Pete McNeal, born as Peter Ivan McNeal, joined the popular alternative rock band Cake after the recording of their hit 2001 album 'Comfort Eagle', replacing drummer Todd Roper.



Pete McNeal was a member of Cake from 2001 to 2004, and has since worked as a drummer, percussionist and vocalist for artists including (former Soul Coughing frontman), Brett Dennen, Jem, Breakestra, and The Panderers.



He was also the drummer on Norah Jones’s 2009 smash hit album 'The Fall'.