About John Petrucci
He produced all of Dream Theater’s albums starting with Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory in 1999, often co‑producing with drummer Mike Portnoy until Portnoy left between 2010 and 2023. Since the 2011 album A Dramatic Turn of Events he has been the sole producer. Petrucci also released two solo albums, Suspended Animation in 2005 and Terminal Velocity in 2020.
![“We used to rehearse and that's where the roots of Dream Theater formed. Y'know, we used to play cover songs and jam to [Iron] Maiden and stuff but we were writing songs and it was this metal, loud style and we'd constantly get knocks on our door, because the rehearsal rooms were right next door to…” quote by John Petrucci](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3df/john-petrucci-2141_cover-songs_we-used-to-rehearse-and-that-s-where-the_2493514.png)
