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Composer

John Petrucci

American guitarist (born 1967)

b. 1967

15 works in the index

Born
1967
Birthplace
Long Island
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

John Peter Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is an American guitarist and a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He produced all of Dream Theater's albums from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999), often co-producing alongside drummer Mike Portnoy before Portnoy's departure between 2010 and 2023, and has been the sole producer since A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011). Petrucci has also released two solo albums: Suspended Animation (2005) and Terminal Velocity (2020).

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Life and musical career

Occupations
guitarist; composer; record producer; lyricist; songwriter; rock musician; musician
Education
Berklee College of Music; Kings Park High School
Recorded memberships
Dream Theater; Liquid Tension Experiment; Nightmare Cinema
Instruments played
guitar; voice
Genres
progressive metal
Official website
https://johnpetrucci.com
Languages used
English
VIAF ID
61537472
ISNI
0000000071035068
GND ID
139182136
Library of Congress ID
no2006097697
MusicBrainz ID
556e6577-24b9-49df-944b-242c9c32bf08

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Guitar, Vocal, Piano
Genres represented
Rock
Works with composition dates
0 of 15

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Warming Up — —— GuitarRock 5
Expanding Your Technique — —— GuitarRock 3
Expanding Your Vocabulary — —— GuitarRock 4
The Dance Of Eternity — —— Piano— 2
Putting It All Together — —— GuitarRock 2
Home — —— Piano— 1
Practice Makes Perfect — —— GuitarRock 2
Expanding Your Chord Knowledge — —— GuitarRock 2
Silent Man — —— Vocal— 0
Hollow Years — —— Vocal— 0
Scene 01: Regression — —— Guitar, Vocal— 0
Scene 03-1 Through My Words — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
Scene Three: I. Through My Words — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
Expanding Your Creativity — —— GuitarRock 1
Studying Non-Guitar Musi — —— GuitarRock 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 61537472. Portrait: Birgit Fostervold, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.