mike Portnoy., he joined Dream Theater.

After graduating from Waltham Senior High School in 1981, Mangini put aside his music studies to pursue a computer science major at Bentley University. After graduating he started programming software for the Patriot Missile program. At the same time, he was working on a program that studied the links between the human brain and body.

In 1987, Mangini scored one of his first high-profile gigs, playing drums for Boston’s Rick Berlin Band. This would be his first collaboration with bassist Philip Bynoe. He also taught drums privately in Boston during this time.

He was born in Newton, Massachusetts and later taught at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

Michael Mangini Net Worth

Michael Mangini is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Mangini 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was two years old, he began drumming. He studied computer science at Bentley University, and then he worked as a government programer. After that, he returned back to music and recorded and toured with Extreme and Annihilator.

He set five World’s Fastest Drummer (WFD), records in the 2000s.

Michael Mangini (born April 18, 1963) is an American musician and songwriter best known as the current drummer of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, following the departure of founding drummer Mike Portnoy in 2010. He has also played for bands and artists such as Annihilator, Extreme, James LaBrie, and Steve Vai. Before joining Dream Theater, Mangini was a faculty member at Berklee College of Music. Between 2002 and 2005, he set five World’s Fastest Drummer records. Mangini appeared on the Discovery Channel show Time Warp, displaying his drum skills for high speed cameras.

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In late 2010, Mangini, along with Marco Minnemann, Peter Wildoer, Virgil Donati, Aquiles Priester, Derek Roddy and Thomas Lang, auditioned to succeed Mike Portnoy as the drummer for Dream Theater. He had previously appeared on three solo albums by Dream Theater’s lead singer, James LaBrie. Mangini was announced as Dream Theater’s new drummer on April 29, 2011, several months after he actually joined. He has appeared on every Dream Theater release since. Distance over Time, Mangini’s fourth studio album with Dream Theater, featured his debut as a lyricist, on the song “Room 137”.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michael Mangini celebrates birthday on April 18 of every year.

In 2015, Mangini joined U.K. for their “Final World Tour”.

Why did Portnoy leave DT?

Portnoy explains, “One of the reasons I needed to leave Dream Theater was because I didn’t want to end my career as just the drummer in one band. I didn’t want to play with the same four musicians for the rest of my life. I needed to spread my wings, and I knew I had more to offer than just Dream Theater.”

Is Mike Mangini still with Dream Theater?

He resigned in 2010 after joining Dream Theater. Mangini appeared on a third Annihilator album in 2007, titled Metal.

Who is the current drummer for Dream Theater?

Mike Mangini

Did Dream Theater break up?

Dream Theater
Website| www.dreamtheater.net
Members| John Myung John Petrucci James LaBrie Jordan Rudess Mike Mangini

Will Portnoy rejoin Dream Theater?

Mike Portnoy is not coming back to be the drummer in Dream Theater. Mike Mangini is the drummer in Dream Theater and for me and Mike Portnoy this is just Mike playing on my solo album, it has nothing to do with Dream Theater.