Taken From: http://www.dreamtheater.net Full name John Peter Petrucci Birthday July 12, 1967 Height 5' 11'' Hair color Brown Eye color Brown Website http://www.johnpetrucci.com/ Equipment Ernie Ball / Music Man guitars, Mesa Boogie Amps (Triaxis, 2:90 power amp) Lexicon PCM-70 reverb, TC Electronic 2290 effects and delays, Sony wireless, DBX 166 Compressor Movies The Godfather, Jacob's ladder, Scarface, Angel Heart, Star Wars Actors Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Mickey Rourke Actress Jodie Foster TV shows Murphy Brown, Melrose Place, Girls' Night Out Book The Inner Game of Music Food Italian, Mexican and Chinese Drink Coke Born on July 12, 1967, John Petrucci was raised in a musical family in Long Island, New York. Although his parents do not play instruments, his older sister played piano and organ, his brother plays bass and his younger sister plays clarinet. While his sister inspired some of his interest in music, John says the main reason he picked up the guitar was because all the kids in his neighborhood were playing and it looked like fun. John started taking guitar lessons when he was 12 years old and has since become one of the world's most recognized new guitar players. He currently contributes a regular column for Guitar World Magazine and was involded with the transcriptions for the "Images and Words" and "Awake" sheet music books. He has an instructional video that is available in stores. John's other influences (coincidentally all names Steve or Al) include Steve Vai, Al DiMeola, Alex Lifeson, Steve Howe, Alan Holdsworth and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan. John started experimenting with a seven string guitar on the album "Awake" which he believes made the album a bit heavier. He does a lot of writing at home in his four track studio and brings a sequencer on the road with him. When not wrapped up with music, John enjoys exercising, boating, biking and eating. John lives with his wife, Rena, and 3 children, SamiJo, Reny and Kiara in New York. When he's not playing guitar he spends most of his time with his wife and children inline skating, biking, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Petrucci's Discography Various Artists Guitar Battle 1989 Dream Theater When Dream And Day Unite MCA/Mechanix 1992 Dream Theater Images And Words Atlantic/ATCO 1993 Dream Theater Live At The Marquee WEA International 1994 Dream Theater Awake Elektra 1995 Dream Theater A Change Of Seasons Elektra 1996 Working Man Rush Tribute Magna Carta 1997 Dragon Attack A Tribute To Queen CNR Music 1997 Dream Theater Falling Into Infinity Elektra 1998 Liquid Tension Experiment Magna Carta 1998 Explorers Club Age Of Impact Magna Carta Records 1998 Dream Theater Once In A LIVEtime Elektra 1998 The Jon Finn Group Wicked 1999 Liquid Tension Experiment 2 Magna Carta 1999 Dream Theater Scenes From A Memory WEA/Elektra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Petrucci's Videography 1993 Dream Theater Images and Words (Tokyo) Sony 1995 John Petrucci Rock Discipline Warner Bros 1998 Dream Theater 5 Years In A LIVEtime Elektra