John Petrucci

John Petrucci
John Petrucci
	Petrucci performing with Dream Theater at Wacken Open Air, 2015
Background information
Birth name	John Peter Petrucci
Born	July 12, 1967 (age 57); Kings Park, New York, U.S.
Genres	Progressive metal; heavy metal; progressive rock; instrumental rock;
Occupations	Musician; songwriter; producer;
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Roadrunner; Sound Mind Music; Magna Carta;
Member of	Dream Theater; Liquid Tension Experiment;
Formerly of	Explorers Club
Website	johnpetrucci.com

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 Portnoy's absence from the band 2010-2023) all of Dream Theater's albums from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999), 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).