John Myung Archives

This week on their recurring Zoom bass webinar series, the trio of Steve Bailey, Victor Wooten, and John Patitucci will be exploring the topic of extended-range basses. The webinar will include an impressive line-up of several bassists and luthiers.

Ernie Ball Music Man has unveiled a new model in their Artist Series with the John Myung Bongo 6 HH. The Dream Theater bassist collaborated with the company on his new signature axe to make it his own.

Dream Theater released “Distance Over Time” back in March. The band just released a new animated video for the track, “Barstool Warrior.”

Dream Theater has announced a second leg to their latest tour. The band, anchored by John Myung, is performing songs off their latest release, as well as the 1999 album “Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory” in its entirety.

The wait is finally over: Dream Theater’s fourteenth studio album, “Distance Over Time,” is available now. The album was created with a more tight and focused sound compared to 2016’s “The Astonishing.” The whole writing process took only 18 days, which they say harkens back to the process for 2003’s “Train of Thought.”

When Kevin wrote that Dream Theater had announced a new album back in November, it generated a lot of buzz. That story came with a teaser clip. Now the band – with John Myung on bass – has shared the official video for “Untethered Angel”

Dream Theater fans rejoice! The progressive metal band has announced their 14th studio album, Distance Over Time, will be released on February 22nd, 2019. The new record, which is their first in three years, is described as “showcasing a newfound creativity… while maintaining the elements that have garnered them devoted fans around the globe.” The whole band, including six-string bass...

We always love it when Stuart Clayton posts one of his “Giants of Bass” videos, and this clip is another great one. “This video is a performance of ‘A Nightmare… for the Fingers’, the Dream Theater/John Myung-style piece that I wrote for my 2017 book Giants of Bass. This track features some amazing musicians: Charlie Griffiths (Haken) on guitar, Jason...

Dream Theater has announced a headlining tour for the Fall that will take them around the East Coast and some of the Midwest. The tour will include the group playing through their latest album, The Astonishing, with “immersive and interactive settings.” Anchored by bass master John Myung, Dream Theater will begin the trek October 5th in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania before heading...

Dream Theater’s latest album, The Astonishing, is a double-CD prog-metal extravaganza. As always, band co-founder John Myung handles bass duties on the album, which also employs the talents of prolific choral/orchestral arranger and conductor David Campbell, who is also known as the father of rock artist Beck. With a cast of characters, map and complete storyline, the album’s trailer offers...

Fans of the progressive metal band Dream Theater interested in learning John Myung’s bass lines have a little extra help via a new book, Dream Theater: Bass Play-Along Volume 47. The book, published by Hal Leonard Corp., includes the tab for 10 songs, as well as a CD featuring the bass lines and separate backing tracks. The book also includes...

Dream Theater experienced a homecoming when it played the Boston Opera House earlier this year and The Berklee College of Music Orchestra and Choir made a guest appearance. The band has a deep association with Berklee. Guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung are Berklee alumni. Drummer Mike Mangini was a professor at the school before joining Dream Theater. The...