John Petrucci | |
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 Petrucci performing with Dream Theater in Milano 2024 | |
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| Birth name | John Peter Petrucci |
| Born | July 12, 1967 Kings Park, New York, U.S. |
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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 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).