Updated!] Do the members of DT have any side projects?
Do they ever… Liquid Tension Experiment – This is a phenomenal project conceived by Pete Morticelli and Mike Varney. They wanted to put together a ‘Super Group,’ and who better to call than Mike Portnoy. Mike put together a list of people he would like to work with, and in the end, Liquid Tension solidified into Mike on drums, John Petrucci on guitar, Jordan Rudess of Dixie Dregs on keyboards, and Tony Levin on bass. With very little practice time, and only one week to record the entire CD, the four laid down a full length album which was mixed by Kevin Shirley and distributed on Magna Carta. Their second CD, Liquid Tension Experiment II was released in early 1999. Explorer’s Club – Another ‘Super Group’ CD from Magna Carta featuring James LaBrie, Derek Sherinian, and John Petrucci. Also playing on this CD are Matt Bradley of Dali’s Dilemma (formerly Chaos Theory), D.C. Cooper from Royal Hunt, Bret Douglas from Cairo, and Trent Gardner from Magellan on vocals; Matt Guillory from Dali
