Pete Parada graduated from Musicians Institute with Honors, March 1993. Some highlights in is impressive career:



1993-1996: Worked with various small projects in Los Angeles.



June 1996: Recorded "Into The Void" with the band Steel prophet of Art of Noise Records in Europe, replacing John Tarascio. Parada would be replaced by Pat McGrath in 1998.



February 1997-March 1998: Toured the United States with the band Gene Loves Jezebel.



May 1998: Joined the band Face To Face.



December 31, 1998: As a member of Face To Face, headlined the New Year’s Eve Festival at the San Diego Sports Arena over Reel Big Fish, Dance Hall Crashers, The Vandals, No Use For A Name, and Strung Out.



December 1998-February 1999: Recorded "Ignorance Is Bliss" with Face To Face for Beyond Music/BMG. Recorded "Standards and Practices" with Face To Face for Vagrant Records/JVC Japan.



March 1999: Recorded self-titled "Engine" record, the first solo album from Fate’s Warning vocalist Ray Alder for Metal Blade Records.



June-August 1999: Toured the United States with Face To Face, ending with two sold out nights at The Palace in Los Angeles.



September 1999: Toured Japan with Face To Face. Also recorded independent record with singer/songwriter Ali Handel.



October-November 1999: Worked with Rob Halford of Judas Priest writing and recording for his new project, including a duet between Halford and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden.



November 1999-January 2000: Writing and recording new record "Reactionary" with Face To Face for Beyond Music/BMG.



May 2000: Featured review in Modern Drummer magazine, June 2000 issue:

"He knows how much to play, and when. Parada’s drumming shows a good song-oriented concept, with a groove as solid as a brick wall."

In 2002 Pete Parada drums on "Superholic". It is a release by Engine, the solo project of Ray Alder (Fates Warning).



In July 2003 Face to Face decides to call its quits. What Pete Parada is going to do is unknown at the moment of writing.