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Born on April 18, 1963 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States, Mike Mangini is a drummer, music educator and composer. That puts Mike Mangini at 63 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Bentley University.
My Take
Mike Mangini is the kind of drummer who makes you question what human hands are actually capable of. Born in Newton, Massachusetts in 1963, he held five world records for drumming speed between 2002 and 2005 — which should tell you everything about where he sits in the pantheon. He spent years teaching at Berklee College of Music before landing the Dream Theater gig in 2010 as the successor to Mike Portnoy, which is frankly one of the most pressure-filled chair-fills in prog metal history, and he handled it with serious technical authority across multiple albums. His work with Steve Vai and Extreme further proves he's a chameleon who brings elite precision to whatever context he's dropped into. The guy is also a composer and music educator, so he's not just muscle memory and fast-twitch fibers — there's genuine musical intelligence behind every hit.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mike Mangini
- Name (Japanese)
- マイク・マンジーニ
- Reading
- まいく・まんじーに
- Born
- April 18, 1963 (age 63)
- Origin
- Newton, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation
- drummer / music educator / composer / lyricist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rabbit
2. Background
- University
- Bentley University
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.mikemangini.com
- Xhttps://x.com/ManginiMike
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Mangini
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q321308
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Mike Mangini born?
Mike Mangini was born on April 18, 1963 and is 63 years old.
Where is Mike Mangini from?
Mike Mangini is from Newton, Massachusetts, United States.
What does Mike Mangini do?
Mike Mangini works as drummer, music educator, composer, lyricist.
Where did Mike Mangini study?
Mike Mangini attended Bentley University.
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