What key details about john petrucci can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: john peter petrucci -lrb- born july 12 , 1967 -rrb- is an american guitarist , composer and producer . he is best known as a founding member of the progressive metal/rock band dream theater . with his former bandmate mike portnoy , he has produced all dream theater albums since their 1999 release , '' '' until their 2009 release , '' black clouds & silver linings '' , and also produced alone their 2011 release '' a dramatic turn of events '' and 2013 's '' dream theater '' . he also sings backing vocals for dream theater . petrucci was named as the third player on the g3 tour six times , more than any other invited guitarists . in 2009 he was named the no. 2 best metal guitarist by joel mciver in his book '' the 100 greatest metal guitarists '' . he was also named as one of the '' top 10 greatest guitar shredders of all time '' by '' guitarone '' magazine . in 2012 , petrucci was ranked the 17th greatest guitarist of all time by a '' guitar world '' magazine readers poll .
- instrument is guitar , vocals- years active is 1984 -- present- landscape is yes- caption is john petrucci in 2010- birth name is john peter petrucci- label is roadrunner , sound mind music , magna carta- genre is progressive metal- notable instruments is ernie -- present -rrb- ernie ball music man john petrucci signature ball model -lrb- 2000 -- present -rrb- ibanez jpm john petrucci music signature -lrb- pre-2000 -rrb- man '' majesty '' -lrb- 2013- birth date is 12 july 1967- name is john petrucci- background is solo_singer- image is file : john petrucci 2010.jpg- birth place is kings park , long island , new york- associated acts is dream , g3 , nightmare cinema theater , liquid tension experiment , explorers club- occupation is musician , songwriter , producer