Dream Theater was formed in September 1985 when guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung decided to form a band in their spare time while studying at the Berklee College of Music. The pair came across drummer Mike Portnoy in one of Berklee's rehearsal rooms, where he was asked to join the band. The trio started off by covering Iron Maiden and Rush songs in the rehearsal rooms at Berklee.
Recording as Majesty they cut collection of Demos, soon the threat of litigation had them in search of a new name. Various possibilities were proposed and tested until Portnoy's father suggested the name "Dream Theater"...
Despite the band being forced to change their name, Dream Theater adopted a custom logo (known as the Majesty symbol) and wordmark which has appeared on the vast majority of their promotional material and on the front cover of every Dream Theater studio album.
* James LaBrie - Lead vocals, Percussion (1991-present)
* John Myung - Bass guitar, Chapman stick (1985-present)
* John Petrucci - Guitars, Backing vocals (1985-present)
* Mike Portnoy - Drums, Percussion, Backing vocals (1985-present)
* Jordan Rudess - Keyboards, Continuum, Lap steel guitar (1999-present)

Former members

* Chris Collins - Lead vocals (1985-1986)
* Charlie Dominici - Lead vocals (1986-1989)
* Kevin Moore - Keyboards (1985-1994)
* Derek Sherinian - Keyboards, Backing vocals (1994-1999)

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