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Got more info about this video. This site is optimized for Internet Explorer with 1024x768 resolution, and uncompressed graphics. Mike Portnoy fans have had scenes from a memory. Billy Sheehan continues where Basic Bass leaves off, expanding into neck bends, tapping, pinch harmonics, economy of motion and much more.

Join legendary artist Billy Sheehan as he reveals the techniques and secrets behind his success as one of the most respected players of all time. Many an instrument receives a Sheehan modification, attaining a roughly scalloped neck or, perhaps, custom electronics. A look at his massive collection of instruments, from basses fretted and unfretted, to baritones, to guitars, reveals a dedication to his craft that exceeds that of the mere journeyman. His masterful grooves project across the rows, his oft cited "spider fingers" creating relentless pulsations. It was always obvious to me that Billy was a revolutionary player. Pete's recollections of the bassist go back to an era when Billy Sheehan was proving to Buffalo and upstate crowds that he was born for the stadium. As you will hear in Billy Sheehan: Prime Cuts, Magna Carta Records founder Peter Morticelli has assembled a diverse and stellar collection of tracks. Billy has a way of making a song threatening and foreboding.

That is, when Billy Sheehan takes command of a rhythm section, it's not with a torrid rush of notes but with a series of well-considered phrases. In the history of rock there have been precious few bassists as prolific and grand in stature than Billy Sheehan. CD is enhanced with brand new bonus video interview: "Who Is Billy Sheehan. Exclusive track, a previously unreleased bass solo recorded live in Buffalo NY in 1994. His involvement in the modern drum festival as well as his DVD and other clinical work has been documented by many.

Mike Portnoy has played many drum solos that have made their way to video. Mike Portnoy has helped design a line of cymbals with Sabian called the stack cymbals; which is basically 2 cymbals on top of each other. His drum set ups is pretty elaborate consisting of Tama drums and Sabian Cymbals. Liquid Tension Experiment is probably the biggest side project Portnoy is apart of.

Portnoy has created many instructional videos, and has played for many different side project bands. Mike Portnoy has a huge selection of achievements and awards ranging from best progressive rock drummer to his enrollment into the drumming hall of fame. They formed a band, initially taking name "Majesty" before changing the name to Dream Theater. He left Inner Sanctum after being awarded a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston; however, he left Berklee soon afterward. During that period he began playing in local bands, two of which recorded and released an independent album. Although Portnoy claims to be self-taught as a drummer, he did take music theory classes in high school. His father worked as a DJ at a local radio station, helping Portnoy gain an appreciation for music at an early age particularly, as Portnoy has pointed out, because he had access to his father's collection of LPs.