Mike Portnoy comments

As this question seems to come up every few weeks, I may as well go on the record:

I have no idea why JP would have said Ytsejam Records wouldn’t be effected...

I was the one that hand picked and decided on every title, compiled the music and videos for the CD’s and DVD’s and oversaw the artwork and liner notes.

John’s side of the YJR Production team consisted of dealing with the manufacturing factory and staying on top of the payments and deliverys after I produced all of the titles...

Being I have the entire 25 year archive of every studio and live recording from 1985 to 2010 in my home, and being the band currently refuse to answer my emails or calls, I honestly cant see any upcoming releases...

It’s a shame too....I was already working on another batch before all of this went down....

http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/tm.aspx?high=&m=2644647&mpage=2#2645726

Ugh...I just saw that my post has now ended up on Blabbermouth as well as some DT news sites and Forums and I am now getting ripped to shreds...

I was simply trying to address a fan question that seems to keep popping up about the future of Ytsejam Records...

I was not at all “bad mouthing” the DT guys, nor was I whining, crying or complaining...and this was surely NOT meant to be some sort of “press release”!!!!

I simply wanted to set the record straight here on my personal Forum....

I have always had an open relationship with you fans and never BS’ed or gave the “politically correct”, sugar coated answer....I’ve always tryed to be very up front, open and in direct contact with mine & DT’s fan base...unfortunately, I guess I REALLY need to watch everything I say these days for fear of misinterpretation and I apologize if I cannot address certain areas dealing with DT past or future....