In September 2010, progressive rock titans Dream Theater were ready to work on their new album when the unexpected happened. Their
drummer, Mike Portnoy, left the band. Floored, they invited 7 of the world’s
greatest drummers to try out. They held three days of auditions in New York
City and documented the whole process.
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
The band played, jammed and spoke candidly with the seven infinitely capable and uniquely talented drummers, learning about them
musically, personally and professionally, and assessing the fit of each
drummer's incredible chops with the band's trademark prog-rock sound.
The following seven drummers took part in the Dream
Theater audition process:
* Mike Mangini
Age: 48
Associated Acts: Steve Vai, Extreme,
Annihilator
* Derek Roddy
Age: 38
Associated Acts: Hate Eternal, Nile, Today is the
Day
* Thomas Lang
Age: 43
Associated Acts: John Wetton, Robert Fripp, Glenn Hughes
* Virgil Donati
Age: 52
Associated Acts: Planet X, Seven
the Hardway
* Marco Minnemann
Age: 40
Associated Acts: Kreator, Necrophagist, Ephel
Duath, Joe Satriani
* Aquiles Priester
Age: 39
Associated Acts: Angra, Paul Di’Anno
* Peter Wildoer
Age: 36
Associated Act: Darkane
The members of Dream Theater have been extremely
sensitive to the fact that choosing a new drummer is not only a monumental
decision in their own lives, but also a critical moment in the lives of their
fans around the world. And Dream Theater's new drummer is.... (drum roll please)….
Mike Mangini.
Meanwhile, here is the 30-minute documentary
audition of Mike Mangini. This includes the footage of a lot of their improvisation
jam, and also Mike's reaction to joining the band.
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