LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) DREAM THEATER -Grammy-nominated progressive metal titans-have invited the esteemed Berklee College of
Music to join them for a one-of-a-kind show on the band's upcoming "Along For The Ride" North American tour , when they visit the
Boston Opera House on Tuesday, March 25 . Tickets for this event start at $35 and are available here: https://tinyurl.com/n2fwvdx .
DREAM THEATER was founded in 1985 when founding members-guitarist John Petrucci , bassist John Myung , and former drummer Mike Portnoy -attended the Berklee College of
Music . Also adding to the significance of this collaboration: Mike Mangini (drums), who joined the band in 2010 , is a former faculty member of the Berklee College of
Music . This special homecoming will be captured and recorded for a later release. DREAM THEATER will be joined by special guest ensembles the Berklee World
Strings and the Berklee Concert Choir for the second half of the set. The ensembles will layer distinct dramatic elements to DREAM THEATER 's production. The World
Strings are an international group of creative improvisers who play with rhythmic qualities seldom heard from string instruments. The Concert Choir stretches its repertoire from traditional and contemporary music through a wide range of genres.
DREAM THEATER recently earned a second Grammy nomination for "Best Metal Performance" for the single "The
Enemy Inside" from their current self-titled worldwide smash album (released
September 24, 2013 on Roadrunner Records). "DREAM THEATER" made a spectacular debut this past fall, topping Billboard 's "Hard Rock Albums" chart while simultaneously entering at #7 on the overall Billboard 200 . The extraordinary chart position marked the group's third consecutive top 10 debut , and also saw "DREAM THEATER" making top 5 chart debuts in Japan , Germany , Italy , Canada , Argentina , Switzerland , Holland , and Finland , as well as top 10 debuts in Denmark , Austria , and Norway , with career high debuts in the United Kingdom and Australia . The band recently announced new tour dates for their North American headlining run which will pick up on March 20 th in Toronto, ON following the band's European tour .
For up-to-the-minute news, tour dates and ticket information, please visit https://www.dreamtheater.net/tour .
About DREAM THEATER:
With total sales exceeding 10 million albums and DVDs worldwide,
Dream Theater have long stood tall within the upper echelons of hard rock. Albums such as 1992's RIAA gold-certified classic Images & Words (featuring the breakthrough top 10 single, "Pull Me Under") have earned the band countless accolades for their visionary synthesis of melodic power and virtuosic experimentation, including being named as one of Rolling Stone 's top 10 "Best Prog Rock Bands Of All T432`ime." The band formed in 1985 as "Majesty" by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy. Though a number of lineup changes followed, the three original members remained together, along with
James LaBrie and Jordan Rudess, until
September 2010, when Mike Portnoy exited the band. In October 2010,
Dream Theater held auditions for a new drummer, and added drummer extraordinaire Mike Mangini to its roster.
About Berklee College of Music:
Berklee College of
Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music is through the study and practice of contemporary music. For more than 65 years, the college has evolved to reflect the current state of the music industry, leading the way with baccalaureate studies in performance, music business/management, songwriting, music therapy, film scoring, and more. With a focus on global learning, Berklee in Valencia, a new campus in Spain, is hosting the college's first graduate programs, while Berklee Online serves distance learners worldwide with extension classes and degree-granting programs. The Berklee City
Music Network provides after-school programming for underserved teens in 45 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. With a student body representing nearly 100 countries and alumni and faculty that have won more than 305 Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, Berklee is the world's premier learning lab for the music of today—and tomorrow.
The new album- DREAM THEATER -is available now!
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