John Petrucci | |
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![]() Petrucci performing with Dream Theater at Wacken Open Air 2015 | |
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Birth name | John Peter Petrucci |
Born | Kings Park, New York, U.S. | July 12, 1967
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Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1984–present |
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Formerly of | Explorers Club |
Website | johnpetrucci |
John Peter Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He produced or co-produced (often with Mike Portnoy before his initial departure from the band in 2010) all of Dream Theater's albums from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999) to A View from the Top of the World (2021), and has been the sole producer of the band's albums released since A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011). Petrucci has also released two solo albums: Suspended Animation (2005) and Terminal Velocity (2020).