Editing James LaBrie (section)

===Dream Theater===
[[File:James LaBrie (H.I.).jpg|thumb|left|LaBrie performing in 2007]]
In 1990, LaBrie learned that American progressive metal band [[Dream Theater]] was looking for a new singer, so he submitted a tape and was quickly flown to New York for a full audition. The tryout went well, and he was chosen ahead of 200 other hopefuls to fill the full-time vocalist position in that band.<ref name="James LaBrie Background">{{cite web |url=http://nonotesinging.com/singer-spotlight-james-labrie/ |title=Singer Spotlight: James LaBrie - No Note Singing |access-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113155249/http://nonotesinging.com/singer-spotlight-james-labrie/ |archive-date=January 13, 2015 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

LaBrie has since had a significant impact on the vocal melodies on each Dream Theater album, but until recently has had little input on the instrumentation of Dream Theater's music; 2011's ''[[A Dramatic Turn of Events]]'' features LaBrie in the music credits on three songs. To date he has written or co-written lyrics for at least one song on eleven of the sixteen albums Dream Theater has released with him in the band, ''[[Images and Words]],'' ''[[Black Clouds & Silver Linings]]'', [[Dream Theater (album)|''Dream Theater'']] and ''[[The Astonishing]]'' containing none of them.

Asked by Prog-Sphere.com what is his favourite Dream Theater song to play live, James says "The favorite song for me is Scarred, I love performing that live. And... well, [[Octavarium (song)|Octavarium]], that whole freakin' thing."<ref name="prog-sphere.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.prog-sphere.com/2011/07/11/resurfacing-an-interview-with-james-labrie/ |title=Resurfacing&nbsp;– an interview with Kevin LaBrie |publisher=Prog Sphere |date=July 11, 2011 |access-date=October 31, 2011 |archive-date=September 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914171422/http://www.prog-sphere.com/2011/07/11/resurfacing-an-interview-with-james-labrie/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>